by Ray
on January 20, 2021


Synopsis, Our Opinion: A very nice easy drinking and refreshing Rosé.

Producer/Winery: Delphine and Julien Zernott; Domaine du Pas de l’Escalette; Poujols, France.
Grape Variety: Rosé Blend: 50% Grenache 40% Cinsault and 10% Carignan.
Geographic Appellation,, Region, Country: Languedoc, France.
Vintage: 2019
Price: $20.00 (with a 10% mixed case discount) [click to continue…]
by Ray
on January 18, 2021


Synopsis, Our Opinion: A real find in the vast array of California Pinot Noirs.

Producer/Winery: Jim Clendenen; Au Bon Climat; Santa Maria, California.
Grape Variety: Pinot Noir.
Geographic Appellation,, Region, Country: Russian River Valley; North Coast, California.
Vintage: 2016
Price: $28.00 (with a club discount) [click to continue…]
by Ray
on January 15, 2021


Synopsis, Our Opinion: VERY DISAPPOINTING Premier Cru Burgundy.

Producer/Winery: Domaine Rollin; Pernand Vergelesses, France.
Grape Variety: Pinot Noir.
Geographic Appellation,, Region, Country: Pernand-Vergelesses 1er Cru; Côte de Beaune; Burgundy, France.
Vintage: 2013
Price: Gift; $50.00+ (Estimate) [click to continue…]
by Ray
on January 13, 2021
Synopsis, Our Opinion: A very disappointing Chardonnay.

Producer/Winery: Domaine Jean Collet and Kermit Lynch; Domaine Costal; Chablis, France.
Grape Variety: Chardonnay.
Geographic Appellation,, Region, Country: Chablis; Burgundy, France.
Vintage: 2015
Price: $32.40 (with a 10% mixed case discount) [click to continue…]
by Ray
on January 11, 2021

Synopsis, Our Opinion: We would recommend both of these wines, but the Jean-Paul Brun L’ancien has set the bar high and it’s clearly our
all-time favorite Beaujolais Nouveau.

Producer/Winery:
Pierre-Marie Chermette; Saint Verand, France
Jean-Paul Brun; Charnay, France.
Grape Variety: Gamay.
Geographic Appellation,, Region, Country: Beaujolais; Burgundy, France.
Vintage: 2020
Price: (Both with a 10% case discount.) [click to continue…]
by Ray
on January 8, 2021


Synopsis, Our Opinion: A Nebbiolo priced WAY BELOW its value.

Producer/Winery: Fratelli Alessandria; Verduno, Italy.
Grape Variety: Nebbiolo.
Geographic Appellation,, Region, Country: Langhe, Piedmont, Italy.
Vintage: 2017
Price: $24.30 (with a 10% mixed case discount) [click to continue…]
by Ray
on January 6, 2021


Synopsis, Our Opinion: It was MEMORABLE Zinfandel.

Producer/Winery: Sandhi Vintners; Lompoc, California.
Grape Variety: Zinfandel.
Geographic Appellation,, Region, Country: Lodi Mokelumne River, Central Valley, California.
Vintage: 2018
Price: $30.00 (with a club discount) [click to continue…]
by Ray
on January 4, 2021

Synopsis, Our Opinion: Noteworthy food, good wine pairings and an outstanding host discussion made for a FANTASTIC virtual wine dinner.
Food
Wines
Tasting:
by Ray
on January 1, 2021

Most memorable wine

The Best Value wine
Today
TastedOnline.com is celebrating it’s eighth anniversary and again during the past year we posted more than 150 new wine reviews. This year we spent two and a half months on a ship going around South America and tasted many delicious wines from Uruguay, Argentina and Chile (see
Notes from our trip around South America) and posted many reviews of vineyard visits and wines we purchased as we traveled. (see for example:
Wine Tasting: Familia Deicas Winery;
Wine Tasting: Casas del Bosque and
Wine Tasting: Vina Tabali). Also, we are drinking more California wines each year as we find more non-traditional California producers
1. In addition, we bought all our wine from grocery stores during our months in California this year. The California grocery stores offer great buys on both California and imported wines and our experiment really yielded some FANTASTIC value grocery store wines.
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by Ray
on December 30, 2020


Synopsis, Our Opinion: A good value Napa Cabernet

Producer/Winery: Matthiasson Family Vineyards; Napa, California.
Grape Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon.
Geographic Appellation,, Region, Country: Napa Valley, California.
Vintage: 2017
Price: $67.50 (with a 10% mixed case discount) [click to continue…]