La Pluma Sauvignon Blanc (California) ITG’s Day 9 offering is another white from La Pluma, a Sauvignon Blanc. I can think of no other way to describe my first taste of this wine, apart from “this wine slaps”. It’s lively, with an intense nose of grapefruit, lemongrass and herb. The palate is no less vibrant,Continue reading “2024 Wine Advent-ure: Day 9”
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2024 Wine Advent-ure: Day 8
Merlot (North Coast, California) The wine for Day 8 was a 2022 Merlot from the North Coast region of California. There’s stewed red fruit, plum and spice on the nose, with cherry, strawberry and chocolate on the palate. with a hint of stewed fruit. Tannins are light, as is the acidity. Finish is of mediumContinue reading “2024 Wine Advent-ure: Day 8”
2024 Wine Advent-ure: Day 7
Wild Child Pinot Noir (Central Coast, California) Day 7’s offering from IGT is a Californian Pinot Noir, named “Wild Child”. When I saw the name I was thinking something brash and unconventional. But for all the implied drama this Pinot Noir struck me as rather comfortable and pleasant. Cherry and raspberry aromas with a hintContinue reading “2024 Wine Advent-ure: Day 7”
2024 Wine Advent-ure: Day 6
Betise And now for something a little different. This rose’, Betise, is an Advent Calendar first. Sure, you can say it’s the first rose’ of the Advent Calendar, but that isn’t a big deal, we’ve had rose’s before. No, this is the first jalapeno pepper-infused wine offered in any Advent Calendar. The aromas of jalapenoContinue reading “2024 Wine Advent-ure: Day 6”
2024 Wine Advent-ure: Day 5
Fortune Favors Mourvedre (Santa Barbara, CA) Day 4’s wine from IGT is another one from their Fortune Favors lineup, a Mourvedre. This is a complex wine with deep aromas and flavors of currant, raspberry, plum, tobacco and spice. There is also leather on the palate. This wine is full bodied and bold, with solid tanninsContinue reading “2024 Wine Advent-ure: Day 5”
2024 Wine Advent-ure: Day 4
“Andiamo” Grecanico Terre Siciliane (Sicily)(IGT) For Day 4 it’s back to Italy, or more accurately Sicily, for this Grecanico. I enjoyed this wine, but when I look at In Good Taste’s tasting notes and mine, I am wondering if we tried the same wine here. IGT’s notes say that I should be smelling and tastingContinue reading “2024 Wine Advent-ure: Day 4”
2024 Wine Advent-ure: Day 3
Garnacha (Spain) From Italy in Day 2 the folks at In Good Taste went to Spain for Day 3 with this Garnacha. It is pretty solid, with cherry, raspberry and boysenberry aromas. There’s also a hint of spice (mint), which is stronger on the palate, but not overpowering. The flavors of cherry and raspberry stealContinue reading “2024 Wine Advent-ure: Day 3”
2024 Wine Advent-ure Day 2 (Part 3)
Nerello Mascalese Terre Siciliane (Sicily)(IGT) In Good Taste’s Day 2 offering was a Nerello Mascalese from Sicily. This wine was a deep, rich ruby in color, with a nose of red fruit, particularly raspberry, strawberry and cherry with a hint of spice. But the palate was deeper than I expected, I tasted more plums, currantsContinue reading “2024 Wine Advent-ure Day 2 (Part 3)”
2024 Wine Advent-ure: Day 2 (Part 2)
La Pluma Brut (California) On the second day of Advent we finally began our maiden voyage with “In Good Taste”, a “one stop wine shop” founded in 2020, dedicated to crafting and curating small bottle wine flights and advent calendars. We start off with the first wine of the Calendar, a brut sparkling wine calledContinue reading “2024 Wine Advent-ure: Day 2 (Part 2)”
2024 Wine Advent-ure: Day 2 (Part 1)
Live-a-Little Really Ravishing Red Our In Good Taste Wine Advent Calendar arrived on the second day! It meant we had some catching up to do, so we tried three wines that day. We’ll give each one its own feature on here. Though we had the calendar, we still wanted to try the second wine fromContinue reading “2024 Wine Advent-ure: Day 2 (Part 1)”
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