This week we were lucky enough to taste some beautiful wines from the Walla Walla Valley of Washington and the Willamette Valley in Oregon. Shea Vineyards and Raptor Ridge make gorgeous Pinots that are a great representation of what Oregon Pinot should be and Reynvaan is one of the more famous producers in Washington, and for […]
Category Archives: Tasting Round-Up
We taste 1000’s of wines each year. Highlighted below you will find a few of our favorites from this past week’s tastings. 2013 David Arthur ‘Elevation 1147’ Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa Valley Wine Spectrum Rated 96: The 2012 Elevation 1147 is a massive wine with a dense, deep ruby color. Aromas of spicy, brambly baked fruits of blackberry […]
We typically hold our last formalized tasting of new wines right before Thanksgiving, and this year was no exception. Because it is the last of the year, it tends to be a good one. This year was FANTASTIC. In fact, I would say it was the best tasting of the year. What do you think? […]
Each year around this time we start to wind down our tastings so that we can focus more on all of our clients and their personal and gifting needs. With that being said, we still had an amazing week of new wines to taste. Here are a few of our favorites. 2006 Ramey ‘Husdon […]
This week’s tasting lineup brought Araujo, Round Pond, Parallel and Furthermore to Wine Spectrum. Here are our top 6 favorite wines from the week. 2012 Araujo ‘Eisele Vineyard’ Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley Wine Spectrum 97, Robert Parker 96-98+: The flagship offering, the 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon Eisele Vineyard is a much longer-term proposition, even for a 2012. […]
Here are few of the stunning wines we tasted this week. Let us know if you want to add any of these to your personal collection. 2012 Ad Vivum ‘Sleeping Lady Vineyard’ *Cabernet Sauvignon, Yountville Wine Spectrum 95 The 2012 Ad Vivum is deep garnet red with a trademark Sleeping Lady iridescent violet edge. Aromas call […]
What an amazing week of wine tastings. We began with Oregon Pinot’s, took a trip to Italy, and finished off with one of the Kings of Napa, Bevan Cellars. While Bevan garnered the highest scores this week, all the wines here are can’t miss. 2013 Bevan Cellars ‘Sugarloaf Mountain’ Proprietary Red, Napa Valley Wine […]
Tantara and Italy dominated this weeks tasting lineup. The Italians are coming! The Italians are coming! This week we tasted some amazing wines from Italy as well as a special treat from Tantara. Check them out below! 2009 Edi Simcic ‘Kolos’ Single Cru Cuvee Goriska Brda, Slovenia Wine Spectrum 96+: If one ever desired to challenge Bordeaux […]
Hooray for Wine!!! This is what we think every time we sit down to do a tasting. Considering we taste dozens of unique wines a week, that is a lot of joy being felt in our office. 2013 Remoissenet ‘Bougros’ Grand Cru, Chablis Wine Spectrum 95: A strikingly unique Grand Cru Chablis that is rich and textured […]
Whenever you get to taste Martinelli, you know it is a good week. And this one was no exception. 2013 Martinelli ‘Blue Slide Ridge’ Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast Wine Spectrum 96, Antonio Galloni 94+: The 2013 Pinot Noir Blue Slide Ridge is the most powerful and tannic of the 2013 Pinots I tasted at […]