Coastal Crush Red
Robert Mondavi Private Selection, Central Coast 2011 (about $11) – Looking for a lighter style red wine that should pair well with food? Give this California blend a try. This combination of Syrah, Merlot, Malbec and few other red varietals displays plenty of bright red cherry and raspberry flavors with ample acidity that allow it […]
California: Big Area, Big Wines Featured at Vancouver BC Festival
Washington has become a major player in the production of domestic premium wines. But when it comes to overall size, California is still king – and the difference between the two states isn’t even close. So how big is big? Imagine the roughly 45,000 planted acres of vineyards in Washington, times ten, and you’ve got […]
A Wine’s Fruit Flavors Can Come Into Play When Pairing With Food
Last week I discussed the importance of a wine’s acidity level when choosing a food to pair with it. Today I’ll focus on the fruit flavors of a wine and how these can also play a significant role in determining a good food/wine combination. Like any element of taste in a wine, there can sometimes […]
Consider a Wine’s Acidity When Choosing a Food Pairing
While reading recommendations on wines, you might notice the words, “good acidity,” and there are several reasons for that. Acidity gives a wine a bit of lift and provides brightness to one that might be categorized as either flat or flabby. It also helps balance out a wine’s residual sugar content if it might otherwise […]
Syrah Earns Its Place as One of Washington’s Top Red Varietals
Despite a few downturns on the global scale, syrah continues to hold its own as a solid wine grape in Washington. While consumers have gradually moved away from a flood of overripe, fruit-bomb Australian shirazes (the equivalent of our syrah) over the past several years, Washington continues to quietly carve out a niche of its […]