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Bird Big Barrel Pinot Noir Tasting Notes: There is not much one can say about this wine without gushing. It is delicious. From the remarkable color to the nose full of delicately scented cherries and roses and baking spice and the taste of a very carefully and lovingly vinified Pinot Noir, it is to be […]
While everyone has heard of Chateauneuf-du-Pape, Gigondas (pronounced ghee-gohn-dass) is a bit more in the background. First of all, why is the last “s” pronounced? I am told it is a dialect difference in the south to pronounce more of the last letters. Second of all, what is Gigondas and why should we be drinking […]
It’s almost that time of year again! Warm weather, blue skies, sandy toes, BBQ’s with friends and family. Summer is quickly approaching and what better way to kick it off than with Harpoon’s Summer Ale’s? Harpoon was born in 1986 by three friends, Dan Kenary, Rich Doyle and George Ligeti. They all shared the same […]
Wine tasting is an endeavor of sheer endurance. That is a lesson I have learned through sheer, hard work. Let me start at the beginning. Sonoma County, 90 minutes north of San Francisco, is gorgeous wine country. Picture rolling, lush green hillsides, covered in orderly and beautifully staked and grown grape vines interspersed with aspens, […]
Parkinson’s Disease is a neurodegenerative disease that slowly moves from tremors to stiffness to cramping, eventually leaving its sufferers entirely disabled – in a wheel chair or even bedridden. It is painful and horrifying, knowing that it will only bring more and worse suffering. The most famous face of Parkinson’s in our lifetime has been […]
The warmer weather is slowly arriving and the Sophora NV Cuvee Sparkling Wine and crab salad (see below for recipe) combo is the perfect combo to welcome spring! Sophora NV Cuvee Sparkling Wine Tasting Notes: Don’t confuse NV – non-vintage – with lower quality. Non-vintage just means that the wine in the bottle has been […]
Wine makers and wine drinkers love to talk about oak. And given that oak-use is incredibly complicated, it is not surprising. Oak barrel fermentation, aging in oak, the flavors that oak imparts, the amount of oxidation you get through the porous oak barrels, the type of oak that is used – American, French, Slavonian – […]
New to Mystic Wine Shoppe is the fancy and oh so drinkable, Pommery POP Rose Champagne 4-Pack. These fun champagne bottles make a lovely Mother’s Day gift as well as the perfect addition to any spring celebration. We love these little Pommery Pop bottles not just because they’re adorable, but they’re also delicious, bright and lively. […]