Tag: Wine Spectator

• Fetzer Vineyards: Many Faces, One Focus

  

  It would seem at first approach that Fetzer Vineyards has a personality disorder. After all they have many different brands under their large umbrella. Upon further inspection it is evident that there is a mission, a singular focus woven through each brand, each wine, like the spokes holding the umbrella together. And if you haven’t…

  Michelle Williams

  March 9, 2018

  Wine, wine review, Wine Star Award, wine tasting, Winetasting

  #roseallday, #yeswayrose, 2015 Bonterra Vineyards Merlot Mendocino County, 2015 Fetzer Valley Oaks Cabernet Sauvignon California, 2016 Fetzer Sundial Chardonnay Californi, Adorada Eau de California, Adorada Pinot Gris California U, Adorada Rosé California USA, biodynamic, Bonterra Organic Vineyards, Fetzer Vineyards, organic, organic farming, organic vineyards, sustainability, wine, Wine Enthusiast Magazine, wine review, Wine Spectator, wine tasting, wine-searcher

• Continuing My Pursuit of Balance in #Wine

  

  I was struck with sadness on May 23, 2016, when I received the email from In Pursuit of Balance that they are ceasing their operations at the end of this year. I have never had the pleasure of attending one of their tastings but I am regular consumer of the wineries that participate in IPOB.…

  Michelle Williams

  August 17, 2016

  In Pursuit of Balance, IPOB, Music, Wine

  1WineDude, Adventures on the Wine Route, Au Bon Climat, Au Bon Climat Talley Vineyard – Rincon Arroyo Grande Valley 2011 Pinot Noir, Craig Camp, Hirsch Vineyards, Hirsch Vineyards San Andreas Fault Sonoma Coast 2013 Pinot Noir, In Pursuit of Balance, IPOB, Jasmine Hirsch, Joe Roberts, Karen McNeil, Kermit Lynch, Miles Davis, Rajat Parr, The Wine Bible, Tim Fish, Tyler, Tyler Bien Nacido Vineyard Old Vine 2013 Pinot Noir, Wall Street Journal, Wine Spectator

• Boscarelli: Quietly Crafting Outstanding #Wine

  

  Tuscan wines are smoking hot right now. There are eight Tuscan wines in the Top 52 of Wine Spectator’s Top 100 Wines of 2015. The current release 2010 vintage of Brunello is arguably its best in a decade. Chianti’s 2010 through 2012 and the not yet released 2013 vintage are solid performers and the coastal…

  Michelle Williams

  November 30, 2015

  Food, Italy, Music, Poderi Boscarelli, Travel, Tuscany, Vacation, Wine

  Boscarelli, Collective Soul, December, food, Italian wine, Italy, Montepulciano, music, Poderi Boscarelli, travel, Tuscan Wine, Tuscany, vacation, Vin Santo, Vino Nobile de Montepulciano, wine, Wine Spectator

• Cornerstone Adds Luxury to a Weeknight Meal

  It’s a Tuesday night, your week is already busy, you, and/or, your family are hungry. What can you do to put a quick and delicious meal on the table that nurtures your hunger as well as your spirit? I am a big fan of the slow cooker, aka Crock Pot, for night’s like these. I…

  Michelle Williams

  March 4, 2015

  Cornerstone Cellars, Food, Music, Oregon wine, Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley, Wine

  Cornerstone 2012 Stepping Stone Cuvee Willamette Valley Artist Series Pinot Noir, Cornerstone Oregon, Cornerstone Stone Stepping Stone, Darren Rahn, food, Food Network Magazine, music, Oregon, ORwine, Recipe, weeknight, Willamette Valley, wine, Wine Spectator