What does Hungarian oak taste like? Well, it’s a little less intense and a little creamier than the stuff from the U.S. and France. It makes for an entirely different experience with a Chardonnay, too.
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A proper Club Wino sendoff
When we decided to let chef Raul Salazar have a field day by, gasp, picking the menu before we selected the Colorado wines to serve, we figured it’d be a fun way to finish off the monthly event for the year. Little did we know it was to become a swan song. Turns out, Salazar [...]
Bonacquisti Wine Co. 2010 Sunnyside white
If you live in the Sunnyside (you know who you are), then you should be aware that you have your own wine! What other neighborhood in Denver can claim that?
The Winos Best White Wine: Reeder Mesa 2006 Chardonnay (editors pick)
This is the Chardonnay for those who don’t like oak. Heck, it’s a Chardonnay worth picking up even if you do love a buttery, toasted Chardonnay (diversity is great, right?). Well, the 2006 Chardonnay from Reeder Mesa is darn good regardless of what camp you fall in. It’s crisp and mixes tart acids with sweet [...]
OK Virginia, you win the wine battle for now
Colorado got smacked in the second Colorado v. Virginia Throwdown, a blind tasting Tuesday night at Bonacquisti Wine Co. featuring two states’ often under-appreciated wines. We blind tasted through more than 30 summer wines across six categories, with Virginia taking four. This left Virginian Frank Morgan, co-organizer and author of Drinkwhatyoulike.com, beaming, and me looking [...]
Here’s what Colorado’s bringing to the table for this summer wine throwdown
Tuesday, August 24, will arguably go down in history as the biggest day in the history of drinking Colorado and Virginia wines being in the same room, which can only mean one thing: The second blind tasting between the two states is set. These two under-the-radar wine-producing states don’t have a whole lot in common [...]
Boulder Creek Winery 2008 Chardonnay
Subtly is nice with an oaked chardonnay. Too much can overpower the palate, too little can leave you wanting more. It’s not a surprise that the 2008 Boulder Creek Winery chardonnay exercises restraint with its toasted flavors but provides enough flavor to make this a medium-bodied white wine. That’s on par with pretty much everything [...]
Garrett Estate Cellars 2008 Chardonnay
There’s a whole lot of fruit on the Garrett Estate Cellars vineyard. With more than 35 acres available for grape growing, its on pace to become one of the largest estate wineries in Colorado. That said, this is our first review of a Garrett selection featuring wine made with Garrett’s grapes — or Colorado fruit [...]
Hush, hush wine dinner at Infinite Monkey Theorem
Everyone wants to be a part of something that no one else knows about. Something that is so cool and special, only certain members of society get the invite. In an information age, we have to settle for hip speakeasy-style bars and difficult to find, late-night after hours parties and VIP lounges to satisfy the [...]
Varaison Vineyards 2006 Creme Brulee Chardonnay
The first clue is a simple visual. It is amber almost as if it has been oxidized a little or aged for decades. That is is not to say it is flawed. It is just not really a chardonnay even if it is, in fact, a 100 percent chardonnay. Varaison Vineyards winemaker Ron West set [...]