Spending a weekend up in the mountains? Bring some nice reds (or if you’re like me also pack a cheap Rose for the hot tub. I brought along a 2013 Josephine Rose). I brought along the 2011 Leoness Limited Selection Ten, a supple blend of Zinfandel, Syrah, Cinsaut, Grenache and Mourevadre to pair with a…
Tag: Temecula Valley
Cabernet Sauvignon, Under $10
Review: Berenda Road Cabernet Sauvignon
by wineforthewin •
My other half’s family lives on property in Temecula fit with a donkey, a mule, turtles, barn cats, a Great Dane, a Border Collie, cockatiels and chickens. They don’t have vineyards, but there are plenty in nearby wine country. The last time he went up to visit he brought me back wine from some local…
Interesting Fact
Myth buster: Cork trees aren’t endangered; Wine Caps v. Corks
by wineforthewin •
Ever been at a dinner party where the host uncorks a bottle of wine, shows off the plastic cork and remarks that more wineries are moving away from real corks because the trees they come from are endangered? Well, that’s bullshit. Not only does cork bark renew itself after harvesting, the less cork is used,…