Vouvray for Summer Time

 JEAN-CLAUDE BOUGRIER Vouvray 2008


What a nice surprise! Pale yellow, a nose featuring more floral and spice notes than fruit. The palate was a different story, apple, pear, melon, vanilla and spice all coming together. Good acidity, and a great mouthfeel. The finish was lingering, and green apple all the way. A delicious wine, and a Great buy for $10. 
I had this surprising Great Value with a Grilled Salmon with a garlic confit and dill sauce and fried polenta with wasabi sauce and Coconut rice.

Norton Malbec Reserva 2006

Norton Malbec Reserva 2006                             $ 18.99


90 Points Wine Spectator . Excellent Malbec with mocha and spice aromas and hints of raspberry, fig and plum. Dark red color. Delicate, spicy notes. Very good concentration. At a recent gathering we enjoyed it with barbecued skirt steak & chimichurre

2007 Walter Hansel Winery Pinot Noir The North Slope

2007 Walter Hansel Winery Pinot Noir The North Slope


Russian River Valley, Sonoma, North Coast, California, USA

$35.99 a bottle

Wine Advocate(91-93)Drink: 2008 - 2018

The 2007 Pinot Noir North Slope is another very promising Pinot Noir. Full-bodied, good acidity with notes of clove, cinnamon and black cherry. Ideal with pork chop or gnocchi with lamb ragu.

2006 Hall Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley

The never-ending surprises regarding Cabernet coming from Napa Valley have kept its tradition. You will find this 2006 Hall Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley ($36.99) extremely pleasurable. It got 94 points at Wine Spectator’s buying guide for June 15, 2010 in its “ Highly Recommended “ section.


Full bodied, rich, dense, plum and black cherry flavors with hints of mocha and black licorice. Enjoy it with a nice classic barbecued tenderloin even though I tasted it with a brown ale braised short rib.