Flight Savor Fare

by serving the wine produced by Susana Balbo, Laura Catena and Anabelle Sielecki.
Actually, the wine produced by these Argentine women, is so delicious, you really don’t care who made it, but you do come away after reading this article, believing — I’m sure this is sexist — that woman are more concerned with [...]

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In “Value From the Vine” in the December issue of Bold Life, Keith Dalbec interviews Nan (and other local experts) about good, inexpensive wines.
Nan said she loves Rhone reds and odd blends such as some of the Rhone-style Syrah, Grenache and Mourvedre wines from California’s Rhone Rangers in Paso Robles. She is crazy about [...]

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Wine Spectator Top 100 2009 Wines came out recently.
Merry Edwards Sauvignon Blanc is #9 with 96 points!
We also have these on the list:
#19 Landmark Steel Plow Syrah 94 points#32 Colome Malbec 92 points
#47 Orin Swift The Prisoner 92 points
#69 Catena Malbec 91 points
#77 Gloria Ferrer Brut 90 points
#82 D’Arenburg The Stump Jump [...]

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Global Surplus of Delicious Wines = Drink Well for Less
The Wine Spectator, October 15 issue, lists 500 great buys in wine right now. Some are grocery store wines (Barefoot, Little Penguin), some are boxed wines which according to WS, are getting better and better and some you can get by the case from Flight. [...]

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I’m always quoting Dorothy Gaiter and John Brecher, wine columnists for the Wall St. Journal, because they are so readable and their advice so on target. Recently, they printed a letter they received from Nathaniel Haines, a student at UNC-Chapel Hill. Nathaniel wanted to know how to shop for decent wines on a [...]

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There are times when only a big jug of vino will do…like at a Halloween party where there isn’t much savoring and swirling going on. Where the main course is burgers or chili. Most would drink beer. But what if you prefer wine??
Dorothy J. Gaiter and John Brecher, authors of the column, “Tastings” [...]

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Iron Horse Vineyards
The Russian River Valley Pinot Forum invites 60 sommeliers each summer to join 20 wineries to learn what makes the Russian River Valley area of Sonoma County, California, so special for growing grapes and making world class wine. Flight’s sommelier, Nan Jennings, attended last month, and the answer is “Fog.” Napa and [...]

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Wine Spectator’s July issue highlights 7 wines as best values i.e. wines with “solid scores, modest prices and wide distribution”
Here they are in order of rating:

88 Penfolds Chardonnay South Australia Koonunga Hill 2007 $11
88 Yalumba Viognier South Australia The Y Series 2008 $10
87 Fetzer Chardonnay California Valley Oaks 2008 $9
87 Mezzacorona Pinot Grigio Vigneti [...]

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A $12 million study by a team of wine scientists found that New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc’s defining flavors were a combination of sweet, sweaty passionfruit, asparagus, and cat’s pee. The unique character of NZ SB has captured the world’s interest. But I want to know — how does anyone know what cat pee [...]

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Dorothy Gaiter and John Brecher in their column “Tastings” in the Wall St. Journal, talked recently about their favorite 2007-2008 New Zealand Sauvignon Blancs.
One of my favorites, Mt. Difficulty, was deemed very good/delicious. “Exceptionally clean, vibrant and alive. Seems to leap from the glass with goosberries, melon, pineapple and other fruits.” Well, [...]

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