You may have noticed the lack of posts recently. I’ve been on vacation. This was actually my first full week off since July 2011 and I had a fantastic time. I’m back and I am rested, ready, very tan and motivated to get back to regular blogging. Of course any Fred extended family vacation is going to involve food and drink. Here is a list of the wines I drank while away. The list maybe somewhat incomplete because things got fuzzy at times but I knew there were going to be some phenomenal wines, so I resolved to keep track. There was only a handful of clunkers in the bunch. The highlights included River-Marie, Carlisle, Bedrock, the Schoech Riesling, Meadowlark and Red Hook. The Moet was a magnum and we blasted that open off the third floor rooftop deck just as the local police turned the corner. They just waved as they drove by. Being middle-aged has its occasional advantages.
2010Rivers-MariePinotNoirSonomaCoast(USA,California,SonomaCounty,SonomaCoast)
2007 Perrin & Fils Côtes du Rhône Villages (France, Rhône,Southern Rhône, Côtes du Rhône Villages)
2010 Domaine De L’Aurière Muscadet de Sèvre-et-Maine Sur Lie (France,LoireValley, Pays Nantais, Muscadet de Sèvre-et-Maine)
2010 Finca Os Cobatos Monterrei (Spain, Galicia, Monterrei)
2010 Sterling Vineyards Chardonnay Vintner’s Collection (USA,California,CentralCoast)
2009 Carlisle Zinfandel Dry Creek Valley (USA, California, Sonoma County, Dry Creek Valley)
2009 Domaine Ganevat Côtes du Jura Cuvée Julien (France, Jura, Côtes du Jura)
2008 Antigal Malbec 1 (Argentina, Mendoza)
2010 Marcel Lapierre Morgon (France, Burgundy, Beaujolais, Morgon)
2010 The Red Hook WineryChardonnayIlImpetuoso Macari Vineyard (USA,New York, Long Island,North Fork)
2009 Spann Vineyards Mo Zin (USA,California,SonomaCounty)
N.V. Moët & Chandon Champagne Brut Impérial (France,Champagne)
2011 Bedrock Wine Co. Sauvignon Blanc Kick Ranch (USA,California,SonomaCounty)
2009 The Red Hook Winery Cabernet Franc (USA,New York, Long Island,North Fork)
2010 Maurice Schoech Riesling Kaefferkopf (France,Alsace,Ammerschwihr,AlsaceGrand Cru AOC)
2002 Mas de Daumas Gassac Vin de Pays de l’Hérault (France, Languedoc Roussillon, Languedoc, Vin de Pays de l’Hérault)
1999 Mayacamas Vineyards Chardonnay (USA, California, Napa Valley, Mt. Veeder)
2003 Château Cap de Faugères (France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Côtes de Castillon)
2005 Meadowlark Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon – Syrah (USA, California, Napa Valley)
2006 Château Saint-Roch Côtes du Roussillon Villages Chimères (France, Languedoc Roussillon, Roussillon, Côtes du Roussillon Villages)
2005 MollydookerShirazThe Boxer (Australia,South Australia, McLaren Vale / Padthaway)
2007 Elk Run Cabernet Sauvignon Cold Friday Vineyard (USA,Maryland)
2011 Bedrock Wine Co. Mourvedre Ode to Lulu Rosé (USA,California,SonomaCounty,SonomaValley)
