Tag Archives: Pinot Noir

Day of the Dead: a Birthday Wine

Posted on November 7, 2011 by Jonathan Cristaldi

This recently departed November 2nd was several things: 1. The day I returned from a five-month stay in San Francisco/Napa 2. The Missus Cigar’s birthday 3. The Day of The Dead All of these things combined meant it was necessary … Continue reading →

Posted in Winetology | Tagged birthday wine, Day of the dead, Holloran Vineyards, Matt Franco, MCF-Rare Wine, oregon pinot noir, Pinot Noir, Stafford Hill, thanksgiving wine | Leave a comment

Sebastopol, Healdsburg, Alexander Valley, Russian River

Posted on September 10, 2010 by Jonathan Cristaldi

Sebastopol, Healdsburg, Alexander Valley, Russian River Folks: you ever hear of a wine called Williams-Selyem? It looks like this: I had the fortunate experience of drinking the contents of the very bottle pictured above. I even wrote about it in … Continue reading →

Posted in Winetology | Tagged 2007 Russian River Pinot Noir, Alexander Valley, Denise Selyem, Healdsburg, Hellenthal Vineyards, Kirk Hubbard, Pinot Noir, Russian River, Sebastopol, WesMar Winery, Williams Selyem | Leave a comment

West Coast Holiday Wine-uh-pa-looza…

Posted on January 3, 2010 by Jonathan Cristaldi

West Coast Holiday Wine-uh-pa-looza… Good readers, I would like to give you a gift: the gift of knowing what I was able to drink this past xmas and new years, share with you my thoughts and then give you a … Continue reading →

Posted in Winetology | Tagged Bordeaux, Brunello, Cheval Blanc, Holidays, Marcassin, Meursault, Montelena, Napa, Pinot Noir, Sassicaia, sauternes, St. Emilion, Super-tuscan, Williams Selyem | 3 Comments

Where Wine And Turkey Meat: VT

Posted on December 1, 2009 by Jonathan Cristaldi

Good Neighbors, The month of November holds for many Americans, if not all, the chance to roast, boil, broil, deep-fry, and or pan-sear? turkey turkey turkey. Grade A, Grade B, Organic, Fresh, Free-range, Egg-less, No anti-biotics, Grass-fed, Grain-fed, fertilizer-fed, Natural, … Continue reading →

Posted in Winetology | Tagged Champagne, Connoisseur, CRS, OCD, Pinot Noir, Relativity, Schramsberg, Sparkling Wine, Thanksgiving, Vermont | Leave a comment

the noble rot | October 3rd | Harvest Party

Posted on October 5, 2009 by Jonathan Cristaldi

Ah yes… it was a Harvest indeed… As predicted the omniscient Weather Men from the Weather Channel to the Doppler Radar Team provided us with sufficiently confusing and contradictory information. At 2pm ET there was a 20% chance of rain, … Continue reading →