Dragon Mood? -- smackin' my dragon lips
And what, you may ask, did my true love give me for Valentine's Day?
Wine Pick Of The Week:
2003 Waterbrook Columbia Valley Melange
From a Seattle news source, dated December, 2004:
Each year Wine Spectator magazine publishes a list of its choices for the year's top 100 wines. The editors cull through thousands (12,500 this year) of wines to compile the list of "most exciting wines of the year," based on "high score, large production and value pricing."
Over the years, the list has become the most anticipated and honorific of all the year-end lists. This year five Washington state wines made the honor roll, including the 2003 Waterbrook Melange, which landed a 90-point score and the No. 84 spot on the list. Not too bad when you consider the competition (No. 7 was the $155 Chateau Lafite Rothschild) and that the wine sells for $12 a bottle. The average price of the top-10 wines on the list was $95.80.
Waterbrook was founded in Walla Walla in 1984 and began production of its Melange (French for blend) red wine in 1997. In the beginning, the wine was made up of wines that didn't make it into the winery's blend of other red wines. But the wine's popularity has grown so much that grapes now are sourced specifically for this wine. Each year the blend will vary according to the availability and quality of the fruit. According to the winery, the sangiovese grapes have been playing a larger roll in the blend as it is becoming more prominent in Washington vineyards. This year the blend is composed of cabernet sauvignon, sangiovese, merlot, syrah and cabernet franc. The result is a well-made, approachable wine that's chock-full of black and red berry flavors with a hints of oak on the nose and the palate.
I drank half the bottle last night. It was superb! I will probably finish it off tonight!And what, you may ask, did my true love give me for Valentine's Day?
Wine Pick Of The Week: 2003 Waterbrook Columbia Valley Melange
From a Seattle news source, dated December, 2004:
Each year Wine Spectator magazine publishes a list of its choices for the year's top 100 wines. The editors cull through thousands (12,500 this year) of wines to compile the list of "most exciting wines of the year," based on "high score, large production and value pricing."
Over the years, the list has become the most anticipated and honorific of all the year-end lists. This year five Washington state wines made the honor roll, including the 2003 Waterbrook Melange, which landed a 90-point score and the No. 84 spot on the list. Not too bad when you consider the competition (No. 7 was the $155 Chateau Lafite Rothschild) and that the wine sells for $12 a bottle. The average price of the top-10 wines on the list was $95.80.
Waterbrook was founded in Walla Walla in 1984 and began production of its Melange (French for blend) red wine in 1997. In the beginning, the wine was made up of wines that didn't make it into the winery's blend of other red wines. But the wine's popularity has grown so much that grapes now are sourced specifically for this wine. Each year the blend will vary according to the availability and quality of the fruit. According to the winery, the sangiovese grapes have been playing a larger roll in the blend as it is becoming more prominent in Washington vineyards. This year the blend is composed of cabernet sauvignon, sangiovese, merlot, syrah and cabernet franc. The result is a well-made, approachable wine that's chock-full of black and red berry flavors with a hints of oak on the nose and the palate.
My honey loves me.
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