Sangiovese
Lovely tomatoes and basil fresh from the garden, good mozzarella, balsamic vinegar with extra virgin olive oil from our last vacation (Bella Cavalli Farms www.bellacavallifarms.com)
Summer has pretty much passed us by without providing us the much needed heat that would be preferred to ferment those little grapes of the vitus vinifera that we love so much. But here in Sonoma County we have this little thing we call “Indian Summer,” I’m sure this is similar to the “Indian Summers” [...]
Continue reading about 2007 Peterson, Il Granaio, Sangiovese, Dry Creek Valley
I have a little history with this wine. The first time I had the pleasure of drinking this wine was at a great Italian restaurant in historic “Railroad Square” in downtown Santa Rosa, CA, named Portofino’s. Unfortunately, Portofino’s is no more, however, I was pleasantly surprised to find some of this wine left over at [...]
Continue reading about 2002 Deerfield Ranch Winery, Super T Rex – plus Soiree
A few months back we had a great trip through Dry Creek Valley and stopped at some great wineries and tasting rooms. I had never been to the “Family Vineyards” tasting rooms just off of Dry Creek Road near Lambert Bridge. There are three or four winery tasting rooms and an olive oil company tasting [...]
Continue reading about 2007 Peterson Sangiovese – Dry Creek Valley
