Wine Reviews

Standing Goat 2020 Cabernet Sauvignon Paso Robles – Written July 24, 2022 Paso Robles is starting to become a theme for me with regard to Cabernet Sauvignon. I always enjoyed J Lohr Cabernet which happens to be from Paso Robles, and DAOU Cabernet Sauvignon is among my favorites. Standing Goat had good reviews at Stu

Reviewed : Feb 3, 2023 DAOU Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 from Paso Robles – Written June 2022 Time to talk about one of my favorite wines. This wine crosses the line between a great once a month wine and special occasion wine. At four years old, you could age it, but why? It is a huge

Reviewed May 31, 2022 The wine list at Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steak House had a favorite of mine at a great price. DAOU Cabernet Sauvignon from Paso Robles is what I ordered, but Mike, the waiter told me that the Lot 1981 Reserve is a special bottling a Duck Horn Cabernet Sauvignon for Del

Reviewed May 2022 It is Sunday, May 1, 2022 So apparently some good things did happen in 2020, this being one of them. If you read the back of the bottle, it tells you everything you need to know about this wine and I can tell you it is worth every penny. I’m pretty sure

Reviewed May 2022 After you see enough wine reviews, you start to see a pattern, certain descriptions may be used over and over. That is to say that while a merlot, a cabernet, and a zinfandel, might all have ripe berries on the palate, they will all be very much distinctly different. Also, many merlots

Reviewed May 2022 Don’t know much about Italian wine. Bought this on a recommendation at Stew Leonard Fruit upfront on the nose. Hints of cherry and tobacco. Nice acidic finish with subtle tannin about $13 Obviously, it pairs with Italian food. Would venture to say that you can have it with chicken or fish. I

Reviewed May 2022 Once again a recommendation from Stew Leonard’s I love wines from the Rhone and when I overhead the conversation, I had to ask. Yeah, I’m that guy, the guy that eavesdrops. But only in these types of situations. Fantastic find, and for about $13.00 a steal. Ripe berries on the nose and

There are some that poke fun at me for my love of Bogle wines Bang for the buck, there are none, or very few better than Bogle This Sauvignon Blanc is a great example of a wine that I’m happy to sip as well as to use in cooking You can purchase Bogle wines at