by jpachence | Oct 12, 2015 | Tasting Notes, The Casa Pacenzo Collection - Fine Wine Reviews, Wines
Avignonesi has been a winery on our radar screen for a long time. While we have mostly focused on their Vino Nobile, we recently came across a few curious bottles at one of our local wine stores: Grifi Toscana IGT (a blend of cabernet sauvignon and sangiovese) and ...
by jpachence | Jan 7, 2014 | Pinot Noir, Tasting Notes, The Casa Pacenzo Collection - Fine Wine Reviews, Wines
We recently overheard an argument between a sommelier and a couple at a high-end restaurant. The couple was trying to order a California Pinot Noir, and the sommelier was working hard to have the couple try an Oregon Pinot. The sommelier was adamant that the Oregon...
by jpachence | Apr 28, 2013 | Pinot Noir, The Casa Pacenzo Collection - Fine Wine Reviews, Wines
While doing a reorganization of our wine cellar, we noticed a few bottles of W.H.Smith Pinot Noir (Sonoma Coast Maritime Vineyard 2003) that got “lost” somehow – shoved to the back to make room for newer vintages of our favorite pinots. We forgot...
