Gourmets of Wine > Grape Series (1 of 6): Cabernet Sauvignon
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[Calgary Wine Tasting and Dinners from LocalWineEvents.com] 100 wines will guide you through a tour of the world with Cabernet Sauvignon. Come and learn about (and taste of course!)
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[Tatyana's Blog] Grape of the Month, Cabernet Sauvignon: There are many variation: Australia and New Zealand place more emphasis on soft, vanilla-laced fruit in their cabernets, Chile, meanwhile goes for a juicy plum and black currants and California has developed a monster style all it's own.
[Standish Wines] Mondavi Private Selection Cabernet Sauvignon 2004: TASTING: If someone said make a Cabernet Sauvignon as standard as possible this would be it. Faultless in the same way Tesco’s fruit and veg tends to be.
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[logabottle.com recent wine] Rodney Strong 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon (jbugher): than br/ greater than Sub Region: Sonoma Valley less than br/ greater than Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon less than br/ greater than Alcohol Content: 13.8 less than br/ greater than Storage Location: Basement less than br/ greater than.
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[The Wine Spies] 2004 Maloy ONeill Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon: Here, he grows and tends to Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Syrah, Zinfandel, Petite Sirah, Pinot Noir, Sangiovese, Chardonnay, Muscat Canelli, and Malvasia Bianca, these latter two being more obscure but very interesting grape varietals. We discussed the grapes, picking and tasting as we walked and talked.
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[Winegeeks Wine Reviews] Kamen Estate Rosé of Cabernet Sauvignon Sonoma Valley 2007: A real surprise was the 2007 Kamen Estate Rosé of Cabernet Sauvignon, not that I expected it to be bad, just that I have had too many Cabernet rosés that taste as if the winemaker didn't know what to do with the left over juice instead of actually crafting a quality product. But in this case we had a wine that tasted like the best cranberry juice you have ever had in your life.
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[Scary Reasoner] Started RJ Spagnols Cellar Classic California Cabernet Sauvignon kit: The RJ Spagnols grapes are a different kettle of fish. They appear to be much more hydrated, much less “mashed”, and the stuff actually looks, smells, and yes, tastes delicious (there was a spoonful of the stuff which didn’t make it all the way to the fermenting bucket.
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[Bottle of Wine] A Closer Look: Cabernet Sauvignon: Some of the more well-known Cabernet Sauvignon growing regions around the world include Bordeaux in France, Napa and Sonoma Valleys in California and the Maipo Valley in Chile. According to the Wine Institute Cabernet Sauvignon is Californias most widely planted red wine grape, with 75,622 acres reported in 2007.
[Tobacco 2- Factiva Alerts] AGRICULTURE; Vintners bracing for grape shortage; Bad weather for ...: As California's winemakers begin the 2008 harvest, they are scrambling to find enough Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon grapes.After several years of bumper crops, Mother Nature turned fickle this year, offering up deep .
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[James the Wine Guy] Halter Ranch Paso Robles Cabernet Sauvignon - 2005 - 9.1 - James ...: a very large Napa. There seems to be no wine grape that does not excel here”the same cannot be said for Napa. This Cabernet Sauvignon has character and elegance and strength all at once. The tannins are rich and chewy; pen ink and one could nurse one glass all evening. This wine gives evocative images of leather, tobacco, underbrush, black and bold dark red fruit, allspice, and cardamom. A very satisfying wine.
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[Another Food Blog] Lunch Chez Gerard: We shared a carafe of rosé, made from the Cabernet Sauvignon grape. It was very good, with tropical fruits on the nose, a tangy body and a dry finish.
[Khians Blog] I Love Italian Wine and Food - The Latium Region: OUR WINE REVIEW POLICY While we have communicated with well over a thousand Italian wine producers and merchants to help prepare these articles, our policy is clear. All wines that we taste and review are purchased at the full retail price.
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[hakerem: The Israeli Wine Blog] Rogovs Reviews: Best Deals on Local Wines: Gush Etzion, Nahal Haprim, 2005: Dark, almost impenetrable garnet in color, this full-bodied blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot (60 percent, 25 percent, 10 percent and 5 percent respectively) was aged in new French oak for 14 months. Soft, mouth-coating tannins open to reveal currants, and red berries on a light leathery and peppery background.
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[Wineinindia's Weblog] Red Wine: So, don’t buy a cheap wine thinking that it doesn’t really matter what kind you use. In the process of cooking the alcohol from the wine disappears, but the flavor of the wine itself remains and can be tasted in every bite.
[Grow Bloomington] Local wine to taste in Bloomington: Creekbend Vineyard is established in 1994, consisting of three acres of grapes (Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, and a interspecific-hybrid called Chardonel). By 2000, it expands to 35 acres and more varieties are planted such as Chambourcin, Traminette, Vidal Blanc and Vignoles.
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[Recipes Unwrapped] Red Wine Grapes : Cabernet Sauvignon - By ToTo of RecipesUnwrapped.com: We all know that grapes are the main ingredient that makes wine taste the way it does. All wine experts agree upon the fact that the grape variety or blend of varieties, is the most influential factor determining the flavor and character of a wine.
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[Urban Mixer Blog] FUSE Wine event at LIFT: Flooding kicked off the New Year in Napa Valley, which made for great TV footage bud did little damage to the dormant vines, as cover crops stabilized soils in the vineyards. In mid July, a record-setting heat wave lasted about ten days, but with the crop a few weeks behind, damage was almost nil.
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[LENNDEVOURS] Wine Blogging Wednesday #48: Back to Our Roots: In no particular order (just the order I jotted them down in, really), I give you the 34 40 brave souls who sipped into their wine pasts.
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