North County Wine Company

For our last Friday Tasting of the year, we combined our notes with a 2012 retrospective: FINAL FRIDAY TASTING OF 2012, 12/28/12 SONOMA CUTRER “LES PIERRES” CHARDONNAY 2010 2012 was packed with noteworthy...

NCWC DOOMSDAY TASTING 12/21/12 SMOKESCREEN CHARDONNAY 2010 It’s true, the Mayan calendar runs out on the winter solstice of 2012, which of course is today. Some believe that equals disaster; I think the calendar...

NCWC BUBBLY TASTING, 12/19/12 LaMARCA PROSECCO We’ll be bouncing all over the world during this tasting, starting with Italy. This is “a delicate, well-balanced Prosecco, showing a good blend of baked apple,...

NCWC “TOP SHELF” TASTING 12/14/12 DUCKHORN NAPA VALLEY MERLOT 2010 “With firm tannins and exceptional length, this is a lovely and age-worthy wine that shows how much Merlot can excel in a cooler growing...

NCWC 90 POINT TASTING 12/7/12 BROKENWOOD SEMILLON 2010 As energetic and bouncy on the palate as a gold medal gymnast on the floor exercise, this Australian Semillon shows off “high-pitched, mineral-driven aromas...

NCWC ZINFANDEL TASTING 11/30/12 GLORY DAYS 2010 LODI ZINFANDEL Midway between the Sierra Foothills and San Francisco Bay Delta, Lodi is home to a number of excellent Zinfandel vineyards, including those farmed for...

NCWC “COMFORT WINE” TASTING 11/24/12 PINE RIDGE CHENIN BLANC-VIOGNIER 2011 As comfortable and refreshing as a cool breeze on a warm summer day, “this distinctive blend opens with a dazzling spectrum of fruit...

Some Thanksgiving history to go with our tasting notes: NCWC THANKSGIVING WINE TASTING 11/16/12 J VINEYARDS BRUT ROSE The first Thanksgiving lasted 3 days. The Pilgrims and Wampanoag Indians might have kept...

NCWC BUBBLY TASTING 11/7/12 SEGURA VIUDAS HEREDAD BRUT RESERVA You might have trouble deciding what’s prettier, the bottle or what’s inside it. "A selection of macabeo and parellada grown at estate vineyards...

Wine hero Sterling Rubicon reappears in this special Hallo-Wine Edition of tasting notes! RHIANNON (WELSH WITCH) RED 2010 Sterling Rubicon is a wine hero for the ages, a man among men, strong and unshakeable,...