Back from Napa

Just got back from a few days of golf and wine in Napa Valley.  We stopped by Domaine Carneros and tasted some delicious Pinot Noirs.  The Avant-Garde is a young, fruity wine while the Domaine Carneros-Estate is a bigger wine with notes of black cheery, raspberry, toast and chocolate.  We also had The Famous Gate Pinot, their original Pinot dating production back to 1992.  This wine seemed a tad light to me but offered smoky and dark cherry flavors.  We also tried a nice Merlot that has limited production and can only be sold at the winery.  And I shot an 81 at Chardonnay Golf Course which winds through a vineyard.  Free drop if you hit it in the Vineyard....which I did not!

Cheers all.

Welcome to The Cellar at Twist Blog

Wine is fun, each bottle has it's own story, it's a living, changing organism! Sorry, got a little carried away. I hope this blog turns out to be the same. I will try to bring fun and humor along with some wine education for all who come here.  We can talk tasting notes, food pairings the latest goings on in the industry and what is hot and what is not. Feel free to comment at anytime.  It's all about the juice!

Cheers!

Marty
The Cellar at Twist