As always Robert Whitley laid on a great selection of wines at his Presidential Suite reception prior to Memorial weekend Critics Challenge Wine Competition in San Diego. My, and many other attendee’s, favorite was the Smith-Madrone Spring Mountain Riesling 2009. Glowing fruit and fine Riesling steel.
A steep, high-altitude, hillside vineyard, 19 year old (at the time of this vintage) small-cluster vines, and limited yields result … Continue reading…
At a lunch on Wednesday the charming owners, Ernesto and Anna Abbona, along with their two college-aged children, Valentina and … Continue reading…
