A Dry Farm Wines Selection
A. Rafanelli
Dry Creek Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2019
This is a beautifully balanced style of Cabernet - 14.5%abv, elegant tannins, medium acidity and vibrant fruit all make this a wonderfully drinkable Cabernet. Blackberry, cassis, black cherry, raspberry, violet, plum, cedar, forest floor - it presses all the right buttons. Long finish, wonderful. — a month ago
Chateau Ste. Michelle
Dry Columbia Valley Riesling 2023
A nice solid dry Riesling. Not sweet at all and pairs well with cheese and crackers. — a month ago
A. Rafanelli
Unfiltered Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel 2019
Tasting great. Probably even better in 5 years. Good fruit, some earth and wood. Herbs galore, black pepper, tarragon, maybe a hint of lavender. Love this. — 17 days ago
Trefethen Family Vineyards
Oak Knoll District Dry Riesling 2013
Was a great match with baby Dutch pancake with smoked Alaskan salmon — 11 days ago
Caymus Vineyards
Special Selection Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2015
Super sweet and oaky on first open but matured up with a 3 hour decant
Still quite fruity but with steak, it gives a lot of red berry fruit and the oak is reasonable and the sweetness is gone with the airtime.
Overall good wine but I thought it lost out to the Paul Hobbs LPV ‘14. — 2 months ago
Dry Creek Vineyard
Hillside & Benchland Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon 2020
A dense, granular quality to this. Ripe and satisfying but also complex and well balanced. — 11 hours ago
Ridge Vineyards
East Bench Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel 2009
Excellent Zin with a lot of fruits; blackberries, cranberries and some dark cherries. Also, spice, cedar and more. Did not know what to expect as Zin’s don’t go for a lot of aging. Happy I found this one in my cellar and have a couple of other Ridge wines I need to drink up.
I stopped purchasing Ridge years ago as I got into lighter wines. Visited Ridge Winery last century and had an excellent tasting as I remember and met and chatted with Paul Draper. — a month ago
Zach D
On the nose black raspberry, black cherry, Asian five spice, some black tea. Good dose of acidity for a zin based wine; some tannin as well. More black raspberry, black cherry, hint of smoke, blackberry and spice on the palate. I don’t usually go for this type of wine (higher etoh, somewhat warmer and riper style) however given the old vine character, Ridge is a producer I do come back to every once and a while. Did hit the spot on a cold night. — 6 days ago