J Newman Wine Revue

I recently did a small tasting with some friends of some Corton red wines so I thought that I would write a bit about it to help cement some of the things I learned. Corton is a grand cru appellation in Burgundy that is essentially in the middle of the Cote d’Or, between Nuits St … More The Hill of Corton

It’s been a wild fall and winter so far. COVID continues to run rampant and mess up the best laid plans…This makes travel and wine tasting more difficult and in some cases nearly impossible. So instead, we decided to have some close friends over to celebrate the new year and open some memorable bottles. Here … More New Year’s and DRC

I was able to take a trip to Oregon in May to do a little bit of wine tasting as well as a little bit of bike riding with a group of friends. I had 2 take aways from the trip; the wines of the Willamette Valley have never been at a higher quality, though … More Willamette Valley Tasting Trip