Crushed black cherry, overripe black plum, beef blood, smoke, roasted herbs, turned gravel, warm stones, iris. Pure, mineral, juicy attack, long herbal/mineral presence on the finish. Charmingly rustic tannin, raw, almost N. Rhône-like, with a sweeter profile. — 8 years ago
2016 vintage. Distinctive and very floral. White peach, rose water, raspberry, guava, iris, lemon curd, strawberry bubblegum. Palate seems almost manic and all over the place, but in a less obnoxious way. 75 Primitivo 25 Aleatico. — 8 years ago
#keplinger #ElDorado #viogier #rousanne #grenacheblanc spectacular Awesome citrus, floral & long in the tongue; honeydew & white iris on the nose — 9 years ago
Wonderful Pinot Gris with a tingle of carbonation and great balance of acidity — 10 years ago
Iris and I love this wine - it somehow has both a really nice acidity, with a gorgeous richness - very few whites can pull that off. As Raff says, a Pinot Noir made white. We'll be drinking more of this. — 10 years ago
1st anniversary dinner at Iris. — 10 years ago
Uniquely fantastic and truly individual wine. Unbelievable color. Nose of apricot, bearded iris, sweet spice, and mint. The palate has great acid, tannin structure, and minerality. — 11 years ago
Most expensive wine I have tasted so far. Iris amazing! Strong body but easy to drink. Tomado en la casa de Yeye — 13 years ago
Most liked by Sunny, Iris, Polly — 6 years ago
Worthy of a second but — 6 years ago
Mj: if the song Iris by the goo goo dolls were a wine, it'd be this — 7 years ago
Strega is an interesting Italian liqueur...better described below. I only sporadically enjoy it, but it's fun and tasty at each sip.
"Strega is an herbal, saffron-infused liqueur deeply tied to the secret world of witchcraft. Witches are said to convene in Benevento to perform rituals and honor Il Noce, the sacred walnut tree. (The lower part of the logo shows witches dancing with demons around Il Noce.) According to legend, Giuseppe Alberti, son of a grocer, saved a witch from falling out of a tree in the woods. In gratitude, she gave him the recipe for an elixir, which the Alberti family began selling in 1860, perhaps as a curative or restorative.
The liqueur's proprietary recipe is a mix of 70 herbs and spices which include Ceylon cinnamon, Florentine iris, Italian Apennine juniper, Samnite mint, fennel, and saffron. Saffron is the key to Strega's signature yellow color and it shares the spotlight with mint and juniper as the most pronounced flavors within the herbal mixture." — 8 years ago
Really nice oaky smooth Duoro, from 5th ave, had on a rainy summer night with Ben, Iris, Maggie, Ang. — 9 years ago
Delicious with bright red fruit. Perfect with Thanksgiving dinner. — 10 years ago
İris -Büyükübağ — 12 years ago
Pinot noir with Dad for his 57th bday at Restaurant Iris! — 13 years ago
Colore tendente al granata , profumo intenso floreale violetta e iris sapore persistente con la giusta spezia — 7 years ago
Fruity pinot rose. Very tasty. — 8 years ago
Bottled 05 — 8 years ago
Blackberry compote, lavender, iris, black peppercorns. Seductive silky texture, perfect acid/smooth velvet tannin balance, medium bodied, spicy peppery finish. Excels beyond price point, outstanding purple drank. — 10 years ago
Iris brought to book club — 10 years ago
Nice sb. No green or piss du chat! — 10 years ago
Joseph Gannon
Rustic, smooth syrah at amazing qpr — 6 years ago