Fingers Crossed Wine

Valdespino

Viejo C.P. Macharnudo Vineyard Palo Cortado Jerez-Xérès-Sherry Palomino Fino

Toasted caramel, olive brine, hazelnut - reminds me of a well aged gruyere crossed with orange wine — 7 years ago

Domaine de Bellivière (Eric Nicolas)

Castor Cabernet Franc

Jessica Hereth
9.3

Now I'm feelin' the highs and you're feelin' the lows
The beat starts gettin' into your toes
You start poppin' your fingers and stompin' your feet
And movin' your body while while you're sitting in your seat
And then damn! Ya start doin' the freak, I said
Damn! Right outta your seat
— 8 years ago

Domaine Moreau-Naudet

"Montée de Tonnerre" Chablis 1er Cru Chardonnay 2008

Best Moreau-Naudet wine I've had so far. Still very young, with searing acidity and tons of minerally extract on the finish. Gains richness with air, playing at the edge between saline/citrus and riper white fruits. Good wine today with a promising future. And no hint of premox - fingers crossed. — 8 years ago

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Chateau Lafayette Reneau

Semi Dry Riesling 2013

Paul J
8.9

Ironic that I was planning to drink this tonight and then the winery was mentioned in a book I'm reading!! A nose that smacks you right in the face! Can't put my finger on it, but it reminds me of opening brand new toys when I was little. Surprisingly light on flavor and very short though. As I said last week, the Fingers Lakes Whites are coming along! — 9 years ago

Brooke Weaver Jakubowski
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Dougos

Rapsani Dry Red Blend 2011

Enticing nose of rich, dark fruit--I mean, you're ready for juices from ripe ass blackberries and brambles running down your fingers in a field! Stays intensely flavored on the sipping, but it's really tannic. Tons of structure overall and really better for a hearty meal than as a sipper. — 10 years ago

Balletto Vineyards

Estate Bottled Russian River Valley Syrah 2012

Smooooooth can't feel my fingers — 10 years ago

Lexington Brewing Co.

Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ale

By far, one of the best beers that have ever crossed my liver. On draught. Oh. My. Goodness. Tasted Apr 2015. Lexington Brewing & Distilling Co. — 11 years ago

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Château Maugey

Le Jean-Marc Red Bordeaux Blend 2004

Fabien Lainé
9.2

Chateau Maugey - Le Jean Marc - 2004 Accorded myself a souvenir #winelover a treat, I remember it amazing wine for about 10euros a the time, I still have a few bottles of several vintages - near Libourne it was this "stubborn" and self educated winemaker, Jean Marc Maugey, a golden fingers #winemaker, running a small family estate with nature rules, he crafts wines like the Old and Legendaries #Bordeaux wines in the 19th and 20th century - Noble, originals, authentic and of character - focusing on Merlot and Malbec with small yields ! An inspiring free artist ! 😊 and a man full of passion and stories 😉 — 11 years ago

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Behrens & Hitchcock

Ink Grade Cabernet Sauvignon 2000

Fingers crossed after seeing the synthetic purple cork and remembering the wine board wars regarding B&H a few years back. Fortunately this bottle was excellent. Nice Cab profile with Cigar box nose. Drank well and held up over three days. — 12 years ago

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Behrens is a fun visit on Spring Mountain. Tastings in an old airstream with great views

Sine Qua Non

Covert Fingers Pinot Noir 2003

More Petite Sirah than Pinot in style and taste profile but I thoroughly enjoyed it. Grainy tannins, black olive, smoke infused red fruits. Not at the mountain top where his Syrah and Grenache are perched but still very compelling and enjoyable to those who toss aside their pre-conceptions of what PN “should” taste like. — 7 years ago

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Sounds like my type of Pinot @Bill Bender.

Aperol

Aperitivo Liqueur

Had to crack this out seeing as average sunlight intensity over the last week has crossed my tried and true kW per square metre threshold.....:-) — 8 years ago

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Olivier Rivière

Rayos Uva Rioja Tempranillo Blend 2015

Has to be good because it says UVA on the label. Security blankets and warm socks by the fire. Like a lover running his fingers through your hair after a long day. — 9 years ago

Anthony liked this

Domaine Prieure Saint Christophe

Prestige Vin de Pays d'Allobrogie Mondeuse Noir 2009

A little shut down now having been a showy beauty on release. Fingers crossed the fireworks will resurface - 2009 — 9 years ago

Berg, Carla and 1 other liked this

Gibbs

Crossed Paths Dusty Red Napa Valley Red Blend 2012

Drank the 2012 on May 4 2016. Wonderful chocolate and mocha with black cherry. Thought it had a higher alcohol content than the 13.9 so we were pleasantly surprised. — 9 years ago

ENSO Winery

Chateauneuf du Stark Syrah Blend

Enso, made in PDX, has released their "Chateauneuf du Stark" based on the quartet of Syrah, Grenache, Mourvèdre, and Counoise (each at 25%) from Columbia Valley. Fragrant, phat, flirting with smoke & slate but so juicy...call me muy loco but it reminds me of papaya crossed with tobacco. Whatever, this li'l Stark ode to Chateauneuf isn't too big for its britches, it's daring & delightful! — 10 years ago

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Billsboro Winery

Cabernet Sauvignon

Al
9.0

I agree with Lois. This is one of the NY Fingers Lakes Regions best reds! — 10 years ago

Lois Fancher
with Lois

Ulacia

Getariako Txakolina Hondarrabi Zuri 1988

Dry pear cider crossed with Riesling, slight spritZ - love it — 11 years ago

Girardet

Baco Noir 2011

Plums crossed with chocolate, this heritage hybrid is a fascinating oddball — 11 years ago

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Milz Laurentiushof

Trittenheimer Apotheke Spätlese Riesling 2002

Andrea Robinson MS
9.1

Fruit cake crossed with snicker doodle yet not at all cloying. Yay! — 12 years ago

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Filipa Pato

Nossa Calcario Branco Bical 2015

Saline, citrus, seashell profile of chablis crossed with the broader waxy/lanolin mouthfeel of a Loire chenin blanc — 7 years ago

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Sadie Family

Treinspoor Swartland Tinta Barocca 2015

Couldn’t hold my fingers of my last bottle of Eben Sadie’s old vine series 2015 vintage. This time the Treinspoor; an old vine Tinta barocca. It takes a good three hours in the decanter to really present it self, but when it does, oh what an entrance. So complex, yet so transparent. The trademark Sadie earthyness is teasing in the background while the red and black berry fruit with a good ‘ol portion of floral notes is having its fun time in the foreground. In it’s infancy at the moment, this wine will age beautifully.
9.2 today with a future in the the 9.5 range
— 8 years ago

Château Haut-Brion

Pessac-Léognan Red Bordeaux Blend 2003

Really good wine but expected more. Missing mid palate after opening and just muted in general. Only after 3 hrs did it start to show its potential. This isn't going to age forever but give it a few more years and cross your fingers. Very nice wine but I expect more from Haut Brion — 9 years ago

Suzanne SheltonHolli Short
with Suzanne and Holli
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Scarpa (Antica Casa Vinicola Scarpa)

La Bogliona Barbera d'Asti

Very good.. Plain & simple ... Fruit forward, Dense. Very little tannins but it was the 2007. The Barbera grape is the closest to a California style wine, I have come a crossed... But then why try to compare when you trying to experiment with something new. — 9 years ago

Erin O'Hagan
with Erin
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Terres d'Avignon

Côtes du Rhône Red Rhone Blend 2013

Easiest rhône to drink that I've crossed really love this one the daily — 10 years ago

Domaine de Terrebrune

Bandol Mourvedre Blend Rosé 2014

Elixir of the Provence gods. That's a kiss five fingers and explode wine. — 10 years ago

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The Supper Club

Cabernet Sauvignon 2011

Sultry. Kinda like a chain-smoking flapper girl ordering prime rib and two fingers of whiskey at a roadhouse in Moline, Illinois. Fruity, oaky, medium-bodied and nicely balanced. The wine was good, too. — 10 years ago

Keefer Ranch

Russian River Valley Pinot Noir

For me, this is as close to perfect a Pinot Noir as there is: a subtle nose of cherry and earth, a soft and supple mouth feel with cherry, cranberry and rose petals with a hint of forest floor on the palate. Complex, beautiful, just wonderful. Unfortunately, the current 2012 vintage under his new Camlow Cellars label (which we just picked up last weekend) is the last year he'll be working with Keefer Ranch fruit, but winemaker Craig Strehlow has consistently nailed it for me. We'll definitely try the new juice--also from Green Valley--when it's ready. *fingers crossed* — 11 years ago

Michael Martinez
with Michael

Baker's

Aged 7 Years Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey

Runs down the glass in fingers. Deep amber color with a light aroma that has great mellow hints of caramel and ends in a light citrus. Starts with mellow vanilla, has the smallest amount of fire in the middle, and resolves extremely neutral. — 11 years ago

Chapel Down

Tenterden Bacchus 2011

Andrew Stover
10

Beautiful evening for a glass of Chapel Down Bacchus from England. Yes....England. Crisp and racy it reminds of if dry Riesling crossed with Sauvignon Blanc. — 12 years ago