Author Jon Rogers

Jai Alai IPA // Cigar City Brewing Most breweries have a line of core offerings that are available to their fans all year-round, but more valuable to the craft beer drinker are the beers that are only...

Ravage Cabernet Sauvignon Wine Review Ravage Cabernet is a dark, rich, full-bodied wine featuring layers of dark berry, luscious vanilla and hints of mocha. Sample of Ravage Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 received...

Meiomi//Rose Meiomi Rose comes from Acampo, California, USA and the 2016 vintage is the first time Meiomi has ever released a Rose.   According to the tasting notes, fruit for this wine was...

Cigar Old Vine Zinfandel//Santa Rosa, California, USA The wine is 100% Zinfandel and is sourced from Lodi. The winemaker is Marty Peterson.  In the letter he sent to reviewers he was clearly proud of...

Grateful Dead Wine Steal Your Face//Red wine This wine had the mouthfeel of Gerry Garcia’s hair.  Yuck!  Part of the Wines That Rock series, this wine was the Grateful Dead Wine red blend.  Per the...

Saved // Red Blend Saved Red Blend comes from the California Central Coast, with grapes sourced from the Santa Maria Valley and King City in Monterey County among other places in between.   The...

Montes Alpha Carmenère comes from the Colchagua Valley in Chile. It’s composed of 90% Carmenère and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon. According to the tasting notes, the grape vine’s leaves that are closest...

Kaiken Ultra Cabernet Sauvignon // FAB CAB I tasted the 2013 vintage of Kaiken Ultra Cabernet Sauvignon.   Appearance   In the glass, this wine was dark red in color.  It did allow...

Tommasi Prosecco Tenuta Filodora is a non-vintage sparkling wine that comes from San Pietro in Cariano, Italy, per the bottle label. The Tommasi estate was founded in 1902 by Giacomo Tommasi in...

Flora Springs Trilogy// Red Wine From the bottle: Our family has crafted Trilogy, the finest Cabernet-based blend possible from our Napa Valley estate vineyards, since 1984. The blend is 86% Cabernet...