(Big) Blue and Wine: Concannon Petite Sirah

Saturday, July 18, 2009

Concannon Petite Sirah

Name: Concannon
Color: Red
Varietal: Petite Sirah
Vintage: 2005
Country/State: California
Region: Central Coast
Price: $14
Stars: 4 (out of 5)

We enjoyed the Concannon Petite Sirah last night with pepperoni pizza. It was really good, with cherry, peppery, smoky flavors. It didn't seem as full-bodied as the Petite Sirah we had recently from Bogle, but was still very tasty and smooth. I didn't decant the wine before drinking it, and after reading some reviews on the internet, it seems like maybe I should have, as it may have opened up a bit more. Even so, we still really liked this wine...Petite Sirah is becoming one of our favorite varietals and I can't wait to try some from other producers.

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The main purpose of this blog is to provide an outlet for my wife and I to keep track of and easily organize wines as we buy them, drink them, and review them. Although we have been drinking wine for years, we really developed a strong interest in wine in the late summer of 2008. From about August of 2008 through mid-March of 2009, we consumed approximately 35 bottles of wine. I have tried to keep track of these wines and our feelings about them, primarily through the use of Excel spreadsheets. I am hoping that this blog will allow us to accomplish some of these goals more effectively and interactively. I briefly summarized these wines in the first post of the blog. Subsequently, I will post more detailed notes regarding our tastings as we look to expand our palates and continue our journey of exploring the world of wine. Along the way, I will try to make notes about my wine-related influences and provide links to some of my favorite sources on the web. Occasionally, I may post about other life events or happenings in the world of sports and music, two of my other passions.