{"id":13386,"date":"2018-04-18T16:37:33","date_gmt":"2018-04-18T23:37:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyovation.com\/?p=13386"},"modified":"2018-06-28T16:58:37","modified_gmt":"2018-06-28T23:58:37","slug":"lawinefest-joelfisher-taitana-tomain-seth-cripe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyovation.com\/2018\/04\/18\/lawinefest-joelfisher-taitana-tomain-seth-cripe\/","title":{"rendered":"Joel M. Fisher PhD of LA WineFest tastes Lola Wines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Very recently I was notified that a Sonoma winery had registered for the <strong>13th Annual LA WineFest<\/strong>.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Problem was I had never tasted the wines.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>So, I called their office in Calistoga and eventually located <strong>Tatiana Tomain<\/strong> in Florida on her way back from Brazil.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>She spends a lot of her time there selling them wine, but is also a partner with <strong>Seth Cripe, a well-known winemaker<\/strong>.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>From this beginning contact, she worked her way from tastings in Pasadena and Toluca Lake CA and there to me.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dailyovation.com\/2018\/04\/18\/lawinefest-joelfisher-taitana-tomain-seth-cripe\/screen-shot-2018-06-28-at-4-47-55-pm\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13388\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-13388 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/dailyovation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Screen-Shot-2018-06-28-at-4.47.55-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"316\" height=\"334\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s1\">Second came a <strong>2016 Rose of Pinot Noir from Sonoma Coast<\/strong>, 12.8% alcohol.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Probably under 2000 cases, made a lot of fruit on the palate &#8211; cherries, raspberries on the nose, maybe spice and tropical fruit.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>This was not a heavy wine, was approachable, had a good finish, and I thought it could be a good food wine.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dailyovation.com\/2018\/04\/18\/lawinefest-joelfisher-taitana-tomain-seth-cripe\/screen-shot-2018-06-28-at-4-47-46-pm\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13389\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-13389\" src=\"https:\/\/dailyovation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Screen-Shot-2018-06-28-at-4.47.46-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"356\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s1\">The third wine poured was a <strong>Lola Pinot Noir, North Coast 2016<\/strong>, alcohol 13.4%.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>The wine, from the Russian River had veggie on the nose, and a strong garnet color.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>The nose opened to black cherry, other berries, and a rich texture.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>I thought this was a big wine, notwithstanding the alcohol content, and the hint of pepper on the palate<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>I would drink this sample with lamb chops on a kabob and enjoy the mixture.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dailyovation.com\/2018\/04\/18\/lawinefest-joelfisher-taitana-tomain-seth-cripe\/screen-shot-2018-06-28-at-4-48-19-pm\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13387\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13387 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/dailyovation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Screen-Shot-2018-06-28-at-4.48.19-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"884\" height=\"552\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">So, yes, I guess this is a complicated wine, perhaps because of the strong French Oak influence \u2014 100% the first years, 20% the second.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Released in 2014, you can enjoy this to 2020-2022.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Balanced tannic, favorable tannic structure, good finish.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>My favorite of the trio.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13383\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13383\" style=\"width: 285px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dailyovation.com\/2018\/04\/22\/eric-asimov-joel-m-fishers-la-winefest\/joelmfisher\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13383\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13383\" src=\"https:\/\/dailyovation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/joelmfisher.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"285\" height=\"415\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13383\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">LA WineFest Founder Joel M. 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