Wine of the Week
2010 Brassfield Eruption High Valley Red Wine

S. IRENE VIRBILA
Los Angeles Times | Published: November 13, 2012 | Modified: November 13, 2012 at 3:28 pm

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The 2010 Brassfield Eruption High Valley Red Wine, rich and full-bodied, goes with beef ribs, barbecue, burgers, standing rib roast. (Kirk McKoy/Los Angeles Times/MCT)

Here’s the wine to tote to dinner when someone is grilling a rack of humungous beef ribs or some mighty burgers. Eruption is a Lake County red from grapes grown on the slopes of an extinct volcano. Can’t get much more exotic than that, can you? The blend is Syrah, Tempranillo, Malbec, Grenache, Mourvedre, Petite Sirah, and — ta dum — Zinfandel, with Syrah at the highest percentage, 22 percent. This is a rich, full-bodied red with bright fruit and flavors of tobacco, earth and chocolate. Tannins are supple, the flavors tightly knit. A great California red for the price. Consulting winemaker David Ramey nails it on this one.

Region: Lake County, Calif.

Price: $15 to $20

Style: Rich and full-bodied

What it goes with: Beef ribs, barbecue, burgers, standing rib roast

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