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Sunday, October 29, 2006

2003 A Mano Primitivo

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Primitivo is the Italian version of Zinfandel....genetics tests have shown they are the same grape. It’s a bit earthier than your standard C...
Wednesday, October 25, 2006

2003 Domaine Charvin Chateauneuf du Pape

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I turned 27 today and to celebrate I decided to crack this one open. We received this bottle last Christmas from my parents...knowing my par...
Monday, October 23, 2006

2005 Cycles Gladiator Pinot Noir

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I’ve heard that a decent Pinot Noir cannot be purchased for under $15. The A-Z Winery Pinot we reviewed a while back was excellent under ...
Sunday, October 22, 2006

Cheap wine roundup--Sutter Home, Glen Ellen, Frontera

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I was browsing the aisle at my local supermarket and found a bunch of these little bottles on sale–$1 each. I figured it would make an inte...
Thursday, October 12, 2006

2003 R Collection Cabernet Sauvignon

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A few months ago I was at the local wine shop during a small tasting and a guy came up to me and said “how about you recommend a Shiraz to m...
Tuesday, October 10, 2006

2005 Santa Julia Torrontes

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Inching closer to the Wine Century Club: A Torrontes from Argentina. I don’t recall the price, but it was under $10 for sure. This wine i...
Monday, October 09, 2006

2004 Crios de Susana Balbo Syrah/Bonarda

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I opened this bottle less than 48 hours ago because I needed some red wine for a recipe. So this has been open for almost two days before t...
Sunday, October 08, 2006

2004 Mosel-Saar-Ruwer Riesling Qualitatswein

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Yep, that’s right....that’s the bottle. Awesome, no? Every so often I get suckered in by fancy packaging and this is one of them. $10 ...
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Saturday, October 07, 2006

2005 The Stump Jump White Blend

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This is a blend of Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Marsanne and Rousanne. To me, I get a lot of the Sauvignon Blanc. I don't taste much Rie...
Thursday, October 05, 2006

2005 St. Gisbertus Eiswein

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I was browsing the Sunday newspaper ads and casually looked at the flyer for Aldi which had a in bold letters: EISWINE: $9.99. It must be ...
Wednesday, October 04, 2006

2002 Jean Leon Terrasola Muscat/Parellada

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The quest for 100 varietals continues with this blend of 87% Muscat and 13% Parellada. We’ve had tons of Muscats, a varietal we like and th...
Tuesday, October 03, 2006

2004 Bonny Doon Big House Red

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I continue my pursuit of the Wine Century Club with this blend of red wine. It’s got Carignane, Petite Sirah, Sangiovesse, Zinfandel, Barbe...

2005 Hope Estate Hunter Valley Verdelho

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Further working our way to the Wine Century club, I present you with a Verdelho made by Hope Estate in Australia. Most of the unusual red wi...

2004 Colonia Las Libres Bonarda

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The next few wines will feature strange varietals because I recently discovered something called "The Wine Century Club"....to joi...

2003 Pepi Sangiovesse

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We didn't feel like cooking, so we opted to go for pizza for dinner. I browsed the aisle looking for something interesting and this Sa...

2005 Terrazas de los Andes Malbec

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I felt like something a bit different than the big named reds so I grabbed a Malbec from Argentina. I picked this up for $10. Lots of oak ...

2004 A-Z Oregon Pinot Noir

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I was in the mood for a Pinot Noir so I headed straight to the under $15 section and picked this one up just at the edge of price range at $...

Update

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So we went a while without posting, but our wine drinking did not stop....just some computer issues that are now resolved. There's a few...

2005 Chateau Lamothe de Haux

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I was at a wine shop today and realized that Fran and I really have never had a white Bordeaux before. We've tried a few at tastings, ...
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2003 Cotes du Rhone E. Guigal

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This is one of our favorites. It's $11 generally, but I've seen it for under $10 which is a steal. We'll start off with the neg...
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