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Sunday, December 31, 2006

2005 Owen Roe Abbot’s Table

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I picked this bottle up a while back for around $25. It’s a red blend with 10 different varietals: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Zinfandel,...
Saturday, December 30, 2006

N.V. Warre’s Otima 10 Year Old Tawny Porto

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I have a bottle of 1977 Vintage Port that I intend on opening after the new year, but I figured before I open that I should try some other P...

N/V Gloria Ferrer Blanc de Noirs

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I was debating opening this for New Years but opted to pick up a half bottle of a genuine Champagne for midnight instead. We paid around ...
Friday, December 29, 2006

2005 Hartford Court Land’s Edge Vineyards Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir

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I have to say, I have become a huge Pinot Noir fan as of late. We received this bottle for Christmas from my parents...as much as I hate to...

2005 J.W. Morris Gewurztraminer

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We had this label’s Riesling yesterday and dumped most of the bottle. I figured I’d open the Gewurz today and see how it is....once again, ...
Thursday, December 28, 2006

2005 J.W. Morris Riesling

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Another $4 find from Trader’s Joe. For a long time, we were big fans of cheap Rieslings but the more we try, the more our palates are bec...

2005 Trader Joe’s Chilean Collection Cabernet Sauvignon/Merlot (65/35)

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We visited Trader Joe’s today and I decided it would be fun to pick up a few bottles of cheap wine (all $4) and see how they hold up. This ...
Wednesday, December 27, 2006

2004 Vinum Cellars G2 KA-POW Late Harvest Gewurztraminer

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A while back we reviewed St. Gisbertus Eiswein–a $10 bottle from Aldi–in that review I said it was alright but you can do far better for a ...

2003 Domaine Henri Gouges, Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru, Les Pruliers

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I received a gift certificate for Christmas for our local wine shop. There’s always an internal debate I have with gift certificates—do I s...
Tuesday, December 26, 2006

2005 Rodney Strong Russian River Valley Pinot Noir

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We really haven’t had a lot of Pinot Noir since we started to really get into wine....I think it’s because other wine (Cabernet, Shiraz, etc...
Sunday, December 24, 2006

2005 Delicato Pinot Grigio

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A while back we went to a wine tasting and there was an excellent Shiraz that was something along the lines of $12 a bottle, but a box which...

2006 Mollydooker The Violinist Verdelho

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I am a sucker for a cool label and with Mollydooker’s strong reputation I figured I’d pick up a bottle of this one. In a word: big. It rem...
Saturday, December 23, 2006

2005 Piesporter Michelsberg Riesling Auslese

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I love cheap (this one was $9) German Rieslings. Seriously. Low alcohol, off dry/semi-sweet, acidic enough, and thoroughly quaffable–they ...

2005 Boekenhoutskloof The Wolftrap

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This South African wine is a blend of Syrah, Cinsault, Mourvedre, and Viognier. South Africa is a great country to investigate if you’re a f...

2006 Rosemount Estate Diamond Label Pinot Noir

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I saw this at the local shop for $8. I was in a Pinot Noir sort of mood and realized the past few we’ve had were in the $15 range so it wo...
Wednesday, December 20, 2006

2004 Mount Pleasant Merlot

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This is our final Mount Pleasant Winery review for the near future. The prices of their red wine are way too high for the quality and this...
Tuesday, December 19, 2006

2002 Domaine Pichot Vouvray Domaine Le Peu de la Moriette

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For our 100th post, I bring you a wine from a region we enjoy but haven’t reviewed yet–Vouvray. To me, Vouvray tastes like what a Sauternes ...
Monday, December 11, 2006

2005 St. Christopher Gewurztraminer

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I picked this one up some time ago for $6 and remember thoroughly enjoying it so I figured I’d give it another shot. This can be described i...
Sunday, December 10, 2006

N/V Mumm Napa Blanc de Noirs

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This will probably be our last sparkling wine for a while, we’re really more red wine drinkers and I think my hankering has been just about ...
Saturday, December 09, 2006

2003 Toasted Head Cabernet Sauvignon

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This is a pretty popular brand that we’ve finally gotten around to trying, I paid $11 for this one but it seems to retail for closer to $15....
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