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Sunday, November 18, 2007

N/V Roederer Estate Anderson Valley Brut Sparkling Wine

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We paid $18.99 for this one at our local wine shop, I know we've had this at a tasting some time ago and figured we'd try a bottle. ...
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N/V Piper-Heidsieck Brut Champagne

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I left it for Fran to decide – go out to eat or cook at home but grab a couple bottles of Champagne. This won and it was on sale for $24. ...

2005 Columbia Winery Gewurztraminer

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We got this one for $8 at Costco. Pineapple on the nose. Spicy stone fruit on the palate – spiced peach pie filling. A bit sweet but qu...

2003 St. James Winery Norton

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Another Missouri wine we picked up on our St. Louis trip. I don't recall what I paid for this sells for $10 from the winery. This i...

2005 Stone Hill Winery Vidal Blanc

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A lot of white wine (and red, for that matter) from the Midwest is sweet – even those described as “off dry” still tend to border on cloying...

N/V Mionetto il Prosecco

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We've had this producer's moscato and enjoyed so I grabbed this for about $9. This is a unique looking bottle because it has the cr...
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2001 Cullen Diana Madeline Margaret River

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Another bargain for us – this one is typically $50, but we were at a wine shop's 10 th anniversary tasting and they had this one deeply...

2005 Di Majo Norante Sangiovesse

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No idea about this wine – I was poking around the wine fridge looking for a red and grabbed this one. Not sure where I bought it, why, or f...

N/V Heidsieck & Company Monopole Blue Top Brut Champagne

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This was another bottle I snagged on sale for $24 – I believe making it tied for the cheapest Champagne in the store. Slate on the nose. ...

2005 Château de Fontenille Bordeaux

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This cheap Bordeaux came recommended as being a good QPR (quality price ratio – a term I don't use much, but will probably start doing s...
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2005 Smoking Loon Pinot Noir

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We had another wine from this label some time ago and I thought it was fine so I didn't hesitate to grab this one when I was on a streak...

2005 Gabbiano Chianti Classico

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Good ol' Gabbiano. A generally reliable producer of Chianti that I never hesitate picking up. This one ran me $10. Earth and spice o...
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N/V Yellow Tail Sparkling Wine

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I've been seeing this around and figured I might as well try it – on sale for $8, why not? A bit of green apple on the nose. The p...

1998 Gattinara Vendemmia

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This is a new one to us. I don't know what I paid for this but I do know it was on a clearance sale so it was heavily discounted – by a...

2003 Evenus Zinfandel Port

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I bought this a while back for about $10 (half bottle) at Trader Joe's. I've had some fake “Ports” before, but don't think I...
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2005 St. James Winery Riesling

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Another Missouri wine, don't recall the price, but under $10. Peach on the nose. The palate has plenty of stone fruit and just a bit...

2004 Flourish Cabernet Sauvignon

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I was at the local Albertson's owned grocery store and saw this line of wine – all organically grown from various parts of the world. I...
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2005 Killer Juice Cabernet Sauvignon

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This is our first attempt at a red wine in a box. I've read some fairly positive things about this so I figured I'd give it a shot....
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2006 Lynfred Winery Pinot Grigio

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When we closed on our condo, our mortgage broker gave us this bottle as a gift – a nice gesture though after I saw the cut he was getting af...

2004 The Colonial Estate Explorateur Shiraz

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I love the “end of bin” clearances....this one was $5 marked down from about $20. The capsule felt fine, so why not? This smells somethin...
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