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Monday, December 24, 2007

2001 Torbreck The Steading Barossa Valley GSM

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A few months ago, Fran and I ate at an off the wall restaurant named Moto (which we strongly recommend). One of the wine pairings was an A...
Sunday, December 23, 2007

2005 Louis Jadot Beaune Premier Cru Appelation Controlée

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This was $23 at Costco – I figured it would be interesting to try a new Burgundy, Fran offered to pay and they didn't have any more expe...

N/V Blason de Bourgogne Cremant de Bourgogne Cuvée Brut (Rose)

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This one was six bucks at Trader Joe's – I couldn't pass it up. Absurdly bubbly at first pour – much like Cherry 7Up would look li...
Thursday, December 20, 2007

2005 Chateau Lhorens Bordeaux

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Look at this box...amazing. It looks like a fancy wooden case, yet that's just the box of this "box wine." Seriously, this ...
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2005 Da Vinci Chianti

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This wine is actually from Vinci – good for them, I was going to make a snarky comment if it wasn't (there was a lot of anmosity about t...

2005 Yellow Tail Reserve Shiraz

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I was perusing a local store and noticed the shelf for this wine was completely empty – strange. When I got around to looking at my new W...

2006 Beaulieu Vineyard Coastal Estates Pinot Noir Vin De Pays

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We've had this producer once before and enjoyed it, so I picked up the 2006 when I saw it on the shelf for about $7. Earth and raspber...
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2006 Zeller Schwarze Katz Mosel-Saar-Ruewer Riesling Qualitatswein

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How can one possibly pass on such an adorable bottle for $10? Oddly you can find the empty bottles on eBay ranging from $5 to $10 - one s...

2004 Ruffino Chianti Classico Riserva Ducale

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I had memories of an older vintage and slightly higher label (Riserva Oro) being a great wine, so I figured I'd try a bottle – this was ...

2004 Estancia Cabernet Sauvignon Paso Robles Keyes Canyon Ranches

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We've had Estancia's Pinot Noir and it wasn't bad – this one is about $13 at the local grocery store but they had a buy one, get...
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N/V Finca La Linda Extra Brut Sparkling Chardonnay/Semillon

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I've heard of Extra Brut sparkling wine, but don't recall ever seeing one in a shop. I found this sparkling wine from Argentina whi...
Saturday, December 15, 2007

N/V R.L. Buller & Son Premium Fine Muscat Victoria

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This was served at Thanksgiving and the rest of the bottle – about half - was given to me to take home as no one else liked it. I'm tol...

2001 Hemannhof Vineyard Chambourcin

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I am somewhat sure we visited this winery a few years back and were impressed by their offerings. so I grabbed this on our last trip to St...

N/V Domaine Chandon Brut Classic

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We've had Chandon's Blanc de Noir – which basically struck me as tasting like not much more than a lighter bodied Fufu Berry Jones S...

2006 Stone Hill Winery Vignoles

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Vignoles is one of these strange hybrid grapes that you'll see a lot of in the Midwest and East Coast and that's about it. I don...

2005 Frenchhouse Pinot Noir Vin de Pays

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This was about $8 at the grocery store. I was optimistic about finding another decent, cheap French Pinot Noir. Earth and rotten strawbe...

2005 A to Z Pinot Gris

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A to Z has been a solid producer in my eyes so I grabbed this bottle at the local wine shop. I seem to be getting olives on the nose of thi...

N/V Piper Sonoma Select Cuvee Brut

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I've been looking at this bottle in the grocery store for years and realized I never tried it. It ran me about $10. Bread on the nos...

N/V Domaine Chandon Riche

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This was $12 – I remember trying this one a while back but didn't remember anything so I figured I'd grab a bottle and take some not...

2005 Francis Coppola Cabernet Sauvignon Diamond Series Ivory Label

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We've had a few Coppola wines before and basically – they're not bad, but they're not exactly exceptional either. This seems t...
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