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Tuesday, February 26, 2008

2005 Rosemount Estate Diamond Label Riesling/Traminer

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This was $3 at Trader Joes and it was on display right next to the cash register I was at – normally, I wouldn't have considered it but ...
Monday, February 25, 2008

N/V Segura Viudas Brut Rose

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After the plesent surprise of the Brut, I grabbed a Brut Rose for $7 at a local wine shop. This is a blend of 60% Macabeo, 20% Parellada, ...
Saturday, February 23, 2008

2005 Francis Ford Coppola Rosso

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I was walking around Costco and this caught my eye – a couple years back this could've been considered our “house wine” - we bought it f...

N/V Monasteriolo Cava Brut Rose

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Another $7 bottle from Trader Joe's. A bit of strawberry on the nose. Tart strawberry and raspberry, a nice amount of acid, quite dr...
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Tuesday, February 19, 2008

2005 Château Bourbon La Chappelle

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The 2005 Bordeaux has been highly rated across the board – we've reviewed a couple cheap bottles and they've been solid, here's ...
Sunday, February 17, 2008

2004 Domaine Jean-Marc Bernhard Grand Cru Mambourg Gewürztraminer

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Another bargain from the clearance sale. This was severely reduced to under $8, but I couldn't tell you the original price. A very ...

2004 Three Thieves Cabernet Sauvignon

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We're fans of the Three Thieves – the wines are good though simple, the packaging on this would be convenient for picnics, or even trave...
Thursday, February 14, 2008

2001 Chateau Sansonnet Bordeaux

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I sadly don't recall much about this – in fact, I have no idea how much I paid for this or where I got it – a quick search found some sh...
Tuesday, February 12, 2008

2003 Gloria Ferrer Carneros Syrah

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I saw this at Trader Joe's for $10 – we're fans of Gloria Ferrer's sparkling wines and have enjoyed a few bottles of the winerie...
Monday, February 11, 2008

2006 Gilles Bonnefoy La Madone Cotes du Forez Gamay sur Volcan

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This was marked down to $8 and I thought it may be interesting to try a Gamay from outside Beaujolais. My understanding is the region of Co...

2005 Yellow Tail Reserve Pinot Noir

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The Reserve Shiraz was excellent – for ten bucks, can YT pull of a decent Pinot Noir? In the first hour: Cherry on the nose. Yikes – this...
Sunday, February 10, 2008

N/V Segura Viudas Brut Reserva

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It's a recurring theme here – we want something sparkling, but we don't want to spend a lot. I'm just about giving up on the re...

2004 Beringer Knight's Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

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This has been in our fridge for a while – my research tells me this goes for close to $20, though based on its location in our fridge, I cou...
Wednesday, February 06, 2008

2004 Columbia Crest Grand Estates Merlot

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I know this wine frequently gets big points and realized we have never tried it – for $7 I'm game....especially with the good luck from ...

N/V Korbel Chardonnay Sparkling Wine

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I felt like something sparkling and didn't want to spend much...the grocery store had this one which I don't think we've tried b...
Sunday, January 27, 2008

Avenues photo essay

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Your friends at The Wineauxs not only love wine, but we're also huge fans of food - once a year we take in an absurdly priced meal to ce...
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Tuesday, January 22, 2008

2006 Mollydooker The Boxer Shiraz

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Here we are with another Mollydooker bottle – last year the 2005 sold out within days around here, but the 2006 is still available at most p...
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2005 Rudini Pachino Nero D'Avola Sicilia

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We received this as a gift. I've had happy to receive it as we've had some very good luck with this varietal. Earth, funk, berry, a...

2004 Domaine Bertagna Bourgogne Hautes Côtes de Nuits Les Dames Huguettes

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I grabbed this for about $20. This was extremely tart on first pour so I let it decant for about two hours. Green olives and forest floor o...

2004 Domaine du Petit Barbaras Côtes du Rhône-Villages

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Another bargain from the clearance sale. Unfortunately I don't recall what I paid, but I know the retail was $13 and I paid closer to ...
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