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Saturday, August 29, 2009

2006 Castano Monastrell Yecla

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CastaƱo for those of you who are particular about their tildas. This is a monastrell - you may be familiar with it by its more common name,...
Wednesday, August 26, 2009

2008 Mulderbosch South Africa Rose

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The weather's a bear and rose is a surefire way to beat the heat. I'm perusing the shop and grab a French rose, our default, and as...
Sunday, August 23, 2009

2008 Lacheteau Loire Valley Vouvray

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This was seven bucks at Trader Joe's. We grabbed this and the Josefina rose reviewed below - this was the second wine opened after toss...

2007 Josefina Syrah Rose

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This one goes for five bucks or so at Trader Joe's. A nondescript grapey quality on the nose. Just blah - grapey but with some spice and...
Friday, August 21, 2009

2007 Triebaumerg Muscato Gunter Triebaumber

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An Austrian Muscato? Hmm. I don't recall the exact details on what I paid, but I do recall it being under $15. A bit of honey and ora...
Monday, August 17, 2009

2005 L'X de Larrivaux Haut Medoc

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This goes for around ten bucks at Costco and I believe has some sort shelf talker about 90+ points but the details of that I am sketchy on. ...
Saturday, August 15, 2009

2008 Two Lads Pinot Grigio

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Alright, Two Lads - Pinot Grigio. Retail this goes for about $16. A big ol' Pinot Grigioy nose, which is an obnoxious descriptor, but g...
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Tuesday, August 11, 2009

2006 Pierre Sparr Extrem Riesling Alsace

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This was on super ultra mega discount - kicking it down to three bucks from I think ten. Not only is it an EXTREM Riesling, it's also ...
Sunday, August 09, 2009

2004 Monsanto Chianti Classico Riserva

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It's kind of a shame that the, apparently, unrelated Monsanto corporation is so evil....it's like buying a wine called Mussolini. ...
Friday, August 07, 2009

2007 Forty-Five North Sparkling Pinot Noir Rose

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As soon as we left this winery and got on the road I began to doubt myself with buying this one - that is, only one - but we had other place...
Thursday, July 30, 2009

2007 Circa Estate Winery Cabernet Franc Leelanau Peninsula

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On our visit to Traverse City, Chris from Two Lads Winery told me about this guy, Terry Stingley, who is planning on a "taste off"...
Monday, July 27, 2009

N/V Cooper's Hawk Winery Cooper's Hawk Red

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Cooper's Hawk is a local chain of restaurants/wineries. After a few visits and some serious thought, I've decided it's a very g...
Wednesday, July 22, 2009

2007 Albero Bobal Rose

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This was six bones at Trader Joe's - how bad can a $6 Spanish Rose be? A very nice nose, strong with strawberry, cherry, and even cinna...
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Monday, July 20, 2009

2006 French Rabbit Pinot Noir

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This was in the clearance bin for $5, I think it retails for around $10. A cherry jam quality on the nose, maybe even cherry liqueur. While ...
Saturday, July 18, 2009

2005 Croix Du Mayne Cahors

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It's a good idea to give all of your red wines (and you know, even your whites to a lesser extent) some time to aerate - if you don'...
Thursday, July 16, 2009

2007 Funf Riesling

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We're back from Michigan, our palates have recovered and I decided, on a blazing hot day, to pop open a German Riesling that went for ar...
Thursday, July 09, 2009

There ya go

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This marker was right off the highway in Wisconsin. I saw a couple signs in the TC area, but none were of the photo op variety like this on...

Parallel 44 - Kewaunee, WI - 7/4/09

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Parallel 44 is located around 30 minutes southeast of Green Bay in a somewhat tucked away area - it's not right off the highway and you ...

Captain's Walk Winery - Green Bay, WI - 7/4/09

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On the way to this winery, I needed gas only to be met by the WORST GAS ATTENDANT EVER. This is what liberal America is doing...making small...

Threefold Vine Winery - Garden, MI - 7/3/09

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So we're driving along the dirt road to get to the winery and I absentmindedly passed it up. Suddenly, I heard "Hey man, you miss...
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