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Thursday, January 27, 2011

N/V Emeri de Bortoli Sparkling Sauvignon Blanc

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Sparkling Sauvignon Blanc from Australia - interesting. The bottle ran me $13 - I haven't seen this producer's products before, so ...

N/V Emeri de Bortoli Sparkling Pinot Grigio

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I stumbled across a display of a bunch of Emeri sparklers each for $13 each, so I snagged a couple - one doesn't see Sparkling Pinot Gri...
Sunday, January 23, 2011

2008 Raphael Cabernet Franc

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You know, I thought for sure we've never had a wine from New York, but it turns out four years ago we had a Marshall Field's brand s...
Wednesday, January 19, 2011

2006 Le Cadeau Diversité Wilamette Valley Pinot Noir

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Don't know when or where I got this bottle, but the current vintages sell for S47 direct from the winery. The nose is all chocolate cov...
Saturday, January 15, 2011

2008 Carpineto Dogajolo

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I wanted a cheap Italian red and found this one for nine bucks. This is a bit of a trend here at The Wineauxs - wanting cheap Italian red a...
Wednesday, January 12, 2011

2006 Mollydooker Two Left Feet Shiraz/Cabernet Sauvignon

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My records say this ran me about $26 a few years ago - I seem to recall seeing the newest vintage for a bit cheaper than that though... Blac...
Wednesday, January 05, 2011

2008 Acquaviva Winery Brianna

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Acquaviva is a winery in northern Illinois, we visited them a while back and wrote it all up here . Honestly, I'm bordering on desperat...
Sunday, January 02, 2011

2007 Kirkland Napa Valley Meritage

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This is a blend of mostly Merlot, a good chunk of Cab Sauv, and just a splash of Cab Franc. A bit of heat on the nose, black fruit - cassis...
Tuesday, December 28, 2010

2006 Estancia Paso Robles Meritage Reserve

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This is a blend of 58% Cab, 34% Merlot, and 8% Petit Verdot. We've had a few of this producer's wines before, including a previous ...
Friday, December 24, 2010

Leiffel Bistrot & Creperie - Barrington, IL - December 23, 2010

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L'Eiffel has quickly risen to the top of our list of favorite restaurants. We've been here a bunch of times and always had a great...

2008 Boom Boom Syrah

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I've seen this go for $16 to $20, so when the $15 pricetag at Costco caught my eye, I snagged a bottle. Kind of a chocolate covered cher...
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Wednesday, December 22, 2010

2007 Syncline Mourvedre Coyote Canyon Vineyard

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We don't drink much Mourvedre...does anyone though? This bottle retails for about thirty bones and features a glass cork. Cassiss, bla...
Saturday, December 18, 2010

N/V Duval-Leroy Brut Champagne

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Grabbed this on sale - a local shop had a big Champagne sale, for the holiday I suppose, so I snagged a few bottles. The nose on this is all...
Thursday, December 16, 2010

2004 Il Colombaio de Cencio Chianti Classico i Massi

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This goes for about $30 at retail, while I typically prefer cheap Chiantis (most of which are acidic, tart, and not sweet) every so often it...
Tuesday, December 14, 2010

N/V M Lawrence Fizz Batch #25

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Fizz - one of the M Lawrence line that we haven't enjoyed a bottle of, so I'm stoked to try this as part of the Tweet and Taste. Re...

N/V M Lawrence US Batch #21

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This bottle goes for $13 - we dig L Mawby so when the opportunity to participate in the Tweet and Taste popped up, I jumped on it. A rather ...
Sunday, December 12, 2010

Tweet and Taste Michigan - Tuesday, December 14

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It's true! Tweet and Taste is back - Tuesday, the 14th, and 6 pm CST. Two wines from the incredible L Mawby - full details are over at...

2009 Georges Dubeouf Moulin-A-Vent

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This was about thirteen bones which makes this Cru cheaper than many of the Nouveaus...how do you suppose it compares? While there's def...
Thursday, December 09, 2010

2009 Domaine de Fondreche L'Instant

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This is easily the lightest rose I've ever seen. It's almost in the 'vin gris' category. This goes for about $12 at retail...
Thursday, December 02, 2010

2007 Bruno Giacosa Dolcetto D'Alba

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No recollection on this other than it apparently cost me $24. Dolcetto is in the northwest part of Italy and is the name of both the grape ...
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