October 2009
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Desperate for a Home Wine Cellar?
Ever dream of having a wine cellar in your home?
Check out some very creative architecture ideas on how to add one at My Dream Wine Cellar.
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2005 Bordeaux - Living up to the hype?
A small tasting organized by Executive Wine Seminars held a small 100 person tasting for a “small’ fee of $795 per person to take part in a 2005 Bourdeaux tasting with Robert Parker.
Dr. Vino’s wine blog quotes Parker as comparing the 2005 vintage to the past great Bordeaux vintages including 45, 47, 59, 61, and 82.
Here is the line up!
Drumroll Please! Here is the line up...
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7 Deadly Wine Glasses...
If ever there were wine glasses made to spark up some interesting dinner conversation, these would be them! And, no need for wine charms, each glass is personalized to sin of choice - Wrap, Greed, Pride, Gluttony, Lust, Envy, & Sloth.
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Are you ready for Orange Wine? →
Ever had one? If not, you are among the majority. And, no, it’s not made from Oranges.
Orange wines are essentially white wines that have been left in contact with the skins longer, giving it an orange coloring.
Tastings from New York to California are popping up with a lot Orange wines reviewed to help you decide if you want to be part of the Orange wine exploration.
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Are you the Average US Wine Consumer? →
As wine consumption continues to grow in the US, its always interesting to take a look at what the majority is drinking.
Did you drink any of these in the last year?
1. Kendall-Jackson Chardonnay, Vintner’s Reserve, CA 2. Cavit Pinot Grigio, Italy 3. Beringer Vineyards White Zinfande, CA 4. Sutter Home White Zinfandel, CA 5. Inglenook Chablis, CA 6. Ecco Domani Pinot Grigio, Italy ...
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Modern Art of a Tempranillo
2005 Artesa Alexander Valley Tempranillo Reserve
We bought a case of this wine on our trip to Napa in August. 2005 Artesa Tempranillo was aged for 18 months in French oak, which helped keep that over oaked taste you get in so many American oak barreled wines today.
This wine has dark black and cherry fruits flavors but is not a fruit bomb at all. It’s still rich and spicy characteristics...
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Devil got the best of this one....
2007 Casillero del Diablo Gewurtzraminer - Maule Valley
We love many of the Casillero del Diablo wines - but this one is not one of them! It has a crisp citrus nose, but the color is pale yellow - with almost not color at all. It has a lot of acidity with green apples and grapefruit trying to come thru. Even thou this is a very cheap wine, for $8 there are many other options I would look to.
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Merlot worth giving a chance....
2004 Calistoga Cellars Merlot Napa Valley
This wine is actually 75% Merlot and 25% Cabernet Sauvignon, plus its aged 18 months in French oak. This combo does not make it your typical merlot.
The nose has casis fruit with smokey leather undertones. The taste pulls that thru with strong earthy, pepper and spice flavors.
Price: $15 Rating: 86
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Two Bourdeaux Masters stirring up trouble in South...
2006 Anwilka, Stellenbosch South Africa
Not your normal wine. Its from South Africa and its very good!
We had this 2006 Anwilka at a tasting a few weeks back and bought the bottle. The wine has an interesting story in that it is a joint venture between two stellar Bordeaux winemakers (Bruno Prats and Hubert de Boüard) and a South African winemaker, Lowell Jooste of Klein Constantia...
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