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McManis Family Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon
2008-02-25 00:00:00 If you're a regular reader you may recall my review of McManis Petite Sirah a couple months ago. I was so thrilled with it that I had to try another varietal from them and I wasn't disappointed. Since I already gave a little background on McManis in my previous post, I'll ... More About: Family , Cabernet Sauvignon , Vineyards , Sauvignon
Wine Blogging Wednesday - Just Seven Words
2008-02-14 00:00:00 Once again, it's Wine Blogging Wednesday . The one day each month when wine bloggers around the world all write about a common theme. The theme this month is Just Seven Words , hosted by Andrew at Spitoon. The idea with Just Seven Words is to limit the tasting notes to seven words. ...
Veramonte Cabernet Sauvignon Reserva 2005
2008-02-12 00:00:00 Yet again a Chilean Cabernet found its way home with me. I'm tempted to do an overview of all the Chilean Cabs I tried... and I may yet do that. This one is from Veramonte. You may recall that Veramonte Chardonnay was one of my top picks when I did a ... More About: Cabernet Sauvignon , Sauvignon , Reserva
Red Diamond Cabernet Sauvignon
2008-02-05 00:00:00 I've been wanting to get some Washington State wine on this site and I finally have my first with this Washington State Cabernet from Red Diamond . Red Diamond is still a relatively new brand to see on the shelves. They released their first wine, a Merlot, in 2003 and they now ... More About: Cabernet Sauvignon , Sauvignon
Disappointing to Down Right Awful Cabernets
2008-02-02 00:00:00 Something that some wine reviewers and bloggers debate is whether they should write up the bad reviews or not. As far as I'm concerned, if a producer puts a bottle on the shelf and wants my dime for it, well... it's fair game. I also consider it a responsibility to ... More About: Awful
Cousiño Macul Cabernet Sauvignon
2008-01-29 00:00:00 My exploration of inexpensive cabernet sauvignon has given me an affinity for Chilean wine. I've found a number of good, affordable bottles of cabernet from Chile, and this review reveals yet another example. The Cousiño Macul winery was founded in 1856 by Matías Cousiño and has remained in the Cousiño family since its inception. ... More About: Cabernet Sauvignon , Sauvignon
Aquinas Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
2008-01-22 00:00:00 ?Sorrow can be alleviated by good sleep, a bath and a glass of wine? - St. Thomas Aquinas Aquinas wines are named after St. Thomas Aquinas, but not because of that quote. Producer Don Sebastiani & Sons chose the Aquinas name as a metaphor. St. Thomas Aquinas united science and religion at a time when ... More About: Cabernet Sauvignon , Valley , Napa , Napa Valley , Sauvignon
Expensive Wine is Better? Or is it?
2008-01-17 00:00:00 Researchers at the California Institute of Technology hypothesized that marketing factors, such as the price of a product, could have an impact on experiential perceptions such as pleasantness. And they put the idea to the test with wine. In the study, recently published by the National Academy of Sciences, researchers ... More About: Wine
Root:1 Cabernet Sauvignon 2005
2008-01-10 00:00:00 My search for good cheap Cabernet Sauvignon continues with another selection from the Colchagua Valley region in Chile. I've been finding a number of interesting Cabs from Colchagua Valley and with good reason. It has been characterized as the next Napa Valley as its characteristics are very similar to Napa ... More About: Root
Wine and Excercise for Good Health
2008-01-10 00:00:00 2½ bottles of wine a week can save your life That's the headline from a story published in The Times today. According to this article, those who drink up to 14 drinks each week have a lower risk of death from heart disease than than both heavy drinkers and non-drinkers. ?A weekly ... More About: Health , Wine , Good
Presidential Candidates Compared to Wine
2008-01-03 00:00:00 With the presidential primary elections quickly approaching I started pondering: If I were to describe the 2008 presidential candidates by comparing them each to a type of wine, which wines would I pick? I tried to do this in a non-partisan way (i.e. I lambasted both dems and republicans, although a ... More About: Wine , Presidential , Candidates , Pare , Presidential Candidate
Hess Select Cabernet Sauvignon 2004
2007-12-27 00:00:00 Let's say you typically spend under $10 per bottle and you're in the store and come across Hess Select Cabernet Sauvignon . It has this bold red label with a very regal looking lion figure. It's a very impressive label and looks like it must be a good bottle of wine. It says ...
Paringa Cabernet Sauvignon 2005
2007-12-18 00:00:00 I noticed that Paringa Cabernet Sauvignon 2005 was mentioned in the New York Times 10 Wines Under $10 article that I highlighted a while back and I thought I should include it in my search for good, cheap cabernet sauvignon. Paringa wines are produced by David and Dena Hickinbotham in South Australia, where ...
McManis Family Vineyards Petite Sirah
2007-12-13 00:00:00 Wine Blogging Wednesday #40 Once again, it's my favorite day of the month: Wine Blogging Wednesday. For those who don't know, Wine Blogging Wednesday is a day that happens once a month when wine bloggers from around the world all write about a common theme. The theme this month is Petite Sirah , ... More About: Family , Vineyards
Casa Lapostolle Cabernet Sauvignon 2005
2007-12-12 00:00:00 Casa Lapostolle is owned by the Marnier-Lapostolle Group in France, best known as the producers of Grand Marnier liqueur. They have been involved in wine production for many years and founded Casa Lapostolle in Chile in 1994. Casa Lapostolle currently represents 370 hectares in three different vineyards. The Casa Lapostolle Cabernet ... More About: Cabernet Sauvignon , Casa , Sauvignon , Tolle
Paringa Sparkling Shiraz - A Fun Wine for Holiday Parties
2007-12-12 00:00:00 It is holiday party season and you'll probably find yourself wondering what wine to bring to a holiday party. There are a few approaches you can take: You can be careless and just pick up some cheapie and hope for the best You can splurge on a really expensive bottle and hope ... More About: Holiday , Wine , Parties , Shiraz
Cellar No. 8 Cabernet Sauvignon
2007-12-05 00:00:00 The folks at Asti Winery in Sonoma, CA did a nice job on the 2005 Cellar No. 8 Cabernet Sauvignon . Cellar No. 8 is named after a cellar in the Asti Winery in Sonoma County, California, which was founded by Italian immigrant Andrea Sbarboro in the early 1880's. Sbarboro named the ...
Today is Cheapskate Wednesday
2007-12-05 00:00:00 Today is another Cheapskate Wednesday at winestilsoldout.com. The way it works is they present a new cheap wine deal on the site each 30 minutes. The wines will be replaced when sold out, or every 30 minutes, whichever comes first. Starting at 6:00pm they will leave each wine up for 30 minutes regardless ... More About: Today
To Buy Organic Wine or Not?
2007-12-02 00:00:00 I've been seeing more and more organic wine in stores lately, but I haven't been motivated to try much of it. Why? Because they tend to be unstable and I've never really found a good one?by current US "organic" standards anyway. The reason is that sulfites cannot be used in ... More About: Wine , Organic , Organ
San Felipe Cabernet Sauvignon
2007-11-30 00:00:00 Here's a quick review for an Argentine Cabernet Sauvignon . This one comes from Mendoza and is imported by Billington Wines, although you won't find any mention of it on their website. I'm not sure if they've discontinued it or if it's just not an important brand to them. I found ... More About: Felipe
Marlena Cabernet Sauvignon
2007-11-30 00:00:00 If you're a Seinfeld fan you probably remember the episode where Kramer wanted to create a cologne that smelled like the beach. This bottle of Cabernet Sauvignon reminded me of that episode with an interesting seaweed aroma. It smells like the beach! It makes this an interesting wine to explore, ...
Fish Eye Cabernet Sauvignon - A Surprising Cheapie
2007-11-26 00:00:00 I'd like to start with "Confessions of a Slacker." I know that I've been really bad about post frequency over the past month. Getting ready for the Thanksgiving holiday and other going-ons will be my excuse. But the good news is that I've still been tasting and taking notes, so ... More About: Fish , Cabernet Sauvignon , Sauvignon
Silver Burgundy: Affordable Burgundy Wines
2007-11-15 00:00:00 Yay! It's my favorite day of the month: Wine Blogging Wednesday. The host this month is Neil at Brooklyn Guy's Food and Wine Blog and he has named the theme "Silver " Burgundy . The Burgundy wine that most people think of comes from the Gold Coast (Côte d'Or) and tends to be ... More About: Wines
Thanksgiving Turkey Wine Selections
2007-11-14 00:00:00 A question many people have this time of year is: Which wine is a good choice to go with the Thanksgiving Turkey ? The good news is you have a few choices and can let your own preference guide your final decision. Turkey actually will go with a number of different wines ... More About: Wine , Selection , Hank
Five Rivers Cabernet Sauvignon
2007-11-11 00:00:00 Cut my nuts off and give me another glass of this wine. I know that's an odd way to start a post, but that's about how I feel from drinking this wine. It reminds me of the old commercials for Secret deodorant "strong enough for a man, but made for a ... More About: Cabernet Sauvignon , Rivers , Sauvignon
Ste Chapelle Cabernet Sauvignon
2007-11-08 00:00:00 I was in the wine shop milling about the other day. Basically, I was just exploring to see if anything different would jump off the shelf and surprise me. Then it happened. This Cabernet Sauvignon from Idaho was just sitting there waiting for me. It's not often that I come ... More About: Chapelle , Apel
Melania Colleccion Especial Cabernet Sauvignon - Fair Trade, Organic and Go
2007-11-01 00:00:00 When I was in my late teens I became a vegetarian and followed that diet for many years. I'm a pescatarian now (that means I eat a vegetarian diet + fish). I originally became a vegetarian due to the politics of food more than for any other reason. I grew up in the ... More About: Cabernet Sauvignon , Trade , Fair Trade , Fair , Organic
Twin Fin Cabernet Sauvignon
2007-10-25 00:00:00 It's time to start a new theme on Cheap Wine Ratings and next up is Cabe rnet Sauvignon . I'm sitting here pondering a clever title for the theme and I'm coming up with nothing. I guess I was up too late last night and burned out my creative juices. I went ... More About: Twin
Los Vascos Cabernet Sauvignon
2007-10-25 00:00:00 Viña Los Vasco s is a 580-ha vineyard in the Colchagua region of Chile. "Los Vascos" means "The Basques" and is a reference to the Basque origins of wine production in the region. The area was first used as a vineyard in 1750, when it was planted by the Echenique family, of Basque origin, ... More About: Cabernet Sauvignon , Cabe , Sauvignon
A Quest for Good Cheap Pinot Noir - The Summary
More articles from this author:2007-10-19 00:00:00 I was almost ready to write up this summary on my Quest for a Good , Cheap Pinot Noir when I noticed that more recent vintages of my top two picks were on the shelves. To be relevant to those shopping now, I had to pick them up to ensure they ... 1, 2, 3, 4 |
