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Portuguese Table Wine
2007-10-11 00:00:00 I've been wanting to try some Portuguese wines for some time now and today for Wine Blogging Wednesday #38 the theme is Portuguese Table Wine hosted by Catavino. That gives me the extra motivation I need to stop delaying and try some Portuguese wine! I actually have a sliver of a connection ...
Another Cheapskate Wednesday
2007-10-10 00:00:00 This week on October 10 the folks at Wines Til Sold Out are having another Cheapskate Wednesday . Be sure to check it out at winestilsoldout.com. They did this a couple months ago and I picked up a few bottles of Casa Catelli Negroamaro that I wrote up last month. I was really pleased with the ...
Mezzacorona Pinot Noir
2007-10-07 00:00:00 Continuing my quest for a good, cheap Pinot Noir I picked up a bottle of Italian pinot. Mezzacorona Pinot Noir comes from the Tretino region of Italy. It's a simple Pinot Noir that I found rather boring. There is nothing bad about this wine other than a lack of complexity and ...
Castle Rock Sonoma County Pinot Noir
2007-10-07 00:00:00 In a recent issue of Wine Spectatorthey were reviewing Californian pinot noir and listed Castle Rock Sonoma County 2006 as one of their best values. Given that it is only $15, I thought I would be remiss if I didn't try it as a part of my quest for good, cheap pinot ... More About: Pinot Noir , Noir
Three Thieves Pinot Noir: Cute Jug? That?s About It
2007-10-01 00:00:00 I would like to tell you that my quest for a good, cheap pinot noir is going great. I'd like to tell you that I've found so many tasty yet inexpensive pinots that you have the world to choose from. But if I told you these things, I'd be a ... More About: Cute , Pinot Noir , Noir
Woodbridge Pinot Noir: Mediocrity Exemplified
2007-09-28 00:00:00 A constant internal debate I have with wine choices on this site is whether to pick wines that are distributed widely enough that just about any reader can find them or just focus on those hidden gems that you should scoop up if you're lucky enough to come across them. ... More About: Pinot Noir , Noir
Australian Drought is Bad News for Cheap Wine Drinkers
2007-09-26 00:00:00 Just a few days ago I was commenting on how it amazes me that with shipping costs and all we are able to get inexpensive wines all the way from Australia. Well that may not be the case for long, but not because of shipping costs, drought is the culprit. Australia has been ... More About: News , Wine , Bad News , Australian , Cheap
Mark West Pinot Noir - Join the Revolution!
2007-09-25 00:00:00 Get out your Che Guevara t-shirt, it's time for a revolution. Pinot for the People is the latest slogan from Mark West Winery, a company that is focused on creating good, cheap Pinot Noir . I love this concept and I love this wine. Cool Marketing You may have noticed that I occasionally ... More About: Join , Revolution
Meridian Central Coast Pinot Noir
2007-09-24 00:00:00 Another bottle consumed as I continue searching for the best inexpensive Pinot Noir . Today it's a bottle from Meridian Vineyards. The grapes for Meridian's Pinot Noir come from Monterey County in the Central Coast region of California, where the cool air from Monterey Bay extends the growing season?typically about two weeks. This ...
Rosemount Estate Pinot Noir 2004
2007-09-24 00:00:00 The next bottle in my quest for a good, cheap Pinot Noir comes from down under. The Rosemount Estate "Diamond Label" Pinot Noir 2004. For some reason I wasn't expecting much from this one, but I was pleasantly surprised. I'm not sure why I was suspect of this bottle, but I guess it ... More About: Mount
New York Times Review: 10 wines under $10
2007-09-20 00:00:00 The New York Times published an article on cheap wine, $10 and under to be specific. The goal of the article is to identify inexpensive wines that are not only palatable, but also have structure and personality. They tasted 25 different inexpensive wines to come up with their top 10. Ironically, ... More About: Review , New York Times
The Red Wine Diet - A Diet I Can Embrace
2007-09-20 00:00:00 Scientist Roger Corder has just released "The Red Wine Diet " a book that touts the benefits of drinking red wine. Corder recommends three glasses of red wine daily to stave off heart disease, diabetes and dementia. He attributes the health benefits to a polyphenol chemical called procyanidin. This differs from some ... More About: Embrace , Red Wine
Little Penguin Pinot Noir - Waddle On?
2007-09-19 00:00:00 My Quest for Good Cheap Pinot Noir continues with a cheapy from South Eastern Australia produced by the Litt le Penguin . This Penguin has a nice fruity center, but a little bit of funk at both ends. OK... should I explain that, or let your imagination do the ... More About: Guin
Negroamaro - An Italian Indigenous Varietal
2007-09-17 00:00:00 This month Wine Blogging Wednesday is hosted by Tyler at Dr. Vino and the theme is Go Native, which means go with indigenous varieties. I knew I wanted to do something Italian for this and I thought about it for a while. Of course I make it more difficult with my ... More About: Indigenous , Amar
Pepperwood Grove Pinot Noir 2005
2007-09-10 00:00:00 So... as I continue my quest for a good cheap pinot noir, I'm drinking this Pepperwood Grove Pinot Noir and I have the Doobie Brothers' China Grove stuck in my head. I'm going to have to drink more of this and try to wash that song out of my head. ...
Beringer Founders? Estate Pinot Noir - OK
2007-09-07 00:00:00 Yep... OK. That about sums up my opinion of this wine. Give another point to the naysayers. The Beringer Founders ' Estate Pinot Noir 2004 from California is a fairly simple example of pinot noir, but nothing special. I couldn't get much off the nose other than alchohol and a hint of strawberry. ... More About: Erin
Giant 47 Pound Rooster Pinot Noir
2007-09-04 00:00:00 And in the left corner we have a Giant 47 Pound Rooster ... this looks like a serious contender. Wait, is this a cock fight or a wine tasting? Can you imagine a 47 pound rooster? I'd run. But since it's just pinot noir we're talking about, I'll stay and enjoy. As ... More About: Pinot Noir , Noir
A Quest for Good Cheap Pinot Noir
2007-09-01 00:00:00 They say it can't be done, but once again I'm taking on the naysayers. I'm am now officially starting my search for a good, inexpensive Pinot Noir . OK... let's get the Sideways crap out of the way. Everyone knows that you can't talk about Pinot Noir anymore without addressing the movie ... More About: Quest , Good , Cheap
Chardonnay Challenge: 16 Low-priced Chardonnays Reviewed
2007-08-30 00:00:00 If you're a regular reader, you know that I've been drinking a lot of chardonnay lately. I tried 16 in total and I'm finally ready to present the summary of results. Overall, I was thrilled by how many of the chardonnays I tried were good. And I was even more thrilled ... More About: Chardonnay , Challenge , Char , Donna , Halle
Smoking Loon Chardonnay
2007-08-23 00:00:00 Ah, yes... another chardonnay. But I'm pleased to say that the chardonnay challenge is almost over. I will soon move on to some other varietals, and I can't wait. Not that I mind chardonnay, I'm just more of a red wine guy and I need a change. Also, before I get ... More About: Chardonnay , Smoking , Loon , Char , Donna
Charles Shaw Chardonnay - The Real Deal
2007-08-23 00:00:00 Two Buck Chuck, or Three Buck Chuck depending on where you live. I kind of didn't want to do this, but after Char les Shaw Chardonnay won top honors in the California State Fair wine competition I had to include it in my Chardonnay Challenge. It beat out 350 other California Chardonnays ... More About: Deal , Real
Let?s Get Naked Chardonnay!
2007-08-09 00:00:00 Today marks Wine Blogging Wednesday #36, and the theme is Naked Char donnay . That's defined as any chardonnay that has never touched oak. These are also typically chardonnays that haven't gone through malolactic fermentation. Malolactic fermentation is a process that converts malic acid to lactic acid which will reduce the overall acidity and gives ... More About: Donna
Brancott Gisborne Unoaked Chardonnay
2007-08-02 00:00:00 I've started tasting wines for the upcoming Wine Blogging Wednesday #36. And since I have five wines that I'll be reviewing, I thought I would go ahead and preview one of them. Truth be told, I'm previewing this one mostly because I had such a great meal with this wine ... More About: Chardonnay , Branco , Char , Donna
Cheapskate Wednesday
2007-07-31 00:00:00 I just got a note from one of my favorite online wine stores, winestilsoldout.com, that this week on August 1 is Cheapskate Wednesday . As you can see by their ads on my site, of course they are one of my favorites. Cheapskate Wednesday is a marathon type event starting Wednesday at midnight ...
Familia Sanchez Tempranillo Blend
2007-07-30 00:00:00 I stopped by Wild Oats after dinner last night to pick up some dessert to go. I found some awesome looking chocolate chunk brownies and on the way home was thinking "I need to open a nice bottle of red to enjoy with these." So I got home and reviewed ... More About: Tempranillo , Blend , Familia , Sanchez , Lend
Fetzer Valley Oaks Chardonnay
2007-07-28 00:00:00 This is one of those cases when I felt I should taste a wine from a large producer that can be found just about anywhere. And it's again one of those cases when I wish I hadn't done so. Fetzer Valley Oaks Char donnay 2005 is a good example of an over-oaked ... More About: Donna
Alice White Chardonnay
2007-07-28 00:00:00 Well it's back to the Char donnay Challenge. I still have a number of chardonnays to taste?and I haven't even gotten to the naked chardonnay for wine blogging wednesday #36 yet. Sorry to the chardonnay haters out there, but I'll get on to some other varietals before too long. I promise. But ... More About: White , Alice , Donna
Osborne Solaz Tempranillo Blend
2007-07-28 00:00:00 Today has been an exciting wine day. In part because I tried Osborne Solaz Tempranillo Blend for the first time (yummy). But that's not all. The Wine Blogging Wednesday #35 roundup was published (with my first appearance) and the topic for WBW #36 was announced -- Let's Get Naked. No that's not what ... More About: Lend , Rani
Two Buck Chuck Wins Award
2007-07-28 00:00:00 A little news item I stumbled across, Charles Shaw Chardonnay recently won top honors in the California State Fair wine competition. It beat out 350 other California Chardonnays in a blind tasting to win the double gold. This wine is commonly referred to as "Two Buck Chuck " and is sold exclusively ... More About: Award , Wins
Vega Sindoa Tempranillo Blend
More articles from this author:2007-07-28 00:00:00 Today it's a followup to Tasting Tempranillo with a Tempranillo Blend . This one is Vega Sindoa 2005Red Wine, which is 70% Tempranillo and 30% Merlot. It comes from the Navarra region in Spain. Similar to the Osborne Solaz Tempranillo Blend, I again was pleased with this compared to most pure Tempranillo that I ... More About: Lend , Rani 1, 2, 3, 4 |
