Friday, February 3, 2012

Cline Ancient Vines Zinfandel 2010

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I picked up a full flight of Zinfandels at the Julios "25% off" sale and Mrs. Vino and I dug right in with this Cline Zin - pretty...
Saturday, December 31, 2011

Chateau Thebot Bordeaux 2005

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Our sommelier from St Maartin - Thibault Tim Tebow Tebows Quick "Thebot" story.  A few years back my family traveled to St....
Thursday, November 24, 2011

Cameron Hughes & La Crema - Chardonnay f rom Monterey

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I'm surveying white wines for the upcoming neighborhood X-mas party.  I hope to find and serve the best to our guests.  At the risk of...
Sunday, October 2, 2011

Buena Vista Carneros Pinot Noir

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A new wine experience tonight as big brother Jon brought over a jeroboam that he won in a wine auction for charity. A jeroboam holds the eq...
Sunday, August 21, 2011

Bila Haut - Cotes du Rousillon Villages - M Chapoutier

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Late August, the hot weather is fading and it is finally time to dig back into the deeper, darker reds I love so much. (Mrs. Vino has be...
Saturday, August 6, 2011

B & G Vouvray

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I had read that Vouvray was a match for lobster, so I gave this B & G a whirl while relaxing with the family (minus Mrs. Vino who is...
Saturday, July 9, 2011

Pieropan Soave 2009

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Today's WSJ weekend edition featured Soave's and the author Lettie Teague happened to taste and recommend Pieropan Soave, which I ha...
Sunday, May 8, 2011

Joseph Cattin

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This is my first review of a Pinot Blanc. There seem to be endless wine varietals and sampling new ones is one of the many things that makes...
Sunday, April 17, 2011

Medalla Real, Santa Rita, Maipo Valley Chile 2006

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At a recent wine store visit, I was chatting with a representative of a winery from California and I told him that I drank a lot of Chilean...

Beaulieu Vineyard, Georges De Latour, Private Reserve, Napa 1996

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A few years back, Mrs. Vino stole away with her book club for a spring weekend on the Cape. She asked what wine she could bring and I gave ...