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Producer: Sylvan Springs Grapes: Shiraz (presumably 100%, but it doesn’t say so on the tech sheet) Appellation: McLaren Vale (Australia) Vineyard: Soils are “grey sand over ironstone gravel layer over orange permeable clay.” At least some of the fruit comes from the Blewitt Springs sub-region. Winemaking: No new oak – the wine spent 12 months [...] January 7th, 2010 | Tags: 2007, Australia, McLaren Vale, Shiraz | Category: Price: 11-15 bucks, Tasting Notes | 
4 comments. Add yours.I bought this wine on a trip to Napa/Sonoma about 5 years ago. It was my favorite wine of the trip and I splurged the $85 in the tasting room to bring home a bottle. Now if you’ve ever been on a wine country trip, I’m sure you’re familiar with the phenomenon whereby your capacity [...] January 4th, 2010 | Tags: 2000, Cabernet Sauvignon, California, Napa Valley | Category: Price: Over 20 bucks, Tasting Notes |
3 comments. Add yours.At the beginning of a new year, I have usually tried to pick a focus for my wine drinking in the upcoming year. This year I considered a number of regions that have been intriguing me: Portugal Montsant (Spain) Northern Italy Washington I’m sure I’ll be seeking out stuff from these regions this year, but in [...] |
 
 
 
 
 
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A Trumpet Blast
Here’s an interesting post from Randall Grahm on the Been Doon So Long blog titled “Chick Vit or What Do Women Want (in their Wine)”. While the post starts out with the question of whether his wines might appeal more to women than men, Randall covers lots of interesting ground (as usual). Worth a full [...]