I had the pleasure of participating in Swirl Smell Slurp’s United Slurps of America: Texas. Each week they taste some wine from one of the 50 states and invite a blogger or two from that state to taste the same wine and share their thoughts. My blogger-pal Ben from Vinotology was the other Texan to [...]
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March 30th, 2010 | Tags: 2008, Montepulciano, Texas, Vermentino | Category: Price: Over 20 bucks, Tasting Notes | 
2 comments. Add yours.If memory serves, Cline’s was the very first varietal Mourvèdre I ever tasted, way back in the mid-90s in the tasting room. If it wasn’t the first, it was certainly the one that made me take notice of the grape. It’s been an old favorite ever since. Producer: Cline Cellars Grapes: 100% Mourvèdre Appellation: Contra [...] March 29th, 2010 | Tags: 2008, California, Contra Costa County, Mourvèdre | Category: Price: 16-20 bucks, Tasting Notes |
One comment. Add yours.Producer: Valley of the Moon Winery Grapes: This is their Bordeaux-style blend, which they call Cuvée de la Luna. 59% Cabernet Sauvignon, 33% Merlot, 4% Malbec, 2% Cabernet Franc, 2% Petit Verdot Appellation: Sonoma County AVA Vineyards: Various lots were sourced from Sonoma Valley, Dry Creek Valley, Sonoma Mountain and other area in the county. [...] March 27th, 2010 | Tags: 2006, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, California, Malbec, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Sonoma County | Category: Price: Over 20 bucks, Tasting Notes |
Leave a comment.I first took notice of Wine Guerrilla, a producer of several distinct Russian River Valley and Dry Creek Valley Zins, after reading this post at Benito’s Wine Reviews. Reading the post and checking out their website reminded me of my early days as a wino, er , wine lover. After having my eyes opened to [...] March 24th, 2010 | Tags: 2008, Alicante Bouchet, California, Carignan, Grenache, Petite Sirah, Russian River Valley, Zinfandel | Category: Price: Over 20 bucks, Tasting Notes |
5 comments. Add yours.This is the tenth installment of Mourvèdre Monday. Click here for the other posts in the series. We return to Spain for this week’s Mourvèdre Monday post. And not only back to Spain, but back to the producer of Week 1′s wine: the Barahonda 06 Monastrell. This is another wine in their lineup – this [...] March 22nd, 2010 | Tags: 2007, Monastrell, Mourvèdre, Spain, Syrah, Yecla | Category: Price: 11-15 bucks, Tasting Notes |
4 comments. Add yours.Producer: Michael~David Winery Grapes: 84% Syrah and 16% Petite Sirah Appellation: Lodi (AVA, California) Vineyards: no info Vintage: 2007 Winemaking: The wine spent 20 months in French oak (% new unknown) Alcohol: 15% Price: $17 at the online store My tasting notes: The wine starts off with sweet blueberry and blackberry cobbler aromas along [...] March 17th, 2010 | Tags: 2007, California, Lodi, Petite Sirah, Syrah | Category: Price: 16-20 bucks, Tasting Notes |
Leave a comment.For this week’s Mourvèdre Monday, we’re hopping in the wayback machine. I mean waaaaaaaaayback. I’m talking the oldest known Mourvèdre vines in the world. I’m so excited I just might wet myself. Producer: Hewitson Grapes: 100% Mourvèdre Appellation: Barossa Valley, Australia Vineyard: All the grapes for this wine come from the “Old Garden” planted in 1853. [...] March 15th, 2010 | Tags: 2005, Australia, Barossa, Mourvèdre | Category: Price: Over 20 bucks, Tasting Notes |
5 comments. Add yours.Rosenblum has always appealed to me because of it’s focus on Zin and it’s extensive lineup of vineyard-designate wines. I saw this Petite Sirah on the shelf a while back and the vineyard name struck a chord with me (see below), so I picked it up. Let’s check it out. Producer: Rosenblum Cellars Grapes: [...] March 12th, 2010 | Tags: 2005, California, Petite Sirah, Redwood Valley | Category: Price: Over 20 bucks, Tasting Notes |
Leave a comment.Aussie Shiraz is approaching Merlot-backlash territory in terms of becoming a wine style that some people wouldn’t be caught dead drinking (à la Sideways). Maybe that’s just in wine geek circles (not sure I have the most objective perspective on these things), but that’s where it starts, right? But there’s usually a reason a wine style [...] March 10th, 2010 | Tags: 2006, Adelaide, Australia, Shiraz | Category: Price: 11-15 bucks, Tasting Notes |
2 comments. Add yours.This is the second appearance of the Mencía grape here in the Oddball series. The first was the terrific Viña Caneiro 2007 Ribeira Sacra. But this one is from Bierzo, another northwestern region of Spain. La Mano Mencía Roble 2007 Bierzo Producer: Vinos de Arganza Grapes: 100% Mencía Appellation: Bierzo (DO, Spain) Vineyards: No info on the [...] March 3rd, 2010 | Tags: 2007, Bierzo, Mencia, Spain | Category: Price: 10 bucks or less, Tasting Notes |
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