Way back in October, Wines of Chile held a twitter tasting of red blends from Chile (hashtag: #ChileBlends). I had signed up for the tasting and received the wine, but a family emergency kept me from being able to participate on the night of the event. That also coincided with this blog going into a [...]
|
||||
|
February 26th, 2011 | Tags: Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Carignan, Carmenere, Casablanca Valley, Chile, Colchagua Valley, Maule Valley, Merlot, Mourvèdre, Petit Verdot, Pinot Noir, Syrah | Category: Price: 11-15 bucks, Price: 16-20 bucks, Price: Over 20 bucks, Tasting Notes | 
2 comments. Add yours.I’ll admit to having a geekcrush on Randall Grahm, president-for-life of Bonny Doon Vineyard. So take my opinion on his wines with a grain of salt. You can geekcrush on him, too, here and here and here and here and here. FYI: “Le Pousseur” translates to “the pusher”. ____________________________ Producer: Bonny Doon Vineyard Grapes: [...] February 17th, 2011 | Tags: 2007, Central Coast, Syrah | Category: Price: 16-20 bucks, Tasting Notes |
3 comments. Add yours.Carignane is about as unsexy as grapes get. Firstly, it’s a pretty ugly-sounding word. And have you ever heard anybody say, “My favorite wine is Carignane”? I didn’t think so. When it is used, it’s most often in blend, so today’s varietal Carignane from Cline is suitably oddball. And being “old vines” adds a little extra [...] February 9th, 2011 | Tags: 2007, California, Carignan, Contra Costa County | Category: Price: 16-20 bucks, Uncategorized |
One comment. Add yours.I haven’t experienced a lot of New World albariño, so I thought it’d give this one a try when I spied it at Costco. I’m glad I did. tangent Albariño 2008 Edna Valley Producer: tangent (they seem to prefer the lowercase t). They’re an intriguing producer focused on white varietal wines other than Chardonnay. Their [...] February 4th, 2011 | Tags: 2008, Albariño, California, Edna Valley | Category: Price: 16-20 bucks, Tasting Notes |
3 comments. Add yours. |
 
 
 
 
 
   
|
|||
|
Copyright © 2013 VINEgeek - All Rights Reserved Powered by WordPress & Atahualpa |
||||
But where’s the chilled Kendall Jackson chard?
Check out this cool Swiss wine shop where all of the display shelving is built from wooden wine cases. Designed by Zurich architecture firm OOS (click through for full project presentation with more photos).
via inhabitat