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June 24th, 2012 | Tags: Casillero del Diable, Manchester United, soccer, wine commercial | Category: Uncategorized | 
Leave a comment.Here are a few things that have caught my Mourvèdre-adled brain’s attention recently (lots of Mourvèdre action from Down Under recently): Drinkster (aka @whiteswine) has a tour-de-force post on the history of Mourvèdre/Mataro in Australia all the way back to the Phoenicians. Must read. Aussie winemakers are producing more varietal Mourvèdre, according to themercury.com.au: “We’re [...] Poison & Wine — The Civil Wars Your mouth is poison, your mouth is wine You think your dreams are the same as mine Finishing up this bottle tonight. on Instagram: http://instagr.am/p/Lwd93FM59q/ I posted a photo of this wine bottle recently (via my Instagram account), but never commented on the wine itself. It’s a 70/30 Monastrell/Syrah blend from the Jumilla region of Spain. It sells for around $8-10. The nose is fresh, bringing red fruit with an herbal edge. On the palate, it’s like a black cherry [...] June 11th, 2012 | Tags: #TeamMourvedre, Jumilla, Monastrell, Mourvèdre, Syrah | Category: Price: 10 bucks or less, Tasting Notes |
Leave a comment.This post is only barely wine-related. It’s mostly an excuse to post these cool paper dolls of the characters from HBO’s Girls, by Kyle Hilton for Vulture. It looks like that’s a bottle of Line 39 wine Jessa’s got. Anybody know if that specific bottle make an appearance in the show? He’s got a bunch [...] June 10th, 2012 | Tags: Charlie Kelly, Girls, HBO, Jessa Johansson, Marnie Michaels, paper dolls, Ron Swanson | Category: Wine in Pop Culture |
Leave a comment.on Instagram: http://instagr.am/p/Lqm-Jjs50s/ Good news from Down Under (ᔥ themercury.com.au): [W]e’re seeing the emergence from blended obscurity of long-planted varietals like malbec and mourvedre increasingly appearing as straight varietals. Varietal Mourvèdre makes VINEgeek very happy. Hope more of it makes it to our shores. … ↬ @kellsmellswine [...] Dark Roman Wine — Snow Patrol The wind shakes the branches above us And the cars shake the ground at our backs But the dark roman wine in our bloodstreams Make the cold just a word, just a sound An interesting blend of grapes for Spain, from the Castilla region. The vintner seems to like round numbers: 25% Tempranillo, 25% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Syrah and 25% Petit Verdot. A loamy quality that I love on the nose. Dense, dark fruit, but not a bruiser. Fresh, slightly wild, full of spice and a bit of tobacco to [...] June 6th, 2012 | Tags: Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot, Spain, Syrah, tempranillo | Category: Price: 11-15 bucks, Tasting Notes |
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