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Hess has produced a number of bottles that have been noted as great values by the big wine publications in the past few years. When I saw this single-vineyard Napa Cab on sale at my local supermarket, I thought I’d give it a try.
Note to wineries: putting the vineyard name(s) on the bottle always makes [...]

Foodista has selected this humble blog as it’s Featured Wine Blog of the Day today. That’s pretty cool.
If you’re arriving here for the first time from Foodista, welcome. They’re linking to my Mourvèdre Monday #18: Lorca 2006 review, but I hope you’ll check out some other stuff, like Oddball Wine of the Week and the [...]

I’m going to start a new series called Lincoln vs. Hamilton where I’ll put a $5 wine (Lincoln) and a $10 wine (Hamilton) of the same type head-to-head in a single-blind tasting.

VS

Now I know that in general there is better wine available at $10 than at $5. There are some seriously good $10 wines. But I’m [...]

I don’t have a new review post for you this week. But those of you who need a Monday Mourvèdre fix, please take a look at the recap post for last week’s Wine Blogging Wednesday #69, over at the host Richard Auffrey’s Passionate Foodie blog. There was very light participation this month, but there were [...]

I had the good fortune to participate in last Wednesday night’s Wines of Chile #SBChile online tasting, along with 50 other wine bloggers. The event brought together eight examples of 2009 Sauvignon Blanc from eight Chilean wineries. The host, Fred Dexheimer (@FredDexMS), led the tasting via video conference with the eight winemakers also on video. [...]

I’m moving my Mourvèdre Monday post to Wednesday this week for Wine Blogging Wednesday #69 which is featuring the grape this month. I’ll be back to Mondays thereafter.
Look for wrapup posts for last week’s #SBChile and #TasteTexas events soonl

Sorry, folks – no Mourvèdre Monday post today (or last week, I know). Things are going to be a bit sporadic on the blog for a while with baby girl due very soon.
In the meantime, here’s an episode Gary V. did last year on Mourvèdre:

The other day, I saw this t-shirt in a shop window on Sixth Street here in Austin:
SELL YOUR COMPUTER BUY A GUITAR.  My first thought was “How would I blog? Could I write songs with tasting notes for lyrics?” (Terrible idea, I know.) Also, I don’t think VINEgeek would make a great band name. Perhaps VINEgeek [...]

This is the 2nd installment of Mourvèdre Monday. I’ll be posting a review of a Mourvèdre-based wine every Monday in 2010. The first post can be found here.
I picked this bottle up due to the unusual blend of grapes. Mourvèdre is traditionally blended with Grenache and/or Syrah in France and Australia. Combining it with Zin [...]

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 the end I’ve decided to [...]