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Recently, I participated in the Wines of Chile blogger tasting Terroir Master Class. Fred Dexheimer led the tasting from Chile while sitting with and chatting up the winemakers. We bloggers followed along via video, twitter and a chat tool. It was great fun. There were 3 wines in each of 4 flights: Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot [...] November 8th, 2012 | Tags: Casa Silva, Casablanca Valley, Chilean wine, Colchagua Valley, Leyda Valley, San Pedro, Sauvignon Blanc, Viña Casablanca | Category: Price: 11-15 bucks, Price: 16-20 bucks, Price: Over 20 bucks, Tasting Notes | 
2 comments. Add yours.My cellar has been running low on everyday whites, so when I saw this bottle of Montes Sauvignon Blanc at Costco recently, I grabbed it. Chilean Sauvignon Blanc has impressed me in the past and Montes is a very reliable producer up and down the price scale. This wine is from their “Limited Selection” line and [...] January 16th, 2012 | Tags: Chile, Costco wine, Leyda Valley, Sauvignon Blanc | Category: Price: 10 bucks or less, Tasting Notes |
One comment. Add yours.This wine was provided as a sample for review. — Juicy, zingy nose of citrus crossed with pineapple. A fresh green herb note. Plump citrus fruit on the palate, including a sense of orange zest, yet with a mineral/metallic edge. Nicely crisp. Finishes long, if a little hot for a Sauvignon Blanc. Very enjoyable. A terrific [...] July 6th, 2011 | Tags: Chile, Leyda Valley, Sauvignon Blanc | Category: Price: 10 bucks or less, Tasting Notes |
Leave a comment.This wine is from Brancott’s “Letter Series” – their upper tier range of wines. Price: around $25 This wine was provided as a sample for review by the winery’s PR agency. July 1st, 2011 | Tags: Marlborough, Sauvignon Blanc | Category: Price: Over 20 bucks, Tasting Notes |
Leave a comment.—————– Yes, that’s Wonder Woman’s invisible plane. Fat lot of good it does her. A woman flying through the air in seated position is pretty conspicuous, don’t you think? —————– Price: $13.50 Tasting notes: Nearly invisible color. Grassy, citrusy nose, but not in-yo-face about it. Light-bodied on the palate with more citrus fruit flavors [...] May 17th, 2011 | Tags: Dry Creek Valley, Sauvignon Blanc, Wonder Woman | Category: Price: 11-15 bucks |
Leave a comment.Here’s another Slovenian wine for the Oddball series. This one blends Welshriesling with Sauvignon Blanc. Welshriesling is not Rielsing with a funny accent. It’s an unrelated (and inferior) grape grown in places like Austria, northern Italy, and a bunch of old Iron Curtain countries: Hungary, Bulgaria, Albania and Czech Republic. According to Oz Clarke’s [...] June 17th, 2010 | Tags: 2007, Prekmurje, Sauvignon Blanc, Slovenia, Welshriesling, World Cup 2010 | Category: Price: 11-15 bucks, Tasting Notes |
2 comments. Add yours.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. [...] May 17th, 2010 | Tags: Casablanca Valley, Chile, Leyda Valley, Maipo Valley, organic, San Antonio Valley, Sauvignon Blanc | Category: Tasting Notes, Uncategorized |
Leave a comment.A few days before the big #SauvBlanc twitter tasting a few weeks back, I found myself without any Sauv Blanc in the house (a pretty rare occurrence). I didn’t have time to make a run to one a proper wine shop, so I picked up something on my weekly grocery shopping trip. I don’t recall [...] April 1st, 2010 | Tags: 2008, Marlborough, New Zealand, Sauvignon Blanc | Category: Price: 11-15 bucks, Tasting Notes |
2 comments. Add yours.Producer: Hanna Grapes: 100% Sauvignon Blanc Appellation: Russian River Valley (AVA, California) Vineyards: From estate vineyards across RRV: Slusser 53%, Ricioli 11%, Brooks 11%, Gann Family 9%, Chalk Ridge 8%, Jensen Lane 3%, Crinella 2%, Mirabelle 1% and Gianquinto 1%. (I know all that vineyard detail doesn’t tell you much about the wine, but I [...] February 24th, 2010 | Tags: 2008, California, Russian River Valley, Sauvignon Blanc | Category: Price: 11-15 bucks, Tasting Notes |
2 comments. Add yours.This is a benchmark producer of New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc in the under $15 category. I haven’t been drinking as much NZ SB as I used to, but I thought I’d check this one out again. Producer: Kim Crawford Grapes: 100% Sauvignon Blanc Appellation: Marlborough (New Zealand) Vineyards: A blend from vineyards across the Marlborough [...] December 22nd, 2009 | Tags: 2008, Marlborough, New Zealand, Sauvignon Blanc | Category: Price: 11-15 bucks, Tasting Notes |
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