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Category Archives: RED
Et Fille, Pinot Noir, Kalita Vineyard, Newberg, Oregon, 2010, 13% abv.
Blind tasting – it strikes fear into the heart of wine professionals and cork dorks alike. We all know someone who seems to have an uncanny ability to pronounce what grape has been used, what country or region it’s from … Continue reading
Posted in Oregon, Pinot Noir, RED
Tagged blindtasting, Et Fille, Kalita Vineyard, Newberg, oregon, pinot noir, red wine, WSET blindtasting, WSET Diploma
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Craggy Range Single Vineyard, Te Kahu, Hawkes Bay, Gimblett Gravels, New Zealand, 2010, 13.5% abv.
Gimblett Gravels – try saying that 10 times over after a few glasses of wine. The area is renowned for its Bordeaux blends. Located in Hawkes Bay on the eastern side of New Zealand’s North Island, Gimblett Gravels is a … Continue reading
Zinfandel, Mickey’s Block, Brown Estate, Chiles Valley, Napa Valley, California, 2011, 15.2% abv.
Oh Mickey, you’re so fine. You’re so fine, you … know the rest. Meet Mickey. We’ve held onto this Zinfandel wine for a year now to see what a little time in the bottle would do to it. It’s hard … Continue reading
Posted in California, RED, Zinfandel
Tagged Brown Estate, california, Chiles Valley, Mickey's Block, napa valley, Rosemary's Block, zinfandel
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Koyle Gran Reserva, Alto Colchagua, Carménère , Chile, 2012, 14% abv, C$22
Carménère is originally from Bordeaux and Southwest France, but it was taken to the New World, specifically Chile, by French immigrants in the mid 1800s. It has proven to be far better suited to its new South American home because … Continue reading
Posted in Carmenere, Chile, RED
Tagged Alto Colchagua, Carménère, chile, Diploma, Koyle Gran Reserva, WSET Study, WSET unit 3
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Trivento Golden Reserve, Malbec, Lujan de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina, 2011, 14.5% abv
Argentina is the most important wine producing country in Latin America. Since the 1990s, it has been one of the most dynamic regions and in 2004 it was the 5th largest producer in the world. Well over 40% of its … Continue reading
Posted in Argentina, Latin America, Malbec
Tagged argentina, malbec, mendoza, red wine
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Vasse Felix, Cabernet Sauvignon, Margaret River, Australia, 14.5% abv, 2010, C$41
Margaret River, part of the Western Australia zone, is one of that country’s most isolated wine regions. Located furthest west on the continent, it is about 240 km south of Perth. It’s a stunningly beautiful land and combines great surfing, … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Cabernet Sauvignon / Blends, RED
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Table 1006 Sweethearts’ Dinner 2014
From the moment we drove up to the valet parking, to the uniquely sourced French and German wines to the personalized take-away goodie bags, the standing-room-only 2014 Table 1006 Sweethearts’ Dinner was a masterpiece, to say nothing of the stellar … Continue reading
Posted in Champagne, Chardonnay, France, Gamay, RED, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, WHITE
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Castelmaure, Corbieres AOP, Languedoc-Roussillon, France, 2012, 13.5% abv, US$9.99
Corbières is an Appellation d’origine contrôlée (AOC) (or since 2012, Appellation d’origine protegee, AOP) for wine in France’s Languedoc-Roussillon region. Located in the foothills of the Pyrenees mountains, near Narbonne and close to the France-Spain border, it’s the region’s largest … Continue reading
Posted in Carignan, France, Grenache / Garnacha, OTHER
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