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Category Archives: RED
La Stellina, Rosato, La Stella Winery, Osoyoos, Okanagan Valley, BC, 2011, 12% abv.
A pink Merlot wine from the Okanagan to start the festivities off for Andrew’s 15th birthday. Yes, I called it pink. We call white wines, white and reds, red. Pinks should also be pink – and not Rosé. We aren’t … Continue reading
Posted in BC, Merlot, ROSE
Tagged BC, La Stella, La Stellina, merlot, Okanagan Valley, Osoyoos, pink wine, rosé
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LFE 900 Single Vineyard, Colchagua Valley, Chile, 2008, 14.5% abv.
A wine to love with steak! Yes! In honour of Andrew’s 15th birthday, out came this great red Chilean blend. From a single vineyard wine from Chile’s Colchagua Valley poised at 900m above sea level, this is a delicious wine. It … Continue reading
Posted in Cabernet Sauvignon / Blends, Carmenere, Chile, Malbec, Merlot, Petite Sirah, RED, Shiraz / Syrah
Tagged Cabernet Sauvignon, Carménère, chile, Colchagua, LFE 900, malbec, Petit Syrah, red wine, syrah
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Carménère, Black Hills Estate Winery, Oliver, Okanagan Valley, BC, 2010, 12.5% abv.
Canada’s first Carménère wine comes from the Okanagan Valley’s Black Hills Estate Winery in Oliver, located just north of Osoyoos and south of the Naramata Bench. The vines were planted in 1999 and the wine produced there has acquired a bit … Continue reading
Posted in BC, Carmenere, RED
Tagged BC, Black Hills Estate Winery, Carménère, Okanagan Valley, Oliver, red wine
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Church & State, Hollenbach Family Vineyard, Pinot Noir, Okanagan Valley, BC, 2009, 13.9% abv, C$26
There’s BC salmon on the dinner menu, so we need a Pinot Noir. Fully 100% Pinot, this wine won silver medals for 2011 at both the Canadian Wine Championships and the London, UK International Wine and Spirit Competition. The year … Continue reading
Posted in BC, Pinot Noir, RED
Tagged BC, Canadian wine, Church & State, church and state, Hollenbach Family Vineyard, Okanagan Valley, pinot noir, red wine
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Ludovicus, Celler Piñol, DO Terra Alta, Tarragona, Spain, 2008, 14% abv.
The WSET Advanced Level 3 award results came through today – after waiting only 12 weeks. I passed with Distinction in both the theory and tasting portions of the exam. Thrilled. Yup. Jumping with proverbial joy. What better way than … Continue reading
Posted in Cabernet Sauvignon / Blends, Grenache / Garnacha, RED, Spain
Tagged Cabernet Sauvignon, catalunya, Celler Piñol, garnacha, garnaxa, Ludovicus, merlot, red wine, spain, Tarragona, tempranillo, Terra Alta DO
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Regusci, Stags Leap District, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, California, 2008
What a treat and why did I wait so long to enjoy this fruity and lush 92% Californian Cab Sav blended with 8% Merlot and the remainder a dash of Cabernet Franc. With a clear, deep garnet core moving to … Continue reading
Posted in Cabernet Sauvignon / Blends, California, Meritage, RED
Tagged Cabernet Sauvignon, napa valley, red wine, Regusci, Stags Leap District
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Foxgrove, Shiraz-Cabernet Sauvignon, South Eastern Australia, 13% abv, US$7 for 187 ml
It’s my birthday and I’ll drink if I want to – even at 30,000 feet out of a tiny, plastic bottle. Right away, I’m suspicious – the cute little red fox pictured on the Barbie-sized packaging, the eponymous ‘Southeastern Australia’ … Continue reading
Posted in Cabernet Sauvignon / Blends, RED, Shiraz / Syrah
Tagged airplane wine, Australia, Cabernet Sauvignon, Foxgrove, red wine, shiraz
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Tinto Pesquera, Tempranillo, Ribera del Duero DO, Alejandro Fernandez, Crianza, Spain 2009,14% abv, US $32
Rather than lug this back through customs in my tiny suitcase, I decided to liberate it on an evening in Boston. It could have waited a few years as it’s still a tad green and grippy. That said, it was … Continue reading
Posted in RED, Spain, Tempranillo
Tagged red wine, Ribera del Duero, spain, tempranillo, Tinto Pesquera
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Vina Ardanza, Reserva Especial, Rioja Alta, Rioja AOC, Spain, 13.5% abv, US $32
Purchased in New Haven, Connecticut, this is an 80% Tempranillo and 20% Garnacha blend made only in special vintages – 1964, 1973 and this 2001 example. The wine has a clear, deep, rich garnet core moving to a thick bricked ruby … Continue reading
Posted in Grenache / Garnacha, RED
Tagged garnacha, red wine, rioja, spain, tempranillo, Vina Ardanza
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