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Tag Archives: 2013
Chardonnay, Sea Smoke Estate Vineyard, Sta Rita Hills, California, 14.5% abv, 2013, C$100
Ever since the first time I watched the movie Sideways, I have wanted to try a bottle of Sea Smoke. Their Botella Pinot Noir (vintage unknown) was featured at the seriously over served double date dinner for Myles, Jack, Stephanie … Continue reading
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Tagged 14.5% abv., 2013, california, chardonnay, Sea smoke, Sea Smoke Estate Vineyard, Sta Rita Hills, white wine
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Syrah, Alban Vineyards, Patrina, Edna Valley, California, 2013, 15.5% abv, US$50
People often ask me, “What is your favourite red wine?” Syrah, hands down. But, not just any old Syrah. It has to be well made – and this one is. You. Must. Drink. This. Alban Vineyards is located in Edna … Continue reading
Posted in California, OTHER, RED, Shiraz / Syrah
Tagged 2013, Alban Vineyards, california, Edna Valley, Patrina, red wine, syrah
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Pinot Noir, Scott Paul, Azana, Chehalem Mountains AVA, Oregon, 2013, 12.9% abv., US$60
We visited the tasting room for this graceful Pinot Noir in tiny Carlton, Oregon in August 2016. The Chehalem Mountains AVA where the grapes for this wine are grown is located entirely within the larger Willamette Valley AVA, just south … Continue reading
Posted in Oregon, Pinot Noir, RED
Tagged 12.9% abv., 2013, Azana, Carlton, Chehalem Mountains AVA, oregon, pinot noir, red wine, Scott Paul, yamhill carlton
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Cabernet Franc, Les Muriers, Anjou Villages AC, Loïc Mahé, Loire Valley, France, 12.5% abv. 2013, US$20
These are a few of my favourite things. From a site located in the western part of Savennières and north of the Loire River, Brittany native Loïc Mahé grows bio/organic grapes on shale soils and makes unfiltered wines fermented with natural … Continue reading
Posted in Cabernet Franc, France, Loire, OTHER, RED
Tagged 2013, Anjou Villages AC, bio, cabernet franc, france, Les Muriers, Loïc Mahé, loire valley, red wine, savennieres
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Cabernet Sauvignon, J.Lohr, Seven Oaks, Paso Robles, California, 2013, 13.5% abv, C$23
Although Jerry Lohr may have started out small in the 1970s, you could hardly say he stayed that way. Today, his Californian wine empire encompasses vineyards in three regions (Monterey, Paso Robles and Napa) growing grapes on 3,633 acres and … Continue reading
Posted in cabernet sauvignon, Cabernet Sauvignon / Blends, California, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Petite Sirah, RED, Red, Shiraz / Syrah
Tagged 13.5% abv, 2013, Cabernet Sauvignon, california, J.Lohr, Paso Robles, red wine, Seven Oaks, USA
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Pinot Noir, Ayoub Estate Vineyard, Dundee Hills, Willamette Valley AVA, Oregon, US, 2013, 12.8% abv.
Talk about tiny – there is no tasting room at the Ayoub Estate Vineyard located just outside of McMinnville in Oregon’s Willamette Valley, but they’re more than happy to make you an appointment to come to the kitchen to taste. … Continue reading
Posted in Oregon, Pinot Noir, RED
Tagged 2013, american wine, Ayoub Estate Vineyard, Dundee Hills, oregon, pinot noir, red wine, US, Willamette Valley AVA
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Riesling, Upper Bench Winery, Naramata Bench, Okanagan Valley, BC VQA, 12.5% abv, 2013, $C19
Looking for something that tastes good and won’t kill your wallet after you pay for the Thai food delivery and your tom yum goong? A trustworthy effort from the Upper Bench Winery from just outside of Penticton, this Riesling is … Continue reading
Posted in British Columbia, Riesling, WHITE
Tagged 2013, BC, Canada, Okanagan Valley, riesling, Upper Bench Winery, VQA, white wine
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Chardonnay, Upper Bench Winery, Naramata Bench, Okanagan Valley VQA, BC, 2013, 13.7% abv, C$22@winery
My mother loves this wine, so I was honestly trying to save my second bottle for a dinner with her. But then it got busy at work. And I deserved it. Sorry, Mom. This great little homegrown Okanagan beauty is … Continue reading
Posted in British Columbia, Chardonnay, WHITE
Tagged 2013, BC, Canada, Chard, chardonnay, Naramata Bench, okanagan valley vqa, Upper Bench Winery, white wine
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Les Bancèls, Domaine de Cébène, Faugères, France, 2013, 14% abv, C$29
What a lovely wine. Grown on classic slate terraces peppered with decades old organic vines at 320 m in southern France, this is a GSM you really must try. The Grenache and Syrah are grown on north and east facing … Continue reading
Posted in France, Grenache / Garnacha, Mouvedre, Monastrell, OTHER, RED, Shiraz / Syrah
Tagged 2013, Domaine de Cébène, Faugères, france, GSM, Les Bancels, red wine, south of france, southern france
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