Have fun and stay safe! And of course, drink some excellent bubbly, as we are at the moment! See you next year!
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Esta Obvio!
Posted on December 31, 2006 by Sonadora
Tu necesitas beber esto vino si quieres vino blanco y barato. Sorry, got a little carried away with my Spanish there. Our second bottle of the evening last night was this little gem, Obvio, Vino Torrontes 2005 from Argentina. Synthetic cork, 13.5% alcohol by volume and cost me $9.99 at the Curious Grape. For those [...]
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It’s Juicy!
Posted on December 31, 2006 by Sonadora
And I don’t mean that in a bad way. Tonight’s bottle was a Mauritson 2004 Zinfandel. Real cork, 15.1% alcohol by volume (or 15.5% if you read Mauritson’s website?) and cost us $27 minus a club discount. Quite different from the 2003 Mauritson Zinfandel I tasted here. It’s not jammy this time, but juicy. Big [...]
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Wine with an Identity Crisis
Posted on December 30, 2006 by Sonadora
Last night we drank this bottle of Paringa 2004 Chardonnay/Semillon/Sauvignon Blanc. It ran me $9.99 at the Curious Grape, is 13% alcohol by volume, had a real cork closure and comes to us from South Australia. This is another bottle bought in my pursuit of the everyday wine. In my opinion this wine doesn’t know [...]
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Tasting at Arrowine
Posted on December 30, 2006 by Sonadora
We decided to head over to Arrowine last night as I had gotten an email saying they were having a tasting. They ended up pouring a Sauvignon Blanc, an un-oaked Chardonnay, a Pinot Noir and a (cheap) Bordeaux. We bought a bottle of each of the whites, I especially liked the Sauvignon Blanc, but Matt [...]
2004 Domaine de la Salette
Posted on December 30, 2006 by Sonadora
I picked this bottle up for $6.99 at the Curious Grape on my excursion for everyday wines on Thursday. The full title includes Vin de Pays des Cotes de Gascogne. Closed with a synthetic cork, it weighs in at 12% alcohol by volume and is composed of 75% Colombard, 15% Ugni Blanc and 10% Gros [...]
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Love VA Wines?
Posted on December 29, 2006 by Sonadora
Go over to Fermentation and read this post. I knew that these laws were being pushed here by lobbyists. As we were visiting Virginia Wineries earlier this year at least one of them, Tarara, had a sign up asking patrons to sign a petition against the enactment of the law forbidding VA wineries to sell [...]
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Everyday Wine Take # 5,555
Posted on December 29, 2006 by Sonadora
No, just kidding. I have no idea how long I’ve been searching for something I can drink inexpensively as an everyday table wine. At times, I find something I really enjoy, but then eventually get bored with, or simply want to try something new. I find it’s great to have some fall backs for a [...]
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A Trip to the Wine Shop
Posted on December 29, 2006 by Sonadora
I spent a good part of the afternoon nosing around the Curious Grape today. Although it’s winter and the more likely choice for wine is a nice heart-warming red, we still like to drink the occassional white, especially on nights where I serve light seafood dishes. And, sadly, we have almost run the course of [...]
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What Wine Books to Buy?
Posted on December 28, 2006 by Sonadora
My very thoughtful parents gave me an Amazon gift card for Christmas since we wouldn’t be going to their home this year and they didn’t want to ship a ton of books to our house. I am now left contemplating what books I should buy. I have a few on my list and Matt gave [...]
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