I previously wrote about our trip to Breggo on our last Sonoma visit. We really liked the wines they had to offer and have actually stashed away one of their more pricey Pinots for another day. We also brought home some Rose which I loved at the winery and will be featured in an upcoming [...]
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*Disclaimer: I received this bottle of wine as part of a blogger trial of Bottlenotes. The bottle was a 2006 Catello Banfi Le Rime Chardonnay-Pinot Grigio. I can’t say I have ever seen such a mix before, but I was intrigued and couldn’t wait to try it. In fact, delinquent blogger that I am, I [...]
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A cool night here and there still calls for a hearty Zinfandel. Though I fear we have truly left those days behind now, as the AC had to come on last night lest we melt into the chairs or couches in our family room. The wine for the evening was a 2005 Alderbrook Old Barn [...]
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Sorry for the silence the last few days! My folks were up visiting from CT for the long weekend and we were busy busy busy renovating a bathroom and having BBQs with the neighbors. Back to your regularly scheduled programming now though. At least for a bit before work ships me off to Atlanta again [...]
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I realized shortly after heading to Sonoma that I had far too many posts left to make from the DC International Wine and Food Festival and the trip to Sonoma was only going to make me further behind on those. I was entirely right and found it more interesting to talk to you all about [...]
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*Disclaimer: I received this bottle as part of a sample pack. I received this bottle of 2006 Staete Landt Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc from Bottlenotes as part of their blogger sample program. It had a screw cap, clocked in at 14% alcohol by volume, and costs $24 through Bottlenotes. Now, this was an excellent bottle of [...]
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The wine for the night was a 2004 Esca Syrah that I purchased in one of my WineQ shipments. It cost me $22.99 (free shipping because I spent over $35 on my order!), had a screw cap closure, and clocked in at 14.5% alcohol by volume. Esca is in Napa, and I’ve reviewed their Pinot [...]
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This wine was one of the darkest, if not THE darkest, Syrah I have ever seen. In fact, I think it’s intense purple color can only be compared to the teeth staining ability of a a typical Petite Sirah….it was that dark and my tongue and teeth were that blue after drinking my 2 glasses. [...]
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As I discovered last year, I love pairing Pinot Noir with salmon on the grill. I look forward to many such pairings as fresh salmon season starts up again this year. Sadly, on the night in question we were only eating a mish mosh of leftovers with our Pinot Noir. Oh well, nothing wrong with [...]
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We have a flooded basement. In the 30 years since this house was built, there has been no water in the basement. We’ve had days of rain before and never a drop of water in the basement. It’s been raining here since Thursday around 9pm, and it first flooded on Saturday morning. Not too much, [...]
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