When we did our basement re-org back in March, it came to light that we had quite a few old white wines hanging around. I have no idea how I forgot about them, or why they weren’t in CellarTracker, but there you have it. We’ve been trying to drink through them before they get too [...]
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Welcome to the new Wannabe Wino! It took me all day, and I’m partially bald from tearing my hair out, but here is the new version of the site to go along with my new address! I hope you like the changes, and I will still be tweaking things in the next few weeks as [...]
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I gather from the wine label that Petanque is a game of sorts, perhaps slightly bocce like. The wine was a 2007 Michel Schlumberger Viognier. It came in my last club shipment, and since Michel Schlumberger keeps their wine club shipment to $50 no matter what wine is in there, I have no idea what [...]
Filed under: California, Michel-Schlumberger, Viognier, White | 8 Comments »
And it’s only available now through Domaine547! Many moons ago, Jill of Domaine547 approached me with the idea that I would create a bloggerpack of wines that she would sell with my stamp of approval through her wine shop. (Please note, I am not in any way financially involved in Domaine547 and the benefits I [...]
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On our last trip to Sonoma, one of my absolute must visits was to Bella Vineyards. I fell in love with Bella on our honeymoon and we joined their club at that time. However, when we bought our house, we had to make some sacrifices and I had to give up my membership. It was [...]
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I’ve been remiss in letting you know that Dr. Debs of Good Wine Under $20 has posted her round up of White Wine Varietals from WBW #46. You can check out all the details here, but the quick breakdown was that 43 bloggers participated and nearly everyone liked their wine. So get out there and [...]
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Hi there. Wannabe Wino has graduated to its very own domain name and is now located at www.wannabewino.com. I’m still redirecting from Blogger, so you can reach me from all old links, but I’d certainly appreciate it if you updated how you get here. And if you link to me, I’d very very much appreciate [...]
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*Disclaimer: I received this bottle of wine as part of a Blogger trial of Bottlenotes. The wine for the evening was a 2005 Inspiration Vineyards Zinfandel. It hails from the Alexander Valley, clocked in at 14.5% alcohol by volume, had a plastic cork closure, and can be purchased from Bottlenotes for $22. On the nose [...]
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The wine was a 2006 Quivira “Hommage A Ampuis” Syrah. The wine hails from the Dry Creek Valley (please go see Dr. Deb’s excellent rant on the value of multiple varietals from the DCV), clocked in at 14.4% alcohol by volume, and cost me $36 minus a club discount in my club shipment. The notable [...]
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The wine for the dreadfully hot afternoon was a 2007 Spier Sauvignon Blanc. I picked this bottle up at Total Wine and More in Alexandria as part of a mixed case of under $10 Sauvignon Blancs. I was hoping that would get us through a bit of the summer, but alas, it’s only June 19 [...]
Filed under: Sauvignon Blanc, South Africa, Total Wine, White | 2 Comments »
