*Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from the winery. Not too long ago I reviewed the 2008 version of this wine. Then, poof, the other day the 2009 arrived on my doorstep. It’s like magic. My opinion of it remains much the same, a fun fruity wine on the cheap that’s great for [...]
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*Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample in order to participate in a Taste Live event. I guess it must have been about a month ago (yikes, I’m a little behind here…) I joined my fellow winos for a Taste Live event exploring Nautilus Wines from Marlborough. Color me excited, I love wine from [...]
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*Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from the winery. Nothing quite like a glass of nicely chilled Rosé in the summer. Not only does it play well with BBQ (my favorite summer-time treat) but it’s refreshing and I can drink it outside in the heat whereas red wine in the summer is best [...]
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*Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from the PR folks representing the brand. I tried out the Wily Jack Zinfandel a couple months ago and found myself pretty impressed with the fella. For the around $8 price tag, I thought the wine really delivered for a Tuesday night wine or a party wine. [...]
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I wrote last week about how all my thoughts turn to white wines during the DC spummall. That’s not totally true. My thoughts also encompass grilling out and bbq and all those good things. Usually to go with that kind of food, you’ll still find me reaching (as fast as I can!) for a nice [...]
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*Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from Pasternak Imports. I’ll get to today’s wine in just a minute. First, a little story. I bought my very first bottle of wine in 1998. In Spain. On my Spanish class’ school trip. I knew zero, zip, zilch, about wine other than the fact that adults [...]
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*Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from the folks at Maryhill Winery. For white wines! Oh yes, the DC swamp has returned for the spummall. That would would be spring/summer/fall. Or what I used to call spring, summer, and fall when I lived somewhere with more distinguishable seasons. This year is felt like [...]
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*Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from the PR folks for Wines of Chile. Yum, yum, yum. A couple weeks ago a giant box of Sauvignon Blanc from Chile arrived on my doorstep. Lucky me! These wines were intended for me to participate in the Wines of Chile Online Tasting event where we [...]
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I hope everyone has a fantastic holiday weekend! Enjoy some good wine and fireworks! I’m on vacation this week, so no posts until I get back on July 12!
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*Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from Pasternak Wine Imports This wine has it all for $8. I don’t drink much Malbec from Argentina. I often find them to be just a bit too brash and wild for my taste. However, this Malbec had everything I like about Malbec and a great price [...]
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