*Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from the folks at Pasternak Imports. As I mentioned, we’re finally easing out of the DC spummall and into (slightly) cooler temperatures. And the humidity is gone, at last. So that means red wine! But I’m looking at the gateway red wines (ha), of the lighter variety [...]
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*Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from Gallo Family Wines. I found this wine hiding in a box I thought was empty in the basement. That occasionally happens given the size of my basement and the number of boxes down there. I can’t even remember the last time I opened one of my [...]
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Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from the winery. As I grow increasingly desperate for the cooler weather to arrive, (hear that Mother Nature? 89 in late September? What’s up with that?) so I can wear sweaters and pick apples, my thoughts continue to turn to bone-warming big red wines. In that vein, [...]
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I don’t know where this wine came from. I’m leaning toward that it must have been a sample from the Wines of Chile folks, but I can’t recall when I did a tasting with them that wasn’t Carmenere or Sauvignon Blanc. Unless this came from the Carmenere tasting, though it’s not a mainly Carmenere based [...]
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*Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from the PR folks for the Wines of Chile. I have a bunch of Carmenere in my basement. I was supposed to participate in a Carmenere tasting quite some time ago, but I got sick and was unable to fully participate since my nose and palate were [...]
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*Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from Maryhill Winery. An ode to Viognier: Viognier, I love your flowery aromas, your lingering citrus, your slightly oily mouthfeel. I could drink you all day and never want for more… Ok, enough with the bad poetry. In all seriousness, I LOVE LOVE LOVE Viognier. I wish [...]
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*Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from the producer. I’ve tried this wine in other vintages. Out of the offerings under the Big House label, this is far and away the best and the best value. The 2009 Big House White is very similar to the 2008 I wrote about last time I [...]
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