*Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from the winery. For dinner tonight we tried the 2007 J. Keverson Starkey’s Court Chardonnay. It had a real cork closure and clocked in at 14.2% alcohol by volume. I see that the current vintage is the 2008, retailing for $32. I’ve heard great things about the [...]
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Today is my and Matt’s 5th wedding anniversary. Five years certainly went by very quickly. Many changes over these last five years as well. Who would have thought that a blind date 10 years ago would lead to a marriage and my beautiful daughter! This year we are celebrating in Vegas as I’m off speaking [...]
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*Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from F. Wildman Imports Tonight’s wine was the 2009 Hugel Riesling. It had a Diam closure, clocked in at 12% alcohol by volume, and retails for somewhere between $15-$19. Four takeaways from this wine: 1.) You can always count on Hugel to be a good bet for [...]
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*Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from the PR folks for the brand. Tonight we tried the 2009 Blackstone Winemaker’s Select Pinot Noir. It had a plastic cork, clocked in at 13.5% alcohol by volume and retails for about $7-$8. Four takeaways from this wine: 1.) A heavy hand with the oak on [...]
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*Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from the PR folks for Tapeña Wines. The whites flow like water in our house. It is close to 100 degrees here every day and the humidity. Oh the humidity. The weather cries out for tart white wines or a cold cold beer. Something I have also [...]
*Disclaimer: I received this wine to participate in a Wines of Chile online tasting. I’ve previously talked (written?) about the Wines of Chile online tastings that I sometimes participate in. For this one, the tasting focused on Carmenere based wines. Carmenere can, for me, still be a pretty wild and untamed grape. One of the [...]
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*Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from the PR folks for the brand. Today’s wine is the NV Broadbent Vinho Verde. It clocks in at 9% alcohol by volume, has a real cork closure, and retails for $8. In keeping with my earlier post this week, I’m trying a slightly different format here [...]
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*Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from the PR company for Markham Vineyards. Community activism + wine = Markham’s Mark of Distinction. Three years ago Markham Vineyards began a program called “Markham Mark of Distinction,” inviting charities to apply for a $25,000 grant in order to make a tangible difference in their communities. [...]
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