*Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from Bottlenotes. Quite a while ago, the folks from Bottlenotes contacted me about trying their wine club service. I did, and I wrote up the bottles at various times. Along the way, I wrote a review of one of the wines that I didn’t particularly like and [...]
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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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*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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*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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*Disclaimer: I received this bottle as a sample from Bottlenotes as part of a blogger club trial. Here’s a hint to tell which photos I take and which ones Matt takes: 9 times out of ten I take photos on the table and he takes them on the counter! The wine for the evening was [...]
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*Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from Bottlenotes. Or rather, to a Pinotage/Shiraz blend. I received this wine quite a while ago as a part of a blogger trial of Bottlenotes. For the trial, I was given a credit at Bottlenotes which I could use to try out any of their wineclubs. I [...]
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*Disclaimer: I received this bottle of wine from Bottlenotes as part of a sample pack. Several months ago (okay, perhaps more like 6 months ago) a PR firm for the wine club and online wine store Bottlenotes contacted me and asked if I would like to participate in a blogger trial of their online wine [...]
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