*Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from Rodney Strong. Although our weather is still oddly behaving as if it’s spring rather than winter, I’m getting in the big red wines while I still am in the winter mindset! We have had a few random colds days here and there, and that’s when we [...]
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*Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from Cornerstone Cellars We actually got some snow the other day/night in VA. In October. That is pretty much unheard of for this area of the country. The snow turned my thoughts to the big red wines that have been patiently waiting in my cellar all summer [...]
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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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*Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from the winery. No, not really. I’m done with formal education myself. 4 years of college + 3 more of law school seems quite sufficient, thank you very much! I’m talking about tonight’s wine, the 2008 Liberty School Cab Sauvignon from Paso Robles. It retails for around [...]
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*Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from Rodney Strong Vineyards Baking spices peppered the nose of this wine, causing thoughts of Christmas cookies to dance in my head. We just started in on the HOT weather here and I’m already dreaming of Christmas. Though can you blame me? Christmas will be extra special [...]
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*Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from Cornerstone Cellars And one that you should really check out. Few and far between (in my humble opinion) do you find a Napa Cab in the under $50 price range that actually display all the hallmarks of a good, solid Cab without the heavy hand of [...]
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*Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from Folio Winemakers. I’ve written before about Folio Winemakers. (And a brief line about this wine before…my notes from 2 years ago actually track fairly well with these new notes!). The whole concept is a Michael Mondavi project, where wines are imported from various countries as well [...]
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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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*Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from Jordan Winery. Deserves a lovely bottle of Cabernet Sauvignon to complement it. And as we happened to have some perfectly delightful cuts of meat to grill up the other night, I decided to dig into a box sent to me from Jordan Winery, knowing I’d find [...]
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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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