*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 Rodney Strong Vineyards. Who loves Pinot Noir? Me me me me! (Picture me jumping up and down with my hand up in the air.) I recently had the good fortune of participating in a Taste Live event focused on Pinot Noir from 3 different AVAs in [...]
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*Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from Sean Minor Wines The current vintage of this wine is a 2009. Somehow this 2007 got a little lost in my basement. But that’s okay, we still enjoyed it! Especially since it’s a Pinot that retails for under $15 and stays true to the Pinot Noir [...]
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*Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from Rodney Strong Vineyards Rodney Strong, in my humble opinion produces some really great wines at some really great values. I’ve always enjoyed their Charlotte’s Home Sauvignon Blanc and many of their Chardonnays. I think they really shine with their Reserve Pinot Noir though, and I was [...]
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*Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from the PR folks for Jacob’s Creek. I honestly don’t expect much from a $9 Pinot Noir. I expect even less from a $9 Pinot Noir from Australia. I tried this wine with some trepidation, having not experiences much Pinot Noir from Australia and thinking about the [...]
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*Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample in order to participate in a Taste Live event. In the summer, if I’m going to drink a red wine, it’s either going to be a red on the lighter end of the spectrum or a giant Zin to go with my BBQ. We haven’t been doing [...]
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*Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from the folks at Lange Twins Winery. “You got your cats and rats and elephants, but sure as you’re born, you’re never gonna see no unicorn…” Under $20 Pinot Noir that actually tastes like Pinot Noir is sort of like the wine world’s unicorn. It’s mythical, lots [...]
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Despite what it sometimes may look like here, I actually do buy a lot of wine. In the last year or so I haven’t been drinking as much of my own wine given the number of samples that show up at my door. However, rest assured that the Wannabe Wino Cellar is growing at an [...]
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*Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from Gallo Family Wineries. I’ve had a few Pinot Noirs from New Zealand. Mostly at a Wines of New Zealand tasting I went to last Spring where there were dozens to taste. I think this is the first time I’ve actually sat down with a a bottle [...]
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*Disclaimer: I didn’t pay for this wine. It was a freebie given to me at the Wine Blogger Conference. = heaven in a glass. We’ve been trying to expand our culinary repertoire here at la casa de Wannabe Wino lately and to do so we’ve been using this cookbook I snagged years ago called “A [...]
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