*Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from the PR folks for the brand. Although our weather is turning a little cooler here, I’m still tossing plenty of white wines into the mix. Even at only 80 today the humidity is a bear. Hunting in the basement I went for the 2010 Napa Cellars [...]
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2009 Decibel Hawkes Bay Sauvignon Blanc. The wine comes from a sustainable vineyard. White pepper, lime, nice acidity. Isn’t a mouth-puckering sauvignon blanc from New Zealand at all. Currently distributed in PA, NY, and NJ. Stone fruit, stones, citrus zest, with some cream. very nicely done. 100% stainless, but lees stirred. Retails for $16 and [...]
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*Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from the PR folks for Wines of Chile Even though the weather refuses to cooperate, I am steadfastly refusing to accept the fact that spring is not here. Though honestly, it’s almost the middle of April and still cold and rainy. I swear I saw frost on [...]
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*Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from Cornerstone Cellars. Who wants it to be spring? ME! I’m entirely over the winter weather and I fear we are going to jump straight into the heat of summer without a stopover in my favorite season. For the spring, I usually except low 70s- mid-70s, warm [...]
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*Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from Rodney Strong Vineyards So how about we spring into a more spring-like wine? Corny? Indeed. But so is waiting for a large rodent to see its shadow or not every year. Plus, it’s 20 degrees here as a I write this…so I’m not seeing any sign [...]
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*Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from the Wines of Chile PR folks. And it usually works fairly well, in terms of how I take notes and write up bottles of wine. Whomever opens the wine takes the pictures. Then, I taste with dinner. After dinner, I move over to my little couch [...]
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*Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample in order to participate in a Wines of Chile online tasting. In what might have been my favorite wines of Chile tasting yet, a box of Sauvignon Blanc arrived at my doors. What a way to my heart, I love Sauvignon Blanc all the time, but especially [...]
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*Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample in order to participate in a Taste Live event. I guess it must have been about a month ago (yikes, I’m a little behind here…) I joined my fellow winos for a Taste Live event exploring Nautilus Wines from Marlborough. Color me excited, I love wine from [...]
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*Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from the PR folks for Wines of Chile. Yum, yum, yum. A couple weeks ago a giant box of Sauvignon Blanc from Chile arrived on my doorstep. Lucky me! These wines were intended for me to participate in the Wines of Chile Online Tasting event where we [...]
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*Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from Quivira Winery. Though I am a member of their wine club as well. Quite some time ago I wrote about the Quivira Sauvignon Blanc Complete, which is their barrel aged Sauvignon Blanc. I commented that while it also had its merits, I preferred the other, non-oaked [...]
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