*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 [...]
Getting my Garnacha on
Posted on July 7, 2011 by Sonadora
*Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from the PR folks for Tapeña. Fruity and light. That’s pretty much what I look for in a red wine as the temperature creeps up to the high 90s. Unless I’m inside where we keep the AC running. In which case, it feels like winter and I’ll [...]
Cava Time
Posted on May 24, 2011 by Sonadora
*Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from Pasternak Imports Bubbles! We all know how much I love bubbles. In 2010 (or was it 2009? My years are starting to blend together…) I made it a goal to drink more bubbles. I did pretty well with that goal and as a result we’ve incorporated [...]
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Digging on Garnacha Blanca
Posted on May 23, 2011 by Sonadora
*Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from Savorian Wines. Or Grenache Blanc if you prefer. I’ve only had a few bottles of Garnacha Blanca in my time as a [wannabe] wino. Based on those, I can say that I really enjoy the grape. Quite some time ago I tried the Curran Grenache Blanc [...]
More New Grapes!
Posted on March 29, 2011 by Sonadora
*Disclaimer: I received this as a sample from Pasternak Imports. This wine combines a couple of my favorite things: bubbles and interesting grapes! I’m still on the hunt for more grapes to try in hopes of some day making the Double-Century Club. Which, I should really submit my application since I finished up my Century [...]
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A Party Temprañillo
Posted on February 24, 2011 by Sonadora
*Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from Gallo Family Wines I’ve had Martin Codax wines before. In fact, I used to frequently purchase the Albariño, finding it to be a good deal for what you got in the bottle. The same can be said for the Temprañillo, especially at the $10 price tag [...]
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Light and Bright
Posted on September 30, 2010 by Sonadora
*Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from the folks at Pasternak Imports. As I mentioned, we’re finally easing out of the DC spummall and into (slightly) cooler temperatures. And the humidity is gone, at last. So that means red wine! But I’m looking at the gateway red wines (ha), of the lighter variety [...]
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Bubbles and New Grapes!
Posted on June 4, 2010 by Sonadora
Buying this bottle of wine might help you get 3 grapes for your Century Club application! It added two more to my list on my (slow) quest to reach 200. So I’m at about 208 now. At this rate I’ll make it in 10 years! I picked up this bottle of Cava Barcino from Domaine [...]
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Soft Tempranillo
Posted on February 28, 2010 by Sonadora
*Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from the PR folks representing this brand. Tonight we pulled the 2006 Campo Viejo Crianza Tempranillo from the racks. It had a real cork closure, clocked in at 13.5% alcohol by volume, and I see it retails for about $9. I served this with leftover lamb pie [...]
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