*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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*Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample. I’ve previously written about this same wine, during the holiday season of 2009. I enjoyed it then, and am always willing to give it another shot. The Biltmore Estates Blanc de Blancs Brut is a non-vintage wine, though this particular release has a lower alcohol content than [...]
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*Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from Pasternak Imports. When I think of sparkling wine from Italy, my mind goes immediately to Prosecco. I’m not actually sure that I’ve had sparkling wine from Italy made from other grapes before this bottle, so I was interested to give it a try. The Valdo Nerello [...]
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*Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from the PR folks for Bargrationi Wines. We’re nearing the end of 2010 in case you hadn’t noticed. Almost hard for me to believe. It seems years go by faster as you get older. At least for me it does. You might recall that one of my [...]
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*Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from the PR folks for Bagrationi. I’ve had wine from a few far flung places. But most of my wine drinking experience comes from larger producing countries, like the US, France, Australia, etc. Once in a while I get a chance to taste wine from somewhere totally [...]
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Well, that’s not QUITE true, but it’s the last of the bubbles I have that I haven’t written about. I’ve got some nice Roederer tucked away, but I’ve written about the Roederer before! Not that it will stop me from writing about it again, but I do like to bring you some variety. Spring definitely [...]
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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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I continue on my quest to taste lots of sparkling wines this year! While I’m totally failing at the rest of my goals (read books, write about restaurants, etc…..) I am knocking this bubbly one out of the park. So a 1/3win? Books should pick up soon though as I begin a hectic travel schedule [...]
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I am pretty much kicking some serious butt at my goal of drinking more bubbles this year. We’ve had more sparkling wine in the first half of 2010 than I think I’ve covered in all 4 years of writing this blog. Such a painful and hard goal too… I’ve had lots of help from Jill [...]
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As I’ve mentioned a dozen or so times this year, one of my goals for the year is to drink more bubbly. Lots more bubbly. Helping me along the way is Jill of DomaineLA who happens to have a never-ending supply of interesting bubbly to sell to me to help me along the way. Which [...]
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