*Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from F. Wildman. I find Torrontes to be a love it or hate it kind of grape. I lean towards loving it, but at times it can have an off-putting “lemon pledge” quality to the nose. Thankfully that was not the case here. We opened up the [...]
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*Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from the winery. For dinner tonight we tried the 2007 J. Keverson Starkey’s Court Chardonnay. It had a real cork closure and clocked in at 14.2% alcohol by volume. I see that the current vintage is the 2008, retailing for $32. I’ve heard great things about the [...]
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*Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from F. Wildman Imports Tonight’s wine was the 2009 Hugel Riesling. It had a Diam closure, clocked in at 12% alcohol by volume, and retails for somewhere between $15-$19. Four takeaways from this wine: 1.) You can always count on Hugel to be a good bet for [...]
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*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 [...]
*Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from the PR folks for the brand. Today’s wine is the NV Broadbent Vinho Verde. It clocks in at 9% alcohol by volume, has a real cork closure, and retails for $8. In keeping with my earlier post this week, I’m trying a slightly different format here [...]
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2009 Llana Estacado from Texas. Gewurztraminer, Viognier, Riesling, and Muscat Canellini. I’ve never had a Texas wine before. This one smells quite sweet. The Gewruztraminer is very present on the nose with spice, honeysuckle, and pear. THe palate is no where near as sweet as I expected. Very light and bright and on the dry [...]
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*Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample in order to participate in a Taste Live Event. Here’s a Torrontes that meets all the characteristics I want when I have a bottle of it. Lovely nose, good acidity, great citrus flavors, and more. And a decent price point. Can’t beat that. The 2009 Crios Torrontes [...]
*Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample to participate in a Wines of Argentina Taste Live Event One step closer to being caught up with my tasting notes! I can say with almost 100% certainty that I had never had a Viognier from Argentina prior to this event. I love Viognier though, so it [...]
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*Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample to participate in a Wines of Argentina Taste Live Event I don’t know that I had ever had an Argentinian Chardonnay prior to this tasting event. I’m not seeing any in my previous tasting notes, so I’m guessing the answer is no. This event provided the opportunity [...]
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*Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample in order to participate in a Wines of Argentina Taste Live Event. Same disclaimer as the last wine from this tasting….I’m just behind on writing up my notes. Torrontes is a wine that I have a love/hate relationship with. When it’s done right, I find Torrontes to [...]
