Tasting Notes 12/2/11
Inspired by the TV version of "Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer" BROKENWOOD SEMILLON 2010 Like Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, this wine may be different, but it’s no nitwit and no misfit. Mineral driven aromas...
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BLACK FRIDAY TASTING, 11/25/11 SEGURA VIUDAS BRUT RESERVA If your shopping list includes wines from Wine Enthusiast’s list of Top 100 Values, then this is a great place to start. Coming in at #19 for 2011,...
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December 21st marks the beginning of winter and the shortest day of the year. It's also gonna be cold, which means Sangria is absolutely out of the question. How about something warm instead? Like mulled wine. ...
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Due to the overwhelming popularity of our Bubbly tasting last month, and as an olive branch to all the people who were upset about not being able to make it, we're doing it again! This Wednesday, December 14th,...
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Vision is a precious thing. It allows us to experience so much beauty - from nature, to art, to the glory of a child's smile. But when it comes to tasting wine, vision helps us cheat a little, doesn't it? We...
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What better way to kick off the New Year's weekend than with a retrospective tasting of some of our favorite wines from 2011? Granted, there were a lot of those. A ton. A boatload. Because, you see, we're...
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Friday, December 23rd is Christmas Eve Eve, which sounds to us like a great excuse for a party. In that spirit - and we're always in some kind of a spirit around here - we're throwing a tasting party featuring,...
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They say it's better to give than receive But is this something that we should believe? Some might say "just look out for yourselves After all, there's no Santa, and there aren't any elves" But to us this...
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The holidays mean a lot of things: peace on earth, goodwill toward men, joy to the world, feliz navidad, and the jingle bell rock. They also mean big red wines and strong dessert wines. In other...
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It's a great job we have here, tasting wines, evaluating them, and bringing in the very best. Definitely better than some other jobs we could think of. Like inspecting underwear before it gets packaged for...
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