Dievole Fourplay Rosso

March 8th, 2010 | 1 Comment | email this | digg it | trackback

Published in Italian Wine, Red Blend, Red Wines

One of the things that wine geeks like me get geeked out about is tasting wine varieties that we don’t get to taste every day. Here’s a red blend that’s packed with four varieties that are native to Sicily. Those varieties include Frappato Nero, Nerello Cappuccio, Nebello Mascalese and Nero d’Avola, blended at 25% of [...]

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X Winery Red X Blend

September 29th, 2009 | No Comments | email this | digg it | trackback

Published in Californian Wine, Red Blend, Red Wines

It seems that every time I taste a wine from X Winery I can’t wait to taste the next one. And with the Red X, that tradition continues. Here’s a double review for you of both the 2006 and 2007 Red X, a red blend they produce that’s definitely worth a try.
2006 Red X
This vintage [...]

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Les Deux Rives Corbières Rouge

July 15th, 2009 | 1 Comment | email this | digg it | trackback

Published in French Wine, Red Blend, Red Wines

I’m excited to be reviewing another French wine today as so often I’ve found that French wines are stylistically aligned to my taste preferences. This wine comes from the Corbières appellation in the Languedoc-Roussillon region in Southern France. This is along the Mediterranean Coast, south of the Cotes du Rhone region, where I’ve found many [...]

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Mazzoni Toscana Rosso

July 12th, 2009 | No Comments | email this | digg it | trackback

Published in Italian Wine, Red Blend, Red Wines

At times I’ve heard some wine lovers contemplate their preferences between old world and new world wines. Personally, there are things I like about both. Each style can be enjoyable in its own way.
But what if you could get the best of both worlds in one wine? That’s the idea with Mazzoni, a Super Tuscan [...]

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Clif Bar – The Climber Red Wine

June 30th, 2009 | 3 Comments | email this | digg it | trackback

Published in Californian Wine, Red Blend, Red Wines

The headline is not a typo. The folks who create those tasty organic Clif Bars are now in the wine business too via the Clif Family Winery. My reaction to hearing about this was mixed. On one hand I thought it was great, after all, Clif Bars are pretty good and they [...]

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Veramonte Primus Red Blend

June 22nd, 2009 | 2 Comments | email this | digg it | trackback

Published in Chilean Wine, Red Blend, Red Wines

I’ve long been a fan of white wines from Veramonte. Both their Chardonnay and their Sauvignon Blanc have garnered great ratings on this site. I was less thrilled with their Cabernet Sauvignon, but I was glad to have the opportunity to try another red wine from Veramonte. And this one is good!
Primus is a Bordeaux-style [...]

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Haras Character, Chilean Red Blend

June 22nd, 2009 | No Comments | email this | digg it | trackback

Published in Chilean Wine, Red Blend, Red Wines

Nothing goes better with wine than raising thoroughbred horses. Or wait, I thought it was cheese. Yes, cheese goes great with wine. But entrepreneur Eduardo Matte has made a pairing of wine production and raising thoroughbred horses at his estate, named Haras de Pirque. The estate is named after Chile’s oldest thoroughbred breeding stud. And [...]

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