Tim Lemke

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More than Value: Excellence at Esporão

April 25, 2025 Tim Lemke 0

For several years I’ve been screaming from the tree tops about the incredible deals to be found on Portuguese wines. And for me, “deal” does not just mean “cheap.” From the time I started this website, back in 2007, my mission has been to find wines that are both inexpensive and excellent! The wines produced […]

Domaine Bousquet Gran-Cabernet Sauvignon

Argentine Wine

4.5

Review: Domaine Bousquet Gran-Cabernet Sauvignon

March 15, 2025 Tim Lemke 0

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Over the years of reviewing wines on this site, I’ve featured a lot of wines from Domaine Bousquet. Simply put, I’ve become a fan of theirs for creating high-quality, delicious wines at a great value, while also following world-class sustainability practices. While they consistently release really good wines, the Gran-Cabernet Sauvignon that I’m highlighting in […]

Sauvignon Blanc

4.5

Review: Traversa, Sauvignon Blanc

January 18, 2025 Tim Lemke 0

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Wine makers and wine connoisseurs often talk about terroir. This is the idea that the place grapes are grown influences the characteristics of wine produced from those grapes. Many factors go into terroir, like daytime and nighttime temperatures, soil composition, rainfall, sunlight, etc. Some would even argue that people are a part of terroir, which […]

Albariño

4.5

Familia Deicas, Atlántico Sur Albariño

December 3, 2024 Tim Lemke 0

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One of the best strategies for finding great wine at great prices is to focus on regions that are under the radar. What I mean by that is regions that consistently produce good wine, but for whatever reason most people haven’t heard about it yet. Uruguay is one of those regions that I’ve been talking […]

Argentine Wine

4.5

Review: Gaia Pinot Noir Rosé

October 14, 2024 Tim Lemke 0

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Gaia is one of the wine brands produced by Domaine Bousquet, a producer I’ve written about extensively here. Pretty much every time I write about Domaine Bousquet, I talk about how they’re doing the right things (in my opinion) when it comes to making wine. And so, I’ll do that again. The name, Gaia, is […]

Chianti

4.5

Review: Santa Margherita, Chianti Classico Riserva

September 3, 2024 Tim Lemke 0

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This Friday, September 6th, is National Chianti Day and that’s as good of an excuse as any to have some Chianti. Although, truth be told, I don’t need an excuse. Chianti Classico is one of my “go to” wines. By that, I mean it’s a style of wine I choose often because it’s consistently pretty […]

Italian Wine

4.5

Review: Corvezzo, Prosecco DOC Rosé

August 27, 2024 Tim Lemke 0

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One of the appealing things about Prosecco is that it’s a sparkling wine that frequently costs less than many other sparklers. Sometimes, however, you find yourself wondering if that lower cost means lower quality. I believe you can find inexpensive Prosecco that offers outstanding quality. The wine I’m highlighting today is one such wine. The […]

Argentine Wine

4.5

Review: Domaine Bousquet Malbec

July 30, 2024 Tim Lemke 0

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When you shop for food and beverages, do you seek out organic products? I do, sometimes but not always. For me, it’s about striking a balance between quality and cost. If cost wasn’t a consideration, I would buy organic much more often. One of the reasons I became a fan of wines from Domaine Bousquet […]

Italian Wine

4.5

Review: FIOL Prosecco DOC Rosé

July 9, 2024 Tim Lemke 0

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When the summer heat kicks into high gear, many wine lovers want to have lighter, chilled wines, like Prosecco. Many of you probably already know that Prosecco is a sparkling wine from northern Italy, made using the Charmat method. The Charmat method involves putting the wine into pressurized stainless steel tanks during secondary fermentation in […]

Red Wines

4.5

Review: Cerro Del Toro Tannat

June 5, 2024 Tim Lemke 0

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Summer is here, which means ’tis the season. No, not the season for crisp, chilled white or rosé wines. Well… I guess that too, but that’s not what I’m writing about today. I’ll get to those soon. What I’m talking about today is it ’tis the season to fire up the grill and make a […]

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