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Brancott Gisborne Unoaked Chardonnay

August 1, 2007 Tim Lemke 0

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I’ve started tasting wines for the upcoming Wine Blogging Wednesday #36. And since I have five wines that I’ll be reviewing, I thought I would go ahead and preview one of them. Truth be told, I’m previewing this one mostly because I had such a great meal with this wine and I want to share […]

Cheapskate Wednesday

July 30, 2007 Tim Lemke 0

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I just got a note from one of my favorite online wine stores, winestilsoldout.com, that this week on August 1 is Cheapskate Wednesday. As you can see by their ads on my site, of course they are one of my favorites. Cheapskate Wednesday is a marathon type event starting Wednesday at midnight with 48 wines for […]

Familia Sanchez Tempranillo Blend

July 29, 2007 Tim Lemke 0

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I stopped by Wild Oats after dinner last night to pick up some dessert to go. I found some awesome looking chocolate chunk brownies and on the way home was thinking “I need to open a nice bottle of red to enjoy with these.” So I got home and reviewed the selections on hand – […]

Vega Sindoa Tempranillo Blend

July 25, 2007 Tim Lemke 0

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Today it’s a followup to Tasting Tempranillo with a Tempranillo Blend. This one is Vega Sindoa 2005Red Wine, which is 70% Tempranillo and 30% Merlot. It comes from the Navarra region in Spain. Similar to the Osborne Solaz Tempranillo Blend, I again was pleased with this compared to most pure Tempranillo that I tried. There was a […]

Fetzer Valley Oaks Chardonnay

July 23, 2007 Tim Lemke 0

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Today I tasted Fetzer Valley Oaks Chardonnay. A bit over-oaked and under-acid.

Alice White Chardonnay

July 22, 2007 Tim Lemke 0

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Well it’s back to the Chardonnay Challenge. I still have a number of chardonnays to taste–and I haven’t even gotten to the naked chardonnay for wine blogging wednesday #36 yet. Sorry to the chardonnay haters out there, but I’ll get on to some other varietals before too long. I promise. But for now, let’s check […]

Osborne Solaz Tempranillo Blend

July 16, 2007 Tim Lemke 0

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Today has been an exciting wine day. In part because I tried Osborne Solaz Tempranillo Blend for the first time (yummy). But that’s not all. The Wine Blogging Wednesday #35 roundup was published (with my first appearance) and the topic for WBW #36 was announced — Let’s Get Naked. No that’s not what you think. The theme […]

Two Buck Chuck Wins Award

July 14, 2007 Tim Lemke 0

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A little news item I stumbled across, Charles Shaw Chardonnay recently won top honors in the California State Fair wine competition. It beat out 350 other California Chardonnays in a blind tasting to win the double gold. This wine is commonly referred to as “Two Buck Chuck” and is sold exclusively at Trader Joes. In […]

Tasting Tempranillo

July 11, 2007 Tim Lemke 0

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Although I’m not quite finished with the Chardonnay Challenge, I’m going to interrupt that series to take part in Wine Blogging Wednesday. I’m so excited to be taking part in Wine Blogging Wednesday (WBW). Although it’s my first, this is WBW #35 and the theme is Spanish Wines for under $10. One month after I […]

Concannon Central Coast Chardonnay, Buttery & Oaky

July 8, 2007 Tim Lemke 0

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I’ll keep this one short and to the point. I tried Concannon Central Coast Chardonnay 2004 tonight and it is good if you’re into a classic buttery chardonnay with a nice touch of oak. The fruit is nice too — pear and nectarine. It has a nice long finish. I think it’s a bit more complex […]

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