Tim Lemke

Red Wines

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Review: Garzón Reserva Tannat

March 21, 2024 Tim Lemke 0

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I’ve been writing about value wines since 2007 and one reliable trick I’ve used over the years for finding wines of exceptional value is to look for wines from under the radar regions. It comes down to simple supply and demand. If you buy wines from the most well-known wine regions, you’re probably going to […]

Argentine Wine

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Review: Gaia Malbec Nouveau

February 22, 2024 Tim Lemke 0

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I was intrigued when I first saw the name of this wine, Malbec Nouveau. The “Nouveau” part of the name, I assume, is an homage to Beaujolais Nouveau — which is a French wine released each fall as a first release of wine from that vintage. Nouveau translates to mean “new” in English. In the […]

Domaine Bousquet Methode Traditionnelle Brut

Argentine Wine

4.5

Review: Domaine Bousquet, Méthode Traditionnelle Brut

January 28, 2024 Tim Lemke 0

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I am a big fan of sparkling wine, bubbly, bubbles… whatever you prefer to call it. Just don’t call it Champagne unless it comes from the Champagne region of France. Good bubbly is being produced in wine regions around the world. To me, sparkling wine is one of the most food friendly types of wine […]

Carmenere

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Review: Morandé, Vitis Unica Carménère

December 6, 2023 Tim Lemke 0

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I’ve recently been doing a short series on Carménère, highlighting the new styles winemakers are producing from this once thought to be lost grape. It was once one of the grapes used to produce Bordeaux until 1867, when a pest called phylloxera destroyed most of the vineyards in Europe and completely decimated Carménère vineyards there. […]

Carmenere

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Review: In Situ Reserva Carménère

November 17, 2023 Tim Lemke 0

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Last week I published a post about Luma Chequén Gran Reserva Carménère and highlighted the new approach many producers in Chile are taking with Carménère. In a nutshell, producers are embracing the pyrazine qualities of Carménère to showcase the true essence of this grape. So as not to repeat myself, you can read that previous […]

Carmenere

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Luma Chequén Gran Reserva Carménère

November 7, 2023 Tim Lemke 2

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Let me begin by saying, “I was wrong about Carménère.” This is not the first time I’ve had to admit being wrong and it won’t be the last. But fortunately, I’m willing to own up to it when I’m wrong and change my thinking… which, in my humble opinion, is more important than being right […]

Argentine Wine

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Review: Virgen, Organic Red Blend

October 9, 2023 Tim Lemke 2

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It’s interesting to think about the idea of organic products when you look at it through the history of time. 100 years ago, most things that you could buy in a supermarket would be considered organic, by current standards, but they weren’t marketed that way because it wasn’t something people thought about at the time. […]

Argentine Wine

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Review: Domaine Bousquet Sparkling Rosé

September 13, 2023 Tim Lemke 0

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It’s been several weeks since I’ve posted any wine reviews, because life happened. I recently had shoulder surgery, which left me with one working arm. While I could have typed up a review, it would have been slow and frustrating to type with one hand. So, I took a little break to recover. Now, I […]

Italian Wine

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Masciarelli, Colline Teatine Rosato

July 28, 2023 Tim Lemke 0

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Rosé can be made from any red wine grape. It’s produced by pressing the grapes and fermenting the juice without the grape skins. Red wine, on the other hand, is fermented with the skins of the grapes along with the juice, and the deep red color comes from the skins. Although rosé can be produced […]

Italian Wine

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Masciarelli Montepulciano d’Abruzzo

July 9, 2023 Tim Lemke 0

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If you’re reading this, there’s a good chance you’re like me and seek out good, bargain-priced wines. Finding those hidden gems is sometimes about knowing a specific brand to seek out, sometimes it’s about knowing a certain region that delivers good QPR (quality-to-price ratio) and sometimes it’s knowing the right grapes to seek out. In […]

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