Tim Lemke

4.5

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

4.5

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 […]

Reviews

Review: Vermut Flores Rosé

June 19, 2023 Tim Lemke 0

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The wine I’m featuring today is a little bit different than most of the wines I write about. This one is a vermouth. I would venture to guess that a lot of people only think of vermouth as a mixer for cocktails. While vermouth is often used as a cocktail ingredient, it is actually a […]

Domaine Bousquet Gran Cabernet Sauvignon

Argentine Wine

4.5

Review: Domaine Bousquet Gran Organic Cabernet Sauvignon

May 29, 2023 Tim Lemke 0

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A good bottle of Cabernet Sauvignon can be pricey. You can easily spend $35, $50, $80 or more for a single bottle. But you don’t need to spend that much to have a great bottle of wine. This Gran Organic Cabernet Sauvignon from Domain Bousquet has a suggested retail price of $18 and I would […]

Red Wines

4.5

Alto de la Ballena, Tannat Viognier

May 8, 2023 Tim Lemke 0

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A wine blend you may have come across at some point in your life is Syrah-Viognier. It may not seem intuitive to add a white wine with intense, perfume-like aromas (i.e., Viognier) to a full-bodied red wine with concentrated dark fruit, spice and tannic characteristics (i.e., Syrah), but it works… really well. The Viognier, which […]

Portuguese Wine

4.5

Review: Marquês de Borba Colheita White

April 23, 2023 Tim Lemke 0

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I am what some might call a wine nerd. Part of what drives my interest in wine is curiosity. I love being able to explore different regions, different grapes, different production methods and more through the context of wine. Wine regions that use native, regional grapes is one of the things I often look for […]

Reviews

4.5

Review: Bracco Bosca, Ombú, Moscatel

April 2, 2023 Tim Lemke 0

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You may have heard of Moscatel, also known as Muscatel, Muscat or Muscat of Alexandria. You may have even tasted one before. But it’s unlikely that you’ve had one like this! Moscatel, Muscat or whatever you prefer to call it, is typically vinified into a sweet wine. It’s also one of the grapes used to […]

Californian Wine

4.5

Review: Bonterra Sauvignon Blanc

March 12, 2023 Tim Lemke 0

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It’s mid-March and we’ve already had our first taste of spring here in Cincinnati. We’ve had some warm days, getting into the 70s. The magnolia trees and daffodils are blossoming. And I’m seeing buds on bushes and grapevines around my yard. That first taste of spring makes my palate crave more summer-oriented wines, like Sauvignon […]

Porta da Ravessa Special Edition White Wine

Portuguese Wine

4.5

Review: Porta da Ravessa Special Edition White

February 26, 2023 Tim Lemke 0

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Inflation. It’s everywhere you look these days. Recently, the price of eggs seems to be the item I hear people talking about the most. But inflation is impacting prices across the board. As a result, shoppers are changing how they shop, whether that’s buying less, using more coupons, only buying things when they’re on sale […]

Cabernet Sauvignon

4.5

Review: Pam’s UN-Oaked Cabernet

February 5, 2023 Tim Lemke 0

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When I came across the wine I’m reviewing today, I was super curious and interested to taste it. This wine comes from Ron Rubin Winery in Sonoma, California. I’ve reviewed some of their wines before and I’ve always been impressed with them, including Pam’s UN-Oaked Chardonnay. The 2021 vintage of Pam’s UN-Oaked Cabernet is the […]

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