Tim Lemke

Forest Glen Pinot Noir

November 16, 2010 Tim Lemke 0

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Almost one year ago, to the day, we reviewed the 2008 Forest Glen Pinot Noir and we were pretty much floored by quality of it at such a cheap price. This is a bargain-brand wine that is mass produced by mega-wine-producer Bronco Wine Company. It’s not a wine that at a glance you expect to […]

Masked Rider Pinot Noir

November 15, 2010 Tim Lemke 0

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If there’s one thing you can’t accuse Masked Rider wines of doing, it’s marketing with the same old clichés that so many others use. This is one name and label that’s easy to remember, because it’s unique in the wine world. No regal designed labels, no family names, no critters — unless you consider the […]

Leyda Classic Pinot Noir

November 14, 2010 Tim Lemke 0

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We’ve recently reviewed a couple Chilean pinot noirs from the Casablanca Valley, which were pretty tasty, and today we’re tasting wine from a region a little further south than Casablanca Valley, called Leyda Valley. This is a specific DOC within San Antonio Valley, and was just formally recognized as a DOC in 2002. Viña Leyda […]

Dashwood Pinot Noir

November 8, 2010 Tim Lemke 0

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I have to admit that while I’ve tasted a lot of pinot noir, I haven’t tasted much from New Zealand. It’s not that I have anything against the region, I just haven’t come across a lot of NZ pinot noir at tastings I’ve attended. And it’s unfortunate that I haven’t had much, as New Zealand […]

Humberto Canale Estate Pinot Noir

November 6, 2010 Tim Lemke 0

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One of the exciting parts of being a wine writer is the seemingly endless variety of places, styles and types of wine you can find. Despite the fact that California, France, Australia, Italy, Chile and Spain seem to dominate the wine shelves in the US, there is wine produced in every corner of the globe. […]

William Cole Columbine Special Reserve Pinot Noir

November 3, 2010 Tim Lemke 3

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As we mentioned in another recent review, Chile isn’t really known for pinot noir. But there have been a few Chilean pinots that we’ve tasted that have impressed us recently, like this one. The William Cole Columbine Special Reserve pinot noir comes from the Casablanca Valley. This area is generally known as a cool-climate region […]

Main Street Winery Pinot Noir

November 2, 2010 Tim Lemke 1

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Would you expect to find a Napa Valley pinot noir for under $20? It’s not unheard of but still not that common. Which is why I was excited to taste this one from Main Street Winery. Main Street Winery is one of several brands in the Trinchero Family Estates family. And although the Main St. […]

Veramonte Ritual Pinot Noir

October 29, 2010 Tim Lemke 0

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Although I’m a big fan of Chilean wines, one thing they haven’t really built a strong reputation for yet is pinot noir. Some might even say they’ve struggled with it. But I’ve noticed improvements in Chilean pinot noir over the past couple years and hopefully this is a great example of even more good things […]

Dashwood Sauvignon Blanc

October 22, 2010 Tim Lemke 0

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This is going to be a quick, to-the-point review. It’s another Sauvignon Blanc from Marlborough, New Zealand, and this is from the Dashwood brand. I know some folks in the wine world don’t like to use the word, “brand” but that’s what it is. Anyway, Dashwood is produced by Vavasour — which, as I mentioned […]

Wines of Chile – Red Blends

October 16, 2010 Tim Lemke 2

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This past week I took part in an online wine tasting organized by Wines of Chile, an organization that works to promote Chilean wine around the world. This particular tasting was put together specifically for wine bloggers, like me. It’s an opportunity for bloggers to taste some wines they might not have otherwise tasted, and […]

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