Styles

Veramonte Reserva Sauvignon Blanc

August 18, 2010 Tim Lemke

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This isn’t the first time we’ve reviewed the Veramonte Reserva Sauvignon Blanc.  The 2008 vintage was exceptional.  It’s one of those wines that was memorable and thus became a “go t0” wine.  If we needed a good Sauvignon Blanc and didn’t want to put much thought to it, Veramonte was our choice.  And with this […]

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Haras Sauvignon Blanc

August 17, 2010 Tim Lemke

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It should come as no surprise to anyone whose been reading this site for some time that Chile is one of our favorite regions for Sauvignon Blanc.  But what you might not have noticed is that our favorite Chilean SB (shorthand for Sauvignon Blanc) usually come from the Casablanca Valley region.   But with this wine […]

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Reál Sangria – White Sangria Drink

August 16, 2010 Tim Lemke

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OK, so here’s a review that’s a little different than most that we do here, due to the fact that this is really a “wine drink” rather than just a wine.  In other words, flavors were added— citrus flavors, to be exact.  Given that fact, I’m not going to give it a score, because my […]

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Big House Red

August 14, 2010 Tim Lemke

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A few months back I decided to fill out an application for the Wine Century Club, a group that you can become a member of after you’ve tasted 100 different grape varieties.  I sat down with the application and picked my brain for which varieties I’ve tasted.  It was easy to come up with about […]

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4.5

Review: Monte Velho Reserva Red

Apothic Red Winemaker’s Blend

August 10, 2010 Tim Lemke

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Californian Wine

As the story goes, in 2006 a veteran winemaker worked alongside his protégé Boyd Morrison to explore old world winemaking traditions and in so doing realized a wine with a new world style.  Morrison used that inspiration to create Apothic Red.  The wine is a blend of zinfandel, Syrah and Merlot. This is a dark […]

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4.5

Review: Monte Velho Reserva Red

Beaujolais-Villages versus Moulin-a-Vent

August 7, 2010 Tim Lemke

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Earlier this week I was invited to take part in a Twitter tasting with several other wine writers to taste two types of Beaujolais wine.  We were sent the wines in advance and were given a date and time to collectively taste them.  But I messed up.  Yikes!!  I put it down on my calendar […]

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4.5

Review: Monte Velho Reserva Red

Napa Ridge Chardonnay

August 3, 2010 Tim Lemke

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You’ve probably seen this wine on the shelves of your local grocery store — that is, if they sell wine at grocery stores in your area.  Regardless, my point is that this is a mass-produced and widely distributed wine.  It’s made by the Bronco Wine Company, the same folks who are famous for producing Two-Buck […]

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Barefoot Chardonnay

August 1, 2010 Tim Lemke

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OK, I’m not going to spend a lot of time belaboring this one.  I’ve expressed my opinions about Barefoot wines in the past.  They aren’t that exciting, but they generally do a good job in cranking out some decent wines.  I haven’t had any Barefoot wine that I’d call “sex in a glass” but I’ve […]

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William Cole Albamar Chardonnay

July 27, 2010 Tim Lemke

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Albamar is a brand produced by William Cole, based in Casablanca Valley in Chile. Thanks to a maritime influence, Casablanca Valley is a cool-climate region.  And William Cole is focused on cool climate wines. On the nose, this wine has good intensity with aromas of mostly pear, but also with some white peach and soft […]

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Cave De Lugny “Les Charmes” Chardonnay

July 26, 2010 Tim Lemke

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While most of the wines in this latest series have been “new world” style chardonnay, I had this single bottle of French chardonnay on hand and really had no better place to write about it.  So while some of you might find this out of place in this series, I don’t really care.  It’s my […]

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