Red Wines

William Cole Columbine Special Reserve Pinot Noir

November 3, 2010 Tim Lemke

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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 […]

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Main Street Winery Pinot Noir

November 2, 2010 Tim Lemke

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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. […]

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Veramonte Ritual Pinot Noir

October 29, 2010 Tim Lemke

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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 […]

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Wines of Chile – Red Blends

October 16, 2010 Tim Lemke

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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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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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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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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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Ricardo Santos Malbec

July 1, 2010 Tim Lemke

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Ricardo Santos is the former owner of the Norton Winery and thirty-some years ago he was the first wine producer in Argentina to export Malbec.  Unless you’re new to wine or have been living under a rock you know that now Argentine wine is almost synonymous with Malbec. Given Santos’ history with Malbec, I was […]

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Redwood Creek Malbec

June 29, 2010 Tim Lemke

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I was actually a little surprised when I saw that Redwood Creek had a Malbec.  I typically think of them as producers of Californian wine.  After all, the brand name “Redwood” makes you think of northern California.  But Redwood Creek is ultimately part of E&J Gallo, who distribute wines from all over the world.  You’ll […]

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Stepping Stone Wines from Cornerstone Cellars

June 27, 2010 Tim Lemke

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This past week I took part in a Taste Live event featuring Stepping Stone wines from Cornerstone Cellars.  Taste Live events are wine tastings where numerous wine bloggers and media from around the country all taste the same wines and share their thoughts via Twitter. Cornerstone Cellars is a Napa Valley, California producer and is […]

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