Red Wines

Dashwood Pinot Noir

November 8, 2010 Tim Lemke

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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 […]

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Review: Monte Velho Reserva Red

Humberto Canale Estate Pinot Noir

November 6, 2010 Tim Lemke

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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. […]

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Review: Monte Velho Reserva Red

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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Review: Monte Velho Reserva Red

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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4.5

Review: Monte Velho Reserva Red

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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Review: Monte Velho Reserva Red

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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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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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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