My Quest for Good Cheap Pinot Noir continues with a cheapy from South Eastern Australia produced by the Little Penguin. This Penguin has a nice fruity center, but a little bit of funk at both ends. <pause for a visual> OK… should I explain that, or let your imagination do the work? I’ll explain. The […]
This month Wine Blogging Wednesday is hosted by Tyler at Dr. Vino and the theme is Go Native, which means go with indigenous varieties. I knew I wanted to do something Italian for this and I thought about it for a while. Of course I make it more difficult with my own criteria. The Criteria It […]
So… as I continue my quest for a good cheap pinot noir, I’m drinking this Pepperwood Grove Pinot Noir and I have the Doobie Brothers’ China Grove stuck in my head. I’m going to have to drink more of this and try to wash that song out of my head. And drinking more of this […]
Yep… OK. That about sums up my opinion of this wine. Give another point to the naysayers. The Beringer Founders’ Estate Pinot Noir 2004 from California is a fairly simple example of pinot noir, but nothing special. I couldn’t get much off the nose other than alchohol and a hint of strawberry. Flavorwise it has black […]
And in the left corner we have a Giant 47 Pound Rooster… this looks like a serious contender. Wait, is this a cock fight or a wine tasting? Can you imagine a 47 pound rooster? I’d run. But since it’s just pinot noir we’re talking about, I’ll stay and enjoy. As far as the wine […]
They say it can’t be done, but once again I’m taking on the naysayers. I’m am now officially starting my search for a good, inexpensive Pinot Noir. OK… let’s get the Sideways crap out of the way. Everyone knows that you can’t talk about Pinot Noir anymore without addressing the movie Sideways. It is true, […]
I stopped by Wild Oats after dinner last night to pick up some dessert to go. I found some awesome looking chocolate chunk brownies and on the way home was thinking “I need to open a nice bottle of red to enjoy with these.” So I got home and reviewed the selections on hand – […]
Today it’s a followup to Tasting Tempranillo with a Tempranillo Blend. This one is Vega Sindoa 2005Red Wine, which is 70% Tempranillo and 30% Merlot. It comes from the Navarra region in Spain. Similar to the Osborne Solaz Tempranillo Blend, I again was pleased with this compared to most pure Tempranillo that I tried. There was a […]
Today has been an exciting wine day. In part because I tried Osborne Solaz Tempranillo Blend for the first time (yummy). But that’s not all. The Wine Blogging Wednesday #35 roundup was published (with my first appearance) and the topic for WBW #36 was announced — Let’s Get Naked. No that’s not what you think. The theme […]
Although I’m not quite finished with the Chardonnay Challenge, I’m going to interrupt that series to take part in Wine Blogging Wednesday. I’m so excited to be taking part in Wine Blogging Wednesday (WBW). Although it’s my first, this is WBW #35 and the theme is Spanish Wines for under $10. One month after I […]
