Californian Wine

Domaine Laurier Brut

December 17, 2009 Tim Lemke

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As a reviewer of cheap wines, value wines, budget wines, or whatever you want to call them, I taste a lot of inexpensive wines.  Not all can be great.  Fortunately, thanks to technology, most cheap wine is much better than it was 20 years ago.  Unfortunately, that didn’t help this one. I tasted this wine […]

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4.5

Review: Corvezzo, Prosecco DOC Rosé

Barefoot Bubbly Review

December 9, 2009 Tim Lemke

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Californian Wine

I’ve reviewed a number of different Barefoot wines on this site and it’s one bargain brand that seems to do OK.  I’ve never been totally blown away by any of their wines, but they’ve all been quite drinkable and great values.  That continues to be the case with their line-up of sparkling wine… none of […]

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4.5

Review: Corvezzo, Prosecco DOC Rosé

Gloria Ferrer Sonoma Brut

December 2, 2009 Tim Lemke

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Time and time again, Gloria Ferrer is a brand of sparkling wine that you’ll see get accolades as a good, affordable sparkling wine.  And for good reason, it’s good stuff. I often tell people to toss aside the Champagne flutes and drink bubbly from a bigger glass.  The reason is that I think aroma is […]

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4.5

Review: Corvezzo, Prosecco DOC Rosé

Mumm Napa Brut Prestige

November 24, 2009 Tim Lemke

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Here’s another sparkling wine that I think is just awesome, and I found it for about $17.  This one comes from Mumm Napa, and as you might guess by the name it’s from Napa Valley. One thing you might notice about sparking wine in the lower price range is that non-vintage is commonplace.  You won’t […]

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4.5

Review: Corvezzo, Prosecco DOC Rosé

Forest Glen Pinot Noir

November 17, 2009 Tim Lemke

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This past weekend I did a blind tasting with about 20 wines.  They were grouped according to variety (i.e. all the Cabernet Sauvignon at once, all the Pinot Noir, etc.)  There were a few surprises coming out of the tasting and this was one of them. There are some brands that are seen practically everywhere […]

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4.5

Review: Monte Velho Reserva Red

Terra d’Oro Moscato

November 15, 2009 Tim Lemke

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I’ll be the first to admit, that I’m not a big fan of sweet wine, outside of a few very well-done Botrytized wines.  Nonetheless, I receive some every now and then and I’ll still review them for the benefit of those who do prefer sweet wine. Although I’m not a big fan of sweet wines, […]

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More than Value: Excellence at Esporão

X Winery Red X Blend

September 29, 2009 Tim Lemke

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It seems that every time I taste a wine from X Winery I can’t wait to taste the next one.  And with the Red X, that tradition continues.  Here’s a double review for you of both the 2006 and 2007 Red X, a red blend they produce that’s definitely worth a try. 2006 Red X […]

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4.5

Review: Monte Velho Reserva Red

Napa Ridge Sauvignon Blanc

September 20, 2009 Tim Lemke

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This wine is a great example of why I like doing blind tastings.  If I had known what I was tasting, I know I would have had a bias against this wine.  Why?  My preconceived notion of this wine is that it’s basically a bulk-produced, “generic-label” wine and my expectations of quality are low.  But […]

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More than Value: Excellence at Esporão

Fire Station Red Cabernet Sauvignon

September 14, 2009 Tim Lemke

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As an active wine blogger I get a lot of wine samples.  Most of them are OK… decent wine but not spectacular, so I write reviews with my honest opinions and move on.  But every now and then I come across a wine that I totally love.  This is one such wine.  After tasting a […]

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4.5

Review: Monte Velho Reserva Red

Motos Liberty Chardonnay

August 26, 2009 Tim Lemke

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A couple weeks ago I did a review of a wine from a relatively new wine brand, Motos Liberty Pinot Gigio.  And today I’m checking out another wine from them, their Chardonnay.  The Pinot Grigio I was not able to taste in a blind lineup, but this one was tasted blind — and qualitatively the […]

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More than Value: Excellence at Esporão