Wine Regions

The Naked Grape Pinot Noir

December 6, 2010 Tim Lemke

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The Naked Grape is a new wine brand from the Grape Valley Wine Company in California, which appears to be owned by wine-giant E. & J. Gallo.  The winemaker of this pinot noir, 30 year old Hillary Stevens, is also one of the two winemakers behind another new E. & J. Gallo brand, Bear Flag […]

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4.5

Review: Monte Velho Reserva Red

Laurier Los Carneros Pinot Noir

December 2, 2010 Tim Lemke

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Laurier is one of 50-some brands owned by Bronco Wine Company, best known for producing extremely inexpensive wine brands.  But coming in at $20 a bottle, this is one of their pricier brands. The juice in this bottle comes from Los Carneros, a cool and windy region that spans the southern edge of both Sonoma […]

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4.5

Review: Monte Velho Reserva Red

Au Bon Climat Santa Barbara County Pinot Noir

November 30, 2010 Tim Lemke

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The latest edition of Mutineer Magazine, issue #14, is out and in it you’ll find my Wine Steals column, which this month features pinot noir for under twenty bucks.  This is one of the wines I mention in the article. The name of this producer, Au Bon Climat, looks so simple and yet I feel […]

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4.5

Review: Monte Velho Reserva Red

Exploring Blaufränkisch in Burgenland

November 29, 2010 Tim Lemke

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Austrian Wine

We recently returned from the European Wine Bloggers Conference (EWBC) in Vienna, Austria and over the next few weeks I’ll be sharing some insights and discoveries from that conference.  The EWBC is an event where wine writers from around the world converge to discuss their craft, share ideas, improve their wine knowledge and discover some […]

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4.5

Review: Monte Velho Reserva Red

Motos Liberty Pinot Noir

November 22, 2010 Tim Lemke

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If you’re a motorcycle buff, you might buy this wine just because it features an illustration of a rider on a Vincent Black Lightning on the label.  And if you’re a cheap wine buff you might just buy this wine because it’s a bargain. This is yet another wine from Panther Rock Wine Company, a […]

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4.5

Review: Monte Velho Reserva Red

Forest Glen Pinot Noir

November 16, 2010 Tim Lemke

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Almost one year ago, to the day, we reviewed the 2008 Forest Glen Pinot Noir and we were pretty much floored by quality of it at such a cheap price.  This is a bargain-brand wine that is mass produced by mega-wine-producer Bronco Wine Company. It’s not a wine that at a glance you expect to […]

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4.5

Review: Monte Velho Reserva Red

Masked Rider Pinot Noir

November 15, 2010 Tim Lemke

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If there’s one thing you can’t accuse Masked Rider wines of doing, it’s marketing with the same old clichés that so many others use.  This is one name and label that’s easy to remember, because it’s unique in the wine world.  No regal designed labels, no family names, no critters — unless you consider the […]

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4.5

Review: Monte Velho Reserva Red

Leyda Classic Pinot Noir

November 14, 2010 Tim Lemke

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We’ve recently reviewed a couple Chilean pinot noirs from the Casablanca Valley, which were pretty tasty, and today we’re tasting wine from a region a little further south than Casablanca Valley, called Leyda Valley.  This is a specific DOC within San Antonio Valley, and was just formally recognized as a DOC in 2002.  Viña Leyda […]

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4.5

Review: Monte Velho Reserva Red

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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4.5

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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4.5

Review: Monte Velho Reserva Red