Tim Lemke

Calcu Cabernet Franc

June 19, 2013 Tim Lemke 0

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Woowee! It’s been a busy couple weeks for me and I’ve been slacking at updating things here at Cheap Wine Ratings. But I know you’re looking for a new wine to try, so let me get another review out there. This one is going to be a short and sweet review as I don’t have […]

Weingut Max Ferd Richter Mülheimer Sonnenlay Riesling Kabinett

June 11, 2013 Tim Lemke 0

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Attention German wine producers. Please see the title on this review, which happens to be the name of a wine from your country. If you’re finding that Americans aren’t buying as much of your wine as you’d like, perhaps you might consider shortening the names on your wines. Us Americans, generally speaking, aren’t very good […]

Chilean Pinot Noir from Casablanca Valley

June 1, 2013 Tim Lemke 0

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Earlier this week I was invited to a #winechat to taste and discuss Casablanca Valley pinot noir. #winechat is a Twitter event every Wednesday evening, when folks interested in wine get together online to discuss a certain type of wine. There’s a specific theme each week. For the Casablanca Valley pinot noir #winechat, three media […]

St. James Winery – Wine from the Ozarks… Really!

May 28, 2013 Tim Lemke 0

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I am a nerd when it comes to wine. OK, I’m a nerd in many ways but let’s stick to wine for today. I get super excited when I get a chance to try a wine that’s different from the typical wines I encounter. Tasting wines from unique grapes or regions is a big deal […]

Kanonkop Kadette

May 27, 2013 Tim Lemke 0

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One major wine region that I’ve severely neglected on this site is South Africa. It’s not intentional. There’s just so much good wine from elsewhere that my taste buds have been preoccupied. But it’s time to give South Africa a taste. I’ve heard from some of my wine-geek friends that South African wines are something […]

BenMarco Cabernet Sauvignon

May 22, 2013 Tim Lemke 0

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Our last post was about an outstanding cabernet sauvignon, so let’s check out another. This one, from BenMarco, comes from the Mendoza region in Argentina. Every time I taste a wine from Argentina I ponder whether to call it “Argentine” or “Argentinian.” It turns out both are acceptable. Argentinian tends to be used more by […]

Chateau Tanunda Grand Barossa Cabernet Sauvignon

May 20, 2013 Tim Lemke 0

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It has been a while since I’ve reviewed an Australian cabernet sauvignon, but when I tasted this wine I knew it was time to change that. This is a delicious wine from the Barossa region in Australia and comes from Château Tanunda, the oldest and largest château in Australia. Its history dates back to 1890 and […]

Meli Carignan

May 14, 2013 Tim Lemke 0

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I love to try different wines. And this is one of those wines that isn’t totally off the wall, but it’s something you don’t come across every day. If you’ve ever had a Cotes du Rhone there’s a chance you’ve tasted carignan, but it’s probably less likely that you’ve tasted a wine that is 100% […]

Cecchi Natio Chianti Made with Organic Grapes

May 7, 2013 Tim Lemke 0

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My last review was the Banfi Chianti Superiore—a really good value wine. Tonight I’m checking out another Chianti, Cecchi Natio, which is also part of the Banfi portfolio of wines. This one bears the Chianti DOCG designation, which is the broadest zone and includes all of the sub-zone appellations and then some. It is also […]

Banfi Chianti Superiore

May 5, 2013 Tim Lemke 0

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I love a good Chianti. It’s my “comfort food” wine. If you’re eating simple Italian food, particularly the Americanized versions such as pizza and pasta, you can’t go wrong with a good Chianti. But, as I’ve said before, Chianti is confusing. There are so many zone and sub-zone classifications that I don’t know how the […]

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