Tim Lemke

The Naked Grape Pinot Noir

December 6, 2010 Tim Lemke 0

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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 […]

Laurier Los Carneros Pinot Noir

December 2, 2010 Tim Lemke 0

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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 […]

Au Bon Climat Santa Barbara County Pinot Noir

November 30, 2010 Tim Lemke 0

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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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Exploring Blaufränkisch in Burgenland

November 29, 2010 Tim Lemke 0

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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 […]

Motos Liberty Pinot Noir

November 22, 2010 Tim Lemke 0

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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 […]

Acrobat Pinot Noir

November 17, 2010 Tim Lemke 0

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We’ve not had the opportunity to taste very much wine from Oregon, but if this is indicative of the quality of their wines we hope to taste more. Acrobat comes from the King Estate winery, located southeast of Eugene, Oregon. They’ve been around since 1991 and have 470 acres of certified organic vineyards. Their Acrobat […]

Forest Glen Pinot Noir

November 16, 2010 Tim Lemke 0

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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 […]

Masked Rider Pinot Noir

November 15, 2010 Tim Lemke 0

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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 […]

Leyda Classic Pinot Noir

November 14, 2010 Tim Lemke 0

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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 […]

Dashwood Pinot Noir

November 8, 2010 Tim Lemke 0

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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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