Tim Lemke

Castell Kugelspiel Silvaner

December 22, 2009 Tim Lemke 0

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Continuing the theme from yesterday, today’s review is another Silvaner from Castell. I mentioned in the review of Castell Trocken Silvaner that it is from Germany, but I didn’t mention which part of Germany. Both the Trocken and the Kugelspiel come from the Franken wine region in the state of Bavaria. This is one of […]

Castell Trocken Silvaner

December 21, 2009 Tim Lemke 0

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Silvaner is a grape variety that we haven’t reviewed on Cheap Wine Ratings, until now. It’s a variety that is grown primarily in Germany and the Alsatian region in France, which is one of my favorite regions for dry white wines. This particular Silvaner is from Germany, which surprisingly is also a first on this […]

Crane Lake Brut

December 20, 2009 Tim Lemke 0

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It’s funny how often I hear people proclaim that they are not wine snobs, yet as I sat down to write this post I thought to myself that there are going to be some haters out there who post comments about how I must be out of my mind for finding this to be good. […]

Domaine Laurier Brut

December 17, 2009 Tim Lemke 0

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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 […]

Vigna Dogarina Prosecco Brut

December 15, 2009 Tim Lemke 0

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A couple weeks ago we reviewed the Vigna Dogarina Extra Dry, which I thought was outstanding, and tonight it’s another Prosecco from Vigna Dogarina, this time it’s the Brut. If you’re not a bubbly wine buff you might not guess this, but the Brut is slightly more dry than the Extra Dry. So, I guess […]

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Barefoot Bubbly Review

December 9, 2009 Tim Lemke 0

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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 […]

Banfi Rosa Regale Brachetto d’Acqui

December 7, 2009 Tim Lemke 0

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We’re checking out another sparkling wine today, but this one is a sweet, dessert sparkler: Rosa Regale To be honest, I was a little reluctant to review this wine just based on price. In my opinion, Banfi wines are overpriced. For a while I was seeing this wine sell for $25+, but recently I’ve seen […]

Gloria Ferrer Sonoma Brut

December 2, 2009 Tim Lemke 0

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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 […]

Vigna Dogarina Prosecco Extra Dry

December 1, 2009 Tim Lemke 0

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Tonight we’re tasting another Prosecco, and it happens to be another outstanding value for sparkling wine. Like most Prosecco, Vigna Dogarina comes from the Veneto region in Italy. But that’s just the broader region. This particular Prosecco comes from Valdobbiadene, one of the most prestigious places for Prosecco. Pay close attention to the “Extra Dry” […]

Riondo Prosecco Spago Nero

November 29, 2009 Tim Lemke 0

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When it comes to finding bubbly wine at bargain prices, Prosecco can’t be beat. Actually, Prosecco is a grape variety from the Veneto region of Italy and there is some of it produced as still wine, but the vast majority of it is bubbly. Here’s one that is simply awesome and it’s about $10 to […]

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