Tim Lemke

Halloween Wine from Elk Creek Vineyards

October 5, 2009 Tim Lemke 0

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My favorite holiday is Halloween, even though I sometimes feel too old to celebrate it. And I was intrigued when I received samples of Halloween-themed wine from Elk Creek Vineyards. The labels are really cool, but the critical question is “how is the wine?” I have to admit that my expectations are low for wine […]

Bodega Septima Malbec

September 30, 2009 Tim Lemke 0

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I’ve been sitting on a stack of Malbec reviews for a while, waiting to get enough done to do a good series on Malbec and it’s time to finally start posting them. Although, I’m sure I’ll break up the series with a couple other extraneous reviews I have in the works. Malbec, an inky, dark […]

X Winery Red X Blend

September 29, 2009 Tim Lemke 0

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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 […]

Casa Silva Sauvignon Blanc

September 27, 2009 Tim Lemke 0

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I’ve made a lot of noise over the past year about the awesome Sauvignon Blanc coming from Chile, and here’s another Chilean SB to get excited about. But there’s something different about this one. Most of the Chilean Sauvignon Blanc that’s knocked my socks off has been from the Casablanca Valley region, but this one […]

Root: 1 Sauvignon Blanc

September 24, 2009 Tim Lemke 0

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Although I rant and rave about the awesome Sauvignon Blanc coming from Chile, they can’t all totally blow me away. Can they? Root: 1 is a wine brand created through a partnership between Viña Ventisquero in Rancagua, Chile and Click Wine Group, a wine importer based in Seattle, Washington. And when it comes to Chilean […]

Two Oceans Sauvignon Blanc

September 23, 2009 Tim Lemke 0

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I haven’t had the opportunity to try many wines from South Africa, so I was glad to give this one a shot. Two Oceans wine is named for the two oceans that converge at the Cape in South Africa. The label on this wine says that it has “ripe gooseberry flavors” but I don’t think […]

Napa Ridge Sauvignon Blanc

September 20, 2009 Tim Lemke 0

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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 […]

Los Vascos Sauvignon Blanc

September 19, 2009 Tim Lemke 0

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I’ve made no secret of my preference for Chile when it comes to Sauvignon Blanc, and again I’ve come across another one that I love. This one comes from Los Vascos in Chile. We’ve previously reviewed the Los Vascos Cabernet Sauvignon and Los Vascos Reserve, both of which were great wines. But this is the […]

Fire Station Red Cabernet Sauvignon

September 14, 2009 Tim Lemke 0

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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 […]

Mercer Chardonnay

September 8, 2009 Tim Lemke 0

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Washington State is an area I’m excited about when it comes to wine. The more wines I try from Washington, the more intrigued I become. And so, I was glad to taste this Mercer Chardonnay from the Yakima Valley. Mercer Estates is a family-owned winery, which is actually a partnership between the Mercer and Hogue […]

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