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Recent Blog Entries

Rondan, (Crianza) Rioja, 2001
Apparently, we've just started a Spanish wine kick, and this is the second (of a many coming soon). The nose is oak/vanilla, pepper, cinnamon, bark, a slight bit of chemical. Yes, oak again, but no where near the level of oak in that Toro we just had. ...
La Uve, Barrica, Toro, 2001
I'll describe this as a "Justin Timberlake wine"; yeah, it's bubble-gum pop, but you have to admit that sometimes it sounds good (no, I don't own any Justin albums just for the record). It's just that this is a wine likely to be a hit at ...
The Southern French Round-Up
So I had a bunch of bottles open that I'd reviewed recently -- along with a piece of pumpkin pie (thanks Elizabeth!). And I took the opportunity to taste a bunch of them side by side. This is neat because it really makes clear the differences between the ...
Domaine Brusset, 'Laurent B', Cotes du Rhone, 2005
Here's yet another Cotes du Rhone. I think we may be slowing down on these as we've had a lot of southern French wine these last few weeks. This was a "Wine Stewart Selection" at Fred Meyer's.Read more...Tags : cotesdurhone france

Recent Responses

Re: Left Coast Cellars, 'Cali's Cuvee', Pinot Noir, 2004
ma ho mai bevuto questo vino? noo? peccato.
Re: Mildiani, (Tsinindali, Georgia), Saperavi, 2005
Glad you liked it. I just opened one up from WF in Seattle. Another wine to look up there is Distant Bay's Cab for $9 Even better tasting Washington State wine I'd never tried. TSC
Re: William Hatcher, Willamette Valley, Pinot Noir, 2005
A spot on review. I wish I had some way to convey that after either waiting a bit or decanting, the wine does open up nicely. Your experience parallels my own after many bottles. Thanks. Bill Hather

Links of Interest

Good Wine Under $20 - Finding, drinking, and evaluating wines that are good value.

Brooklynguy's Wine and Food Blog - Drinking, eating, enjoying in Brooklyn.

Vinography - Wine and food adventures in San Francisco and around the world

Oregon Wine Blog - Our life as not-really-snooty up-and-coming winos in the State of Oregon...

West Hills Wine Blog - An Oregon Wine Blog about being a 20-something in a world of 40 and 50 year olds.

Domaine Marchand-Grillot, Morey Saint Denis, 2002

Smell: Alcohol.

Taste: Total cherry. Watery--a bit too light in body.

Finish: Watery.

Cost: $$$

Rating: * (disappointing)

Tags : france pinotnoir

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Posted by Denise on February 10, 2007 9:36:00 PM PST # Attachment

Kudos, Pinot Noir, 2004

Smell: --

Taste: What a find! A very nice Pinot--not too light, not too heavy.

Finish: --

Cost:

(hey, this is cheap!)

Rating:

8.0

Tags : pinotnoir oregon

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Posted by Jason on February 2, 2007 8:00:00 PM PST # Attachment

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