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Read MoreThird Thursday Tasting-Wine World-July 20
It is really hot outside. Wine World was a great place to chill out Thursday night. The white wines were exceptional tonight. Well technically one was a Rosé and it was excellent. The first was the Laurent Perrachon Beaujolais Blanc. I made the comment to Andrew Benjamin that I usually use the term “a good food wine” to reds but this one deserved it. He agreed to a point but added that despite...
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Read MoreAkakies Sparkling Rosé Is The Complete Package
Akakies Sparkling Rosé 2016, Greece Cost: $21-23 We have been seeing many more Greek wines in the United States in recent years, and with good reason: the quality of Greek wines has seen a sharp increase. In the past you had to struggle to find a decent wine, but now great wines are all around. A perfect example of that is this Akakies Sparkling Rosé from Kir-Yianni. It is a great package, from bottle to...
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Read MoreLively Kenwood Pinot Noir Rosé Has Rich Mouthfeel
Kenwood Vineyards Rosé of Pinot Noir 2016, Sonoma Coast Cost: $21-23 Rosé has been catching fire in the last couple of years. If you haven’t jumped on the bandwagon yet, Kenwood Vineyards has a great offering that just might make you a rosé lover. Using grapes from cool climate Sonoma Coast vineyards, Kenwood winemaker Pat Henderson has created a rare rosé from pinot noir. It is a stunner. In the glass it...
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Read MoreGamble Sauvignon Blanc Great For Light Summer Meals
Gamble Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc 2016, Napa Valley Cost: $24-26 Tom Gamble was a farmer before he decided to plant grapevines and try his hand at making wine. His father and grandfather before him also were farmers. The land is in his blood, and he must have picked some skills up along the way because his wines are a great representation of the terroir, the land and climate where the grapes were grown....
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Read MoreFrank Family Zin One Of The Best For Summer Grilling
Frank Family Napa Valley Zinfandel 2014 Cost: $36-38 Zinfandel is a natural summer grilling wine. It seems to go well with just about anything you can put on the grill, and the usual abundance of soft fruits you find in a good zin smooth out the whole meal. There aren’t many zins better than this lively wine from Frank Family, one of my absolute favorite wineries. It is a beautiful deep red in the glass...
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Read MoreWeekend Tasting-Vineyard-July 7-8
Roger featured some nice wines from California, France and Argentina. I stopped by Friday just as they were starting. Three of the six wines featured were Hess Select wines, the first being the Hess Select Sauvignon Blanc. I could taste honeysuckle and grapefruit but not sour/bitter grapefruit but a sweet grapefruit flavor. The Hess Select Monterey County Chardonnay was nice and mellow. Not too acidic. I...
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Read MoreFirst Friday Tasting-Wine World-July 7
This was a nice way to start Friday night. Mrs. Dan was able to join me. We enjoyed 6 great wines. The first, Latue Tempranillo Rosado was a nice Rosé. Not too sweet, not too dry, not too acidic. A nice smooth sipper. The Mondavi Private Selection Bourbon Barrel Chardonnay was very impressive. It is supposedly the first bourdon barrel chard to be released. This one has some nice vanilla to it. The flavors...
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Read MoreDevil’s Cellar Tasting-Vineyard-June 30-July 1
Roger featured six wines from Casillero del Diablo, a line of wines from Conca y Toro in Argentina. The label translates as the Devil’s Cellar. When Don Melchor Concha y Toro started making wines in Argentina in the 1880’s he noticed his best wines were disappearing from his personal cellar. Legend has it he started a rumor with the winery workers that the Devil lived in the cellar. It seemed...
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Emoji Weekend Sale-July 21-22
Roger at the Vineyard is having a Emoji sale this weekend. Here is how it works; find the wines with the EMOJI stickers on the shelf price tag label and it’s yours for 20% off. That’s it! Easy! Price...
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Portugal Wine Weekend Tasting-Vineyard-July 21-22
There’s more to Portugal than just Port. Many of these wines are purchased by people not even realizing they are from Portugal. Now’s a good time to match the wine with the country. With this tasting...
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Third Thursday Tasting-Wine World-July 20
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Jean-Pierre Chambas Italian Wines Seminar-Wine World-July 28
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First Friday Tasting-Wine World-August 4
The fireworks are over. Time for Wine World’s First Friday. Six wines...
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Akakies Sparkling Rosé Is The Complete Package
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