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Read MorePeju Merlot Full Of Complex Fruit Flavors
Peju Merlot 2014, Napa Valley Cost: $41-43 The best way to learn about wine is to drink it. The more wines you try the sooner you will be able to find the ones you really like. Advice from friends, wine merchants and wine columnists can point you in the right direction, but only you can figure out what you like. So I make it a point to try wines which I know nothing about. That’s how I discovered Peju...
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Read MoreFirst Friday Tasting-Wine World-Oct 5
Great tasting. I was very impressed with the Tricky Rabbit Sauvignon Blanc/Carmenere 2017. Having 10% of a red grape make for nice earthy tones without adding any apparent change in colorf. The Zestos Blancos Old Vines Malvar 2016 was also a surprise. I had never had the Malvar grape. Nice fruit flavors that wasn’t loaded with sweetness. Got nice body but still crisp. I’ve had Chenin...
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Read MoreWe Kick Off Merlot Month With Lush Cakebread
Cakebread Cellars Merlot 2015, Napa Valley Cost: $53-55 I have never seen a bumper sticker that says “Honk if you love merlot.” But there should be one. It is a wonderful grape that produces some of the best wine in the world, a wine that pairs well with a variety of foods and is one of the most approachable red wines. But for many wine drinkers their knowledge of merlot begins and ends with Miles in...
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Read MoreNew Duboeuf Line Delicious, Affordable and Modern
Georges Duboeuf Chardonnay 2017, Pays d’Oc, France Cost: $11-13 Family wineries fascinate me, whether large or small, because you usually see a lot of passion from the people who work at family businesses. To them, it’s not just a job or a paycheck, it’s a family legacy. What’s really nice to see is these family wineries re-invent themselves or make adjustments over the generations. That seems to be what...
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Read MoreDark Horse Wines Are The Steal Of The Summer
Dark Horse Rosé 2016, California Cost: $9-12 Sometimes when a winery or a wholesaler has a lot of wine to sell you see it on sale everywhere. I get a little suspicious when I see every wine outlet with a big sale on a particular wine. Is it so bad no one will buy it, or are they dumping excess wine? Dark Horse wines have been on sale everywhere this summer, but there should be no worry about the quality...
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Read MoreFlora Springs Mounts Campaign For White Wine Emoji
Flora Springs Sauvignon Blanc 2017, Napa Valley Cost: $26-28 Have you ever been on social media and looked for an emoji but couldn’t find it? Just when I thought there was an emoji for everything the folks at Flora Springs have come up with one they think you should have: the white wine emoji. They have even developed a change.org petition to gain support for the movement. It’s gaining traction, but...
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Read MoreFirst Friday Tasting-Wine World-Sept. 7
Time for Wine World’s First Friday tasting. Six wines will be featured, 1 white, 3 red and a rosé. Don’t forget those cheeses. Where: Wine World, 133 Georgia Ave., North Augusta, SC 803-279-9522 When: Friday, Sept. 7, 2018, 5 to 8 pm Cost: $5, with rebate on the purchase of 1 bottle of the featured wines Here are the wines presented (click to see more): Bodegas Borsao Rose 2017 Hess Select...
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Read MoreCoup de Grace Is A Wonderful Red Blend From Lodi
Freelance Wines Coup de Grace Red Blend 2015, Lodi Cost: $28-30 Really, the only things you need to make good wine are great grapes and a knowledgeable winemaker. Sure, it helps to own vineyards, a fancy winery and tasting room, but those things are not essential. What really matters are the grapes and some imagination. Both seem to be plentiful at Freelance Wines, which makes Coup de Grace ($28-30), a...
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Roger is making this weekend’s tasting all about Paul Hobbs. He started thsi weeks newsletter with a quote from Paul .“The true character of a site is only revealed through the work and determination of...
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Classical Wines of Spain Seminar-Oct. 19
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