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Read MoreThird Thursday Tasting-Wine World-Apr. 19
Stopped by early to sample some nice wines and try to forget about the day I had. It did the trick. I was impressed with all of the whites: the Von Donabaum Gruner Veltliner, nice and crisp and fresh; the Trivento Torrontes Reserve, my favorite of the evening, had aromas of a Sauvignon Blanc but had just enough fruit to be completely different; and the Willamette Valley Vineyard Riesling, which is a...
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Read MoreChateau Montelena Turns Simple Comfort Meal Into Something Special
Chateau Montelena Cabernet Sauvignon 2015, Napa Valley Cost: $60-62 My mother used to love rainy days. When I was younger I could never understand that, but I do now. We had one of those lazy rainy days Sunday. After church I was looking forward to seeing my first game in the new Green Jackets stadium, but it got rained out. So what do you do with a suddenly free afternoon when you can’t do anything...
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Read MoreTry Colomé Or Amalaya On Malbec World Day
Colomé Estate Malbec 2015, Argentina Amalaya Malbec 2016, Argentina Cost: $24-26 $15-17 You might not know it, but Malbec World Day is April 17. It’s not a big day in the United States, and I don’t know of any festivities around Augusta. So if you want to celebrate, you are on your own. But it is certainly a day worth celebrating. That also is income tax day this year, so you might want to drink some...
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Read MoreFrank Family Pinot Is Perfect For Special Celebration
Frank Family Pinot Noir 2016, Carneros Cost: $34-36 Whether you are a visitor to Augusta this week, or someone staying home and entertaining friends, you will want to find a good wine to celebrate this special week. You won’t find anything better than something made by Frank Family Vineyards. And because it is spring, I especially like the Frank Family pinot noir. The wine is light and refreshing, but...
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Read MoreRabble Red Blend Matches Great Wine To Eye-Catching Label
Rabble Red Blend 2015, Paso Robles Cost: $17-19 This is another wine where the label grabbed my eye and the wine inside the bottle surpassed my expectations. Packaging has become more important in wine sales, as new wineries and wine brands spring up everywhere. Producers want to grab our eyes at the store and hope we will be intrigued enough by the package to try their wine. Then they have to deliver...
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Read More1,000 Stories Zin Just As Good The Second Time Around
1000 Stories Zinfandel 2016, California Cost: $18-20 I really enjoy revisiting a wine I have had in the past to see if it is still as good as I remember it. The 1000 Stories zinfandel is as least as good as the wine I tasted two years ago, and probably better. Of course, when I first tasted this wine it was in a cabin at Mammoth Cave National Park, where we munched on potato chips and watched “The...
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Read MoreBinomio Produces Powerful, Tasty Italian Red
Binomio Montepulciano d’Abruzzo Riserva DOC 2013, Italy Cost: $49-51 There seems to be a never-ending string of great wines from Italy, often with names that confuse us. This week’s wine is a great example of that. Many wine drinkers think they know about Montepulciano because they have had Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, a Tuscan wine made with the Sangiovese grape. The wine is named for a village in Siena...
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Read MoreDave Phinney Wine Dinner-March 21
This was the Cork & Flame’s first wine dinner. If any indications from what I observed and what the guests told me this won’t be the last one but the start of something big for Columbia County. This meal was a seven courses, paired with 13 wines, all with ties to Dave Phinney whose imprint is seen on wines from Orin Swift, Prisoner and G. B. Crane that were featured tonight. Other than...
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Dave Phinney Wine Dinner-March 21
This was the Cork & Flame’s first wine dinner. If any indications...
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Weekend Tasting-Cork & Flame-Mar. 16-17
Imade sure I was wearing some green because I didn’t want to get...
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Third Thursday Tasting-Wine World-Mar. 15
After two days of cold blustery March winds it was a beautiful evening only...
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My Cheap Bastard Selection of the Week
Gnarly Head Old Vine Lodi Zinfandel 2015|California Ihave to give Mrs. Dan...
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Spanish Wines Like Godelia Getting Popular In U.S.
Godelia Mencia 2012, Spain Cost: $18-20 Spanish wine could be the new Italian...
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Weekend Tasting-Cork & Flame-Mar. 9-10
Not your usual weekend tasting. The average price of these wines (at least the...
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