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Cabernet Sauvignon Maipo Valley 2007 $10 The Cabs from Chile keep getting better and what a great price; The palate opens with black cherry, blackberry, raspberry and burnished oak. Medium-bodied an… more →
DAILY WINE TASTING
Clynelish 32yo 1974/2006 (58.6%, The Whisky Fair, Bourbon Hogshead, 266 bottles)
wrote 1 month ago: After the 1994 Clynelish I reviewed last summer, it took me a lot of months to return to Clynelish. … more →
Chateau Bonnet 2009
wrote 1 month ago: A 50/50 blend of Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon from St. Emilion made in the 2009 vintage. At $15 th … more →
Beer Review 0355: Highland Devil’s Britches IPA
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wrote 1 month ago: Highland Brewing Company is located in Asheville, North Carolina, and began operations in 1994 using … more →
Barboursville Chardonnay 2011 Redux
wrote 1 month ago: I wrote about the Barboursville Chardonnay previously and had forgotten about the tasting. I then w … more →
Bodegas Ondarre Ursa Maior 2006
wrote 1 month ago: A Reserva from the Rioja that won’t break the bank and brings some serious flavors to the tabl … more →
Domaine Fond Croze Cuvée Confidence 2009
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wrote 2 months ago: From the initial sniff I knew I was going to love this wine. Primal red fruit and a floral component … more →
Jerome Gueneau Sancerre Le Clos Chartier 2011
wrote 3 months ago: Made from the Sauvignon Blanc grape in the Sancerre region of France, this wine was very delicious. … more →
Alma Negra 'M Blend' 2009
wrote 3 months ago: Another wine from a friend…this time from Argentina. The ‘M Blend’ immediately st … more →
Lan Gran Reserva 2005
wrote 3 months ago: A Rioja made primarily from the Tempranillo grape, this was a treat from someone else’s cellar … more →
Château du Cartillon 2009
wrote 3 months ago: Yet another showstopper from the great ’09 Bordeaux vintage. A nice purple/red color that hin … more →
Terra Valentine Cabernet Sauvignon 2010
wrote 4 months ago: A muted nose (too young??) gives way to a medley of ripe young berries on the palate. Spice and cher … more →
Beer Review 0313: Westbrook Vanilla Tree Dubbel
wrote 4 months ago: I took a trip down to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina for the New Year holiday, and an out of town trip … more →
Tomatin 25yo (43%, OB, 2010)
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wrote 4 months ago: This is the last of the Mohicans. Tomatin updated the label in 2009 and shortly after, by 2011 repla … more →
Beer Review 0308: Avery Old Jubilation Ale
wrote 4 months ago: Avery Brewing Company is a brewery sorely in need of some reviews on this website. Based in Boulder, … more →
Excelsior Cabernet Sauvignon 2010
wrote 4 months ago: For the second time in two nights, South African wines have scored highly and snuck in with high alc … more →
Beer Review 0303: 21st Amendment Fireside Chat Winter Warmer
wrote 4 months ago: Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s thirty evening radio addresses, delivered between 1933 and 1944, left a … more →
Redux Review 0007: Founders Breakfast Stout
wrote 5 months ago: Back in December 2011, almost exactly a year ago to the date, I reviewed Founders (Grand Rapids, Mic … more →
Beer Review 0279: Dogfish Head Sah’tea
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wrote 5 months ago: Sahti is a traditional Finnish beer made with either malted or unmalted grain, juniper berries in th … more →
Ferrari Carano Siena 2010
wrote 5 months ago: A Californian blend whose majority is Sangiovese, made by the famed Ferrari-Carano winery. Instant p … more →
