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Wine: Barton & Guestier Beaujolais 2006

2008-06-03T03:23:54Z

Strix brought this home from the store the other day. She had gotten some smoked salmon in the mail from her brother as a graduation present, so she bought this to drink while we ate salmon on crackers with chevre cheese and capers (nom nom nom)...

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Wine: Azzurra Chardonnay and Acting

2008-03-26T06:09:40Z

I don't know that I've ever had an Italian Chardonnay. Now I have. That's about all I can say. I'm not particularly fond of chardonnay, anymore - it all tastes the same to me, and this didn't stick out. Still, it was very drinkable, and that'...

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Wine: Rosemount Traminer Riesling

2007-12-18T04:01:02Z

Yet another Australian wine, this riesling is crisp, clean, citrusy, and pleasant to drink. Thanks, my Aussie friends, for making such good wine.

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Wine: Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc, 2006

2007-11-23T01:47:38Z

This New Zealand white was very nice. It was crisp, almost effervescent, and fruity, with strong oak tones and a floral tone.

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Wine: Greg Norman Estates Limestone Coast Shiraz, 2003

2007-11-16T05:45:35Z

Thank god for the mediocre wines, because it is only by those that we can tell the exceptional ones, right? This was an $8 sale item from a California vineyard, and it was a thoroughly drinkable shiraz with no distinguishing characteristics whats...

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Wine Review: Black Opal, 2005

2007-11-04T02:38:48Z

This is an Australian Shiraz, and it was wonderful. Like the woods of Robert Frost's poem, I like my red wines lovely, dark, and deep, and this meets that criteria. It was subtly sweet with strong flavors of black cherry and dark plum. [This po...

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Wine: Wines of the San Juan Manzanares Red

2007-10-04T03:24:21Z

Wines of the San Juan is the only vineyard in San Juan County. They have a number of blended table wines, as well as some straight varietals like this one. Frankly, most of their wines are too sweet for me, but I do like their Manzanares Red an...

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Harvest Fest

2007-09-30T17:49:53Z

Yesterday, Strix and I went to the Harvest Fest at the Wines of the San Juan Vineyard, which is on the Easterly side of the County. The vineyard is in a beautiful location near a little unincorporated village called Turley. We've been here befor...

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Wine: Coastal Estates Pinot Noir, 2006

2007-09-18T02:52:38Z

So what can you say about a $5 bottle of pinot noir? How about, "Hey, that's actually not bad." This isn't a wine to write home about, with little complexity to it. There are some undertones of black cherry or blackberry, which I expect in a p...

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Wine: Frei Brothers Reserve Chardonnay, 2005

2007-09-17T00:23:19Z

We drank this today with snapper à la Caribbean, made by yours truly. This is a Californian Chardonnay from the Russian River Valley (note: not actually in Russia). It was very oaky, as Chardonnay tends to be, with tones of caramel apple. I'm ...

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