Monthly Archives: April 2012

Vouvray Domain Pichot tops our picks of the week for April 30th

The Leese Fitch is one of the Other Guys Wines, owned by Mia and August Sebastiani, siblings of the famous Sebastiani Family that recently sold the historic Sebastiani Vineyards. Continue reading

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Vouvray Blind Taste Off – Vintage Wine Tasters

The wines in our estimation were all excellent wines, nicely balanced throughout and each worthy of purchasing for our home cellars. Here are the six wines we tasted and the order in which we judged them. We also list the price and where they were purchased. Continue reading

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Saracina Chardonnay – Hopland, CA tops our picks of the week

The prices of wine in the area are much more reasonable than the aforementioned, and by and large there are no tasting fees. The Sarcina Chardonnay is an all stainless-steel variety with a tad of Viognier Continue reading

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Malbec Wine Tasting – We love five of these six wines

Here are the six wines we tasted in the order we rated them from top to bottom. We also list the price and where available.
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Termes Numanthia from Toro, Spain, tops our wine bargain picks of the week

The Wine Spectator, Robert Parker, Wine Enthusiast and Steven Tanzer all rated this wine 91 Points. I think that is the first time I have seen all the big boys in total agreement in scoring a wine.
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CNBC documentary, “The Costco Craze: Inside the Warehouse Giant.”

If you do any shopping at Costco, especially wine shopping, you will not want to miss this show. Set your DVR now! Continue reading

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Talbott Kali Hart Chardonnay tops our bargain picks of the week for April 9

It is not too often that I describe a Chardonnay as refreshing but this one truly is. Talbott Winery is in the Carmel Valley and this Chardonnay is estate grown in the Monterey area. Continue reading

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Wine Glasses – Bargain style and where to buy

In short, you want a wine glass to be clear with a medium to tall tulip-style bowl. This is your “go to” wine glass for red or white wines. Yes, you can purchase the expensive Riedel wine glasses for Bordeaux wines, Burgundy wines and Chardonnay wines. Continue reading

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Hedges 2009 CMS tops our bargain wine picks of the week

This wine is a crowd pleaser because it will be a good fit for a variety of red wine drinkers. It is a great wine for an afternoon outdoor event. This wine will go with sandwiches, hotdogs, hamburgers and the like. Continue reading

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