Category Results for: American Wine

 

Ulupalakua Red

Thursday, January 24th, 2008

Aloha! The Wine Peeps just returned from a fabulous week in Hawaii. When you think of wine-producing states in the U.S., you probably think of California, Washington, Oregon, or New York. However, there are commercial wineries in all 50 states. When we travel, we like to either visit local wineries or try wines from the […]

Filed under: American Wine, Red Wine, Wines NOT To Buy (1 & 2 Star), Wines Under $20, Wines Under $25 |

 

Sideways Revisited

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008

A few weeks ago, we attended a Sideways wine tasting hosted by Ross of the Decanted blog here in Seattle. Ross had put together virtually every wine in the movie for a group of about fifteen of us to taste. It was a great evening. After the tasting, Ross posted a report on the tasting […]

Filed under: American Wine, Cabernet Sauvignon, California Wine, General Wine Information, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Red Wine, Shiraz/Syrah |

 

Wine Tasting Dinner: California Zinfandel

Monday, January 14th, 2008

On Friday night, we had one of our monthly wine tasting dinners. We blind tasted six different California Zinfandels. The four Wine Peeps were in attendance as well as four guests. It was a fun evening filled with lots of laughter, excellent food, and great wines. Among the six wines, the 2005 Seghesio Sonoma Zinfandel […]

Filed under: American Wine, California Wine, Five-Bangs For Your Buck Wines, Red Wine, Wine Tasting Dinners, Wines NOT To Buy (1 & 2 Star), Wines Under $10, Wines Under $15, Wines Under $20, Wines Under $25, Zinfandel |

 

You can buy great value wines for under $20 (some under $10).

Friday, January 11th, 2008

“You only have so many bottles in your life, never drink a bad one.” –Len Evans Wine prices are not inherently linked to quality and pleasure. As we’ve said in the About page, we’ve tried wines in and from almost every major wine-producing area in the world. We’ve had blind tastings and wine tasting dinners […]

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