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Peter Lehmann Wines, founded in 1979 by Peter Lehmann, is located in the Barossa Valley of Australia. Tanunda, South Australia, about 70km north of Adelaide, is home to the winery and cellar door (aka tasting room). Peter Lehmann has become affectionately known as the “Baron of the Barossa.†Prior to founding Peter Lehmann Wines, he […]
Filed under: Australian Wine, Shiraz/Syrah, Spotlight On |
This Saturday, December 20, is the beginning of the annual college football marathon, 34 games in 19 days culminating in the BCS National Championship Game in Miami on January 8. Those of us football fanatics are stocking up on our manly fare of burgers, chili, pizza, brats, chips, salsa, and cheese. Now we need some […]
Filed under: American Wine, Argentine Wine, Australian Wine, Chilean Wine, Contest, Malbec, Red Wine, Shiraz/Syrah, Spanish Wine, Sparkling Wine, Washington State Wine |
A couple of months ago I promised you a series of posts on what we call Super Bargain wines. In early September, I posted on Super Bargain Wines for Tough Times which featured a list of excellent wines selling for less than or equal to $10 a bottle. A few weeks ago I did a […]
Filed under: American Wine, Australian Wine, California Wine, Five-Bangs For Your Buck Wines, New Zealand Wine, Red Wine, Sauvignon Blanc, Shiraz/Syrah, Sparkling Wine, Washington State Wine, White Wine, Wines Under $15, Wines Under $20, Wines Under $25, Zinfandel |
Last month, I posted on Super Bargain Wines for Tough Times, which by our definition are wines with a price less than or equal to $10, of excellent quality (4-star quality or higher), and its price is less than or equal to one-half of wines of the same varietal and the same quality level (5 […]
Filed under: American Wine, Australian Wine, Cabernet Sauvignon, California Wine, Dessert Wine, Five-Bangs For Your Buck Wines, Five-Star Quality Wines, French Wine, Hungarian Wine, Merlot, New Zealand Wine, Red Wine, Shiraz/Syrah, Washington State Wine, White Wine, Wines Over $25, Wines Under $10, Wines Under $15, Wines Under $20, Wines Under $25 |
We enjoy trying new wines and treating ourselves to different things to keep our wine journey interesting. One of our recent double-blind private tastings featured wines that may be both new and different to you. While we have enjoyed red sparkling wines before, our experience with them is definitely limited. Yes, I said red sparkling […]
Filed under: Australian Wine, Five-Bangs For Your Buck Wines, Italian Wine, Lesser Known Varietals, Shiraz/Syrah, Sparkling Wine, Wines NOT To Buy (1 & 2 Star), Wines Under $15, Wines Under $20, Wines Under $25 |
As gas prices climb higher and higher and your employer balks at that long-overdue pay raise, have you started looking for wines on sale at reasonable prices? Sure you have, but remember there is a big difference between a cheap wine and a bargain wine. A wine is only a bargain if it’s a good […]
Filed under: American Wine, Argentine Wine, Australian Wine, Cabernet Sauvignon, California Wine, Chardonnay, Chenin Blanc, Five-Bangs For Your Buck Wines, Idaho Wine, Italian Wine, Malbec, Merlot, Moscato/Muscat, New Zealand Wine, Port, Red Wine, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Shiraz/Syrah, Spanish Wine, Sparkling Wine, Washington State Wine, White Wine, Wines Under $10 |
Our hosts for the July edition of Wine Blogging Wednesday, the blogosphere’s monthly virtual wine tasting event, are Erin and Michelle of the Canadian wine blog Grape Juice. They selected a very fun and original theme, Today’s Wine Brought To You By The Letter “Sâ€, that takes us back to our childhood and days of […]
Filed under: American Wine, Australian Wine, California Wine, New Zealand Wine, Sauvignon Blanc, Washington State Wine, White Wine, Wine Blogging Wednesday, Wines Under $10, Wines Under $20, Wines Under $25 |
“I’m a big fan of Shiraz…great quality and value.†–Francis Ford Coppola While virtually every wine lover is familiar with Syrah from the Rhone Valley in France and Shiraz [sha-RAZZ] from Australia, I am more and more impressed with the quality of Shiraz/Syrah from areas not traditionally known for this grape, such as Washington and […]
Filed under: American Wine, Australian Wine, Cabernet Sauvignon, California Wine, Chilean Wine, French Wine, Shiraz/Syrah, South African Wine, Washington State Wine |
We recently had another one of our double-blind private tastings. All we knew when we sat down for dinner was that these two wines were red, but we did not know their region of origin or varietal. For a more complete description of how we set up these private tastings, please refer back to my […]
Filed under: American Wine, Australian Wine, Cabernet Sauvignon, Five-Bangs For Your Buck Wines, Red Wine, Washington State Wine, Wines Over $25, Wines Under $10, Wines Under $15, Wines Under $20, Wines Under $25 |
We had so much fun exploring new wines in our first Wine Century Club Tasting that we decided to do it again. We headed over to K&L Wine Merchants to order another case of wine (actually a baker’s dozen this time), each bottle containing at least one grape variety that we had not previously tasted. […]
Filed under: Argentine Wine, Australian Wine, Austrian Wine, Bonarda, Chilean Wine, French Wine, Garganega, Italian Wine, Malbec, Red Wine, Spanish Wine, Sparkling Wine, Torrontes, Verdelho, White Wine, Wine Century Club, Wines NOT To Buy (1 & 2 Star), Wines Under $10, Wines Under $15, Wines Under $20, Wines Under $25 |
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