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Private Tasting: Washington Rhone-Style Blends

Monday, April 27th, 2009

The Rhone Valley in France is divided into two parts, appropriately referred to as the northern Rhone and the southern Rhone. While the northern Rhone produces mostly single varietal wines, the southern Rhone is known for producing blends. The most famous AOC in the southern Rhone is Chateauneuf-du-Pape which is well-known for its Grenache-based blends, [...]

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Filed under: American Wine, Five-Bangs For Your Buck Wines, Grenache, Mourvedre, Red Wine, Shiraz/Syrah, Washington State Wine, Wines Under $20, Wines Under $25 |

 

South Africa: A Day in the Paarl Region

Friday, February 20th, 2009

On our first day in the Cape Winelands, we were making good time to our morning appointment until we discovered that our exit in Paarl was closed due to road construction. Because we had never been to this area it took us about thirty minutes to circle around and get us back on track to [...]

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Road Trip: Arizona

Friday, April 25th, 2008

This past Sunday we spent most of the day in the Sedona area looking for Arizona wines made from Arizona grapes because we had learned last summer that many Arizona wineries use California grapes in their wines. And that’s not what we wanted to taste. Our first stop was at the Art of Wine tasting [...]

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Filed under: American Wine, Arizona Wine, Cabernet Franc, Dessert Wine, Mourvedre, Port, Red Wine, Sauvignon Blanc, Shiraz/Syrah, Viognier, White Wine, Wine Travel, Wines NOT To Buy (1 & 2 Star), Wines Over $25, Wines Under $25, Zinfandel |

 

Road Trip: Central Coast, California

Friday, April 18th, 2008

Wine country began again as we approached the Central Coast region around Paso Robles on Monday afternoon. We planned to visit a number of tasting rooms in the area on Tuesday, but we decided to go ahead and visit the Edward Sellers Vineyards & Wines tasting room since it is closed on Tuesdays. I’m really [...]

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Filed under: American Wine, Australian Wine, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, California Wine, Chardonnay, Chenin Blanc, Dessert Wine, Five-Bangs For Your Buck Wines, Grenache, Merlot, Mourvedre, Petite Sirah, Pinot Noir, Port, Red Wine, Riesling, Sangiovese, Sauvignon Blanc, Shiraz/Syrah, Tempranillo, Viognier, White Wine, Wine Travel, Wines NOT To Buy (1 & 2 Star), Wines Over $25, Wines Under $15, Wines Under $20, Wines Under $25, Zinfandel |

 
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