*Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from Gallo Family WinesI’ve had Martin Codax wines before. In fact, I used to frequently purchasethe Albariño, finding it to be a good deal for what you got in the bottle. Thesame can be said for the Temprañillo, especially at the $10 price tag I see iffor online. It’s reliable, pleasing, and a great bargain mid-week wine or for aparty if you’re looking to find ... Read More » »View More
*Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from Folio Winemakers.I’ve written beforeabout Folio Winemakers. (And a brief line about this wine before…my notes from2 years ago actually track fairly well with these new notes!). The wholeconcept is a Michael Mondavi project, where wines are imported from variouscountries as well as made on the Mondavi Estates, among other places, and areavailable for tasting all... Read More » »View More
*Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample to participate in a TwitterTaste Live event.Yikes. So I’m a tad behind in putting up my reviews these days. I’m tryingto get back on track now that my baby is occasionally taking a nap and put upmore than one post a week. (Newborns are exhausting. Especially ones that seemto abhor sleep…) I participated in this Twitter Taste Live Event, focused onGamay, in Novembe... Read More » »View More
*Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from Rodney StrongVineyardsSo how about we spring into a more spring-like wine? Corny? Indeed. But sois waiting for a large rodent to see its shadow or not every year. Plus,it’s 20 degrees here as a I write this…so I’m not seeing any sign that springis around the corner! We popped open the 2009 Rodney Strong Charlotte’sHome Sauvignon Blanc. This wine... Read More » »View More
*Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from the winery.Produced by Hope Family Wine, the Westside Red Troublemaker is a blend ofthree vintages of wine, the 2007, 2008, and 2009. On first sniff I said“Syrah!,” and later upon examining the promotional materials that accompaniedthe wine I found that it is indeed dominated by Syrah, being a blend of 53%Syrah, 37% Mourvedre, and 10% Grenache. The wine hails f... Read More » »View More
*Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from the winery.Produced by Hope Family Wine, the Westside Red Troublemaker is a blend ofthree vintages of wine, the 2007, 2008, and 2009. On first sniff I said“Syrah!,” and later upon examining the promotional materials that accompaniedthe wine I found that it is indeed dominated by Syrah, being a blend of 53%Syrah, 37% Mourvedre, and 10% Grenache. The wine hails f... Read More » »View More
*Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from the winery.Produced by Hope Family Wine, the Westside Red Troublemaker is a blend ofthree vintages of wine, the 2007, 2008, and 2009. On first sniff I said“Syrah!,” and later upon examining the promotional materials that accompaniedthe wine I found that it is indeed dominated by Syrah, being a blend of 53%Syrah, 37% Mourvedre, and 10% Grenache. The wine hails f... Read More » »View More
Best Philippines Wine Shop Yats Wine Cellars hold public wine tasting inMakati Philippines on Thursday 19th August 2010 featuring French winesdocument.body.offsetHeight ? document.body.scrollHeight :document.body.offsetHeight + ‘px’)}*:first-child+html#TB_window{position:fixed;background:#fff;z-index:99102;color:#000;display:none;border:4pxsolid#525252;text-align:left;top:50%;left:50%;overflow-x:hidden;overflow... Read More » »View More
