Archive for the ‘wine’ Category
Thursday, February 21st, 2008
I’m back! I’m renewing my commitment to post more regularly to this blog. If I got at least one post in per week, I’d be very happy. So we’ll see how well this goes.
I opened a bottle of Barefoot Cabernet Sauvignon to have with dinner this evening. The very ...
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Monday, July 2nd, 2007
It's been quite some time since anyone's made a post, and even longer since there's been a wine post. Maybe this will get things started again. (By the way, Jeff, we need a category for rose wines.)
I've recently been trying quite a few cheap wines (under $12). ...
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Saturday, December 16th, 2006
I had a bottle of the Lost Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2002 a couple of weeks ago. I actually got the bottle for free after a wine tasting I attended a few months ago. They had a handful of bottles left over, and those of us lolly gagging at the end ...
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Wednesday, December 6th, 2006
Adam sent me a link last week to a story discussing where the world's healthiest wines are grown. And by "the world's healthiest wines", they don't mean the wines themselves are in good health (as I first thought). They mean the wines that supposedly best keep you in good health. ...
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Thursday, November 30th, 2006
As you may know, I love Chianti. The first wine I fell in love with, the Ruffino Chianti Classico Riserva 2001, was a Chianti, and I even tried it out of a blue plastic cup. When a wine tastes good coming out of a blue plastic cup, you know you ...
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Wednesday, November 29th, 2006
On a recent trip to Santa Barbara for a three winery wine tasting, I stopped by the Firestone vineyard. At the end of the visit, after ten or so tastes, I was able to try the star of the lot, the Firestone Riesling. And I wasn't disappointed. Katie bought a ...
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