Posts Tagged ‘Wine’
Dr. Konstantin Frank Dry Riesling 2007
16 Oct 2009Place: New York Price: $19.99 Aroma: Pineapple, Apple Taste: Dry, Not Sickly Flavors Detected: Apple, Honey, Minerals Yum! This is my favorite Riesling ever – well so far anyways. I pretty much only buy Rieslings because Andy really likes them. They have made me sick to my stomach on more than one occasion, but this one is genuinely good! Even [...]
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- Tags: 2007, Dr. Konstantin Frank, Riesling, White, Wine
Darby & Joan Cabernet 2008
14 Oct 2009Place: Australia Price: $11.99 Aroma: Smokey, Dusty Attic Taste: Light, Watery Flavors Detected: Grapey This wine matches our definition of a Cabernet to a tee, but it is a little on the average side. The aroma is interesting with smokey, dusty and musty scents. It smells like a cupboard that has not been opened in a rather long time [...]
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- Tags: 2008, Australia, Cabernet Sauvignon, Darby & Joan, Red, Wine
First Drop Mother’s Milk Shiraz 2006
24 Jul 2009Place: Australia Price: $19.99 Aroma: Oak, Licorice, Cinnamon Taste: Dry, Full Tannins Flavors Detected: Leather, Oak, Char, Black Fruit, Pepper Finally a successful wine pick! A pick with a super cute label too. I’ve always liked comics to some degree and lately I’ve become obsessed with the Fables series, so picking up a Shiraz with a comic [...]
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- Tags: 2006, Australia, First Drop, Red, Shiraz, Wine
Herding Cats Merlot Pinotage 2008
19 Jul 2009Place: South Africa Price: $12 Aroma: Grapey, Blackberry, Musty Taste: Sour, Light Body Flavors Detected: Jammy, Blackberry This was a drink a smooth and drinkable wine with a little bit of heat. It wasn’t bad, but it wasn’t anything special either. For $12 there are better options out there. I bought this because I’m a little bit obsessed with trying [...]
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- Tags: 2008, Blend, Herding Cats, Merlot, Pinotage, Red, South Africa, Wine
Red Flyer Wine 2002
18 Jul 2009Place: California Price: $7.99 Aroma: Musty Taste: Sour Flavors Detected: Grape Juice, Catcher’s Mitt Leather This was not really good at all. The aroma was basically rubbing alcohol mixed with a musty, stemmy basement. I was done after a few sips. Andy hated it but drank it anyways. He’s like Mikey from the Life cereal commercials. This wine was a [...]
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- Tags: 2002, California, Carignane, Grenache, Mourverde, Red, Red Flyer, Syrah, Wine
Place: Argentina Price: $8 Aroma: Cinnamon, Flowers, Leather Taste: Full Tannis, Underwhelming Flavors Detected: Sour Cherry, Violet, Rose Petals This is a mixed Red from Argentina. It’s a blend of 80% Bonarda and 20% Malbec. The aroma was interesting with scents of cinnamon, flowers, and leather with a bit of strawberry pez. There was a little heat to [...]
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- Tags: 2007, Blend, Bodega J & F Lurton, Bonarda, Malbec, Red, Wine
Place: Argentina Price: $12 Aroma: Cherry, Leather Color: Dark Red with Purple Tints Taste: Delicate Flavors Detected: Sour Cherry, Blueberry This was a very enjoyable wine and our first red in a few weeks. The aroma had a nice roundness to it. The cherries, blueberries, and strawberries smelled just a touch overripe in a good [...]
Beaulieu Vineyard Chardonnay 2005
26 Apr 2009Place: California Price: $16.99 Aroma: Forest, Lemon, Grass Color: Green Gold Taste: Sour Flavors Detected: Mineral, Stemmy This was not a successful wine for us. It had none of the citrus, oak, pear, or vanilla that’s commonly found in chardonnays, which would be fine if what it had actually tasted good. The pee color was also particularly unappealing along with its [...]
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- Tags: 2005, Beaulieu Vineyard, Chardonnay, White, Wine
Place: California Price: $12.99 Aroma: Apple, Pineapple, Steely Oak Color: Pale White Gold Taste: Light Body Flavors Detected: Diffused Peach This wine was nothing special for us. The graphic on the bottle was far more exciting than the wine inside. It’s a very shallow wine and has very little taste and that taste isn’t much. It’s certainly not [...]
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- Tags: 2006, Sauvignon Blanc, Steelhead, White, Wine
Rottlan Terra Priorat Reserva 2002
4 Apr 2009Place: Spain Price: $22 Aroma: Almond, Raisin, Musty Cellar Color: Dark Red Taste: Mild Tannins Flavors Detected: Cranberry, Plums, Walnuts This Spanish blend contains Grenache, Carignan, & Cabernet Sauvignon varietals. It was a decent selection, but not very memorable. The flavors are light and the tannins are mild just like the woody scent and taste.
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- Tags: 2002, Blend, Cabernet Sauvignon, Carignan, Grenache, Red, Rottlan Terra, Spain, Wine
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- Dale Cruse: I love this wine. This past summer, during a dinner with the importer (Jorge Ordonez) I went nuts fo [...]