Nice Carmenere!
Wednesday, February 13th, 2019 Posted in Carmenère, Cellar Treasures, Cheap and Red, Chile, Uncategorized | No Comments »I’ve had this $16.98 2013 Santa Carolina Family Reserve Carmenere in my cellar for many years. The other night I finished a Carmenere from Washington state, and had a jonesing for some more Carm. Went digging around in the depths ...
Cranberry Petrel
Tuesday, January 15th, 2019 Posted in Carmenère, Cheap and Red, Chile | No Comments »I have no recollection of buying this wine. My cellar tracking app says it came into my possession in October of 2016, which means it left the winery very soon beforehand, as it was harvested the previous Spring (on our ...
Best Adapted… anything. 2012 Adaptation, Napa Valley Petite Sirah
Friday, January 11th, 2019 Posted in California, Cellar Treasures, Napa, Petite Sirah | No Comments »I bought this wine years ago from The Accidental Wine Company. Can't recall what I paid, but I doubt it was very much. It's been laying around my cellar for at least six years. I opened it tonight. Wow! I'm kicking myself ...
Early Peak. CH Lot 530
Friday, November 2nd, 2018 Posted in California, Central Coast, Cheap and Red, Grenache, Odds, Ends & Blends, Syrah, The Spit Bucket | No Comments »I don't drink a lot of Syrah these days. It seems to be at the same place where Merlot was in the late 90s. Overproduced. That said, I seem to have a lot in my cellar. Most via wine clubs I ...
Aged Bordeaux Bargain! Chateau Thieuley 2001 Reserve
Saturday, September 15th, 2018 Posted in Bordeaux, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cheap and Red, France, Merlot | No Comments »Intelligence is more than a capability you're born with, it also accumulates with experience, which is how the word is used in military and governmental parlance. One "gathers intelligence" about a subject through inquiry and study. Rather than applying all ...
The sweet, sweet taste of the Blood of Judas…
Thursday, May 24th, 2018 Posted in Cheap and Red, Italy, Odds, Ends & Blends, Sparkling Wine | No Comments »I don't know what it is, but I love it. Label says "2015 Conte Vistarino Sangue di Giuda Costiolo". Google translate can only make out "Sangue di Giuda" to "Blood of Judas." I'm totally Okay with this form of cannibalism. On a ...
Don’t want to lay out Napa money? Try Walla Walla.
Thursday, April 5th, 2018 Posted in Cabernet Sauvignon, Cheap and Red, Walla Walla, Washington State | No Comments »Napa Valley has redefined Cabernet Sauvignon, and along the way they have also redefined what it costs to enjoy a bottle. It doesn't seem that long ago that great Cabs could still be found for well under forty bucks, but ...
Total Eclipse of the Sun: Vasco Urbano Brunswick Petite Sirah 2013
Monday, April 2nd, 2018 Posted in California, Cheap and Red, Livermore, Petite Sirah | No Comments »Last summer the USA experienced a total solar eclipse, and for those of us who were able to get into the totality it was an amazing experience. The wine I enjoyed tonight served as a reminder, as when I held ...
Peppery Carm! 2014 Casa Silva Los Lingues Vineyard Carmenérè
Friday, February 2nd, 2018 Posted in Carmenère, Cheap and Red, Chile | No Comments »I love Carmenere. It has always been a go-to varietal for me. Consistently yummy. Great food wine. Almost always an exceptional value. For example, this single-vineyard example cost me less that $15. I popped the cork on it as I ...
Best of 2017: Cameron Hughes Lot 606 Rutherford Cabernet Sauvignon
Thursday, October 26th, 2017 Posted in Cabernet Sauvignon, California, Cheap and Red, Napa | No Comments »Sure, it's only October, but I've found the best budget wine of the year, hands down. It is still available, and if you're smart, you'll go buy some now. It sells for $29/bottle, but I have to tell you, this ...
