The Dinner of Champions & Cameron Hughes Lot 72
Wednesday, March 4th, 2009 Posted in California, Cheap and Red, Napa, Unknown! | No Comments »This was dinner the other night at Chez Vinagoth, waffles and red wine. You see Mrs. Barbarian had failed to stop by the grocery store or Costco as promised, so when it came time to cook something up the pickings ...
Petite Petite
Saturday, February 7th, 2009 Posted in California, Cheap and Red, Lodi, Petite Verdot, Pinot Noir | No Comments »I saw this bottle as I was picking up some Secreto Malbec to give away as xmas gifts. My eye of course was drawn to the "petite" word on the label, always a promise of my favorite varietal. It was ...
In and out of trouble: Cameron Hughes Lot 106 Sonoma Syrah
Saturday, January 24th, 2009 Posted in Cheap and Red, Sonoma, Syrah | No Comments »One of the primary things that attracted me to Mrs Barbarian when we first met was her natural frugality. To say that she is cheap is an understatement. That is a rare quality in a woman, so join that with ...
Pleasant Discovery: Fall Line Winery 2005 Red
Thursday, December 25th, 2008 Posted in Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cheap and Red, Merlot, On Somebody Else's Tab, Washington State | 1 Comment »Mrs. Barbarian & I went out for dinner last night. It was Christmas Eve and we'd done nothing to prepare, so when the better half declared "let's go out" I was already dialling our favorite small town bistro for a ...
Two off-character lumps
Saturday, December 13th, 2008 Posted in California, Cheap and Red, Petite Sirah | No Comments »Let's say it is your dream to drive an exotic or classic sports car. You have spent a lifetime yearning for the smell of leather and oil, the wind in your hair, and most of all the unique exhaust note ...
Wine Blogging Wednesday, Value Red from Chile: Our little Secreto
Wednesday, December 10th, 2008 Posted in Cheap and Red, Chile, Malbec | 5 Comments »After Mrs. Barbarian looted and pillaged her way through Plan A, I hid Plan B away and out of her reach. Thankfully Mrs. Barbarian is diminutive in stature and cannot reach high places around the house, and all I have ...
Value Red from Chile: The “Cab-énère” that wasn’t.
Wednesday, December 10th, 2008 Posted in Cabernet Sauvignon, Carmenère, Cheap and Red, Chile | 1 Comment »As you may have noticed, I've been shopping with an eye towards today... the big day. Wine Blogging Wednesday featuring Value Reds from Chile. Dear reader... I was born for this moment. You know this. Nobody loves cheap red wine ...
Value Red from Chile: Santa Rita 2007 Reserva Carménère
Saturday, December 6th, 2008 Posted in Carmenère, Cheap and Red, Chile | 2 Comments »In 1905 and 1915 Albert Einstein released his theories of Relativity (special and general, respectively) which turned Newtonian Physics on its head and shocked the world. Mr. Einstein came to his conclusions through mathematics. The concepts within his theories were ...
Value Red from Chile: Terra Andina 2007 Carmenère
Sunday, November 30th, 2008 Posted in Carmenère, Cheap and Red, Chile | No Comments »Ah ¡Carmenère! While it may be one of the "six noble grapes of Bordeaux" it is really THE signature grape of Chile. It is also usually a great value. If you are looking for a great, yet cheap red ...
Value Red from Chile: Tabalí 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon
Sunday, November 23rd, 2008 Posted in Cabernet Sauvignon, Cheap and Red, Chile | No Comments »Next up in our parade of value red wines from Chile is this Tabalí Reserva 2005 Cabernet. The label says it comes from the Lumari Valley. It also claims this is Chile's northernmost wine producing area. Since Chile is in ...
