Wine Blogging Wednesday, Value Red from Chile: Our little Secreto
Wednesday, December 10th, 2008 Posted in Cheap and Red, Chile, Malbec | 4 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 | No 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 ...
Value Red from Chile: Cameron Hughes Lot 95, Wine of Chile 2007 Meritage
Saturday, November 22nd, 2008 Posted in Cabernet Sauvignon, Carmenère, Cheap and Red, Chile, Merlot | No Comments »The hardships I endure for you, dear reader. All so that you can pick your cheap wines with confidence. As you know, Chilean wines are special to me. Mostly because they are such great values. Chile produces some of the world's ...
Shootout at the Chilean Corral!
Sunday, November 9th, 2008 Posted in Cabernet Sauvignon, Cheap and Red, Chile, Merlot, Syrah | No Comments »Time to try something different here at The Wine Barbarian: Mortal Combat! I ventured into The Cellar today to pick a wine for dinner. While that sounds pretentious let me dash your illusions as my "cellar" is just an unfinished room ...
Calina Carménère Reserva
Tuesday, November 4th, 2008 Posted in Carmenère, Cheap and Red, Chile | No Comments »Mrs. Barbarian and I enjoyed this wonderful Calina Reserva 2006 Carmenere with dinner the other night. The Mrs had purchased some pork chops, which I honestly loathe. Don't get me wrong, I'm not a hater of swine flesh... quite the ...
The Devil Made Me Drink It!
Monday, October 6th, 2008 Posted in Carmenère, Cheap and Red, Chile | No Comments »This wine actually saved us from a disaster. I had opened another bottle which Mrs. Barbarian tasted as I was cooking and pronounced it awful. I took a sip and confirmed (review coming soon!) so I reached into the wine ...
2004 Casa Silva Reserva Carmenère
Saturday, July 26th, 2008 Posted in Carmenère, Cheap and Red, Chile | No Comments »Mrs. Barbarian had a friend over last night, and we drank two and a half bottles of wine. A little of this, a little of that. The last bottle I pulled from my "cellar"... which is really an unfinished room ...
