Archive for the ‘Chile’ Category

Veramonte Cabernet Sauvignon, 2006 Reserva

Friday, July 18th, 2008 Posted in Cabernet Sauvignon, Cheap and Red, Chile | No Comments »

This is one of the wines I grabbed on that rampage through the wine section a while back. As promised here is the review. Not a bad Cab, but it isn't a mind-blower. But hey, what do you expect for under ...

Cono Sur Carmenere

Saturday, July 12th, 2008 Posted in Carmenère, Cheap and Red, Chile | No Comments »

Another great value from Chile. I keep seeing the Cono Sur brand at my local grocery store. They sell Pinot, some white varietals I don't care about, and this wonderful Carmenere. Being very interested in this particular grape led me to ...

Santa Ema 2005 Carmenère

Thursday, May 15th, 2008 Posted in Carmenère, Cheap and Red, Chile | 1 Comment »

This is a Santa Ema 2005 Carmenere barrel select that I picked up for $10.99. As you know, the Vinagoth has a thing for Chilean wines. They are good, cheap, and tasty. I actually first discovered them while living overseas (in ...

Pillage & Plunder!

Tuesday, May 13th, 2008 Posted in Cheap and Red, Chile, Italy | 1 Comment »

The Vinagoth had some business to do in the big city today and stopped by a big wine merchant afterwards. I packed the passenger seat of my car with numerous bottles of Cheap Red Wine! Said treasures are being dragged ...

Nuevomundo es bueno!

Saturday, May 10th, 2008 Posted in Cabernet Sauvignon, Cheap and Red, Chile, Malbec | 3 Comments »

The Vinagoth has been in a minor love affair with Chilean wines for a while now. I stumbled upon this one during my weekly skulk around the wine section of my local grocery. They had signs up about how it ...