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Site Added to Wine Blog List: Wine Folly

Date: Tue, Apr 9, 2013 Wine Tasting

During the Wine Blog Awards dinner at the Wine Bloggers Conference 2012, I had the pleasure of sitting next to Ben Simons from Vinotology. As the “Best New Wine Blog” winner was about to be announced, Ben whispered to me, “one of the best new blogs isn’t even among the finalists.” Who might that be, [...]

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Red Wine Review: d’Art Zinfandel

Date: Mon, Mar 18, 2013 Wine Tasting

d’Art Zinfandel 2010 | Lodi, California Lodi, California (not to be confused with Lodi, New Jersey) is the place to grow Zinfandel. This particular example is evidence supporting that statement. This zin offers big, juicy fruit on the nose and the palate. Nose is full of vanilla, butterscotch, cocoa, and red berry fruits. Palate is [...]

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Red Wine Review: Koyle Royale Carmenere

Date: Mon, Feb 4, 2013 Wine Tasting

Koyle Royale Carmenere 2009 | Colchagua, Chile Looking at the name of this wine, for some reason I can’t get the image of a deck of cards out of my head. This wine has a really smokey, green, and mineral nose with notes of cloves, tobacco, bell pepper, earth, and something stony/mineral that I can’t [...]

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Red Wine Review: Grey Single Block Cabernet Sauvignon

Date: Sat, Feb 2, 2013 Wine Tasting

Vina Ventisquero Grey Single Block Cabernet Sauvignon 2009 | Trinidad Vineyard | Maipo Valley, Chile This is a very pleasant, easy drinking wine, but I have to admit that at first it was a little disappointing. My problem is with expectations — for many wines, I have expectations. And for this wine, seeing Cabernet on [...]

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Red Wine Review: Klinker Brick Farrah Syrah

Date: Sat, Jan 12, 2013 Wine Tasting

Klinker Brick “Farrah” Syrah 2010 | Lodi, California, USA Generally speaking, Lodi, California is not known for Syrah (nor is Lodi, New Jersey). Rather, Lodi — a town and an AVA (American Viticultural Area) in San Joaquin Valley, within the Central Valley of California — is better-known for Zinfandel, thanks to many “old vines” bearing [...]

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White Wine Review for Thanksgiving: Macari Early Wine 2012 Chardonnay

Date: Sat, Nov 17, 2012 Wine Tasting

Macari Vineyards Early Wine Chardonnay 2012 | North Fork, Long Island, NY, USA Who needs Beaujolais Nouveau when you can “get local” with a luscious white wine from Long Island? The truth is, I enjoy the hoopla, celebration, and tradition around Beaujolais Nouveau. Not to mention, the grape-jelly-like wine pairs mighty well with nearly everything [...]

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Can You Trust a Wine Critic? Science Says No

Date: Fri, Oct 26, 2012 Wine Tasting

Millions of people — and sales of millions of cases of wine — are significantly influenced by the point scores assigned by wine critics. However, research suggests that consumers shouldn’t be swayed by the critics, because they’re not tasting the same thing. Oh, the wine is the same — or at least, we hope that [...]

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Book Review: Wines of the Southern Hemisphere, The Complete Guide

Date: Mon, Oct 15, 2012 Wine Tasting

Malbec is from Argentina, Carmenere is from Chile, and Shiraz is from Australia. Oh, New Zealand makes good Sauvignon Blanc, and South Africa produces a brooding wine you can’t find anywhere else called Pinotage. What more do you need to know about wines from the Southern Hemisphere? Turns out, there’s plenty more to discover from [...]

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Red Wine Review: Thelema Merlot

Date: Mon, Oct 8, 2012 Wine Tasting

Thelema Merlot 2007 | Stellenbosch, South Africa South African wines have always had a special place in my heart, as they seem to me to be the forgotten stepchild in the family of fine wines of the world. Go into any wine shop — even a very good wine shop — and you will have [...]

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White Wine Review: Macari Sauvignon Blanc

Date: Fri, Sep 28, 2012 Wine Tasting

Macari Vineyards Sauvignon Blanc “Katherine’s Field” 2011 | North Fork, Long Island, New York, USA If you’ve been visiting WineWeekly for a while then you’ve seen several reviews of Macari wines from Long Island, NY. I’ve yet to be disappointed by a Macari bottle, and this is no exception. Nose is a bit unusual, as [...]

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Red Wine Review: Pine Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon 2008

Date: Wed, Sep 5, 2012 Wine Tasting

Pine Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 2008 | Napa Valley, California, USA On first whiff the nose expresses enticing black and red berry fruits — both fresh and mature, but then as it sits in the glass it’s chocolate, chocolate, and more chocolate. In the mouth it is similarly dominated by a milk chocolate flavor [...]

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Red Wine Review: Murrieta’s Well The Spur

Date: Mon, Sep 3, 2012 Wine Tasting

Murrieta’s Well The Spur 2009 | Livermore Valley, California, USA A few months back, I reviewed the 2008 vintage of Murrieta’s Well The Spur. Now, the 2009. The suggestion was to enjoy this wine with food from the grill. Unfortunately, I live in a place where grills are verboten — which kills me, because I [...]

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Key Learnings from Wine Bloggers Conference 2012 (WBC12)

Date: Tue, Aug 28, 2012 Wine Tasting

It’s been a full week of recuperation for me from the 2012 Wine Bloggers Conference, held in Portland, Oregon. Here are a few key points gleaned from the conference: 1. Sleep is nowhere on the agenda. In addition to days and evenings filled with scheduled, sanctioned events, the WBC includes countless, “unofficial” after-parties hosted by [...]

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Summer Cleaning: Dead Links Leave Purgatory

Date: Sun, Aug 5, 2012 Wine Tasting

This week I did something I haven’t done in years: went through the links list; a.k.a., the “blogroll.” It’s something rarely done at most websites — webmasters / bloggers usually add a link and forget it. The blogroll can become very long and its maintenance tedious at best, insurmountable at worst. Since I neglected mine [...]

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