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Super Value Sparkler from Domaine Bousquet

While this is a little late for the recent New Year’s Eve celebrations, there are certainly more occasions for celebration coming up. It could be a birthday, an anniversary, a romantic evening or maybe Valentine’s day? Whatever it happens to be, this sparkling wine is a great value to consider.

Wine: Domaine Bousquet Sparkling Rosé

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Top 20 Wines of 2020

It’s the end of December, and this has been one crazy year. While the pandemic rages on, so does the fight against it. We push forward, looking ahead to better times. Along the way we have still managed to discover many new wines, and now it is time to talk about some of the best.

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From Washington State to Australia for Two Quality Red Wine Values

Let’s talk about two red wines we tasted recently, one from Washington State and one from Australia. Both provide serious value for the price.

Wine: 2015 Gordon Estate Syrah

Winery Location: Columbia Valley, WA

Tasted By: Neil & Cheri Date: December 2020

Tasting Notes: The wine is a dark purple red in color. The nose

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Excellent and Affordable Cabernet for the Holiday Season

With Christmas up next week, here is a really good Cabernet for a very reasonable price. This will hold up to whatever type of holiday gathering you are planning in this upside down year. Buy a case and share! It’s from a dependable, go to winemaker and producer who pushes the boundaries a bit, but

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Outrageous Value in California Cabernet

Here is a wine that is just a flat out great value. It drinks like a $50 Cab. It costs half of that. No further introduction needed.

Wine: 2017 Outlot Cabernet Sauvignon

Winery Location: Alexander Valley, Sonoma County

Tasted By: Neil & Cheri Date: November 2020

Tasting Notes: Dark, deep ruby in color, with

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Beautiful 2015 Bordeaux – Great Christmas Wine!

Great Bordeaux vintages are one of our favorite things. They age effortlessly, get better with time and are just wide rivers of fruit with complex nuances. We popped a 2002 Magrez-Tivoli for Thanksgiving, and it was wonderful. This week we opened a 2015 gem, and it is worth talking about.

Wine: 2015 Clos de Sarpe

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Marvelous Malbec from Bodegas Bianchi in Mendoza

Malbec is a somewhat misunderstood wine grape. It is very popular, and most people would say they have tried it. Many more serious wine lovers might not list it among their favorites, however. The average Malbec on the market might have good fruit, and is likely a good wine, but some can finish with a

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Excellent Reds from Mendoza, and Domaine Bousquet

Domaine Bousquet makes wine in the foothills of the Andes, at high altitude with estate grapes from their vineyards in Tupungato, in the Uco Valley of Mendoza. The vineyards sit at 4000 feet above sea level. This is the premier wine area of Argentina.

Domaine Bousquet makes many different wines, and you can see them

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It’s Beaujolais Nouveau Day! Here are Two from Georges Duboeuf.

Beaujolais Nouveau Day happens every year on the third Thursday of November. That’s when the new Beaujolais Nouveau wines are released and the world rejoices. At least the part that likes Beaujolais does.

Typically these wines were known as young, fresh, fruity and meant to be drunk right now. Depth and complexity are not words

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Classic German Riesling from St. Urbans -Hof Winery and Nik Weis

We’ve reviewed many wines produced by Nik Weis, purveyor of classic German Riesling from the great regions of the Mosel and Saar Valleys. We generally rave about them, as they are pure, elegant and vibrantly complex. Superbly well made is another thought that comes to mind. Here we have another wine in this mold, not

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