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https://www.redwineplease.com/wines-of-the-week-feb-2-3-2013/ Another week, another wine or two. This week we went to the cellar and pulled a couple of favorites. One is an excellent Toro from Spain an the other an equally excellent, in fact even better, Rioja – also from Spain. It seems it was a Spanish week in Rhode Island. Habla Espanol? Here are Continue reading Wines of the Week, Feb 2-3, 2013 https://www.redwineplease.com/wines-of-the-week-jan-2526-2013/ This week we popped three wines, two inexpensive values and a very yummy California Cabernet. All are worth buying in my opinion, but Cheri does not necessarily agree on one of them. You’ll have to make our own judgement. Anyway, here they are:
Wine: 2011 Terra Andina Cabernet Winery Location: Chile Tasted By: Continue reading Wines of the Week, Jan 25&26, 2013 https://www.redwineplease.com/wines-of-the-week-jan-19-24-2013/ The previous week we opened three wines that varied all over the map. Our consumption is down a bit as we hopped back on the South Beach Phase 1 diet to lose a few unwanted holiday induced pounds. That means no red wine Monday thru Thursday, and the suffering is extreme, but we persevere. Anyway Continue reading Wines of the Week, Jan 19-24, 2013 https://www.redwineplease.com/wines-of-the-week-jan-5-11-2013/ This week we opened several good reds which fell into our Everyday and Once or Twice a Week categories. The best was very good and the worst was still pretty good, so call it a successful week of cork pulling. These serve further notice that you don’t have to spend a ton of money to Continue reading Wines of the Week, Jan 5-11 2013 https://www.redwineplease.com/new-years-wines/ Over the New Years holiday we opened a few bottles while we relaxed a bit. There was a mix of good and relatively cheap as well as good and not so cheap. Tasting notes are below. We enjoyed all three of these. At between $10 and $12 a bottle we recommend the Las Rocas Garnacha Continue reading New Year’s Wines https://www.redwineplease.com/christmas-2012-trip-to-north-carolina/ Christmas 2012 brought a quick excursion down to Winston Salem, North Carolina to visit our daughter and soon to be son-in-law. We had hoped it would bring some warmer weather as well, since we were expecting snow in Rhode Island. That really didn’t happen though, as it was cold and rainy for most of the Continue reading Christmas 2012 Trip to North Carolina https://www.redwineplease.com/2009-justin-isoceles-revisited/ Back in September we attended the Newport Mansions Food and Wine Festival with some friends. On that day we all agreed that the wine of the event was the 2009 Justin Isosceles. It was a luxurious, mouth coating effort with vibrant fruits and a very long finish. We even went back and had a second Continue reading 2009 Justin Isosceles Revisited https://www.redwineplease.com/a-great-port/ 
We recently had some friends over after a restaurant trip and opened a great bottle of port for a nightcap. Here it is: The 1977 Messias Vintage Port. 1977 was a great year. I’ve had several vintage ports and Colheitas (single year ports) from 1977, and they have all been excellent. This may be the Continue reading A Great Port https://www.redwineplease.com/weekend-wines-dec-7-9-2012/ This weekend we popped one wine we know well and one we don’t. Here are the tasting notes: Wine: Finca Flichman Paisage de Barrancas Winery Location: Argentina Tasted By: Neil Date: Dec 7, 2012 Tasting Notes: This is a blend of Syrah, Malbec and Cabernet Sauvignon. Unfortunately this bottle had a very slight corkiness to Continue reading Weekend Wines Dec 7-9, 2012 https://www.redwineplease.com/weekend-wines-nov-30-thru-dec-2/ This weekend we opened two wines that were both good and reasonably priced. One was a 2006 Bordeaux and the other a 2010 California Petite Syrah. We love Bordeaux and drink it a lot. We also love Petite Syrah but don’t drink it a lot. There could be several reasons for this. It is not Continue reading Weekend Wines Nov 30 thru Dec 2 |