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Retrospective – Seamus Reserve Cabernet 2012 – A Decade Later

In this article we’ll take a look back at one of our favorite wines, one that earned the coveted #1 Wine of the Year in our Best Wines of 2016 list. It was great then, and now it is ten years old. So it seemed appropriate to pull a bottle from the wine fridge and

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Wines for Spring Volume 2: Still Thinking Pink(ish)

We’re solidly into Spring and it will soon be Summer, and it’s time for refreshing wines and outdoor gatherings. Previously we reviewed two excellent Rosés, which you can read about here, that are perfect for this time of year. In this article we look at two sparklers which work great as well. One is pink

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Superb Chianti Classico Riserva from Antinori

Below we review an outstanding wine from Antinori, one of the most famous, venerable wine making families in Italy. They’ve been doing this a very, very long time, as in twenty six generations long. Practice definitely makes perfect in this case. Here’s the wine:

Wine: 2017 Marchese Antinori Chianti Classico Riserva Tenuta Tignanello

Winery Location:

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Have a Malbec This Weekend – It’s Malbec World Day!

Sunday, April 17th is Malbec World Day. It was started over a decade ago by Wines of Argentina to commemorate what is easily the most important grape to the Argentine wine industry. Malbec vineyards there comprise 70% of the total Malbec grown in the world. It was imported from Europe and it has thrived, to

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Wines for Spring (Think Pink)

The warmer weather is fast approaching, and with it will come outdoor gatherings, picnics in the park, and the desire for refreshing wines which say “Hello Spring and Summer!” For many this equates with something pink, and most of the time that means Rosé. I have become somewhat of a convert to Rosé over the

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Chilean Cabernet Sauvignon: A look at Two Regions

Chile has gained an excellent and well deserved reputation for fine wine over the past few decades, as more people around the world come to appreciate the quality and value that this country’s wine industry offers. There are many different wine grapes grown here, and major international varietals play a leading role. Carmenere, once thought

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Another Great Wine from Foppiano Vineyards – Reserve Cabernet

We’ve raved about Foppiano Vineyards, and the wines they’ve been producing with winemaker Nova Perrill. You can read about some of those here and here. Across the board they are impressive and great values. Foppiano is one of our favorite producers, and Nova one of our favorite winemakers.

Here we’ll review one more wine from

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More Tasty Juice from Benza Vineyards

We’re lucky enough to have two additional wines from Benza Vineyards in for review which did not make it into the our earlier article (see that here). They are both Pinot Noir. One is their signature wine and one is a blend made with grapes from three different acclaimed vineyards from three Willamette Valley AVAs,

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Affordable Bordeaux Beauty from the Classic 2018 Vintage

 

Wine: 2018 Chateau Haut-Brisson

Winery Location: Saint Emilion, Bordeaux

Tasted By: Neil & Cheri Date: Feb 2022

Tasting Notes: The wine is a dark reddish purple in color, with a nose of dark berries, tobacco, herbs and oak. There is some mint as well. On the palate it is a bit young and brawny,

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High End Sauvignon Blanc from South Australia

Wine: 2021 Vintage Longbottom “H” Sauvignon Blanc

Winery Location: South Australia

Tasted By: Neil Date: February 2022

Tasting Notes: The grapes for this wine come from the Adelaide Hills region. At opening, this juice has a nose of peach, pear and citrus. It is light yellow in color and brilliant. On the palate

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