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What Wine Are You Drinking? Spring/Summer 2013


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It's spring time!

Had a bottle last night of 2008 Concha y Toro Cabernet Sauvignon Marqués de Casa Concha. Not a bad bottle for $17 and change. But it probably needed to breathe for awhile longer before consuming.

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K vintners The creator 2010. A bit young but a big bold cab/Syrah blend from one of my favorite new world wine makers Charles Smith.

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Been working on a bottle of 2011 Arcturos Rose of Cab Franc with supper the last two nights. A good, good wine. Dry with just enough fruit.

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2009 Edna Valley Vinyards chardonnay, from the Wolff vinyard. Highly recommended.

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my better half wants to get into wine the way i'm in to bourbon. is there a wine equivalent to SB.com?

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my better half wants to get into wine the way i'm in to bourbon. is there a wine equivalent to SB.com?

Wineberserkers.com

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Orin Swift Abstract for wife and I. A good big red blend but not worthy of the $$$. The F1 locations is better at 2/3 of the price.

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Orin Swift Abstract for wife and I. A good big red blend but not worthy of the $$$. The F1 locations is better at 2/3 of the price.
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F-1 is great, my favorite so far of all of Orin Swift's releases that I've had.

Agreed. Curious about the Italian I1 which is coming soon. I am sure it will be very good also.

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I opened a lovely bottle of 2004 Chateau Montelena Cabernet tonight. An excellent vintage, it tastes more Bordeaux than Napa to me.

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2009 Nicolis Angelo e figli Ripasso della Valpolicella Classico Superiore Seccal

Didn't care for that one last night. Too tart for my taste. Not a bad wine, per se. Guess Valpolicella isn't my thing.

Tonight it's a 2009 bottle of Felino Vina Cobos Cabernet Sauvignon from Mendoza in Argentina. A GREAT Cab from Argentina for under $20.

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A good quality Argentinian Malbec is always welcome in this house.

I also really like Yellow Tail Shiraz. For a cheapo Aussie, you can't beat it.

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A good quality Argentinian Malbec is always welcome in this house.

Don't drinck a lot of reds but I have become a fan of the Malamado Malbec port style wine from Argentina. When I can find it anyway.

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Had some great older wines last night at my in laws. Started with a glass of 12' Kim Crawford, great value Sauvignon blanc. Then we had a 2001 Arcadian Gary's vineyard Pinot with cheese. With steak we had a bottle of 1985 Heitz Napa Cab and a bottle of 1988 Ch Montelena cab, both were stellar.

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Teatro, an Argentinian Chardonnay, only available from Astor in the village.

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I used to think a really great Sauvignon blanc had to come from New Zealand, but I have tasted some outstanding California and Washington examples... of course, there is very little they can't do well there.

BTW, the Biltmore winery in NC has also been producing some outstanding wines in the last 10 years. Give them a try if you can find them. I think they get the juices from California, NY, and Washington, then do the rest at their facility.

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I used to think a really great Sauvignon blanc had to come from New Zealand, but I have tasted some outstanding California and Washington examples... of course, there is very little they can't do well there.

BTW, the Biltmore winery in NC has also been producing some outstanding wines in the last 10 years. Give them a try if you can find them. I think they get the juices from California, NY, and Washington, then do the rest at their facility.

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Enjoying a Brunello Di Montalcino, I need to look at adding a few more Brunellos to the cellar

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The usual plonk, found a discounted box of Franzia Red at the local, $12.95 for 5 liters of wine, couldn't pass it up.

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Just a random pick in the grocery store - Las Rocas Garnacha 2009 - Spain. Enjoying this one, just a very pleasant berry profile, inexpensive, will pick up again.

A review: http://www.winealign.com/wines/17235-Las-Rocas-Garnacha-2009

Another: http://www.reversewinesnob.com/2012/11/las-rocas-garnacha-2009-garnacha-love.html

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Jono, if you can find an '08 in the Las Rocas you will do yourself a GREAT favor to buy all they have.

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Two bottles for us today. Charles Smiths Chateau Smith cab Sauv and Dave Phinney's F1 locations French red blend.

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My wife's a teacher and today was the last day of school. To celebrate we went to the tasting room at Kiler Grove Winegrowers. They make wine in the SLC from grapes they grow in Paso Robles, CA. Friendly folks and a good tasting. We came home with a bottle of their Zinergy 2010, look forward to spending some more time with it.

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