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Archive for February 28th, 2007

2 Brothers - Big Tattoo Red

Before tasting a wine, heck, even before buying I like to look at labels. For three reasons.

Art work - I know that it doesn’t have anything to do with the flavor, but it is like a cover on a book: it may make you buy it.
Flavors - although I don’t always taste what the [...]

(oops) Cabernet Franc Carmenère

Wow! OOPS is right! This one was like tasting fruit dipped in Everclear. Not really a good wine for any occasion.
2005 (oops) Cabernet Franc Carmenère
(oops) Winery
Central Valle, Chile
$9.99 at Cost Plus World Market
I was really disappointed with this wine. Normally, a Chilean wine is a good wine. And, with all of [...]

Bodega Norton Lo Tengo Malbec

Occasionally on a late Friday night, after having worked until 10 pm, cracking open a bottle of vino is a great way to get some awesome sleep that night for a long Saturday. I just so happen to be flying to Vancouver at 6 am the next morning, so I figured I would really [...]