Archive for February, 2007
D. Virginie Carigñan Vin De Pays De l’Aude
This is a wine that I picked up from Whole Foods Market last week. Yes, it was on the cheap isle for their wine section, but I was intrigued by it only being $8.99 and from France. I am not a French sympathizer or anything, but they have been making some killer wines [...]
Posted: February 14th, 2007 by christian under $0 - $9.99, Red.
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Storrs 2003 White Riesling
For Valentine’s Day, our featured wine is a wonderful White Riesling from Storrs Winery.
White Riesling Monterey, 2003
Viento Vineyard, Santa Cruz Mountains, CA
Storrs Winery
Price: About $14
We tried this wine with a not so traditional Valentine’s meal of Thai Fried Rice. As anticipated, it proved to be great with the spicy nauture of this dish, as would [...]
Posted: February 14th, 2007 by robonzo under $10 - $14.99, White.
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Concannon Central Coast Cabernet Sauvignon
My lovely wife Sami found this gem at Safeway on The Alameda in Santa Clara.
Concannon Cabernet Sauvignon, 2004
Central Coast
Concannon Vineyards
Reg. Price $10.99
Safeway Club Card Price $7.76
We joked around a bit with the descriptive adjectives, but here goes. The nose has a hint of smokeyness with pepper and black cherry aromas. To [...]
Posted: February 12th, 2007 by robonzo under $0 - $9.99, $10 - $14.99, Red.
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Russian River Valley Pinot Noir Rosé
Savannah Chanelle Vineyards in Saratoga is a winery that I personally frequent (I know a cute girl that works there). Well known for some noteworthy Pinots, I realized this weekend that they have a wine that fits our favorite price range, relative to vinoforless.com, under $20.
2005 Pinot Noir Rosé, Russian River Valley
Savannah Chanelle Vinyards, [...]
Posted: February 12th, 2007 by robonzo under $15 - $19.99, Blush.
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