Mercury Rising, Another Gem of the Santa Cruz Mountains Appelation
A new tasting room favorite of mine is the Cinnabar Winery tasting room in Saratoga Village. Having tasted their Mercury Rising a number of times, it struck me that it’s not mentioned on VinoForLess. Here we have it.
2005 Mercury Rising
Cinnabar Vineyard & Winery
Where to Buy: Cinnabar Vineyard & Winery Tasting Room on Big Basin Way, [...]
Posted: June 4th, 2008 by robonzo under $15 - $19.99, $20 and up, Pinot Noir, Red, Varietal.
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2004 Zinfandel, Bellicitti Vineyard, Saratoga
Tonight, we were treated to a wonderful Zin from Picchetti Winery.
2004 Zinfandel
Bellicitti Vineyard, Saratoga
Where to Buy: Picchetti Winery, Cupertino CA
Price: $29.95 / Club members $25.46
We started with some $2.99 Trader Joe wine, and OMG we’ve stepped it up! To the nose this lovely Zin has notes of anise, tobacco and licorice. On the palate essence [...]
Posted: December 8th, 2007 by robonzo under $20 and up, Zinfandel.
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Vinas Chilenas 2006 Cabernet and Merlot
My lovely wife picked up a couple of why-not’s from Trader Joe’s recently.
Vinas Chilenas Reserva Merlot 2006
Vinas Chilenas Reserva Cabernet Savignon 2006
Products of Chile
Price: $2.99
Where to Buy: Trader Joe’s
I must start by saying that the Cab was palatable on day three, having been vacuum pumped each day. The Trader Joe’s Holiday version of the [...]
Posted: December 6th, 2007 by robonzo under $0 - $9.99, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot.
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Sparkling Tasting at Wine Affairs Grand Opening
Saturday, wine tasting at J. Lohr lead my wife and I to Lemmon Percussion where a young drummer told us about a new wine store called Wine Affairs. Serendipity had it that Saturday was Grand Opening at Wine Affairs, complete with a sparkling tasting. Here’s the run down.
Canella Burt Rose NV - Italiano [...]
Posted: November 12th, 2007 by robonzo under $15 - $19.99, $20 and up, Sparkling.
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