2005 Colle dei Venti Pecorino

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2005 Colle dei Venti Pecorino

By perry227 on Thursday, July 29th, 2010 | No Comments

Name: Colle dei Venti Pecorino Type: White Grape: Pecorino Origin: Italy Year: 2005 Producer: Colle dei Venti Price: $11.99 This is a new grape for me, I’ve never had Pecorino before. It’s a traditional Italian grape, so named because the grape cluster resembles the head of a sheep. It has very distinct characteristics, well, this [...]

2009 Redtree Moscato

By perry227 on Friday, July 23rd, 2010 | No Comments

Name: Redtree Moscato Type: White Grape: Moscato Origin: U.S. – California Year: 2009 Producer: Cecchetti Wine Company Price: $8.99 I’m a sucker for a sweet wine so I saw this on sale and went for it. It’s a screw top too, which never hurts (IMHO). Has the color of a Pinot Grigio, looks like it in [...]

Big House Red (3L Box)

By admin on Saturday, July 17th, 2010 | No Comments

Name: Big House Red (3L Box) Type: Red Grape: Blend Origin: U.S. – California Year: 2009 Producer: Big House Wine Co. Price: $16.99 There is much to like about this everyday red. Let’s start with the environment. This box wine comes in an octagonal cardboard container (which they call the Octavin Home Wine Bar, I love [...]

2005 Z-52 Agnes Vineyards Old Vine Zinfandel

By admin on Friday, July 9th, 2010 | No Comments

Name: Z-52 Agnes Vineyards Old Vine Zinfandel Type: Red Grape: Zinfandel Origin: U.S. – California Year: 2005 Producer: Z-52 Price: $11.00 I got this bottle of wine along with half a dozen others from a site called Wine Insiders. I got a special deal on Groupon for this site so the prices were better than [...]

Jam Jar Sweet Shiraz

By admin on Sunday, July 4th, 2010 | No Comments

I have a sweet tooth, there’s no getting around it. I don’t even try to deny it anymore…

Tisdale White Zinfandel

By admin on Sunday, July 4th, 2010 | No Comments

White Zinfandel is crap. That’s my opinion…

Hess Sauvignon Blanc

By admin on Sunday, July 4th, 2010 | No Comments

Nice color and grassy aroma…

Gascon Malbec

By admin on Sunday, July 4th, 2010 | No Comments

Nice purple color with soft berry aromas, blackberry, blueberry maybe even a little cherry…

Wine 4 All Sauvignon Blanc

By admin on Sunday, July 4th, 2010 | No Comments

A relatively cheap Sauvignon Blanc, this one is straw-colored and has a grassy aroma…

Marcus James Riesling

By admin on Sunday, July 4th, 2010 | No Comments

I have a couple of dueling $4 Rieslings here and this one is light yellow in color and smells of apple…

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