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Wine Color Chart : Friday Infogrphic
Wine Folly put together this informative color chart. Not only does it name the colors of wine, it tells you what the colors mean for flavor […]
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Ruta 22 Malbec : Wine Wednesday Review
Ruta 22 2013 Malbec Argentina Price: $11.99 You know I like my red wine to have junk in the trunk. Malbec—especially Malbec from Argentina—has junk in the trunk. Ruta 22 is no exception. It is […]
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Red Wine Cheat Sheet Infographic: Feast Your Eyes
I am a red-head. No, I’m not a ginger. I mean that I like red wine…a lot. If you have been reading my wine reviews, you already know that I like wines with ‘junk in […]
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Pontificis GSM 2012: Wine Wednesday Review
Pontificis 2012 40% Grenache, 40% Syrah, 20% Mourvedre Vin Pays d’Oc, Languedoc-Roussillon, France Price: $6.99 This is the last wine from my Trader Joe’s haul. Parting is such sweet sorrow. GSM stands for Granache, Syrah, […]
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Drink—Wine Wednesday Review Tribunal North Coast Red
Tribunal Red Wine North Coast 2012 Red Blend California Price: $9.99 Today’s Wine Wednesday review is another red from my most recent Trader Joe’s haul. A crew member recommended Tribunal Red Wine North Coast when I […]
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Drink: Wine Wednesday Review — The Original Dark Horse Big Red Blend
The Original Dark Horse Big Red Blend Malbec, Syrah, Tempranillo, and Merlot Price: $7.99 One great thing about visiting Virginia is that the Trader Joe’s grocery stores sell beer and wine. So I make a […]
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Feast: Vino Rosina
My wine club did a tasting at Vino Rosina, a fabulous wine bar in the Harbor East neighborhood of Baltimore. This tasting had a definite Spanish flair. Each wine was paired with a small bite […]
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Drink: 2008 Bogle Phantom
2008 Bogle Phantom Zinfandel 51% – Petite Sirah 47% – Mourvèdre 2% California Price: $15.99 The first thing that popped into my mind when I saw Bogle Phantom at Trader Joe’s was my high school […]
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Drink: Terra Barossa 2008 Shiraz Cabernet Petit Verdot
Terra Barossa 2008 Shiraz Cabernet Petit Verdot Barossa Valley, Australia Price: $14.99 I like my wines to have junk in the trunk. I am determined to make that a oenological term. By ‘junk in the […]
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DRINK: Veranda 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon – Carménère
Veranda 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon – Carménère Colchagua Valley, Chile Price: About $18 I like my red wines to have what I call ‘junk in the trunk’ – that’s my way of saying that I like […]