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[Tales of the Grape] Varietal Voyage No.17 - 2005 Chateau Grand Destieu » Tales of the ...: has to offer.  This young Bordeaux blend has jewel tones of ruby and amethyst with aromas that remind you of  ripe blackberries and raspberries interlaced with fresh herbs.  It’s medium body is packed with ripe black fruit and spicy minerality.  Lively acidity keeps the flavor alive and dancing on the palate and well-rounded tannins with hints of licorice and bell pepper carry on through a medium length finish.  If you get a chance to pick up a bottle, do so.  But let it lay down for a few years to truly enjoy its full potential.

[Reservation in the name of Jones] Reservation in the name of Jones: Viva Ma Boma: The food was yummy and we had a bottle of House Red wine (they have a choice of two - a Chilean Merlot or French Bordeaux) to wash it down. The crowd is very varied - young studenty types and rich fat cats and so is the dress code.

[Rob's Wine Journey] January 29, 2010 - Bordeaux: Cru Chateau’s” and tasted their wines. My classmate  JB’s family is one of the owners Chateau Palmer which is a highly regarded 3rd growth founded and named after an Englishman…”General Charles Palmer” who was a Major-General in Wellingtons army.

[The Wine Spies] 2003 Blackstone Winery Sonoma Valley Red Blend « The Wine Spies: So I first make wines according to my taste, which incorporate specific elements depending on the who will be drinking them. For instance, if I am making a bottle of $10 Blackstone Winemaker’s Select Merlot, I will be making a wine that is intended to be more fruit forward, with an emphasis on a soft/supple mouthfeel, which can be drunk right now.

[Lifestyles Magazine Prague- English language magazine in the Czech Republic] Hungary - Wines | Lifestyles Magazine Prague- English language ...: Emília Szabó, who has been based in the Czech Republic for four years, has made it her mission to open people’s eyes to quality Hungarian wines by recently opening up the first Hungarian wine bar, Hungarian Vintage Vines (HVV), in the Czech Republic solely dedicated to wines from that part of the world. Located at the base of Prague castle in Malá Strana , in the courtyard behind the Hungarian restaurant Grotto, Mrs.

[Balloon Juice] Balloon Juice » Blog Archive » I am not drinking merlot!: They don't taste like other New World merlot at all””to me, they tasted liked Bordeaux only much more herbal, a bit more acidic, and a bit less fruity and tannic. The wines were from the wineries that form the Merliance: seven wineries on Long Island that make merlot .

[Small Town Living] Peju Province Winery: Napa Valley, California | Small Town Living: On the winemaking side of things,we look forward to winemaker Sara Fowler adding some more new and exciting wines to the portfolio.  She’s an extremely creative blender, putting together new wines for Peju such as the Fifty/Fifty (50% Merlot, 50% Cabernet Sauvignon) red blend, which has been named by Quarterly Review of Wines as one of California’s Top Ten Red Blends, and also just received a ”˜94’ in Wine Enthusiast Magazine”¦she’s also created the lovely Dry Rose of Syrah, the Peju Pink (a significant wine to support breast cancer patient care), and a few other wine-club exclusive wines.  Sara’s leadership in the vineyard and cellar is taking Peju to a whole new level.

[Tales of the Grape] Varietal Voyage No.15 - 2005 Château Bernadotte » Tales of the ...: The vineyards of Château Bernadotte are blessed with similar soils to the classified properties closer to the Gironde River.  The sandy gravel promotes good drainage and a layer of clay helps the vines resist draught while the grapes mature.  Like most producers in Bordeaux, they have planted cabernet sauvigon, merlot, with smaller amounts of cabernet franc and petit verdot which are blended together create the final wine.  Because weather conditions in Bordeaux can vary dramatically from year to year, the proportion of grapes in the blend can change to adapt to the variations of each growing season.  The 2005 vintage is a blend of 49% cabernet sauvignon, 48% merlot, and 3% cabernet france.  Petit verdot was omitted from the blend in 2005.

[Culinary Gizmodo] On Italian Wine | Culinary Gizmodo: Friuli-Venezia Guilia on the other hand makes white wines of the highest quality as in Burgundy, but unlike Burgundy where the wines are only of one single grape variety, the great wines of Friuli are made with a number of wonderful grape varieties. Varities like Tocia, Sauvignon, Picolit, Riesling, Pinot Grigio, Pinot Bianco, Verduzza, Traminer, Chardonnay, and Muller Thurgau which are all made in single varietals in different styles and in various micro-climates to create wines that express the varietal character of each grape in a host of ways.

[BLOG.SOSTEVINOBILE.COM] BLOG.SOSTEVINOBILE.COM: Definitive proof that wine can cure common ...: . Actually, La Honda farms 30 vineyards throughout the Santa Cruz Mountains appellation, including parcels in Woodside, Portola Valley, Atherton, Los Altos Hills, and Saratoga, while making its wine in Redwood City. Of their many selections, I particularly liked the

[vintuba.com] How I got thrown in the Vintank Part 1 | vintuba.com: I passed my stuck Merlot over my Petite Sirah skins. I initially kind of wrote the wine off ”¦ four months later ”¦when I came across those barrels, I literally said to myself, ”˜holy shit, that is good!’ and from then on I knew that my original thought that I would some day have a high end Bordeaux blend as my “special wine”

[paulg's blog - unfined & unfiltered] paulg's blog - unfined & unfiltered: are washington wines ageworthy?: Art writes: “I'd like to see some discussion of the ageworthiness of Washington wines. This has come up before, and I doubt that I'm the only one who has been disappointed with a bottle that I've stored perfectly for 3-5 years only to find that it's already WAY over the hill.”

[The Moment] Cheap Wine? We'll Drink to That - T Magazine Blog - NYTimes.com: staying home) and suggest trying Chilean and Argentinian wines, many with great taste and a pleasing bouquet for well under the price point. By the bye, if you like grass-fed beef head to SA, you will be amazed at the price, compared to the organic, boutique US stuff.

[Great Times in North Carolina] Great Times in North Carolina » Blog Archive » Bottling and Final ...: At this point, I am quite certain nobody cares, but it was a milestone achievement for yours truly. I had a very experienced local wine maker make my wine, which is a field blend of cab.

[Climbing the Vine] Climbing the Vine: My Favorite Thing about California Wines: Growing Californian wines was once a joke, now some can cost you the big bucks. This blog will be structured with the following: 1) Wines I've tasted and what I think about them 2) Advice I've received and really like 3) Books about wine and what I think about them 4) Fun Tidbits and Facts because I happen to have a .

[The Pour] Why Hate Bordeaux? - The Pour Blog - NYTimes.com: While I love both Bordeaux( especially the non-super extracted style) and German riesling from any of the cool climate appelations, to compare the two is puzzling. Low alcohol in the off dry riesling versions vs high alcohol, especially in the recent global warming years, a blend of red grapes vs perhaps the most intresting single white grape worldwide, a system of terroir and single vineyards based on numerous hundreds of years of winemaking vs a chateau which perhaps produces two red wines and a white.

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