Aerator Death Match Round ONE: Soiree vs. Vinturi vs. Nuance
Aerators: Vinturi v. Soiree
Aerators: Soiree vs. Vinturi Round Two
Making Vinegar:
Making Wine Vinegar... The signs of obsession...
Anna Uncorked the leftovers: Bottled Vinegar
Book Review:
Unquenchable by Natalie Maclean ****
Vineyard Visits:
A Visit to Bedell
Boxwood Estate Winery, Loudoun County, VA #DCsWineCountry
Breaux Vineyards, Loudoun County, VA #DCsWineCountry
Channing Daughters Winery, Bridgehampton, NY
Chrysalis Vineyards, Loudoun County, VA #DCsWineCountry
Tarara Winery, Leesburg, VA #TararaWinery, #DCsWineCountry
All Wines Reviewed:
- Abrazo Del Toro Tinto $4.99 ***
- Albero 2007 Organic Monastrell Jumilla $6.99***(*)
- Albero Organic Bobal Rose `08 DO $5.99 ***
- Albero Organic Sparkling White $4.99****
- Albero Organic Tempranillo $5.99 ****
- Allegrini Palazzo della Torre `07 IGT $19.00 (Not TJ's) ***
- Almez Garnacha `09 $7.99 (not TJ's) ***
- Almez Garnacha `09 as Sangria (not TJ's) $7.99 ***
- Almez Tempranillo `09 (Not TJ's) $7.99 **(*)
- Anne Amie Muller Thurgau `08 (Not TJ's) $16.99 **(*)
- Anniversary Post: Four years, 326 bottles and more....
- Antonelli San Marco Baiocco Umbria `07 IGT (Not TJ's) $19.99 ***
- Aquila D'Oro Chianti `08 (DOCG) $4.99 **
- Arbor Mist Blackberry Merlot (not TJ's) $5.99 ***
- Artesa Chardonnay `10 $15.00 #wbc11 liveblog
- AtoZ Oregon Pinot Noir `07 $19.99 (not TJ's) **
- Auratus Quinta do Feital Alvarinho-Trajadura `09 $15.99 (Not TJ's) ***
- Babich Marlborough Pinot Noir `09 $18.99 (not TJ's) ***
- Bandit Pinot Grigio 2006 $7.89 * (not TJ's)
- Banfi BelnerO `05 $35.99 (Not TJ's) ****
- Banfi Centene `08 #wbc11 live blog reds
- Banfi Centine Rosso `07 $10.89 (not TJ's) ***
- Banfi Chianti Classico Reserva `07 DOCG $17.99 ***
- Banfi Rosa Regale Brachetto d’Acqui DOCG NV $19.99 (Not TJ's) ****
- Banfi San Angelo Pinot Grigio `09 $18.49 (not TJ's) ***
- Barbi Orvieto Classico `08 DOC (not TJ's) $11.99 **(*)
- Barren Ridge Vidal Blanc `10 $15.00 #wbc11 liveblog:
- Barth Rene Pinot Blanc Vignoble de Bennwihr `04 AOC $12.99 (not TJ's) ***
- Bear's Lair Viognier 2007 $ 5.99 ***
- Bedell First Crush Red`08 (not TJ's) $16.99 ***
- Bedell First Crush White `09 (not tj's) $18.00 **
- Benvolio Merlot Toscana `04 (not TJ's) IGT $12.99***
- Black Mountain Malbec $5.99 ***
- Blackstone Merlot $6.99 ***
- Bodegas LAN Rioja Crianza `06 $10.99 ***
- Bodegas Ramirez Rioja Reserva Ramirez de la Piscina `04 D.O.C $19.99 **** #riojabuzz
- Brothers in Arms Langhorne Creek No. 6 Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon `04 $14.99 (not TJ's) ***
- Bubblemania Wine Seminar #euphoriagreenville
- Buil & Gine GineGine `07 Priorat (not TJ's) $18.99 ***
- Cakebread Chardonnay `10 $29.00 ****
- CalNaturale Mendicino Chardonnay $12.99 litre/$6.99 500ml #WBC11 live blog
- CalNaturale Paso Roblos Cabernet Sauvignon `08 #wbc11 live blog reds
- Campo Viejo Tempranillo Reserva `05 $17.99 (Nt TJ's) ***
- Canevari Prosecco $17.99 (not TJ's) ***(*)
- Cantele Negroamaro Rosato IGT (not TJ's) $12.99 ***
- Cantina del Taburno Falanghina `09 DOC $14.00 ****
- Carpineto Dogajolo `08, (IGT) $13.99 (Not TJ's) 2nd Review***
- Carpineto Dogajolo Super Tuscan (not TJ's) ****
- Catena Malbec `08 (not TJ's) £11.99/$19.20 ***
- Cave de Tain l'Hermitage Crozes-Hermitage Les Trois Lys `07 (not TJ's) Gift/$17.99 ***
- Cellier Du Rhone Blanc $5.99 ***
- Champagne Henriot Millesime 1999 **** (not TJ's - a gift)
- Chandon Rose $15.99 ****
- Chariot Gypsy Red `07 $ 5.99 ****
- Charles Shaw Valdiguie `08 California, $2.99 *
- Chateau Auguste Bordeaux Merlot 2007 $7.99 ***
- Chateau La Touche Muscadet `09 $14.00 ***
- Chateau Montelena Cabernet Sauvignon `89 **** ; (`88 ****!)
- Chateau Saint Arnaud Saint-Emilion `05 (not TJ's) $18.99 ****
- Chateau Simard Saint-Emilion `99 AOC $25.00 (not TJ's) ***
- Chateau Trinquevedel Rosé `08 AOP $16.99 ***
- Chateau d'Escurac Medoc `05 AOC (Not TJ's) $23.99 ***
- Chateau de Macard Bordeaux Superieur `05 $19.99 (not TJ's) ***(*)
- Chateau de la Chesnaie Muscadet Sevre et Maine `08 $11.99 (not TJ's)****
- Chateauneuf du Pape Val de la Pierre Joel Dupont `08 AOC $17.99 (Not TJ's) ***
- Chiusa Grande Trebbiano d'Abruzzo Armento `08 DOC $5.99 ****
- Château des Mille Anges Petit Santal Saint Germain De Graves`02 $9.99 ***
- Château du Rouet "Cuvee Reservée" Côtes de Provence Rosé `10 $13.99 (not TJ's) ****
- Ciconia Touriga Nacional Syrah Aragones NV $7.99 (not TJ's) ***(*)
- Ciconia Vinho Verde `10 DOC $7.99 (Not TJ's) ****
- cillar ey silos ribera del duero D.O. `03 **** $15.99
- Cline Ancient Vine Zinfandel `07 $12.99 ****
- Cline Sonoma Coast Viognier `10 $13.99 ***
- Clos Mimi "Petite Rousse" Paso Robles Syrah `06 (not TJ's) $15.99(*)
- Clos Pegase Mitsuko's Vineyard Chardonnay`09 $24.00 #wbc11 liveblog
- Clos del Pinell Negre `08 DO (not TJ's) $7.99 ***
- Colosi Nero d'Avola Sicilia IGT `09 IGT $12.99 ***(*)
- Columbia Crest Shiraz `06 **** (Not TJ's)
- Copa DiVino $1.99 vs. Chateau LaVergne `08 $2.99
- Concha y Toro Casillero Del Diablo Cabernet Sauvignon `09 $9.99 (not TJ's) (*)
- Condesa De Sarabella `07 Grenache $4.99 ***
- Cornerstone Cellars Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon `07 $75.00 #wbc11 live blog reds
- Cusumano Nero D'avola `08 $12.99 (Not TJ's) **(*)
- d'Arenberg The Stump Jump Shiraz `08 (not TJ's) $14.99 ***
- d’Arenberg The Stump Jump Riesling `06 $9.99 (not TJ's) ***
- Descendants Liégeois Dupont Syrah `09 $29.00 ****
- Diseño Malbec `09 $12.49 (Not TJ's) ***
- Doc's Draft Original Hard Apple Cider $4.99 ***
- Domaine Bellevue Touraine Sauvignon Blanc `08 ATC (not TJ's)$13.99****
- Domaine Gerard Millet Sancerre Rouge `07 $25.99 **(*)
- Domaine Seguin-Manuel Savigny-lès-Beaune Vieilles Vignes `08 (not TJ's) $29.99****
- Domaine d'Ardhuy Bourgogne `07 DOC (not TJ's) $21.99 ***
- Domaine de Mourchon Côtes-du-Rhône Séguret Tradition `07 AOC (not TJ's) $15.99 ***
- Domaine des Grandes Perrières Sancerre `08 (not TJ's) **** $18.99
- Domanie Bellevue Touraine Gamay $14.99 (not TJ's)**(*)
- Domingo Molina Cabernet Sauvignon `06 (not TJ's) gift/$19.99 ****
- Dominio de Eguren Protocolo `08 $7.99 ***(*)
- Dr. Konstantin Frank Semi Dry Riesling `08 (not TJ's) $14.99 ***
- Dutch Bill Creek Chardonnay `02 (Not TJ's) $29.99 ****
- Eagle's Rock Piedra del Aguila Malbec `08 $8.99 (not TJ's) *
- El Quintanal Ribera del Duero `06 $13.99 **
- Emma Pearl Chardonnay `09 $17.99 #WBC11 live blog
- Enrique Foster IQUE Malbec $14.99 (Not TJ's) ***
- Espiral Vinho Verde $3.99 *
- Estola Reserva La Mancha 2004 $5.99 **
- Fabrice Gasnier Vieilles Vignes Chinon `07 $19.99 (not TJ's) ****
- Feudi di San Gregorio Falanghina Sannio `09 $13.99 (not TJ's) ***
- Finca Solano Organic Tempranillo $ 5.99 ***
- Forte Canto Primitivo `04 IGT (not TJ's) $12.99 ****
- Francesco 1 Chianti Reserva `05 (not TJ's) $12.73 ****
- Freixenet Cava Cordon Negro NV $10.99 *(***)
- Gaetano D'aquino Chianti (DOCG) `08 $4.99**
- Gan Eden Cabernet Sauvignon `97 **** (not TJ's)
- Geografico Vernaccia di San Gimignano IGT `09 $9.99 (Not TJ's) ****
- Gerard Metz Gewurztraminer AOC `07 (Not TJ's)$22.00 ***
- Girasole Organic Zinfandel `07 (not TJ's) $19.99 ***
- Gloria Ferrer Blanc de Noirs Sparkling NV $20.00 #wbc11 live blog
- Gloria Ferrer Sonoma Brut NV $13.99 ***
- Goats do Roam Red **** $5.49
- Goats do Roam Rose 2007 *** $5.99
- Graff Riesling Kabinett Mosel `07 (Not TJ's) $12.99 ***(* )
- Graffigna Centenar Malbec `07 $9.99 (Not TJ's) ****
- Grant Burge Sparkling Chardonnay NV (not TJ's) £15.99/$25.33 **
- Grant Burge Tawny Port 10yo (not TJ's) $29.99 ****
- Heidsieck Heritage Brut Champagne NV £14.24/$21.93 ***
- Henry Fessy Brouilly `07 AOC $17.99 (Not TJ's) ****
- Hess Berg Riesling Kabinett $ 6.99 ****
- Honey Moon Viognier *** $5.99
- Il Valore Chianti Reserva `05 (DOCG) $5.99 ****
- Indaba Merlot (not TJ's) $8.99 ***
- Indaba Sauvignon Blanc `09 $5.99 ***
- Indaba Shiraz ` 08 $6.99 ***
- J Wilkes Pinot Blanc `06 (not TJ's) $18.99 ***
- J.W. Morris Gewurztraminer 2006 *** $3.99
- J.W.Morris Riesling ** $3.99
- Jacquesson Dizy Terres Rouges Extra Brut Millesime Rosé `04 $90.00 ****
- Javier Sanz Villa Narcisa Verdejo `09 D.O. $17.99 (Not TJ's) ****
- Jean Ginglinger Gewurztraminer `07 (Not TJ's) $22.99 ****
- Jean-Paul Mollet Pouilly-Fumé les Sables `07 $34.99 (Not TJ's) ****
- Kendall-Jackson Summation `09 $13.99 ***
- Kermit Lynch Guy Breton Morgon Vieilles Vignes `09 $35.99 ****
- King Estate Domaine Pinot Noir `08 $60.00 #wbc11 live blog reds
- King Estate Domaine Pinot Gris Estate `09 $25.00 Organic #wbc11 liveblog
- King's Ridge Riesling `08 (Not TJ's) $ 14.99 ****
- Korbel Brut NV $13.99 ***
- L'enclave De Papes Valreas Cotes du Rhone $5.99 ****
- La Ferme Julien Blanc $5.99 ***
- La Ferme Saint Pierre Cote de Ventoux Rouge `08 AOC (Not TJ's)$14.99 ***
- La Loggia Barbera D'Alba `08 (DOC) $6.99 ****
- La Mozza Morellino di Scansano I Perazzi DOCG `09 *** $19.99
- La Posta Cocina Blanco de Blancos `09 (not TJ's) $21.99 ***(*)
- La Quercia Montepulciano `08 DOC (not TJ's) $13.99 ***
- La Rioja Alta Vina Alberdi Reserva Tinto `03 (not TJ's) $44.00/$20.00 ****
- LaCheteau Vouvray `09 $6.99 ****
- Laetitia Pinot Noir Estate `09 $25.00 (not TJ's) ***
- Laurant Perrier Champagne **** (not TJ's)
- Layer Cake Pinot Noir `10 $11.99 ****
- Layer Cake Primitivo IGT `07 (Not TJ's) $15.00 ***
- Layer Cake Shiraz `09 $17.99 (Not TJ's) ***
- Le Rote Vernaccia di San Gimignano `09 DOCG $12.99 (Not TJ's) ****
- Lindemans Bin 40 Merlot $4.49 ****
- Lindemans Bin 50 Shiraz 2007 $5.99 ***
- Lindemans Bin 65 Chardonnay 2003 *** (not TJ's)
- Lindemans Bin 99 Pinot Noir 2008 $5.49 ***
- Livio Felluga Pinot Grigio $22.00 (Not TJ's) ***
- Loca Linda Malbec `09 1L $19.99 (Not TJ's) ¢¢¢¢ (Makes $ense!)
- Lost Angel Muscat Canelli Paso Robles `08 $5.99 ****
- Louis Latour Chassagne-Montrachet `09 $36.99 ****
- Louis Latour Montagny 1er Cru La Grande Roche `08 (not TJ's) $15.99 ****
- Louis Max Bourgogne Pinot Noir Beaucharme Pinot Noir `09 $12.99 (not TJ's) unrateable
- Lovingston Pinotage `06 $24.00 #wbc11 live blog reds
- Luchador Shiraz `07 $18.99 (not TJ's) ***(*)
- Marchesato degli Aleramici Rosso di Montalcino `07 (Not TJ's) $12.99 ***
- Marques de Caceres Rioja (DOC) `08 $9.00 (Not TJ's) ***
- Marquis + Phillips Roogle Riesling `08 $14.99 (not TJ's) **
- Martellozzo Prosecco $6.99 ***
- Matane Primitivo Puglia IGT `09 (not TJ's) $12.99 **
- Medici Solo Lambrusco `09 (not TJ's) $15.99 **(*)
- Michel Camusat Pouilly Fuisse `07 $35.00 (not TJ's) ****
- Michel Leon Gewurztraminer $7.99 ***
- Mionetto il Prosecco $10.99 **
- Montinore Estate "Almost Dry" Riesling `07 (not TJ's) $13.00 glass/$12.00 bottle retail
- Moore's Creek Shiraz $3.99 ***
- Mosen Cleto Crianza DO `06 ** $17.99
- Mountfair Engagement `09 $25.00 #wbc11 live blog reds
- Mulderbosch Rose `09 $10.99 (not TJ's) ****
- Mulderbosch Sauvignon Blanc `07 $14.99 (not TJ's) ***
- Ménage à Trois Red `08 $10.00 (Not TJ's) ***(*)
- Natale Verga Moscato D'Asti `08 (DOCG) $11.91(not TJ's) ****
- Nausica Nero d'Avola Sicilia `08 (not TJ's) $11.99 ****
- Nerelo Del Bastardo $7.99 **
- Novella Chardonnay Paso Robles $5.99 **
- Novella Synergy Blanc `08 $6.99 ****
- Olivier Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet Champ-Canet Premiere Cru `98 (Not TJ's) ****
- Oreana Happy Face Syrah $5.99 *
- Osborne Solaz `04 *** $3.99
- Owen Roe Sharecropper's Cabernet Sauvignon `07 $19.99 (not TJ's) ***
- Owen Roe Sharecropper's Pinot Noir `09 $24.99 (Not TJ's) ****
- Pacific Rim "Vin de Glaciere" Riesling `07 $14.99 (not TJ's) ****
- Pacific Rim Riesling * $6.99
- Pairing Dinner: The Lazy Goat/Saintsbury Vineyard #euphoriagreenville
- Palin Syrah `06, (not TJ's) $16.99 ***
- Panilonco Carmenere `07 Reserve $4.99 ***
- Perazzeta Sara Rosso Toscano `07 IGT (not TJ's) $16.99 **
- Peter Lehmann of the Barossa Shiraz `08 $12.99 ***
- Pierre Sparr Riesling 2006 $9.99 ***
- Pierre Sparr Riesling 2006 $9.99 ***
- Pimm's Cup No. 1 $21.49 (Not TJ's) ****
- Piper-Heidsieck Monopole Blue Top NV $35.00 ***
- Pitch Cabernet Sauvignon `07 $19.99 (Not TJ's) ***
- Planeta La Segreta Bianco Sicily IGT `09 $11.99 (not TJ's) ***
- Ponti Dry Vermouth $4.99 (second review)****
- Ponti Dry Vermouth **** $3.99
- Primaterra Chardonnay Delle Venezie `07 IGT (Not TJ's) $8.33***
- Primaterra Sauvignon Blanc `09 IGT (Not TJ's) $8.33 **
- Purato Nero d'Avola IGT `10 $14.99 **
- Purple Moon Chardonnay 2005 $3.99 ***
- Quinta do Noval Black Port $20.00 (not TJ's) ***
- R Collection by Raymond, Lot #7 Field Blend `08 $17.99 (Not TJ's) $$
- Raphael Cabernet Franc `07 (not TJ's) $13.99 **
- Raphael Rose of Merlot `08 (not TJ's) $12.99 ***
- Rappahonick Cellars Viognier `10 $23.00 #wbc11 Live Blog
- Ribera del duero Convento San Farancisco Crianza `00 (not TJ's) $34.99 ****
- Rioja Solnia `07 (Not TJ's) $12.99 ***
- Riondo Prosecco Spago Nero IGT (Not TJ's) ***
- Robert Mondavi Napa Fume Blanc, `06 $10.99
- Rock Rabbit Sauvignon Blanc $8.99 **(*)
- Root:1 Cabernet Sauvignon 2006 ****$9.00
- Rosenblum Vintners Cuvee XXXI Zinfandel $7.99 ***
- Ruggero Di Tasso Nero D'Avola ** (*) $ 4.99
- Sainsbury's Blanc de Noirs Champagne NV (not TJ's) £15.98 [$25.36] ****
- Salneval Albarino `08 DO (not TJ's) $11.99 ****
- Sanguineti Chianti `08 (DOCG )$13.99 (not TJ's) ****
- Santa Christina `07 Sangiovese IGT (Not TJ's) $9.99 **
- Sassy Bitch Pinot Noir `10 $10.99 *(*)
- Sattler Zweigelt `08 (not TJ's)$18.99 *
- Sauvion Pouilly-Fume Les Ombelles `10 gift/$22.95 **(*)
- Savage Cabernet Sauvignon (not TJ's) $37.99 ****
- Scuttlehole Chardonnay, `09 $17.99 ***(*)
- Shindig White Vidal Blanc/Riesling `10 $15.99 #wbc11 live blog
- Sineann Pinot Gris `01 (not TJ's) $22.99 ****
- Sitios de Bodega Con Class Verdejo Rueda `07 D.O. $14.99 (Not TJ's) **(*)
- Slow Paseo Organic Spanish Red $6.99**
- St. Michael-Eppan Pinot Grigio `09 $17.00 (not TJ's) ***
- Stepping Stone by Cornerstone Corallina Napa Valley Syrah Rosé `10 #wbc11 live blog
- Stonehedge Santa Lucia Chardonnay $8.99 **
- Sutter Home White Zinfandel `05 (not TJ's) *
- TBD Rouge Lodi 2007 **
- TJ's Coastal Chardonnay $ 4.99 **
- Tabbarini Montefalco Sagrantino `04 $55.00 #wbc11 live blog reds
- Tait Ball Buster `08 (not TJ's) $17.99 ***(*)
- Taittinger Brut Reserve NV $40.51 ***
- Talbott Chardonnay `91 (not TJ's) ****
- Talisman Red Dog Pinot Noir`07 $46.00 live blog reds #wbc11
- Tarara Navaeh White `09 $30.00 #WBC11
- Tarara Winery CasaNoVA `08 $45.00 WBC11
- Tarara Winery CasaNova `08 $50.00
- Tarara Winery Charval `09 $20.00 #WBC11
- Tarara Winery Nevaeh Red `08 $40.00 WBC11
- Tarara Winery TerraNoVA `08 $45.00 WBC11
- Tarara Winery Three Vineyards Chardonnay `09 $20.00
- The Climber Cabernet Sauvignon NV $17.00 1.5L #wbc11 live blog reds
- The Climber Chardonnay Pouch NV $17.99 #wbc11 Live Blog
- Three2One Cellars Tranquility `09 $45.00 WBC11
- Tiburzi Montefalco Colle Scancellato `09 IGT $10.99 ****
- Tin Barn Zinfandel Russian River Valley Gilsson Vineyards`09 **** sample #WBC11
- Tormaresca Neprica `08 (IGT) (not TJ's) $11.99 ***
- Trader Joe's Moscato Late Harvest *** $5.99
- Trellis Sonoma Cabernet $5.99 ***
- Trentatre Rosso `08 IGT $5.99 ****
- Urban Ribera Del Duero `07 (not TJ's) $17.99***
- Vigneto di Gino Verdicchio Dei Castelli Di Jesi `09 DOC (not TJ's) **** $13.99
- Villa Cerrina Montepulciano DOC `08 $4.99 ****
- Villa Maria Chardonnay (unoaked) $8.99 ****
- Vision Cellars Pinot Blanc `99 (not TJ's) ***
- Vision Cellars Santa Lucia Riesling `06 $18.00 (not TJ's)**
- W. & J. Graham's 10 Year Tawny Port $32.99 ( Not TJ's) ****
- Warwick Pinotage `07 (not TJ's) $25.99 ***
- Warwick Professor Black Sauvignon Blanc `09 $18.99 (not TJ's) ****
- WillaKenzie Estate Pinot Noir Pierre Leon`08 $41.00 #wbc11 live blog reds
- William Fevre Montmains Cru Chablis `07 $17.99 (Not TJ's) ****
- Williamsburg Winery Chardonnay Act XII `09 $14.00 *** #wbc11 live blog
- Williamsburg Winery Trianon `07 $32.00 #wbc11 live blog reds
- Willm Reserve Riesling `07 $11.99 ***
- Yves Lambert Domaine de Saint-Just Samur Champigney `07 *** $22.99 (not TJ's)
- Zafara Pinotage $3.99 **
- Zarafa Pinotage `09 (2nd review) $3.99 **(*)
A new twist
FLASHBACK: 1983 Boone's Farm Tickle Pink $1.79 ****
Ok, I'm Cheating...
Learning about wine..... $75.00 ****
March 9th, 2010 Wine Tasting: Dr. Scribner, this one's for you
Drinking Wine on Vacation Part II: Vino Volo Three courses/flights $69.00
Drinking wine while on vacation
Things Change
Calling All Corks! The California Wine Club Wants YOU.
Death Match - Wine by the Cup: Copa DiVino $1.99 vs. Chateau LaVergne `08 $2.99
Review: Wine Shield 6-Pak $5.95 (sample)
Calling All Corks! The California Wine Club Wants YOU.
2011 euphoria, Greenville, NC:
A Taste of the South #euphoriagreenvilleBubblemania Wine Seminar #euphoriagreenville
euphoria 2011 Press Reception #euphoriagreenville
euphoria 2011: a higher state of food, wine and music in Greenville, SC 9/22-25
Greenville, SC History Tour with John Nolan #euphoriagreenville
Greenville, SC: Saturday Market #euphoriagreenville
Long Live the King! Cabernet Sauvignon Wine Seminar #euphoriagreenville
Tasting Showcase #euphoriagreenville
The Sunday Supper #euphoriagreenville
Wines of the Earth Seminar #euphoriagreenville
