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Affligem Noël
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Authority: 430
Im drinking with an old friend tonight: Affligem Noël . I remember drinking Affligem a lot back in the early 1990s; it was a solid abbey-style beer, and the Noël was a seasonal I looked forward to each year. Then Heineken bought the brand, and distribution/import got iffsy-chancey. Affligem came and went, and it ...1 day ago -
Stoudts Winter Ale 2009
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Authority: 430
Stoudts Winter Ale is different every year; I remember a rye beer, a cocoa-tinged beer. This years edition is a "hoppy red ale," a 6.2% little beauty, actually. I made friends with this one quickly. Its got a juicy character to it, a solid blend of amber malt and hop flavor, with some good fruity esters rolling ...2 days ago -
Maysara 2007 Pinot Noir "Jamsheed" McMinnville
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Authority: 419
The Maysara 2007 Pinot Noir "Jamsheed" McMinnville AVA (13.7%) is a clear, garnet red in the glass, delivering dusty bright notes of strawberry fruit giving way to herbs, earth, and curry spice. This Demeter Certified Biodynamic® wine offers a clean, silky mouth feel, with vibrant cherry fruit, bright acidity and an ...4 days ago -
Willamette Valley Vineyards 2006 Chardonnay Dijon Clone
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Authority: 419
Full Disclosure: This wine was provided as a free sample from the producer. In the glass, the Willamette Valley Vineyards 2006 Chardonnay Dijon Clone (14.5%) was a beautiful clear, golden yellow. Aromas of wood, cream, and ripe tropical fruit were a bit overwhelming. Flavors of old, over-ripe pineapple and melon were ...5 days ago -
5 Wines from Bodegas Mauro
Gang of Pour On Wine —
Authority: 123
click to enlarge For 30 years, from 1968 to 1998, Mariano García made the brilliant and legendary wines at Vega Sicilia , in Spain’s Ribera del Duero region. Around 1978, he began his own side project, which his employers at Vega Sicilia frowned upon once they finally learned of it. Garcia decided to ...1 week ago -
The value of a tasting note
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Authority: 500
Image via Wikipedia I’ve been meaning to write about this for some time, I even drafted a post, but recent events have prompted me to complete it. What is a single tasting note worth? Ryan Opaz of Catavino recently asked this question on twitter after a discussion we had, and it still has me thinking. ...1 week ago -
WillaKenzie 2007 Chardonnay Clos Marco Willamette Valley
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Authority: 419
In the glass, the WillaKenzie 2007 Chardonnay Clos Marco Willamette Valley (13.5%) was a very light, greenish gold color, offering notes of pear, melon and yeast on the nose along with minerals and wet stone. This Oregon chardonnay had a very nice texture in the mouth, delivering a mix of crisp acidity and a bit of ...1 week ago -
Adegas Galegas Dionisos 2008
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Authority: 114
Albariño season has reared its head a bit early this year, its been bloody hot for the last couple of days in Melbourne. Perfect for sitting in the yard with a bowl of clams after the sun goes down. Pitty I didn’t have any clams. I know I always go about shellfish with albariño, its only because its a perfect ...1 week ago -
Mount Majura TSG 2008
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Authority: 114
Another cracking wine from Mount Majura, this time a blend of Tempranillo (56%) Shiraz (31%) Graciano (13%) aged in older wood. I haven’t seen a lot of Graciano aorund, I’d be interested in seeing what else is being done with this variety here. These kind of blends are really showing potential in Australia, and ...1 week ago -
Willamette Valley Vineyards 2007 Pinot Noir Elton Vineyard
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Authority: 419
Full Disclosure: This wine was provided as a free sample from the producer. In the glass, the Willamette Valley Vineyards 2007 Pinot Noir Elton Vineyard was a clear, ruby red color delivering floral notes of red and black fruit along with cedar and wood. In the mouth, this Oregon pinot noir was well balanced, with ...1 week ago -
Balbas Barrica 2008
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Authority: 114
Some Spanish wine law is a bit out there. Media crianza, semi joven, or barrica are all names for wines that have seen less than 12 months in oak, making the wine not quite a crianza or a joven wine. Now this isn’t an official term, people just make it up, but Barrica (which just means barrel in Spanish) seems to be ...1 week ago -
Malt Mission 2009 #370
Dr.Whisky —
Authority: 93
Honest McGee "Medicial Elixir" bot. Oct 31, 2009 Blended American Whiskey abv% uknown $¢£ priceless Its about time that I wrapped up this pentad of American whiskies and what better way to do it than with something terribly unique and wholly unusual. I was intending to feature Parkers latest Heritage ...1 week ago -
WillaKenzie 2008 Pinot Blanc Estate Grown Willamette Valley
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The WillaKenzie 2008 Pinot Blanc Estate Willamette Valley (13.8%) was a clear, light green-yellow in the glass delivering floral fruit notes of peach, apricot and apple along with hints of talc and minerals. This Alsatian style pinot blanc offered a rich mouthfeel, with crisp acidity and a slightly sweet finish (.3% ...1 week ago -
Willamette Valley Vineyards 2007 Riesling WV
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Full Disclosure: This wine was provided as a free sample from the producer. The WVV 2007 Riesling Willamette Valley (10%) was a clear. light golden yellow in the glass with faint notes of petrol, wet stone, and minerals. In the mouth, this Oregon riesling offered nice floral honeysuckle flavors with crisp acidity ...1 week ago -
6 Late Model Wines from Ridge Vineyards
Gang of Pour On Wine —
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Click to enlarge image. Our friend Christina Donley was in Toledo this past week in her capacity as Midwest Regional Sales Representative for Ridge Vineyards , and she gave us a shout to see if we’d like to get together with her on her last night in town. Christina is tons of fun, and since she’d come ...1 week ago -
Red Wings & Red Rhônes: 2007 La Vieille Ferme Côtes du Ventoux Rouge
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Click image to enlarge After the Saturday nightmare in Toronto in which the Detroit Red Wings played one of their worst games in recent memory, losing to the Maple Leafs 5-1, the boys turned things around nicely last night with a good old-fashioned whooping of the Columbus Blue Jackets , winning 9-1. I ...2 weeks ago -
Two Hearted Redux
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Click to enlarge A few weeks ago, our friend Todd Abrams posted a blog entry, “ A Splendid Pint: Hand-pulled Two Hearted Ale ,” at Swigs, a site that he operates jointly with another friend, Evan Hansen . (Swigs is devoted to “Observations on nature, drinks in all forms and the nature of drinks in all ...2 weeks ago -
Balbas Reserva 2004
Tinto y Blanco —
Authority: 114
The big daddy from Balbas. Reservas from Ribera del Duero are one of my favourites wines to drink, old or young. The juicy fruit with plenty of complexity is super satisfying. This is along similar lines to the crianza, perhaps a little more traditional in its focus. The vintage shows through here: big flavours, big ...2 weeks ago -
Brick House 2007 Chardonnay Ribbon Ridge
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Authority: 419
In the glass, the Brick House 2007 Chardonnay Ribbon Ridge (13.5%) was a clear, light golden yellow color with creamy notes of yeast and minerals. Even though the fruit flavors were a bit muted for my taste, this Oregon chardonnay offered nice acidity, good balance, and a delicious finish. While not captivating, it ...2 weeks ago -
Mount Majura Tempranillo 2008
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Authority: 114
There was a little pile of foam wine mailers in my office when I got back from the US, a couple of bottles from Mouth Majura was stashed away at the bottom. Complete with a hand written note (I haven’t had one of those in years!) from Frank, the winemaker. I’ve had a couple of bottles of this wine, of various ...2 weeks ago
