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2013 Hess Select Central Coast Pinot Noir ($16) This Pinot Noir is from the Santa Lucia Highlands in Monterey, CA . Nice red fruit flavors of sour cherry, rhubarb and Pomegranate. Another fine Pinot Noir from California at a very reasonable price. ...
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It’s commonly believed that older wine is better. And that can be true. But often, it’s not. If you’ve read some of my past blogs, you know that one of my favorite lines is that a wine cellar is not a wine hospital — it doesn’t make a bad wine bette...
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2014 Oak Ridge Lodi Ancient Vine Zinfandel ($12) This Zinfandel has great dark fruit flavors, a bit of black pepper and nice chocolate, vanilla and caramel from its oak aging. While this Zinfandel varietal is made from at least 75% of the Zinfandel ...
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There are a lot of confusing wine terms. And there seems to be constant confusion over the difference between a variety and a varietal. Yet, it’s quite simple. Old World wines, most notably from western European countries such as France, Italy, Spai...
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2015 Blackstone Winemaker’s Select California Merlot ($5) The theme of Behind the Cork™ - Wine of the Week is to feature affordable and attainable wines that are enjoyable to drink. This Merlot fits that description. This Merlot is blended with 14%...
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Last time we looked at the term “Vinted by” that may appear on a wine label indicating that somebody else grew the grapes and/or produced the wine. The sellers simply put their name on it. A step up is the situation where the winery and the winery’s...
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