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For some, going to a winery for a wine tasting is a bit intimidating. There are so many questions and concerns that keep people away, especially those who are new to wine and just learning. But going to a winery for a wine tasting is actually a perfe...
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2014 Colomé Estate Malbec ($25) Established in 1831, Colomé is located in the upper Calchaquí Valley in the Salta region of Argentina. Colomé grows the world’s highest elevation Malbec. The grapes used in making this wine are grown in four vineyard...
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Last time we looked at red wine blends from Bordeaux. Their blends are dominated by Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. But, there is another wine region in France that produces great red wine blends, and that’s the Rhône River Valley in Southern France....
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2013 Manzanita Creek 8th Street Zinfandel ($12) Manzanita Creek is a super winery in the town of Healdburg in Sonoma County. And this 8th Street Zinfandel is a really nice one. Great jammy flavors, easy tannin and just the right amount of oak to gi...
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Image - Decanter.com Red wine blends have become very popular. There are several very popular and inexpensive red blends with catchy names on the grocery store shelves and on menus at restaurants. If you enjoy these red blends, let me introduce you...
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2016 Amalaya Malbec ($16) Amalaya wines was founded in Argentina in 2010 by Donald Hess of the Hess Family Wine Estates. The grapes are grown in the Calchaquí Valley in the eastern foothills of the Andes mountain range at altitudes as high as 5900 f...
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