Filed in archive Cheap Wines
by tammy on February 28, 2007
I really scored a few weeks ago when I found my grocery store had Turning Leaf on sale. I ended up with a 2005 Reserve of Truning Leaf Cabernet Sauvignon for $5.99. I've seen this range in price...
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Actually, this is not a way to win wine, at least I don't think so, but one winemaking company, Kumala, has a contest to win a free South african safari. Maybe they will also provide the wine I...
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This story reminds me of the issues with the of a certain theme park located down here in Florida who think they own anything with a mouse on it. I remember reading at some point they even forced a...
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I really only learned about Shiraz a few years ago, and very soon, it was on my list of favorite wines. Back then, we got the occasional bottle in our stash from an international wine club or now and...
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Filed in archive French Wines
by tammy on February 25, 2007
Things may be looking up for french wine makers. Finally! It took some laws to be passed and some prices to be worked on, but it may just make a difference according to this article French wine fights...
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Filed in archive Wine Events
by tammy on February 24, 2007
It will soon be Oscar night - an evening filled with celebrities and celebration. How big is this evening to you? So-so? A big whoping deal? Well, if it's not that big of a deal - hey, I'm not...
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Even my husband, who is not much of a white wine drinker, was curious about this bottle of Trumpeter Torrontes 2005. We had it during a weekend evening of white wine tasting and various snacking. It...
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This bottle of 2004 Inheritance Cabernet Sauvignon was part of our weekly wine club shipment from California. I have been, for whatever reason, preferring cabernets lately, and this was nice because...
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A few weeks ago we included a bottle of 2005 Montgras Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon from Chile as part of our weekend wine tasting event. This is pretty hardy vintage, and while we snacks on cheese and...
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Lindemans is not a new wine to us here in the states. In fact, I blogged once about a 2005 Merlot of theirs. For the price, they make some pretty decent wine. I didn't realize it until I read...
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Filed in archive Wine Resources
by tammy on February 21, 2007
EVeryone is getting on the blog band wagon these days, and that includes wine blogs. One of the lastest member of the wine blogosphere is at the Wine Compass site. Already known as a wine resource,...
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Filed in archive Canadian Wines
by tammy on February 21, 2007
Here is a rags to riches or at least dish soap to wine celebrity story that anyone can appreciate. Little did Zoltan Szabo when he landed in Canada for the first time that he would one day have so...
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Filed in archive Wine Events
by tammy on February 20, 2007
Loads of cyclists will be peddling like crazy through wine country this week as part of the Tour of California. Too bad they won't have time to stop and take a sip or two, but this will probably...
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Filed in archive Cheap Wines
by tammy on February 19, 2007
Okay, I'm going to preface this sort of review with the admission that I was finally over a nasty cold that hung on for a few weeks when I popped open one of my first bottles of wine in about......
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Filed in archive Wine Resources
by tammy on February 18, 2007
Every weekend one of my newspaper reading rituals (the only days of the week I actually have time to read the local paper) is to read my horoscope. Sometimes they seem to be spot on and others, well,...
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The Oscars are only, what, like a week away now? That means there's still plenty of time for companies to give goodies away to stars and get those last minute promotions in there of their...
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Filed in archive Wine Making
by tammy on February 16, 2007
We are all freezing right now. Even down here in sunny Florida, we are freaking out with temperatures reported to drop into the 30s tonight. Yes, I know, boo hoo....But, that for South Florida is...
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One of my all time favorite bands way back when was fleetwood mac. I used to think they were so cool, especially Stevie Nicks of course. While they all still dabble in the music business I'm sure,...
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Filed in archive Food and Wine
by tammy on February 14, 2007
Today was so not the day to start counting calories again for my never-ending diet! Seriously, I really started doing that today. Then my sweetie husband handed me a box of chocolate and informed me...
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The Wine Guide at About.com has some excellent ideas for gifts to give your sweetie today - the day of L-O-V-E.....Valentine's Day! I admit to struggling with giving my husband anything, but this...
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Filed in archive French Wines
by tammy on February 13, 2007
News has it that France continues to struggle when it comes to get it's wine out into other markets. The latest issue his with Loire Valley wine, which has seen a slump in sales to the UK, one of...
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Filed in archive Wine News
by tammy on February 13, 2007
Though most scientists cannot agree at to why the Earth is getting warmer, most can agree that it is getting warmer. A few from the chicken-littte side of the argument believe pollution has something...
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