It was sometime in November of 2006 when I was first introduced to the wonders of Segura Viudas. It was the time of year when distributors were pushing their sparkling wares and we were sampling 3 wines from this Spanish Cava producer, the Brut Reserva, Aria and Reserva Heredad. Unfortunately, the Heredad was corked,...
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When I was out and about in search of Dom Ruinart Rose for Valentine’s Day, I happened upon a couple of great deals. The Billecart-Salmon (reviewed here) was my first and this 1995 Gloria Ferrer was the second.
I have been on the lookout for...
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While I missed out on the mass online tasting of Sauvignon blancs on Twitter last week, I did manage to open a couple of sample bottles I’d received. FULL DISCLOSURE: Both Sauvignon blanc wines talked about in this post were given to me as...
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A French wine from an American winery, with a label featuring two frogs. Yeah, that works for me.
When I was in retail, I used to sell a couple of...
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For those about to ask, I actually paid for this wine. It was a reasonable, for Champagne that is, $19.99 for a half bottle at Total Wine. While I’m...
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FULL DISCLOSURE: I received this wine as a sample from the importer, Rudi Wiest.
German Riesling is my favorite white wine that doesn’t bubble when opened. Whether it be...
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