Red Decadence
My sommelier never said there’d be days like this. All the same, I knew there’d be days where I’d be trying all manner
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Wine
2010 Michel Torino Don David Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve
Climate matters, and 2010 Michel Torino Don David Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve comes directly from a very tall mountain in Argentina. At more than
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Canyon Road Cabernet Sauvignon
Wine can happen anywhere (including places with very bad lighting], and having had the rare opportunity to fly first class with Delta, I
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2010 Vistamar Sepia Reserva Carmenère
John at Grove Vineyard in North Carolina had an interesting description of carmenère, describing it as one of the few grapes that can
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2009 Château de Landure Minervois
Minervois is not necessarily a wine region that’s on the tip of most people’s tongue. Located in the massive wine region Languedoc-Roussillon, Minervois
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2010 Cellar No. 8 Cabernet Sauvignon
Renown for it’s outspoken wineries, hunger for success, and long history encapsulating everyone from Robert Mondavi to Rothschild, Napa is a diverse region
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Best of September 2012
Wine For whatever reason, there haven’t been a huge number of wines coming over the threshold this month. With that in mind, there
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2010 Grove Winery Merlot
North Carolina isn’t exactly the first place most people jump to when you say wine. Nevertheless, every state in the union currently produces
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2011 Chateau L’Ermitage Costières De Nîmes
Roussanne is one of those grapes that’s almost always a bride’s maid, and never a bride. Which in fairness to growers, is partly
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2010 Luc Pirlet Corbières
Typically the most highly regarded AOC (Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée) in Languedoc-Roussillon, Corbières specializes in juicy, rustic red blends with plenty of sunbaked earth
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