Harthill Farms Merlot
By this point, it would be fair to say that I’ve elaborated how I feel about wines that don’t come with vintages. Aside
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Red
2009 Rhiannon
How many wines are named after a Goddess of horses and magical birds in celtic mythology? As far as First Pour Wine is
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2009 Penfolds Koonunga Hill Cabernet Sauvignon
Earlier this week, it was brought to my attention that today is Cabernet Day. While Cabernet Sauvignon is the most common, there is
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2009 Lucky Star Pinot Noir
Recently, there’s been a lot of recommendations for Pinot Noir, which is probably the result of so many boring and bad Pinot Noirs
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Barefoot Pinot Noir
Barefoot is another of the larger brands out there, and is owned by E&J Gallo, one of the largest in the business. Established
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2009 Mark West Pinot Noir
The deluge of bad cheap Pinot Noir seems to be a spring eternal. Fair enough, it’s a hard wine to grow, and a
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Three Wishes: Merlot
Oh no, didn’t we just play the non-vintage game with Three Wishes? Well, that was Cabernet Sauvignon, perhaps the Merlot will be better.
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2009 Charles Shaw Shiraz
This week should wrap up Mr. Shaw’s line. It’s been a mixed experience trying the bargain bucket series. While Chuckie’s Cabernet Sauvignon was
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Three Wishes Cabernet Sauvignon
More than once, I have expressed my fear of sub-$5 bottles of wine that lack vintages. Now, as Yellow Tail proved, they’re not
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2010 Vola Sangiovese
The last experience with Vola was surprisingly good for the money. That being said, it’s worth taking a spin on their Sangiovese. Made
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