Conde de Caralt Brut Cava
Penedés has an interesting history. Back before phylloxera tore through European vineyards, a small group of folks in Penedés decided to use the
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2009 Bitch Grenache
Grenache, or Garnacha, is one of my favorite grapes. While it doesn’t quite have the depth of color of other larger red grapes,
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2009 Condado de Oriza Tempranillo
Ribera Del Duero is one of those regions of Spain that is positively exploding with value for money reds. Almost exclusively growing Tempranillo,
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2009 Beso de Vino Old Vine Garnacha
Sometimes winemakers have balls. In this case, their wine label has balls. Which would normally be a load of bull, except it is
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2008 La Mano Mencía Roble
Mencía is a grape that few have heard of, but that made gains in Spain in the 1990’s and 2000’s. While this
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Freixenet Extra Dry Cava
Cava is distinctly different from Champagne in a few major ways. First, it’s not made in the Champagne region of France. Second, as
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2009 Altos Del Cuco
Monastrell? I wonder what that is, it sounds sexy. As I later found Monastrell is Mourvédre, which makes this one of the only
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Lucky Duck Tempranillo
If memory serves me correctly, this is the first Lucky Duck that has been red that’s been on the site. Once again, it
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2010 Burgáns Albariño
Albariño is one of those varietals that spent years being produced in massive quantities for locals, and never really showing the refinement it was capable
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2010 Evodia Old Vine Garnacha
Old Vine is one of those terms that means next to nothing. In fact, the majority of the time it implies nothing about
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