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Wine of the Week: Penfolds Koonunga Hill Shiraz
Las Vegas Review-Journal (blog) Odds and ends: This is the first wine I ever reviewed in this column just about 14 years ago and now, nearly 800 columns later, I find myself coming back to this perennial everyday drinking value champion of a wine. It comes from Penfolds, which is a … |
Author: vinothekid
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Wine of the Week: Penfolds Koonunga Hill Shiraz – Las Vegas Review-Journal (blog)
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Wine Finds: Crimson & Clover is a big red, yet soft and fruity – STLtoday.com
Wine Finds: Crimson & Clover is a big red, yet soft and fruity
STLtoday.com
A while back a friend brought over a bottle of Concannon Conservancy Chardonnay that was quite tasty. Although the Concannon “Selected Vineyards” value-priced wines are widely available, it was the first time I had seen the winery's Conservancy label … -
Dills’ Wine Notes: 2001 Franciscan Cabernet – Pasadena Star-News
Dills' Wine Notes: 2001 Franciscan Cabernet
Pasadena Star-News
Here it is the first writeup of our new weekly wine review! Once we get closer to … We'll start with a 2011 Cabernet Sauvignon from the Franciscan Winery in Napa Valley. The wine is made up of 86 percent Cabernet juice plus a bit of Merlot, Petite … -
Value at Vintages: you don’t have to be a big-spender – Hamilton Spectator
Value at Vintages: you don't have to be a big-spender
Hamilton Spectator
Zolo 2012 Reserve Chardonnay ($16.95, code 347765). What a remarkable … Liberty School 2011 Syrah ($18.95, code 942383). A top-value line … This is very sleek and lingering Merlot, tasting of plums, blueberries and sweet spices. Henry of Pelham …and more » -
A French Wine Star’s Under-Sipped Understudy – Wall Street Journal
Wall Street JournalA French Wine Star's Under-Sipped Understudy
Wall Street Journal
A zippy Sauvignon from an obscure part of the world might be described as "New Zealand-style," while a red wine from Vacqueyras, France, could be called "a poor man's Châteauneuf-du-Pape." Actually … Some of my favorite Châteauneuf-du-Papes start …