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Some of us are red wine people, and face a dilemma when dining on fish or other sea creatures: traditional seafood menu pairings always involve white wines. An interesting article by “Unashamedly Creative” suggests some unexpected pairings with traditional reds: Merlot for Tuna, Marlin Merlot is our first fishy friend and works incredibly well [...] Has Twitter jumped the shark before it has earned a penny of revenue? It seems the social network has diversified into the wine biz, albeit for charitable purposes. The new venture, Fledgling Wine, is chronicled by Maya Baratz, SFoodie blogger, in Twitter is Launching Its Own ‘Fledgling’ Wine Label. Dogpatch-based Crushpad — a place [...] Price: $8 Maker: Rosemount Estate, Denman, New South Wales, Australia Varietal: Pinot Noir Packaging: 750 ml bottle, artificial cork Alcohol: 13.5% Our Rating: 8.5 out of 10 Rosemount Estate Pinot Noir 2005 has a nice spicy blackberry nose, and plenty of cherry and red berry flavor. The finish was fairly long, with the cherry notes [...] Price: $7 Maker: Don Sebastiani & Sons, Napa County, California Varietal: Pinot Noir Packaging: 750 ml bottle, artificial cork Alcohol: 13.5% Our Rating: 8 out of 10 Smoking Loon Pinot Noir 2005 is the second installment in this brand that we’ve sampled. We liked Smoking Loon Merlot 2004 reasonably well. The Pinot Noir seemed slightly [...] Price: $8 Maker: MariAna – NOSIO, Mezzocorona, Italy Varietal: Pinot Noir Packaging: 750 ml bottle, artificial cork Alcohol: 12.5% Our Rating: 8.5 out of 10 MariAna Pinot Noir 2004 is from Venice, and I have to say that it’s better than any wine I actually had while visiting Venice last fall. The nose is quite [...] Price: $8 Maker: Bon Vivant Vineyards, France Varietal: Pinot Noir Packaging: 750 ml bottle, artificial cork Alcohol: 12.5% Our Rating: 8 out of 10 Gala Rouge Pinot Noir 2004 is packaged attractively with a vintage art poster label, and modestly refers to itself as “vin extraordinaire.” Its nose is quite interesting, delivering licorice and black [...] Price: $7 Maker: George Duboeuf Varietal: Pinot Noir Packaging: 750 ml bottle, artificial cork Alcohol: 12.5% Our Rating: 8 out of 10 It’s been only a few months since we tasted Georges Duboeuf Shiraz 2003 and Georges Duboeuf Merlot 2003, but it’s apparent a lot has changed with Georges Duboeuf Pinot Noir 2005. The bottle [...] Just had a chance to taste some interesting wines at a local tasting, and I thought I’d share some fragmentary notes: Kunde Sauvignon Blanc 2005. Melon and peach notes, slightly acidic finish. Frei Brothers Chardonnay 2005. Not your usual Chardonnay. Strong vanilla flavors, with a moderately astringent finish. Definitely not an over-oaked chard. Bridlewood Viognier [...] Price: $7 Maker: Bouchard Ainé & Fils, France Varietal: Pinot Noir Packaging: 750 ml bottle, natural cork Alcohol: 13% Our Rating: 8 out of 10 Bouchard Ainé & Fils Pinossimo Pinot Noir 2005 grew in stature after some heavy breathing on its part. My initial impression was that it was very thin, even for a [...] Price: $29 Maker: JuiceBox Wine Company, Manchester, MA Varietal: Pinot Noir Packaging: 3-liter box Alcohol: 13.5% Our Rating: 8.5 out of 10 Free Range Pinot Noir 2005 is the second boxed wine from Free Range Wines that we’ve sampled. The nose is subtle, with spice and berry notes. As one might expect from a Pinot [...] |
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