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Price: $4 Maker: Trader Joe’s Varietal: Fume Blanc Packaging: 750 ml bottle, natural cork Alcohol: 13.5% Our Rating: 8 out of 10 Trader Joe’s Coastal Fume Blanc 2006 is one of the last of the bargains from my last Trader Joe’s expedition. It has a mild tropical fruit nose. On the palate, it has a [...] 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: $29 Maker: JuiceBox Wine Company, Manchester, MA Varietal: Sauvignon Blanc Packaging: 3-liter box Alcohol: 13.5% Our Rating: 8 out of 10 Free Range Sauvignon Blanc 2005, a box wine from Free Range Wines, is a varietal one doesn’t often see in that kind of packaging. That’s a shame… this Sauvingnon Blanc offers a sweet [...] Price: $29 Maker: JuiceBox Wine Company, Manchester, MA Varietal: Sauvignon Blanc 50%, Semillon 50% Packaging: 3-liter box Alcohol: 12.5% Our Rating: 8.5 out of 10 Free Range White Bordeaux 2005 is the flagship white wine from Free Range Wines – their other offerings, all boxed wines, include Free Range Red Bordeaux. This wine is a [...] A recent trip aboard the Golden Princess featured two separate wine tasting events hosted by the ship’s sommelier staff. The first was less elaborate, and we’ll post on that one here: Errazuriz Late Harvest Sauvignon Blanc. This Chilean wine was light in color with excellent clarity and a melon nose. The flavor was a suprisingly [...] |
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