Value Alert – 90pt Stunner from Italy for $13!

I love it when I find a great value such as this wine – the 2007 Leone de Castris Salice Salentino Riserva, especially when it’s from a wine region and made from a grape varietal new to me.  I’m still very much in the “promiscuous” phase of my wine lover evolution, so I like to…

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1 Bottle/2 Meals – A Great Value Cabernet Sauvignon From South America

This is a guest post by a fellow blogger I follow, Renee Keele.  She writes a blog entitled  Wine A Bit…you’ll feel better  Her blog is about food and wine with an Arizona twist.  One of the series she featured in 2011 that I enjoyed was called “1 bottle/2 meals”, wherein she would feature a…

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San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition announces 2012 Top Wines

The 2012 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition (“SFCWC”) has announced their top wines for 2012 in the Sparkling, White, Blush, Red, and Dessert categories.  Gloria Ferrer and Barnard Griffin were  back to back winners in the Sparkling Wine and Blush (Rosé) categories respectively. Sparkling – Gloria Ferrer Caves & Vineyards 2006 Carneros Blanc de Blancs Sparkling…

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T.G.I.F. Champagne and the like…Elyssia Pinot Noir Brut Cava

Elyssia is separate label produced by Freixenet (pronounced ‘fresh-eh-NET) one of the largest producers of sparkling wine in the world.  You may know Freixenet from their ubiquitous black Cordon Negro Cava, which is the #1 imported sparkling wine in the world. This Cava is different in that none of the grapes used in the traditional…

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