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Wine Valentine
Tasted
Domaine DU Grapillion D’Or 1806 2020
This wine is a red blend with 80% Grenache & 20% Syrah. The stuff is really good. I know very little about French wines. Their labels...
2021 Syrah/ Ex Umbris Owen Roe Bottler
When I first saw this label in Latin, Ex Umbris, I thought this has to be a scared wine! Most wine labels are art works deigned to catch...
2020 Raymond Vineyard Merlot
I found it odd that a Raymond wine was dressed in red velvet. The winemaker claimed this Merlot was smooth as velvet…. but a Raymond?...
2017 Valpolicella Tommast Family Estates
To enjoy this Italian red wine, you need to drink it. Sitting by its lonely self in the dark brown bottle isn’t a lot of fun. What makes...
2016 Sangiovese Waterbrook Winery
Washinton State’s Columbia valley wineries come up with surprises. Here’s a classic Italian varietal, Sangiovese, produced in the Walla...
2015 Ego Bodegas Jumilla Goru 18 M
The label sold my wife. It stopped her in her Costco tracks. It is parchment colored with a weathered, bearded man's face with knarley...
2018 Sangiovese La Mossa Producer
Wines have travel stories much like human travelers. My wife and I dined at Lidia’s Restaurant, Freight House District, in Kansas City. ...
2019 Merlot Canoe Ridge Vineyards
Canoe Ridge Vineyard’s ’19 Merlot matched their ’18 Merlot. Canoe Ridge Vineyard has linked its branding with the Lewis and Clark...
2019 Red Wine Blend Cooper & Thief Winery
My first try at wine aged in whiskey barrels was a Pinot Noir by Cooper & Thief. The wine maker’s notes said it was “Jamy” with vanilla....
2017 Red Wine Bruno Ciacosa winemaker
Here’s very tasty Italian red wine that is affordable. The winemaker’s “Casa Vinicaler Bruno Giacosa'' indicates a lesser quality wine;...
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