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Wine Casual

Focus and further
your wine learning
the systematic and casual way.
Seriously.

Wine Regions Wine Casual
is Focusing on Now

Loire Valley, France
Jumilla, Yecla & Alicante, Spain &
Western Cape, South Africa
Spending up to 55 months focusing
on wines from these 3 regions and more from
January 2015 – July 2019.

Also, keenly passionate about
worldwide expressions of
Cabernet Franc.

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Monthly Archives of: November 2017

Vietti, Roero Arneis DOCG 2016, Piemonte, Italy
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November 30, 2017
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by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual

Vietti Roero Arneis DOCG 2016 – A Low-Acid White

Vietti, Roero Arneis DOCG 2016, Piemonte, Italy

Tasting Note: For those of you who don’t enjoy acidity you’ll find a winner in white wines from Arneis.[Read more]

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Weixelbaum, Strassertal Zweigelt 2015, Kamptal, Austria
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November 29, 2017
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by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual

Weixelbaum Strassertal Zweigelt 2015 – A Winning Bottle & Varietal

Weixelbaum, Strassertal Zweigelt 2015, Kamptal, Austria

Tasting Note: Your new summer, under-the-radar red that none of your friends are drinking.[Read more]

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Evolucio, Furmint 2015, Tokaj, Hungary, Wine Casual
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November 28, 2017
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by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual

Evolucio Furmint 2015 – The “New Black” of White Wines

Evolucio, Furmint 2015, Tokaj, Hungary

Tasting Note: Furmint may be the “new black” of white wines, and if so this bottle is a good one to try to wrap your palate around the trend of bright, low-alcohol whites coming out of Hungary.[Read more]

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Point Ormond, Roussanne 2013, Upper Goulburn, Australia, Wine Casual
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November 27, 2017
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by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual

Point Ormond Roussanne 2013 – Exceeds Expectations at An Affordable Price

Point Ormond, Roussanne 2013, Upper Goulburn, Australia

Tasting Note: Rhone-styled whites are gaining in marketshare, and Australia is seeking its piece of the market.[Read more]

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Saget La Perrière, Marie de Beauregard Chinon 2014, Loire, France, Wine Casual
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November 26, 2017
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by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual

Saget La Perrière Marie de Beauregard Chinon 2014 – A Chinon that Stands Above

Saget La Perrière, Marie de Beauregard Chinon 2014, Loire, France

Tasting Note: A Chinon that stands above — fullstop.[Read more]

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Domaine Pardon, Cuvée Hugo Fleurie, Beaujolais, France, Wine Casual
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November 25, 2017
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by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual

Domaine Pardon, Cuvée Hugo Fleurie – Shows Floral Side of Gamay

Domaine Pardon, Cuvée Hugo Fleurie, Beaujolais, France

Tasting Note: A crus Beaujolais from Fleurie that shows the floral side of the gamay grape.[Read more]

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Rocca Felice, Dolcetto D’Alba 2015, Piemonte, Italy, Wine Casual
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November 24, 2017
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by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual

Rocca Felice Dolcetto D’Alba 2015 – A Ready, Uncomplicated Red

Rocca Felice, Dolcetto D’Alba 2015, Piemonte, Italy

Tasting Note: An Italian red from Piemonte with low-alcohol that would be a ready, uncomplicated accompaniment to many a meal, especially an Italian one.[Read more]

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Alma Terra, Ponte Single Vineyard Albariño 2015, Rias Baixas, Spain, Wine Casual
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November 23, 2017
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by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual

Alma Terra Ponte Single Vineyard Albariño 2015 – Flavor Concentration & Tropical Fruit

Alma Terra, Ponte Single Vineyard Albariño 2015, Rias Baixas, Spain

Tasting Note: Some Albariños can be largely flavorless, but not this one.[Read more]

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Louis Jadot, Pouilly-Fuissé 2015, Maconnais, France, Wine Casual
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November 22, 2017
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by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual

Louis Jadot Pouilly-Fuissé 2015 – A Fuller-Bodied Riper Chardonnay

Louis Jadot, Pouilly-Fuissé 2015, Maconnais, France

Tasting Note: The Mâcon produces fuller-bodied chardonnays with riper fruit, and this wine well-captures that style.[Read more]

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Latitud 42, Gran Reserva Rioja 2005, Rioja, Spain, Wine Casual
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November 21, 2017
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by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual

Latitud 42 Gran Reserva Rioja 2005 – Could Have More Concentration

Latitud 42, Gran Reserva Rioja 2005, Rioja, Spain

Tasting Note: Gran Reservas from Rioja offer great value for the money in the to aged wine, category of which this wine is an example.[Read more]

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