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Monthly Archives of: October 2016

Onus, Cabernet Sauvignon 2012, Lodi, California, Wine Casual
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October 21, 2016
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by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual

Onus, Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 – Fruit Inclined without Being Fruit Forward

Onus, Cabernet Sauvignon 2012, Lodi, California

Tasting Note: A fruit-inclined without being overly-fruit-forward cabernet sauvignon that shows some of the complexity of the grape.[Read more]

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Markus Wine Co., Nuvola Gewürztraminer 2014, Mokelumne Glen Vineyards, Lodi, California, Wine Casual
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October 20, 2016
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by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual

Markus Wine Co. Nuvola Gewürztraminer 2014 Mokelumne Glen Vineyards – A Middle of the Pack Gewürz

Markus Wine Co., Nuvola Gewürztraminer 2014, Mokelumne Glen Vineyards, Lodi, California

Tasting Note: A middle of the pack gewürztraminer.[Read more]

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Tarambano 2010, Chile, Wine Casual
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October 19, 2016
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by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual

Tarambano 2010 – A Red Blend That Tends Towards Rustic

Tarambano 2010, Chile

Tasting Note: A hearty red blend of cabernet sauvignon (53%) blanc and syrah (47%).[Read more]

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Kundalini, Natural 2014, Maule Valley, Chile, Wine Casual
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October 18, 2016
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by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual

Kundalini Natural 2014 – Nectarine & Orange Citrus

Kundalini, Natural 2014, Maule Valley, Chile

Tasting Note: Beautiful pink-to-salmon colored wine with a nose of nectarine, cinnamon and faint orange citrus.[Read more]

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Viñedos Casas de Bucalemu, Gewürztraminer 2012, Vino Natural, Santo Domingo Valley, Chile, Wine Casual
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October 17, 2016
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by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual

Viñedos Casas de Bucalemu Gewürztraminer 2012 – Lychee & Chalky Sweethearts Candy

Viñedos Casas de Bucalemu, Gewürztraminer 2012, Vino Natural, Santo Domingo Valley, Chile

Tasting Note: Lychee aromas leap out of the glass of this lemon-colored gewürztraminer along with baking spice and some pear notes.[Read more]

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Vino Nostrano, Carmenere-Syrah 2012, Maule Valley, Chile, Wine Casual
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October 16, 2016
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by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual

Vino Nostrano Carmenere-Syrah 2012 – Blackberry & Black Pepper

Vino Nostrano, Carmenere-Syrah 2012, Maule Valley, Chile

Tasting Note: Ruby, trending towards purple in color, this carmenere and syrah blend has a nose filled with black fruit aromas with blackberry leading ahead of musky red plum.[Read more]

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Klaus Lentsch, Amperg Weissburgunder 2014, Südtirol, Alto Aldige, Italy, Wine Casual
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October 15, 2016
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by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual

Klaus Lentsch Amperg Weissburgunder 2014 – Chalky, Dry Acidity

Klaus Lentsch, Amperg Weissburgunder 2014, Südtirol, Alto Aldige, Italy

Tasting Note: Pale lemon in color this pinot blanc (known as “Weissburgunder” in Germany) has slightly aromatic, medium intensity, floral notes on the nose along with some light citrus.[Read more]

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Schlossmühlenhof, Spätburgunder Trocken, “Blanc de Noirs” Rosé 2013, Rheinhessen, Germany, Wine Casual
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October 14, 2016
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by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual

Schlossmühlenhof Spätburgunder Trocken “Blanc de Noirs” Rosé 2013 – Mimics a New World Wine

Schlossmühlenhof, Spätburgunder Trocken, “Blanc de Noirs” Rosé 2013, Rheinhessen, Germany

Tasting Note: A rosé in name only.[Read more]

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Weingut Carl Ehrhard, Rüdesheim, Kirchenpfad, Spätburgunder Trocken 2012, Rheingau, Germany, Wine Casual
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October 13, 2016
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by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual

Weingut Carl Ehrhard Rüdesheim Kirchenpfad Spätburgunder Trocken 2012 – A New Take for Americans on a Classic Grape

Weingut Carl Ehrhard, Rüdesheim, Kirchenpfad, Spätburgunder Trocken 2012, Rheingau, Germany

Tasting Note: German red wines are a joy to find because so little of it actually leaves the country.[Read more]

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Brüder Dr. Becker, Scheurebe Extra Trocken, Deutscher Sekt, Rheinhessen, Germany, Wine Casual
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October 12, 2016
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by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual

Brüder Dr. Becker Scheurebe 2012 Extra Trocken – Like the Offspring of a Muscato D’Asti & Prosecco

Brüder Dr. Becker, Scheurebe 2012 Extra Trocken, Deutscher Sekt, Rheinhessen, Germany

Tasting Note: This wine tastes as if it were the offspring of a Muscato D’Asti and a dry prosecco.[Read more]

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