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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 & Jerez Spain &
Western Cape, South Africa
Spending up to 103 months focusing
on wines from these 3 regions and more from
January 2015 – July 2023.

Also, keenly passionate about
worldwide expressions of
Cabernet Franc.

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All Posts Tagged ‘Brut’

Ronco Calino, Franciacorta Brut, Italy, Wine Casual
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December 26, 2022
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by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual

Ronco Calino Franciacorta Brut – Pleasing Notes of Development

Ronco Calino, Franciacorta Brut, Italy

Tasting Note: A Franciacorta Brut with yeasty notes that are the wine’s calling card.[Read more]

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Los Dos, Brut Cava, Catalonia, Spain, Wine Casual
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December 23, 2022
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by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual

Los Dos Brut Cava – Channels Reserva Cava

Los Dos, Brut Cava, Catalonia, Spain

Tasting Note: A cava that that impresses with autolytic flavors normally found in reserva cava.[Read more]

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Los Dos, Rosé Brut Cava, Catalonia, Spain, Wine Casual
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December 20, 2022
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by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual

Los Dos Rosé Brut Cava – Add to Your Sparkling Wine Rotation

Los Dos, Rosé Brut Cava, Catalonia, Spain

Tasting Note: A rosé cava that shows cava’s quality-to-price ratio which has always been consumer friendly.[Read more]

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Vigneti Cenci, Franciacorta La Capinera Cuvée Rosé Brut, Italy, Wine Casual
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July 30, 2022
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by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual

Vigneti Cenci Franciacorta La Capinera Cuvée Rosé Brut – Fruity, Fulsome and Just a Touch of Yeast

Vigneti Cenci, Franciacorta La Capinera Cuvée Rosé Brut, Italy

Tasting Note: An expressive Franciacorta with a fruity, fulsome palate and just a touch of yeast.[Read more]

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Borrasca, Cava Brut, Catalonia, Spain, Wine Casual
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May 26, 2022
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by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual

Borrasca Cava Brut – A Good Value for an Entry-Level Cava

Borrasca, Cava Brut, Catalonia, Spain

Tasting Note: A good, fruit-forward cava.[Read more]

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Apollonis, Michel Loriot Authentic Meunier Blanc de Noirs Champagne Brut, France, Wine Casual
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March 12, 2022
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by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual

Apollonis Michel Loriot Authentic Meunier Blanc de Noirs Champagne Brut – Leans into the Fruity-Champagne Spectrum with Some Light Notes of Brioche

Apollonis, Michel Loriot Authentic Meunier Blanc de Noirs Champagne Brut, France

Tasting Note: A balanced Champagne that leans into the fruity-Champagne spectrum with some light notes of brioche.[Read more]

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Cesarini Sforza, Metodo Classico Brut Trentodoc, Trentino, Italy, Wine Casual
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February 22, 2022
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by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual

Cesarini Sforza Metodo Classico Brut Trentodoc – A Fruit-Forward Sparkling Wine

Cesarini Sforza, Metodo Classico Brut Trentodoc, Trentino, Italy

Tasting Note: A traditional-method, fruit-forward, Trentodoc brut.[Read more]

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Mount Hood Winery, Brut, Columbia Gorge, Oregon, Wine Casual
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January 30, 2022
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by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual

Mount Hood Winery Brut – A Bright, Precise Sparkling Pinot Gris

Mount Hood Winery, Brut, Columbia Gorge, Oregon

Tasting Note: A bright, precise pinot gris sparkling brut that proves the grape is worthy of being made into sparkling wine in Oregon.[Read more]

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Viento, Cuvée Tradition Brut Rosé, Columbia Gorge, Oregon, Wine Casual
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January 29, 2022
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by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual

Viento Cuvée Tradition Brut Rosé – Filled with Attractive Notes of Development

Viento, Cuvée Tradition Brut Rosé, Columbia Gorge, Oregon

Tasting Note: A sparkling rosé from Columbia Gorge that has attractive notes of development.[Read more]

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Domaine Bousquet, Brut, Mendoza, Argentina, Wine Casual
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January 21, 2022
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by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual

Domaine Bousquet Brut – An Everyday Sparkler with More Finesse Than Most Prosecco

Domaine Bousquet, Brut, Mendoza, Argentina

Tasting Note: A sparkling brut that is such a much better alternative to prosecco as an everyday sparkler with more finesse.[Read more]

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