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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 & Jerez Spain &
Western Cape, South Africa
Spending up to 79 months focusing
on wines from these 3 regions and more from
January 2015 – July 2021.

Also, keenly passionate about
worldwide expressions of
Cabernet Franc.

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All Posts Tagged ‘Mendocino County’

Sunce Winery & Vineyard, Alicante Bouschet 2012, Dempel Vineyard, Mendocino County, California, Wine Casual
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January 11, 2021
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by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual

Sunce Winery & Vineyard Alicante Bouschet 2012 – An Indulgent, Gamay-Reminiscent, Floral Experience

Sunce Winery & Vineyard, Alicante Bouschet 2012, Dempel Vineyard, Mendocino County, California

Tasting Note: Whenever I find a rare bottle of Alicante Bouschet I always get it so I can have an indulgent, gamay-reminiscent, floral experience like this.[Read more]

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Sunce Winery & Vineyard, Alicante Bouschet 2012, Dempel Vineyard, Mendocino County, California, Wine Casual
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August 15, 2020
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by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual

Sunce Winery & Vineyard Alicante Bouschet 2012 – Bursting with Lovely Aromatics, Ripe Fruit & Depth of Flavor

Sunce Winery & Vineyard, Alicante Bouschet 2012, Dempel Vineyard, Mendocino County, California

Tasting Note: An Alicante Bouschet bursting with lovely aromatics, ripe fruit and depth of flavor delighting all the senses.[Read more]

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Lioco, Indica Rosé 2016, Mendocino County, California, Wine Casual
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January 19, 2020
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by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual

Lioco Indica Rosé 2016 – A Rosé with More Flavor Complexity Than Most

Lioco, Indica Rosé 2016, Mendocino County, California

Tasting Note: A bright, fruity rosé with more flavor complexity than most.[Read more]

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Sunce Winery & Vineyard, Old Vines Touriga Nacional 2013, Fox Hill Vineyard, Mendocino County, California, Wine Casual
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November 5, 2019
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by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual

Sunce Winery & Vineyard Old Vines Touriga Nacional 2013 – A Portuguese Grape Finds a Welcome Home in California

Sunce Winery & Vineyard, Old Vines Touriga Nacional 2013, Fox Hill Vineyard, Mendocino County, California

Tasting Note: A Portuguese grape finds a welcome home in California and in this bottle that is filled with plush, floral-and-black-fruit flavors.[Read more]

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Sunce Winery & Vineyard, Reserve Sangiovese Grosso 2015, Fox Hill Vineyard, Mendocino County, California, Wine Casual
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October 18, 2019
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by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual

Sunce Winery & Vineyard, Reserve Sangiovese Grosso 2015 – Proves Italy Doesn’t Have a Monopoly on Sangiovese

Sunce Winery & Vineyard, Reserve Sangiovese Grosso 2015, Fox Hill Vineyard, Mendocino County, California

Tasting Note: A California sangiovese that proves Italy doesn’t have a monopoly on the grape varietal.[Read more]

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Sunce Winery & Vineyard, 3 Clones Nebbiolo 2013, Fox Hill Vineyard, Mendocino County, California, Wine Casual
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February 13, 2019
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by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual

Sunce Winery & Vineyard 3 Clones Nebbiolo 2013 – An Elegant Nebbiolo from California that Should Give Piemonte Winemakers Pause

Sunce Winery & Vineyard, 3 Clones Nebbiolo 2013, Fox Hill Vineyard, Mendocino County, California

Tasting Note: An elegant nebbiolo from California that should give Piemonte winemakers pause.[Read more]

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Sunce Winery & Vineyard, Alicante Bouschet 2012, Dempel Vineyard, Mendocino County, California, Wine Casual
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February 6, 2019
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by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual

Sunce Winery & Vineyard Alicante Bouschet 2012 – If Pinot Noir and Grenache Had a Baby . . .

Sunce Winery & Vineyard, Alicante Bouschet 2012, Dempel Vineyard, Mendocino County, California

Tasting Note: If pinot noir and grenache had a baby, it’s nanny would be syrah and it’d taste like this under-the-radar grape, Alicante Bouschet.[Read more]

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Scharffenberger Brut, Mendocino County, California, Wine Casual
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January 12, 2017
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by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual

Scharffenberger Brut – A Balanced Sparkler with a Citrus Kick

Scharffenberger Brut, Mendocino County, California

Tasting Note: An enjoyable, balanced sparkling wine with a citrus kick.[Read more]

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Sunce Winery & Vineyard, Gewurztraminer 2012, Dempell Vineyard, Mendocino County, California, Wine Casual
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November 11, 2015
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by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual

Sunce Winery & Vineyard Gewürztraminer 2012 – An Oenophile’s Gewürz

Sunce Winery & Vineyard, Gewürztraminer 2012, Dempell Vineyard, Mendocino County, California

Tasting Note: This gewürztraminer impresses beyond belief.[Read more]

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