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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 91 months focusing
on wines from these 3 regions and more from
January 2015 – July 2022.

Also, keenly passionate about
worldwide expressions of
Cabernet Franc.

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Rainera Perez Marin, La Guita Manzanilla, Sanlucar de Barrameda, Spain, Wine Casual
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June 11, 2022
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by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual

Rainera Perez Marin La Guita Manzanilla – Bright & Mineral Driven

Rainera Perez Marin, La Guita Manzanilla, Sanlucar de Barrameda, Spain

Tasting Note: A bright, mineral-driven Manzanilla with all the classic elements of the wine in balance.[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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Guia Real, Rioja Reserva 2015, Spain, Wine Casual
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April 12, 2022
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by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual

Guia Real Rioja Reserva 2015 – Light & Layered

Guia Real, Rioja Reserva 2015, Spain

Tasting Note: A Reserva Rioja that shows why Spain’s aged wine is worth the wait.[Read more]

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Getariako Txakolina, Txakoli Malda 2018, Spain, Wine Casual
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March 15, 2022
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by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual

Zudugarai Txakoli Malda 2018 – Complex with Racy Acidity

Zudugarai, Txakoli Malda 2018, Getariako Txakolina, Spain

Tasting Note: A Txakoli with precise angularity and racy acidity.[Read more]

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Barbadillo, Oloroso Sherry, Andalucía, Spain, Wine Casual
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March 13, 2022
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by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual

Barbadillo Oloroso Sherry – A Good Weekday Oloroso

Barbadillo, Oloroso Sherry, Andalucía, Spain

Tasting Note: A good weekday Oloroso that proves that Sherry is for the proletariat.[Read more]

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Bodegas Tradicion, Oloroso Tradicion Sherry VORS 30 Years, Andalucía, Spain, Wine Casual
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March 9, 2022
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by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual

Bodegas Tradicion Oloroso Tradicion Sherry VORS 30 Years – A Fine Oloroso

Bodegas Tradicion, Oloroso Tradicion Sherry VORS 30 Years, Andalucía, Spain

Tasting Note: A fine Oloroso Sherry with all of Sherry’s classic qualities.[Read more]

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Bodegas Tradicion, Fino Tradicion Sherry, Andalucía, Spain, Wine Casual
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March 8, 2022
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by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual

Bodegas Tradicion Fino Tradicion Sherry – A Rare, 8-Year-Old Fino Sherry Viejo That is a Special Treat

Bodegas Tradicion, Fino Tradicion Sherry, Andalucía, Spain

Tasting Note: A rare, 8-year-old-aged Fino Sherry Viejo that is a special treat because you rarely find Fino this old.[Read more]

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Bodegas Tradicion, Amontillado Tradicion Sherry VORS 30 Years, Andalucía, Spain, Wine Casual
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March 7, 2022
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by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual

Bodegas Tradicion Amontillado Tradicion Sherry VORS 30 Years – An Amontillado That Sings

Bodegas Tradicion, Amontillado Tradicion Sherry VORS 30 Years, Andalucía, Spain

Tasting Note: An Amontillado that sings and sits squarely between Bodegas Tradicion’s Palo Cortado and Oloroso Sherries.[Read more]

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Bodegas Tradicion, Palo Cortado Tradicion Sherry VORS 30 Years, Andalucía, Spain, Wine Casual
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March 6, 2022
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by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual

Bodegas Tradicion Palo Cortado Tradicion Sherry VORS 30 Years – One of the Finest Palo Cortados on the Planet!

Bodegas Tradicion, Palo Cortado Tradicion Sherry VORS 30 Years, Andalucía, Spain

Tasting Note: An aged Palo Cortado that combines the best parts of oxidative aging with the lighter moments of biological aging.[Read more]

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Tobanco Plateros, House Palo Cortado Sherry, Andalucia, Spain, Wine Casual
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March 5, 2022
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by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual

Tobanco Plateros House Palo Cortado Sherry – A Jerez, Locals-Only Special of High Quality

Tobanco Plateros, House Palo Cortado Sherry, Andalucia, Spain

Tasting Note: A house Palo Cortado from a cooperative that is en-rama cloudy and gives you everything you want from this buttery treat.[Read more]

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