Category Archives: red
February 11, 2009 >Purple Cowboy… isn’t half bad
> Purple Cowboy In the “12 under $12″ bins at Target… although I really don’t think there were 12 different wines. Not half bad considering my last Target tasting. Even more surprising given the tagline, “The legend of the purple cowboy”. I’ve never heard of him. Ha. “The cowboy met the old man who [...]
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December 11, 2008 >this susana has got it goin’ on
> Seriously, this Susana Balbo has got it goin’ on… Al Green style. Just read the back of the bottle, and again, this is the “offspring” or “lesser” wine AKA “crios” – but it rocks. This one is pure Malbec. Again, the leftovers — but unlike the whole Cameron Hughes MBA wines, she is [...]
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- Posted under argentina, crios, malbec, red, red wine, susana balbo
December 11, 2008 >’tis the wine of the season
> Almost made a mistake and posted this to the Detour blog… good thing I caught that. I guess that’s an occupational hazard trying to blog at 3am when I can’t sleep. In any case, this is the WINE OF THE SEASON. Not sure why, other than it goes down smooth, it’s on sale, [...]
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- Posted under cabcabernet sauvignon, cabernet, charles smith wines, red, red wine
June 6, 2008 >Ring Bolt – I keep forgetting.
> This label is so awesome I keep forgetting I don’t really dig the wine. But I keep buying it thinking, I must like it… Ring Bolt2005Cabernet SauvignonMargaret RiverAustralia Cost Plus / World Market $11.99 var gaJsHost = ((“https:” == document.location.protocol) ? “https://ssl.” : “http://www.”);document.write(unescape(“%3Cscript src=’” + gaJsHost + “google-analytics.com/ga.js’ type=’text/javascript’%3E%3C/script%3E”)); var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker(“UA-4668662-1″);pageTracker._initData();pageTracker._trackPageview();
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June 6, 2008 >Paso Creek Paso Robles- should be good but…
> not my bag, baby (wink). How many times can I get away with that “review”? I am getting sort of disheartened… If a wine is from Paso Robles, I just assume I’ll love it. But, maybe it’s the double whammy. “Paso” in the name and being from “Paso Robles” should have made me think [...]
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April 26, 2008 >Las Rocas – don’t drink it alone
> Las Rocas de San AlejandroVinas Viejas 2005CalatayudSpain Garnacha2005 What I mean is that you need to drink it with food – chocolate, pizza, anything! Just not by itself – it tastes weird. It’s a great pairing wine. Drink it with something. Sendik’s in Franklin
April 26, 2008 >Crios – I believe I love it…
>Crios de Susana Balbo 50% Syrah50% Bonarda MendozaArgentina Balbo describes this wine as “extremely lovable and fun to be around.” I’d agree, except for the “extremely” part. That’s just a little dramatic. But really, a good wine to have on hand in the house. Got it at Cost Plus . It’s a standard one they [...]
April 26, 2008 >Borsao – NEVER would have bought, but LOVED
> BORSAO2006Campo de BorjaSpain Seriously… I would have never bought this wine because the label sucks. I would have never even given it a shot. But Kevin @ Sendiks in Franklin said I should try it… so I did. AWESOME. I really like it. It’s simple. 75% Garnacha25% Tempranillo
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March 20, 2008 >kamiakin 2005 – love it
>Kamiakin 2005 – Sheridan Vineyard Love it.Found it at Sheridan’s Finest Wines & Generous Spirits at the Milwaukee Public Market for $18.99 P.S. My bottle label looks like this one … with the red wine drippings (that’s the technical term – “drippings”)
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