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What wines to drink with dinner, lunch or just for fun. Wine and food pairings that include best buys. Food, wine and drink reviews with a quest for find an inexpensive wine for any occasion.
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Stag\'s Leap ARTEMIS
2006Cabernet SauvignonNAPAOh. That's so more like it. I am content. The Bro and I went wine shopping tonight - he did the purchasing and we brought home some good stuff. The Artemis gave off a braised meat-herb sent and tasted like black berry frui...
Morgon Beaujolais
2007FranceGeorges Duboeuf (Blah!)I apologize to any Georges Duboeuf fans out there. But, had I really looked at the label, I wouldn't have purchased it. I have never had a Georges Duboeuf wine I've liked. Once again, the French wines just don't have...
Montepulciano d\'Abruzzo
2006La ValentinaItalyI was at a restaurant the other night and I had a glass of a Montepulciano d'Abruzzo, but not La Valentina. I never did get any further info on it. But it was excellent alone, with calamari and with pizza Caprese. I went to my lo...
Phantom
2006Bogle VineyardsCaliforniaA blend of Petite Sirah, Old Vine Zin & Old Vine Mourvedre - don't you just LOVE saying that word??? MOURVEDRE (more-vay-drrruh)Well, the night started off well enough. Halloween. My most not favorite night of the yea...
Opolo Merlot Reserve
2006Paso Robles, CAThe scent of this reminded me very much of Tawny Port meets Kalamata Olive. The taste was like a Robitussin cherry mushroom with a bit of earth mixed in. The finish was dry yet had a smooth, lingering, warm, slight spice flavor. ...
St. Francis Chardonnay
2007Sonoma CountyCaliforniaI was very happy with this choice to accompany (and use in) an angel hair pasta dish I made last night. I am constantly in search of minerality in my wines. It is one of my absolute favorite characteristics that, when it's ...

