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Alandra Tinto NV, Portugal – Wine Review
The Winers Blog | December 22nd 2009 by Jon Melone
Portugal has a rich history of wine going back centuries, with the Romans introducing the vine to this fertile ground. To the southeast of the capital of Lisbon lies the wine region of Alentejo. This wine region is hot with temperatures often cresti read more
Falset-Marca 2006 Etim Seleccion
A Wine A Week: Inexpensive Wine Reviews, Rants & Ratings | December 21st 2009 by Jeff Campbell
Spain brings it with this inexpensive bottle from the Montsant region. Very complex wine for under $10, with dark berry and a lingering dry-oak finish. A bit minerally as well. Oak on the nose and enough tannins to give a medium bite. Hold it in your read more
Wine Wednesday: Goose Ridge g3 2006 Red Wine
La Jolla Mom | December 16th 2009
Ihadn’t heard of Goose Ridge before, but knew that Washington has been cranking out some great wines. Goose Ridge is a family owned and operated winery in Washington’s Columbia Valley. This area of Washington is actually sun drenched and read more
Wine Wednesday – Clif Family Winery: The Climber 2006 Red Wine
La Jolla Mom | December 9th 2009
Iwrote about Clif Winery last week so this week I’d like to focus on the actual wines. The first wine we tried was The Climber 2006 Red Wine. We had some people over so I intended to share it over a nice tri tip dinner (I actually marinat read more
2007 Papa Luna - A Wonderful Spanish Blend
Music and Wines | November 25th 2009 by Paul
I said I would start writing again, so here we go. Once again, I am sorry for taking so long, life sometimes gets in the way. I had to stop writing, but I did not stop drinking. To begin the winter season, I want to introduce you to a really nice read more
Video Blog #49– Torbreck GSM [O'Briens Wine Series Pt 4]
Robertfranciswin | October 23rd 2009 by robertfrancis
Click here to view the embedded video. In the final part of my Wine series with O’Briens Wines I taste the GSM from Torbreck. This wine retails for €19.99 – Hailing from a hugely successful vineyard in the Barossa Valley I was really i read more
Chateau Bauduc Clos Des Quinze 2004 – Take A Bow, Take A Bow !
Robertfranciswin | October 21st 2009 by robertfrancis
Chateau Bauduc Clos des Quinze 2004 Hardcore fans of robertfranciswine.ie will recognised Chateau Bauduc from a posting that I did on their white earlier this year. I absolutely loved the wine, giving is a very respectable 91 points. I even went a read more
Video Blog #48 – Rasteau Signature Cotes du Rhone [O'Briens Win…
Robertfranciswin | October 16th 2009 by robertfrancis
Click here to view the embedded video. In the third of my wine series with O’Briens I tasted a Cote Du Rhone that retails for €9.99. Being from the excellent 2007 vintage I was very interested to taste this wine. Lets see how it gets on ̵ read more
Francis Coppola 2007 Diamond Claret Wine
A Wine A Week: Inexpensive Wine Reviews, Rants & Ratings | October 11th 2009 by Jeff Campbell
For those who know the four P's of Marketing, this wine covers 3 of the 4 well: Price: $13, not too steepPromotion: With the black and gold, the design is top-notch. Plus, the gold thread is unique and certainly makes it stand out.Place: Costco, know read more
X Winery Red X Blend
Cheap Wine Ratings | September 29th 2009 by Tim Lemke
It seems that every time I taste a wine from X Winery I can’t wait to taste the next one. And with the Red X, that tradition continues. Here’s a double review for you of both the 2006 and 2007 Red X, a red blend they produce that̵ read more
Video Blog #45 – Could this be the Worst Wine in Robertfrancisw…
Robertfranciswin | September 25th 2009 by robertfrancis
Click here to view the embedded video. In an ad hoc video I taste a red wine from Kinsale Co. Cork. Yes – you did read that correctly ! As a present from curiousmike – watch the video to see whether I will be unfollowing @curiousmike as a read more
Wine Wednesday – Galil Mountain Yiron 2004
La Jolla Mom | September 23rd 2009
I have to tell you that once I saw this wine at Costco, I was intrigued. I’m not sure I’ve ever had a wine from Israel. I paid $19.99. I also wrote a short post about Israeli wines today. About the winery: It’s located in the read more
Trip to Cork and Some Killer 98’s – Part 1 !!
Robertfranciswin | September 23rd 2009 by robertfrancis
1998 – Take a Bow Son, Take A Bow ! Anyone who follows me on twitter may have noticed that I was in Cork last weekend. I love visiting Cork, it is a fantastic city and I have been fortunate enough through twitter to get to know some very cool read more
Wines Sales Ahoy – Some Interesting Options !
Robertfranciswin | September 11th 2009 by robertfrancis
There are a couple of interesting wine sales happening in Galway – with some cool stuff at nice prices. If you are not on the email listing for Thomas Woodberrys or Cases Wine Warehouse – I suggest you call into the them and get yourself read more
2006 Realm Cellars The Tempest (Napa)
Encompass Wine | August 7th 2009
The nose had a distinct mineral aroma along with hints of wild red fruit. Across the palate there were notes of plumb, raspberry, wild red berries. The tannins are chunky and hang on through the finish. Rustic but enjoyable. This red blendconsists of read more
Lidl Wine Series – Cru De La Valle Du Rhone 2007
Robertfranciswin | July 31st 2009 by robertfrancis
Cru De La Valee Du Rhone – Chateauneuf Du Pape 2007 In the last of current series of wine reviews from Lidl I am tasting a Chateauneuf du Pape. Every year there is a “Historic vintage” from some part of the wine world. 2005 was Bord read more
2005 Colgin “IX Estate” - Red Wine
The Wine Cult - Wine Reviews | July 30th 2009 by Jimmy
Paul and I really enjoyed a bottle of 2005 Colgin IX Estate at Brix Wine Cellars in Houston last night. The 2005 IX Estate is the fourth release of this proprietary red blend. The winemaker is Allison Tauziet and the vineyard manager is David Abreau read more
Lidl Wine Series – Part Deux !
Robertfranciswin | July 27th 2009 by robertfrancis
Long time readers of Robertfranciswine will remember I completed a 8 bottle wine series on the wines of Lidl before christmas – click here for previous posts. The videos were very popular and even got a mention on @conorpopes fantastic price w read more
Les Deux Rives Corbières Rouge
Cheap Wine Ratings | July 15th 2009 by Tim Lemke
I’m excited to be reviewing another French wine today as so often I’ve found that French wines are stylistically aligned to my taste preferences. This wine comes from the Corbières appellation in the Languedoc-Roussillon region in Sout read more
Mazzoni Toscana Rosso
Cheap Wine Ratings | July 12th 2009 by Tim Lemke
At times I’ve heard some wine lovers contemplate their preferences between old world and new world wines. Personally, there are things I like about both. Each style can be enjoyable in its own way. But what if you could get the best of both read more
Old World Style with Some New World Love !
Robertfranciswin | July 3rd 2009 by robertfrancis
Chateau Jouclay Cabardes 2006 Wine makers no matter where they are located within the wine world need to respond to consumer demands. So many wine makers in the Old World, most European countries, are responding to consumers love for new world wine. read more
California Dreamin’ ! – Checkerspot Cabernet Sauvignon/Syrah…
Robertfranciswin | April 17th 2009 by robertfrancis
Checkerspot Cabernet Sauvignon/Syrah 2004 Cabernet Sauvignon is often referred to as “King Cabernet” due to the fact that a large proportion of the most famous wines in the world are made predominantly with this grape. Wines from the l read more
Video Blog #43 Tesoro de los Andes Malbec Shiraz 2008
Robertfranciswin | April 8th 2009 by robertfrancis
Click here to view the embedded video. In the latest episode of Robertfranciswine.ie I taste a Malbec/Shiraz Blend from Argentina. The Tesoro retails for €8.49 from Curiouswines.ie Check it out and see ya next time on robertfranciswine.ie Food Wise read more
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