The nose on this wine shows ripe blackberry and cumin spice—and a pervasive background of wet newspaper. Hmm. Wet newspaper is evidence of TCA (trichloroanisole)
Category: Budget Wines
Budget Wine: La Fleur Du Roi Red Bordeaux 2012
This is what cheap Bordeaux should taste like. Simple plum with chocolate hints that peek around the funky earth that reminds me of decaying leaves
Budget Wine: Glen Ellen Reserve Chardonnay 2014
A classic cheap Chardonnay from California, this shows ripe pear, melon, and a little butterscotch. It’s advertised as “sunshine in a glass” and that is
Budget Wine: Fetzer Gewurztraminer Monterey County Shaly Loam 2013
Gewurztraminer is not often found on the supermarket shelf, which is too bad. It is a distinctive, aromatic grape although it can suffer from low
Budget Wine: Villa Malena Di Lupo Ripasso Valpolicella 2008
I’ve been visiting several wineries per week for the last few months and that means drinking young, recently-released wines. Of course youth must be served
Budget Wine: Artisan Vintner’s Guild Artisan Pinot Noir California 2013
Artisan Vintner’s Guild appears to be a new project employing the resources of Larson Family Vineyards in Sonoma. Aside from a Facebook page there is
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