Yellow Tail Shiraz-Cabernet Australia 2003
Not our favorite but a good bottle of wine for an amazing price! ($4.99-$5.99) Vanilla oak flavor. Pick them up when you can. Went nicely with our Manacotti and garlic bread followed by a chocolate...
View ArticleCurtis Santa Barbara County 2003 “The CrossRoad”
80% Grenache and 20% Syrah. A good, kinda “spicy” blend of grapes. Very nice flavor straight from the Curtis wine club. A must try.
View ArticleVistalba Corte B 2003 Blend
A VERY nice red wine blend of Malbec, Cabernet, Bonarda and Merlot from Mendoza Argentina. One of our top 5 picks from Argentina! About this wine: (from our friends down in Argentina) “This lush blend...
View ArticleArtesa Elements 2002 Red Wine
Another wine, probably in our top 10 wines under $20 range…The Artesa Winery created Elements, a wonderful blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and a little of the Rhone varietals for the spice....
View ArticleSebeka South Africa 2006 Cabernet Pinotage
We were in the grocery store the other day and they had a big display announcing this new wine from Africa so we decided to grab a bottle and give it a try. The nose on this wine was very interesting....
View ArticleBodega y Viñedos O. Fournier Alfa Crux Uco Valley 2002
The Alfa Crux from Argentina is now in our top two wines from that region and very worthy of writing about. Composed of 60% Tempranillo, 35% Malbec and 5% Merlot, this vino tinto is a wonderful...
View ArticleHomewood Winery Flying Wizzbangers 2004 Red Table Wine
Back to California! Ahh…a delightful blend of Zinfandel and Cabernet Franc from wonderful Sonoma, CA. Our friends up in the Napa Valley area took us to Homewood Winery during our last visit and we...
View ArticleTimbuktu Big Block Red 2004 Red Wine
Not a bad tasting wine for the price. A nice blend of a young red from South Australia. 39% Cabernet, 27% Petit Verdot, 24% Shiraz, 6% Merlot, and 4% Malbec Pick up a few bottles at Cost Plus World...
View ArticleTerlato Vineyards 2004 Devil’s Peak Red Wine
This 2004 Napa Valley Bordeaux-blend really hit the spot. We immediately knew we were drinking a quality red wine and not something that came out of the bargain bin over at Von’s. As part of our...
View ArticleFrancis Ford Coppola 2006 Rosso – Red Wine
During these times of our economic uncertainties, we’ve been cutting back a bit on our monthly wine budget. Sad to say we’ve even cancelled a few of our favorite wine clubs until things pick back up....
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