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This is a new blended effort from the eponymous Sonoma winery with the hardest name in the business to pronounce; well the first couple of times anyway. It sort of rolls off the tongue after the first few times you say it correctly. This is not a wine to lie down and age for any [...]

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This is a right bank Bordeaux poser of a different color. By that, I mean most of the wines that have this particular blend of Bordeaux varieties with Merlot as the lead horse on the stagecoach tend to be soft and not very complex. This wine is just the opposite of that; it was more [...]

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We will review two wines from the same producer in this post. It is seldom I sample two wines and get excited about the range of food they would pair with but this Vermentino and Chianti are like the dynamic duo of culinary pairings. Vermentino is so underrated and for some reason or another, Chianti [...]

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This Spanish wine will take you by surprise. On first pour, the deep color might lead you to Garnacha, but the flavors do not match up to the traditional ripe red fruit flavors. Could it be a Tempranillo? Nah, the color is too dark and it has no red fruit or strawberry flavor to it. [...]

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This great wine is a blend that to my knowledge is a South Central Coast California original. Primarily consisting of Syrah with a hint of Cabernet Franc and a splash of Petit Verdot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it solidifies the theory that just because certain varieties have not been blended together in the past does not [...]

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When talking about Sangiovese, there are three clones that really set the standards and every one produces a different style of wine. Brunello di Montalcino uses Brunello clones whereas Vino Nobile di Montepulciano uses the Prugnolo clone. This particular wine is of the Sangioveto clone used to make Chianti Classico. The producer, Fontodi, is located [...]

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