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Ripe, rich and tannic, this Malbec from the Uco Valley of Mendoza is quite a crowd pleaser. Shorter cycle grapes like Malbec do well in this area, which is why so many tout this region as a superior for producing great wine. There are plenty of black fruits, cherry and cassis to go around on [...]

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This is a white wine for red wine drinkers. This isn’t to say that white wine drinkers will not enjoy it as well, I’m simply pointing out that the red wine drinkers will be the group most impressed by this Freemark Abbey offering. It has the style any high-end Viognier should have and it came [...]

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Another great wine from Ed Fus that was made from LIVE and Salmon Safe certified sustainably grown grapes. Big, bold, smooth and tasty sums up how I felt about this wine. It is really exciting that someone in the Willamette Valley is making alternatives to Pinot Noir. When I ran tasting rooms in Willamette Valley [...]

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95% Garganega and 5% Trebbiano di Soave (Verdicchio) this wine was probably one of the best whites from Verona in the Veneto region of Italy I have ever tasted. It might be overlooked for its light but distinctive flavors by wine consumers who are a little light in the wallet or need a hammer over [...]

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Clean, clear refreshing wine with a pedigree most people do not know about when they see the Wente label. The namesake for this wine, Louis Mel, bought Murrieta’s Well in the 1880’s. The Wente’s had been growing grapes right next door—they started in 1883. Louis Mel purchased the Murrieta’s Well Estate because it’s gravely soil [...]

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This is a Primitivo coming from the Columbia Valley AVA. On first taste, you experience the passion that goes into this wine. On entry, ripe blackberries, violets and pepper entice the palette—it is soft and pretty with a spicy, captivating edge that keeps you coming back for more. This high-octane wine blows the competition away—excellent [...]

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