2008 Monasterio De Las Vinas Garnacha/Syrah Blend – $7

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Okay, we outdid ourselves this time.  We found another wine from the Cariñena region of Spain that is a ridiculous steal.  This 70% Garnacha 30% Syrah blend - aged 3 months in American oak - has a … [Read more...]

2007 Spellbound Petite Sirah – $15

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Spellbound means a lot of different things to me - there's the Siouxsie & the Banshees song, the AC/DC song (both from '81), the Hitchcock movie, the Paula Abdul album. For you geeks there's the … [Read more...]

2005 Lapis Luna Merlot – $9

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Lapis Luna loosely translated means "blue moon".  What is a blue moon?  A blue moon is when two full moon's occur in the same month.  There are 41 blue moon's each century.  The next blue moon … [Read more...]

2007 Hey Mambo Red Blend – $10

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No offense to Lee Meriwether or Eartha Kitt, but my "purrfect" Catwoman was Julie Newmar. Meowing in that leather outfit, she simply purred sultriness. Just like this "Zorked"* wine! A blend of … [Read more...]