In this podcast episode, the Chappellet Mountain Cuvee Proprietor's Blend 2014 gets a good drinking. What is the Grand Cru of California? Give us a listen and find out! … [Read more...]
Dark Waves Red Blend 2016
The Dark Waves Red Blend 2016 is a $5.99 Trader Joe's exclusive produced for them by the Central Coast Wine Warehouse from grapes farmed in the Central Coast AVA of California. The Central Coast Wine Warehouse has been making custom wine for Trader Joe's for years, they are part of a family owned group of wine related businesses that includes vineyards (some of the best … [Read more...]
Confidencial Reserva Tinto 2014
The Confidencial Reserva Tinto 2014 is a blend of more than 10 grape varietals farmed in Casa Santos Lima estate vineyards in the Lisboa growing region north and west of Lisbon in Portugal. What is confidencial about this wine is the grapes used. Many of the grapes grown in Portugal are indigenous to the region and have local names and even the grapes that are familiar … [Read more...]
Fiction Paso Robles Red Blend 2015
The Fiction Paso Robles Red Blend 2015 is a blend of 48% Zinfandel, 15% Syrah, 14% Mourvedre, 8% Graciano (a grape usually grown in Rioja, Spain), 8% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Touriga Nacional (maybe the best known grape from Portugal), and 3% Carignan (a grape best known from southern France and northern Spain) sourced from 8 carefully selected vineyards thru-out the Paso Robles … [Read more...]
William Wright Artist Series Red Wine Blend 2015
The William Wright Artist Series Red Wine Blend 2015 is I believe a $9.99 ALDI exclusive, produced from 65% Merlot, 18% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Zinfandel, and 2% Syrah grown in vineyards in the Monterey AVA below San Francisco and inside the Central Coast AVA. William Wright wines are produced by Scheid Winery, Monterey, Ca. who produce some of the best ALDI wine. The label is … [Read more...]