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  • A Riesling Epidemic!

    *Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from the PR folks for wines of Germany. Wow has there ever been a lot of Riesling here on ye olde wine blog in the last couple of weeks/months. I’ve been buying more on my own, plus an influx has been coming in [...]
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    Posted: December 19, 2009, 9:59am EST
    by Sonadora

  • A Different Kind of Sparkler

    Number of comments: 1
    *Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from Wyndham’s PR folks. Normally you expect sparkling wine to be white or Rosé. But coming out of Australia is Sparkling Shiraz. I’ve had a couple over the years of writing this blog. They are interesting, but not truly my thing. I like [...]
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    Posted: December 18, 2009, 9:37am EST
    by Sonadora

  • Bargain Bottles

    Number of comments: 2
    *Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from Rodney Strong. Recently I’ve been coming up with bargain wines that I would peg as retailing for more than they do. I love these wines…I’m happily impressed when I finally look up price points and feel like if someone bought the bottle [...]
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    Posted: December 17, 2009, 6:32am EST
    by Sonadora

  • Baby Steps

    *Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from Cornerstone Cellars. I mentioned in a post last week that you should come back in a little while to see full reviews of some of Cornerstone’s new line, Stepping Stone, here on ye olde wine blog. Well, that day came sooner than [...]
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    Posted: December 16, 2009, 6:46am EST
    by Sonadora

  • More Hugel

    *Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from F. Wildman. I’ve had this wine several times in the past. You can read my review of the 2005 vintage here. I’ve also purchased it many times and not written about it since it was always the 2005 I found in stores. [...]
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    Posted: December 15, 2009, 6:44am EST
    by Sonadora

  • On the Verge

    *Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from Verge Wine Cellars. Of what? Of fantabulous wines. Oh yes, fantabulous. I first tried a wine from Verge at the Twitter Taste Live at Estate in Sonoma. Though, given that I love the wines of Michel Schlumberger and Jay works there, it [...]
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    Posted: December 14, 2009, 6:34am EST
    by Sonadora

  • Cloudline Pinot Noir

    More from the Thanksgiving wine files. Lots of folks like Pinot Noir with their Turkey Day feasts. Personally, I’m ok with whatever everyone else likes for Thanksgiving and I wanted to offer a variety of choices, so I picked up this bottle of 2007 Cloudline Pinot Noir at the Madison [...]
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    Posted: December 13, 2009, 10:51am EST
    by Sonadora

  • Connecticut Riesling

    Number of comments: 2
    Continuing on with Thanksgiving wines, I picked up a couple bottles of Riesling. I like Riesling, and with a crowd of 15 for dinner, I thought it would go over well with all different wine tastes. Swinging by the Madison Wine Exchange a couple days before the big event I [...]
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    Posted: December 12, 2009, 9:40am EST
    by Sonadora

  • Tasting Yangarra Estate Vineyard

    Number of comments: 2
    This post, like many of my posts from my last CA adventure, is long overdue. This past summer I had to travel to St. Louis for two weeks for work. It just so happened that it coincided with my friend Al (whom I met in Kansas City on another work [...]
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    Posted: December 11, 2009, 8:12am EST
    by Sonadora

  • It’s Wily

    Number of comments: 3
    *Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from Wily Jack Wines. I get some interesting promotional materials with wines. The most bizarre, by far, arrived with this shipment of Wily Jack Wines. A branding iron. In the shape of Wily Jack. Now, I’m not sure what I’ll do with it, [...]
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    Posted: December 10, 2009, 6:43am EST
    by Sonadora

  • My Aunt Really Likes Merlot

    Number of comments: 2
    And that’s why there’s no such thing as a perfect Thanksgiving wine, nor should there be. My dad and I bought all the wine for Thanksgiving dinner and we bought what people would like.  My Aunt hosted Thanksgiving and she loves Merlot so we had two bottles. The first that [...]
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    Posted: December 09, 2009, 6:46am EST
    by Sonadora

  • Polka Dots

    Number of comments: 2
    *Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from Gallo Family Wines. Cute packaging is usually not my thing.  I often feel if you need to dress something up so much you are trying to hide whats really inside. This is not the case with the 2008 Polka Dot Riesling. With [...]
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    Posted: December 08, 2009, 9:00am EST
    by Sonadora

  • Holiday Tasting at Penny Lane Pub

    While visiting my parents in CT, we went to the Penny Lane Pub in Old Saybrook. My Dad’s friend Dave is the beverage manager there and he hosts approximately monthly wine tastings paired with food. It just so happened that the holiday tasting (served with an AMAZING turkey dinner) was [...]
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    Posted: December 07, 2009, 6:39am EST
    by Sonadora

  • Tasting at Cornerstone

    Number of comments: 4
    The final tasting of a long (though not long enough) trip to Napa and Sonoma. I am always sad to leave and often long to move, but alas, I am wed to Virginia until I decide it’s a good idea to sit for another bar. That’s sit for, not at [...]
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    Posted: December 06, 2009, 10:01am EST
    by Sonadora

  • In the Home Stretch

    I fully admit that writing these posts from my last California trip has taken me five bazillion times longer than it should have. I really have no excuse other than life got in the way and I simply found it easier to write about the wines I was drinking instead [...]
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    Posted: December 05, 2009, 9:52am EST
    by Sonadora

  • I love Russian River Zin!

    Number of comments: 4
    *Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from J. Keverson Winery. Now, don’t get me wrong, I adore adore adore Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel, it is after all my first love, but more and more I’m loving the Zins I get from the Russian River Valley. I love DCV Zins [...]
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    Posted: December 04, 2009, 6:46am EST
    by Sonadora

  • Normally I don’t post press releases

    But, I’m making an exception here because I like charitable causes. Thumbprint Cellars (I’ve written about their Chardonnay in the past) is moving their tasting room to downtown Healdsburg at 102 Matheson Street. To celebrate their relocation they are having a party Dec. 11-13 and all tasting room fees collected during [...]
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    Posted: December 03, 2009, 8:20am EST
    by Sonadora

  • In a Riesling Frame of Mind

    While visiting my parents for the holiday, I stopped by the Madison Wine Exchange and picked up a mixed case of wines to sample over my 10 day visit. Apparently I should have picked up more as a few days later we had to head into Brandford Wine and Spirits [...]
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    Posted: December 02, 2009, 6:47am EST
    by Sonadora

  • New Cork Reindeer!

    Number of comments: 6
    I’ve made my own version this year. I’m working on the video to show you how to make your own, but really, if I can do it (and I’m pretty much the least crafty person ever) so can you! Materials: 4 corks (2 that are of equal size for the legs) 1 brown [...]
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    Posted: December 01, 2009, 6:42am EST
    by Sonadora

  • Reading My Mind

    *Disclaimer: The owner of Branford Wine and Spirits gave this wine to my dad for me to try. I’m not sure that even counts as a sample but whatever, here’s the disclosure. Jay of Branford Wine & Spirits must have been reading my mind when he picked out this bottle to [...]
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    Posted: November 30, 2009, 6:43am EST
    by Sonadora

  • Albariño Albariño Albariño

    Number of comments: 2
    Say that 10 times fast! Here’s another grape I don’t drink much of unless I seek it out. And I should. I really like Albariños and find it makes a good mate for the light seafood dishes I enjoy so much in the warmer months. However, I always find myself [...]
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    Posted: November 29, 2009, 9:15am EST
    by Sonadora

  • Back in Sauvignon Blanc

    This week white wine has been my fancy. I’ve opened several Rieslings, Gewurztraminers, and Sauvingon Blancs. No idea why I’m on a white wine kick, but there you have it. Tonight I have more Sauvignon Blanc to open as well as another Gewurz. We’ve been up visiting my parents all [...]
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    Posted: November 28, 2009, 11:23am EST
    by Sonadora

  • Yummy Pinot Noir

    Number of comments: 3
    *Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from Rodney Strong. I’ve been on a real Pinot Noir kick lately. I don’t know what’s gotten into me since I’m such a Zin freak usually and I love big heavy reds as the weather turns cold. But when I find myself in [...]
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    Posted: November 27, 2009, 3:19pm EST
    by Sonadora

  • Gobble Gobble!

    I hope all those celebrating today enjoy a wonderful Thanksgiving with family and friends! Posted in Thanksgiving [...]
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    Posted: November 26, 2009, 9:35am EST
    by Sonadora

  • Getting French on you

    Number of comments: 2
    *Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from Roberts Fine Wines. I felt like something jut a bit different the other night, so I pulled the 2006 Domaine La Combe Blanche Minervois La Liviniere La Chandeliere from a sample box. An online store, Roberts Fine Wines sent me a couple [...]
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    Posted: November 25, 2009, 9:10am EST
    by Sonadora

  • Millarium Pinot Noir

    Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from Milliarium Cellars. I felt like a Pinot Noir the other night, and we don’t have much of that in our own collection, so I pulled the 2007 Milliarium Split Rock Vineyard Pinot Noir from a sample box. It clocked in around 14% [...]
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    Posted: November 24, 2009, 8:51am EST
    by Sonadora

  • Charming My Darling, Charming

    Number of comments: 5
    *Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from Folio Winemakers. I decided I would really love some Gruner Veltliner for Thanksgiving. And I wish it could be either of the Laurenz V. Gruners that I’ve tried in the last few weeks. Alas, I am visiting my folks for the holidays [...]
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    Posted: November 23, 2009, 9:33am EST
    by Sonadora

  • Review Part Deux

    I used this wine as my entry for Wine Blogging Wednesday this month, but felt it also deserved a full review since I liked it so much. I chose the 2006 Wertzberger Syrah as my “Wine Muse” for this month’s meeting of the internet winos. I’ve met Bill Wertzberger a [...]
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    Posted: November 22, 2009, 8:53am EST
    by Sonadora

  • Red Red Wine

    Number of comments: 1
    *Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from Wines of Chile in order to participate in the online Wines of Chile tasting. The 2nd wine I tasted after almost 3 weeks of no wine! Yay for wine! Don’t you worry, I’m making up for lost time and am back to [...]
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    Posted: November 21, 2009, 7:53am EST
    by Sonadora

  • Affordable Wine at a Restaurant

    Number of comments: 2
    When I go to a restaurant and want wine, I pretty much expect to get ripped off. Really. I often go in and see crappy bottles of wines on lists that I KNOW sell for $6-10 going for $30-$50. So I’m always pleased when I see something on a wine [...]
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    Posted: November 20, 2009, 5:36am EST
    by Sonadora

  • Built on the Cornerstone

    Number of comments: 2
    *Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from Cornerstone Cellars. Ah Cornerstone, how I love thee. Let me count the ways. One, your wines are delicious. Two, your Cabernets are elegant and refined. Three, your wines are delicious….wait, I already said that…but t deserves to be said again. I do [...]
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    Posted: November 19, 2009, 6:33am EST
    by Sonadora

  • Back on the Wine Train

    Number of comments: 1
    *Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample in order to participate in the online Wines of Chile Carmenere Tasting. As you may or may not know from my Twitter feed, I’ve been pretty sick the last few weeks. I hadn’t tasted any wine in weeks, so I was excited that [...]
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    Posted: November 17, 2009, 7:18am EST
    by Sonadora

  • Visiting Corison Winery

    Number of comments: 3
    Ages ago after I wrote a piece about the appellation St. Helena tasting I attended last year, I received an email from Cathy Corison. One of her wines was among the offerings at the media tasting that day and she offered to have me stop by her winery on my [...]
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    Posted: November 16, 2009, 8:32am EST
    by Sonadora

  • Los Alamos

    Number of comments: 2
    *Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from Gallo Family Wines. After giving you a little break from all things Argentina (seeing as how I reviewed about 24 Argentinian wines in a row during the Twitter Taste Live Wines of Argentina events….) I am back in an Argentinian kind of [...]
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    Posted: November 15, 2009, 9:29am EST
    by Sonadora

  • Pinot Grigio

    Number of comments: 1
    *Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from Gallo Family Wines I don’t drink much Pinot Grigio, if any. I bet I’ve reviewed less than 5 bottles of it since I started the wine blog 3 years ago. I tend to make the association between it and putting ice cubes [...]
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    Posted: November 14, 2009, 9:54am EST
    by Sonadora

  • Down these fine Halls

    I must admit, I am EXTREMELY late in finishing up my last few posts from my trip in Napa after the Wine Blogger Conference.  On our last very very busy day in Napa, Thea, Ashley, and I had signed up to attend a blogger event at Hall Winery. Now, I’ve [...]
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    Posted: November 13, 2009, 11:18am EST
    by Sonadora

  • Wannabe Wino Turns 3!

    Number of comments: 10
    1096 days old. 1076 posts in that time. I’m prolific, if nothing else. In the last year I attended the second annual Wine Blogger Conference, made another yearly trek to Northern CA in addition to the conference, and tasted a heck of a lot of wine. I’ve made a lot of friends, for [...]
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    Posted: November 12, 2009, 7:54am EST
    by Sonadora

  • Today is November 11.

    Not November 18. I thought today was WBW. I spent the last 4 hours or so writing my WBW post, posted it, and then realized I was a week early. I have completely and totally lost track of time since I’ve been sick. Today is Veterans’ Day. Go hug your nearest [...]
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    Posted: November 11, 2009, 11:00am EST
    by Sonadora

  • WBW #63-Find Your Wine Muse

    Oh dear, this month WBW really crept up on me. If you don’t follow me on Twitter (and WHY don’t you follow me?) you may not have seen that I’ve been pretty sick and even had to cancel the trip to Portugal that I was so looking forward to.  I’ve [...]
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    Posted: November 11, 2009, 10:34am EST
    by Sonadora

  • Need Strikethrough

    Number of comments: 3
    *Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from Gallo Family Wines. I really wish you could use “effects” in the titles of posts. Or maybe you can and I’m just not that technologically advanced (a very good possibility). I wanted to title this post “Brothers Grimm Frei” but alas, you [...]
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    Posted: November 10, 2009, 6:57am EST
    by Sonadora

  • A Twisted Night

    We actually dug into our own wines the other night…it’s been a while and trust me, with my club shipments back on for the season, it’s been piling up like there’s no tomorrow. All of our wine racks are totally full, as well as at least 9 styrofoam shipper bottoms [...]
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    Posted: November 09, 2009, 6:45am EST
    by Sonadora

  • Gruner in my Glass

    Number of comments: 3
    *Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from Folio WineMakers. I love coming home and finding wine on my doorstep. I previously wrote about visiting Folio WineMakers with Thea on the last vacation Matt and I took to CA.  We enjoyed the wines and purchased a few bottles between us. [...]
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    Posted: November 08, 2009, 10:18am EST
    by Sonadora

  • Lurking in the Basement

    *Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from Michel Schlumberger. That sounds a tad ominous, huh? I try to approximately drink wine samples as they come in the door. At times I fail miserably…you’ve all seen my basement and its lack of organization. While I file and log all the [...]
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    Posted: November 07, 2009, 8:42am EST
    by Sonadora

  • Convicts in the House

    My dad gave me a subscription to a wine of the month club several months ago. I think this is the last bottle from that subscription. I have a story to write for Palate Press coming up about my experiences with wine clubs, big box, winery direct, and other, so [...]
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    Posted: November 06, 2009, 8:23am EST
    by Sonadora

  • I Drink While Making Thanksgiving Dinner

    Number of comments: 2
    *Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from the PR folks for Wines of Germany. Rieslings have been gracing the pages of ye olde wine blog with much more frequency in the last year due to the Wines of Germany folks sending me quarterly shipments of new releases. Riesling was [...]
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    Posted: November 05, 2009, 8:16am EST
    by Sonadora

  • Wine With A Cause V

    *Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from Agent for Change Wines. Last year around the holiday season I brought you a series of 4 posts on wines with a cause.  That is, wines whose producers donate part or all of their profits to charity.  I’m happy to start up [...]
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    Posted: November 04, 2009, 7:40am EST
    by Sonadora

  • It’s a Meritage

    Number of comments: 4
    *Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from Branford Wine & Spirits. Sterling Vintner’s Collection holds a special place in my heart…we served the Cabernet Sauvignon and the Sauvignon Blanc at our wedding. Budget constraints and the ability of our venue to secure anything from their distributor (that’s a rant [...]
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    Posted: November 03, 2009, 7:30am EST
    by Sonadora

  • Two Seas

    Number of comments: 3
    When we opened this I thought that we had consumed an earlier vintage of the same bottle. I distinctly remembered the “Entre Deux Mers.” But I went back and looked through the blog, and while we had a bottle with the same title, it wasn’t from the same winery.  Tonight’s [...]
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    Posted: November 02, 2009, 9:31am EST
    by Sonadora

  • Back to Bears

    *Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from Sean Minor Wines. The UPS and Fed Ex trucks come to my door with alarming regularity.  Almost always it’s a surprise as to what they will be bringing.  I personally order anywhere from 20-30 shipments of wine a year myself….but during the [...]
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    Posted: November 01, 2009, 8:03am EST
    by Sonadora

  • Boo!

    Happy Hallowine all you spooky winos! I tried to take pictures of our pumpkins, but it’s really hard to get lighting right with just a candle glowing! So you get a bonus of me in last year’s costume. Be safe and responsible this Halloween and if anyone gets any chewy sweet tarts, please [...]
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    Posted: October 31, 2009, 8:45am EDT
    by Sonadora
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