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Tag Archives: “A Taste of Monterey”
Pianetta Sangiovese
I guess most people these days shop using the internet, except me. Maybe, because I was a merchant and I liked interacting with customers, I also like to touch the merchandise. With wine it is a little different, but I … Continue reading
A Pinot Noir and a Syrah
I should really pay attention to my emails, and then I would probably know that I should be anticipating a wine shipment, but I am rather negligent. I am a rather strange duck, I guess, in that I don’t have … Continue reading
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Tagged "A Taste of Monterey", Arroyo Seco, California, Danny's Vineyard, Gabilan, Joyce Vineyards, Joyce Wine Company, Mesa Del Sol, Monterey, Syrah
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Bernardus Sierra Mar Chardonnay SLH
There is no doubt that I have the avid curiosity of a kid when we get our quarterly box of three wines from A Taste of Monterey. It sometimes feels like an archeologist getting ready to discover an undiscovered room. … Continue reading
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Tagged "A Taste of Monterey", Bernardus Winery, California, Chardonnay, Monterey, Santa Lucia Highlands, Sierra Mar Vineyard
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Wrath Wines KW Ranch Syrah
A December surprise is always what will be in the shipment from A Taste of Monterey from their “Private Reserve Club.” We have been members of this club for ages and it gives us a chance to enjoy some wines … Continue reading
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Tagged "A Taste of Monterey", California, KW Ranch & Highlands, Monterey, Santa Lucia Highlands, Syrah, Wrath Estate Winery
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De Tierra Russell Estate Merlot
I am going to write about the third bottle of wine from the September shipment from “A Taste of Monterey.” This was our first wine club that we ever joined and it has to be around eighteen years from that … Continue reading
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Tagged "A Taste of Monterey", California, De Tierra Winery, Merlot, Monterey County, Russell Estate
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August West Pinot Noir SLH
The joys of receiving wines through a wine club, is that one never knows what to expect, and it might not be what one was thinking about. The second bottle of wine that I unpacked from “A Taste of Monterey” … Continue reading
Stokes’ Ghost 2016
Just because my birthday is in September is the not the reason that all three of the wine clubs send us wine. I wish they were gifts and then I could claim that they are samples, but they are not. … Continue reading
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Tagged "A Taste of Monterey", California, Durif, Hames Valley, Monterey, Petite Sirah, Scheid Vineyards, Stokes' Ghost
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Dawn’s Dream Rosé
The last bottle in the carton from our wine club “A Taste of Monterey” was a Rosé, which is not something we normally see, as we belong to their Reserve Wine Selections group. More and more people that I know … Continue reading
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Tagged "A Taste of Monterey", California, Dawn's Dream, Monterey County, Pinot Noir, Rose, Santa Lucia Highlands
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Joullian Cabernet Sauvignon
As I was unpacking our latest wine club shipment from “A Taste of Monterey,” I am noticing some changes. I think that the extended lockdown is still officially on for a couple of more days, but people are going back … Continue reading
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Tagged "A Taste of Monterey", Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, California, Carmel Valley, Joulian Vineyards Ltd., Merlot
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Galante Petite Sirah
The world is shifting again, I got a wine shipment from A Taste of Monterey and it is Day 84 of the lockdown. I haven’t booked my appointment for a haircut, and even though they are still illegal, the Supreme … Continue reading
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Tagged "A Taste of Monterey", California, Carmel Valley, Galante Vineyards, Olive Hill, Petite Sirah
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