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Tag Archives: Petite Sirah
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
Posted in Wine
Tagged "A Taste of Monterey", California, Durif, Hames Valley, Monterey, Petite Sirah, Scheid Vineyards, Stokes' Ghost
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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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Rabble Wine Red Blend
It is that time of the year when I get to pick up the monthly club wines from Fine Wine Source in Livonia, Michigan. I can’t even tell you what the cost is each month, but it is just charged … Continue reading
A 24’th Anniversary
Some would say, it would never happen, but it did; and actually, I think I all but proposed the first night, but that would throw the count off. We did the entire nine yards and why not and it has … Continue reading
Posted in Dining, Wine
Tagged Alexander Valley, Alexander Valley Vineyards, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, California, Cave de Lugny, Chardonnay, France, La Cote Blanche, Livermore Valley, Macon-Villages, Merlot, Murrieta's Well, Petit Verdot, Petite Sirah, Sonoma County, The Spur, Wente Family Estate, Wetzel Family Estate
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Le Mistral Joseph’s Blend
As I am unpacking the last of the three wines that we received from “A Taste of Monterey” I am always interested, naturally to see the wines. I also enjoy reading the enclosed newsletter and the lead article is “To … Continue reading
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Tagged "A Taste of Monterey", Arroyo Seco, California, Chateau Julien, Folktale Winery and Vineyards, Grenache, Le Mistral, Monterey County, Petite Sirah, Syrah
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Two California Red Blends
A perfect afternoon for my birthday sitting down and tasting wines at Wines on Main in Chelsea, Michigan. My Bride had found some items to buy, plus some wines and that category was growing from the time when we sat … Continue reading
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Tagged Cabernet Sauvignon, California, Cline Family Cellars, Educated Guess, Grenache, Merlot, Mourvedre, North Coast, Petite Sirah, Red Blend, Roots Run Deep, Syrah
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Orcio and Dealmaker
The final two wines of tasting from Jeff Cohn Cellars show the two thrusts in his approach to wines. As stated, “single vineyard Zinfandel and Rhone-centric wines that walk a tightrope, balancing the pure expression of California fruit with the … Continue reading
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Tagged California, Cassata Vineyard, Dealmaker, Jeff Cohn Cellars, Orcio, Petite Sirah, Sonoma County, Zinfandel
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El Diablo and Smoke & Mirrors
The Jeff Cohn Cellars’ wines that I was tasting at Fine Wine Source were getting better and better with each tasting. There is just something so gratifying when one is tasting wines with people that know what they are talking … Continue reading
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Tagged California, Carignane, El Diablo Vineyard, Grenache, Jeff Cohn Cellars, Petite Sirah, Russian River Valley, Smoke & Mirrors, Syrah, Zinfandel
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Two Impostors by Jeff Cohn
I was once again alone at the Fine Wine Source and I was a day late for the special Jeff Cohn Cellars wine tasting. Though through the wonders of the Coravin system, I may not have heard about the wines … Continue reading
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Tagged Alicante Bouschet, California, Carignane, Grenache, JC Cellars, Jeff Cohn Cellars, Mourvedre, Petite Sirah, Syrah, The Impostor, Viognier, Zinfandel
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