Subscribe to Blog Via RSSLooking for a great white wine to pair with Grilled Grouper? Look no further, as we’ll give you some great, budget friendly white wine options.
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Our Second Twitter Wine Meetup – Twineup – we pair three wines with various chef created appetizers. Everyone had a GREAT time eating, drinking and networking Wines made from the same grapes can not only be called different things, but taste very different. Enjoy my video Review of Sancerre & California Sauvignon Blanc. Natura Sauvignon Blanc from Matthew Scott on Vimeo. There’s no doubt that I’ve been drinking a lot of wine from Chile lately. Well, on Wednesday May 20th, I was given the opportunity to not only drink some more, but virtually drink with with a gaggle of wine bloggers, and the wine makers themselves. The PR [...] There is no doubt that when the weather heats up, we reach for white wine more frequently than red. As luck would have it, the PR folks of Wine Of Chile sent me some samples of Chilean Sauvignon Blanc wines to try and talk about. This week we got to try the 2008 Undurraga T.H. Sauvignon Blanc from San Antonio, Chile. Mar de Casablanca 2008 Sauvignon Blanc Walking into the house, Robin’s first comment was not “Hi Honey” or even “Welcome home”. Her first comment of the evening was “This wine is great.” Backing up an hour, Robin called me while I was still at work, asking which wine she should open for the evening. I told her [...] There is no doubt that I feel wines from Chile offer tremendous value. While many of you probably cut your “Red Wine Teeth” on Merlot or Zinfandel as first red wines, I was purchasing Chilean Carmenere two or three times a week when I first started drinking red wine. I always felt that for the money, you got a great wine with complex flavors while being very approachable. That’s why I am very excited that I’ve got a shipment of 12 different wines from Chile to drink and discuss with you. The first wine I had was Caliterra’s Reserva Sauvignon Blanc 2008, and I’m excited to talk about it! And I am sure some of you select your wines based on the bottles and labels. Well, here’s one wine you MIGHT pass over based on it’s label, and I’m here to make sure you don’t.When I received this bottle of wine, it came with the idea of playing a joke on my friends and readers. Present them with a goofy looking bottle of wine, and surprise them with a value driven, quality wine instead. While the label on the Secreto 2008 sauvignon blanc is artistic and almost whimsical, the wine inside is nothing but serious. Today’s review is a nice offering from Courtney Benham, which is part of the “Martin Ray Wine Family“. It’s their 2007 Sauvignon Blanc, which was an affordable $11. |
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