 Miguel Torres Tormenta 2007 Cabernet Chile
RATING: Good Enough for Uncle Dave
Amazing how small things can really complicate your plans. The cork, a Chilean cork. Tough cork! Frustrating cork! I will burn it when I get it out.
Chile looks like a rugged place. The country runs 2700 miles down the western coast of South America. Defined by […]
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Cycles Gladiator Central Coast 2006 Merlot $9.50
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I was watching highlights of the Tour de Drugs, sorry… Tour de France action for the day late at night, I was also working on a presentation that had to be ready in the morning. After seeing a picture of some spectator ringing a […]
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Santa Cristina 2006 Toscana 90% Sangiovese 10% Merlot
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Here I go writing about Italian wines again but if you are at all familiar with my Wine Quests, you know I get to Italy quite a bit! At least through my wine glass. This is another wine I just really enjoy personally […]
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The blood on my shirt and on my hands was not my own. I didn’t even notice it until after I’d left the accident scene, climbed back into my truck , eased back onto the road, flashers still on and glanced down at the wheel. It was a 95 degrees and sunny July afternoon, the […]
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Inglenook California Classic Burgundy
Rating: OK TO COOK WITH
During my “Dennis the Menace”-like childhood I served a stint as an altar boy. I don’t remember being asked or actually volunteering, but just the same…I wound up serving. I have very strong memories of putting on the hassock and preparing everything for the mass. I recall the smoky issue of […]
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