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Japanese Beetles And A Nice Shiraz

August 23rd, 2008 · No Comments

Red Belly Black Australian Shiraz 2006 $7.99

 
 RANKING: SERVE TO GUESTS
This couldn’t work.  To kill bugs you have to crush them or spray them.  The pheromone baited trap for Japanese beetles just didn’t seem…well…lethal enough.  But the hummingbirds and bees (bees are disappearing from what I read?)were on the same trees and plants that the beetles were […]

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Tags: Recent Quests (Wine Tastings) · Great $10 Reds · Australian Wines · Angove Winery

Red Knot Wine Australia Cabernet and the Zork!

August 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

Red Knot Wine Australian Cabernet Sauvignon 2007

  
Ranking:  Serve Proudly to Guests

I will admit I don’t know much about Australian wines.  Heck just trying to keep up with good cheap wines from California is a full time job.  (Wait, don’t you get paid for a job? hmmm)    But still I picked up this little red at at a […]

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Tags: Recent Quests (Wine Tastings) · Great $10 Reds · Australian Wines · Red Knot

Chilean Wines - Tormenta 2007

July 30th, 2008 · No Comments

 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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Tags: Recent Quests (Wine Tastings) · Great $10 Reds · Organic Wines · Chilean Wines

Cycles Gladiator Central Coast 2006

July 24th, 2008 · No Comments

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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Tags: Recent Quests (Wine Tastings) · Great $10 Reds · California Wines · Wine Clubs · Cycles Gladiator

Santa Cristina 2006

July 19th, 2008 · No Comments

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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Tags: Recent Quests (Wine Tastings) · Great $10 Reds · Italian Wines