I went to Vegas with some friends for my bachelorette party and rather than drive, we flew, yay! And rather than have to pay for wine, our virgin flight gave us a free drink. Too bad they didn’t have champagne. We opted for the only white option, a chardonnay, because it was 10 a.m. and…
Author: wineforthewin
Muscat
Wine jam is the best jam
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One of my favorite dishes to make during Passover is Matzo brie. It’s like a dense, sweet pancake made of broken up bits of Matzo, eggs, water and lots of sugar. Matzo is the flat, crunchy cracker Jews eat during Passover as a reminder of our ancestors slavery in Egypt and the continuous need to…
California, Pinot Noir, Review, Under $20
Review: 2012 Francis Ford Coppola Diamond Collection Pinot Noir
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We drink so much wine, that our landlord finally noticed. After my other half did him a favor using his technical ninja skills, our landlord gifted us a bottle of a 2012 Francis Coppola Pinot Noir. The Diamond Collection wine has a fruity, long-lasting flavor— think raspberry! raspberry! It’s a bit dry, but does the…
Cabernet Sauvignon, California, Napa Valley, Review
Review: 2012 Honig Cabernet Sauvignon
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This Napa Valley wine was a welcome treat after several mishaps at a hotel I was staying at in New York for work. The Dream Downtown left the half-bottle in my room after my heater broke twice and a drunk man pounded on my door at 5 a.m. This red tickles your tongue and leaves…
Interesting Fact, Merlot, Non-California
Audacia Winery Says Goodbye Sulfites, Hello Rooibos
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The rooibos tea latte at Starbucks is my jam on days I am too hyped up for caffeine, so when I heard about a South African company using rooibos chips as a wine preservative, my ears perked up. Audacia Winery has patented the technique, which reduced traditional preservatives like sulfur dioxide by using the natural…
Merlot, Non-California, South America
This Chilean Wine has a Chinese Label
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Let me tell you a story from my annual Oscar Party (I know, I know, the Oscars were weeks ago! Forgive me.): My friend brought over two reds from Chile, but the labels were in Chinese! Well, maybe Chinese, maybe Korean, but for sure Asian characters, and my money’s on Chinese. She bought the wine,…
California, Review, Rose
Review: 2013 Kynsi Barn Owl Blush Pinot Noir Rose
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You know that euphoric feeling you get when the sun is shining, you’re lying on the grass and looking up at the clouds as you snuggle up alongside someone you love? Well my other half and I got a heaping dose of all that mushy stuff this past Valentine’s Day when we visited San Luis…
California, edna valley, Syrah
Review: 2012 Wolff Vineyards Syrah
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So good. I mean it’s so good. That’s all my fiancé and I kept saying as we finished a bottle of 2012 Wolff Vineyards Syrah, which we picked up on a recent trip to San Luis Obispo. Funnily enough, when we tasted the Syrah on the vineyard’s patio, which is super cute and worth a…
Musing
The Ultimate Wine Reviews for Suburban Moms and Goats
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Comedian Jeff Wysaski, a joke-planting connoisseur, has dipped his toes into the often stiff world of wine reviews. Robert Parker may have his 100-point scale, Wysaski has sass. The comedian added his personal reviews to a store’s wine section and recommended the perfect pairing for each bottle. Popping the cork on a bottle of a red wine from Sterling Vineyards? Don’t…
Malbec, Non-California, Under $20
Review: 2012 Etc. Malbec
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When I think etcetera, I think of it as an aside, everything lumped in that category is not worth mentioning after some standout examples are thrown out first. Now, this bottle of Malbec was a nice drink, but I would say it matches it’s name, it’s not THE BEST Malbec I’ve had and it may…