Tomatoes! I don’t think I’ve ever had wine with a deep, roasted tomato taste, but the 2012 Fratelli Perata Cabernet Suvignon does. And it’s yummy. Not a weird tomato taste, but it’s an almost Earthy quality that makes this wine pair well with spaghetti and meatballs! I picked up this unfiltered wine on a trip…
Category: Cabernet Sauvignon
Cabernet Sauvignon, Over $25, Paso Robles
Review: 2013 Ecluse Cabernet Sauvignon
by wineforthewin •
When I went up to Paso Robles last, my goal was to find a new wine club. I had been a wine club member at a Temecula Winery for about two years, but was itching for something new. Over the weekend, I visited about seven wineries and was about to give up. Then at our…
Cabernet Sauvignon, California, Napa Valley, Review
Review: 2012 Honig Cabernet Sauvignon
by wineforthewin •
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…
Cabernet Sauvignon, Non-California, Under $10
Review: 2012 Presswork Cabernet Sauvignon
by wineforthewin •
A very talented friend of mine invited me to read his latest slasher screenplay. Slasher and good time aren’t what I’d usually pair together in a sentence, but I knew this would be fun because wine would be involved and I can handle gore on the page, even if I can’t on the screen. Before we cracked…
Cabernet Sauvignon, Non-California, South Africa, Under $10
Review: 2013 Douglas Green Cabernet Sauvignon
by wineforthewin •
It’s warm, it’s fruity, it’s spicy–everything you want in a cheap cab. The 2013 Douglas Green Cabernet Sauvignon has lingering flavors of what is that, raisin? I was pleased with the smoothness of the wine, which I sipped at a pre-concert picnic with some friends. For the price, I’d buy it again. Nuts & Bolts: Winery: Douglas…
Cabernet Sauvignon, California, Under $10
Review: 2012 Pacific Redwood Organic Cabernet Sauvignon
by wineforthewin •
When I left my old job recently to start a new adventure, a wine-loving friend gave me a bottle of the 2012 Pacific Redwood Organic Cabernet Sauvignon with this premise: It was the best organic wine that he’s ever had. I was a little skeptical of organic wine, admittedly, and was also skeptical of wine…
Cabernet Sauvignon, Musing
The Original Wine Snob
by wineforthewin •
While working through my pile of New Yorker magazines, I came across a lovely little cartoon. The first thing I thought was this guy is the original wine snob. Do you have any favorite wine cartoons? I want to see them!
Cabernet Sauvignon, Review
Review: 2007 Oberon Wines Cabernet Sauvignon
by wineforthewin •
When you bring a 1.5L bottle of wine to a party, you sure turn heads. I was heading to Echo Park Hills last weekend for a party in a gorgeous California abode with a luxurious view of downtown Los Angeles and decided to bring along the 1.5L bottle I won from the Oberon Wines video…
Cabernet Sauvignon, Paso Robles, Review, Under $20
Review: 2012 Stateland Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon
by wineforthewin •
When you drink this berrylicious Cabernet Sauvignon, your mouth will water. The blackberry aroma and soft tannins of this easy-to-drink Cab can be quite persuasive. However, this Central Coast red can be a bit leathery at times, lying heavy on the tongue, coating it as if it were leaving behind a prime layer of paint. It…
Cabernet Sauvignon, Interesting Fact
I won a 1.5L bottle of Oberon Cabernet Sauvignon
by wineforthewin •
And now I have one in my possession, thanks to Oberon Wines. I entered a video contest to win a free trip to Napa through the Mondavi family label, but I didn’t win. I was told it was a close call, but they probably just tell that to everyone. To lift my spirits though, I received…