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…
Tag: cabernet sauvignon
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, 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…
Interesting Fact
No land, no problem: These guys still started a new Sonoma winery
by wineforthewin •
This is how the story goes: three guys from the Midwest and East Coast all worked in the wine industry, but wanted to start their own new winery in Napa. They didn’t have the land or the money, but they found an opportunity and ran with it. In 2009, when the recession hit, they bought…
Cabernet Sauvignon, Under $10
Review: Berenda Road Cabernet Sauvignon
by wineforthewin •
My other half’s family lives on property in Temecula fit with a donkey, a mule, turtles, barn cats, a Great Dane, a Border Collie, cockatiels and chickens. They don’t have vineyards, but there are plenty in nearby wine country. The last time he went up to visit he brought me back wine from some local…
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The rise of Cabernet Franc?
by wineforthewin •
Will Cabernet Franc be in a few years what Malbec was in 2010? Australian winemaking consultant Brian Croser thinks so. Last week at a wine workshop in London he said the varietal is “going to explode,” according to the Drinks Business. Right now the grape is not even a top 10 grower, falling far beyond…
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Top produced wines: Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon
by wineforthewin •
Although they’ve been in the top 10 for more than two decades, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot had been bringing up the rear back in 1990. But now, they’ve catapulted to first and second place when it comes to top produced wines. Other wines such as Syrah made even bigger jumps, with that varietal running up…
Blends, Non-California, Red Blend, Review
Review: 2012 Ceibo Malbec/Cabernet Sauvignon
by wineforthewin •
If I had to pick one word to describe this Malbec, it would be tart. The wine has a lot of structure and a zesty flavor at the end, but I felt like the tart, pomegranate flavor was distracting. There’s also a flowery essence to the drink, which I tasted, but my fellow drinker did…
Blends, Red Blend, Review, Under $10
Review: 2012 Apothic Red Winemaker’s Blend
by wineforthewin •
After a day full of skiing in Big Bear, your body craves Alleve and warmth. Apothic Red is the next best thing. The sweet, vanilla-y red blend will soothe what ails you and warm you right up, especially if you have a glass or three. The mixture of Zinfandel, Merlot, Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon is…
Cabernet Sauvignon, California, Money Saver, Review, Under $10
Review: 2012 Coastal Cabernet Sauvignon
by wineforthewin •
After two-buck chuck became three-buck chuck, I shucked my allegiance to the wine on the cheap for a $4 bottle of Trader Joe’s Coastal Cabernet Suavignon, a quality inexpensive red to have lying around the kitchen. For just a smidge more than its more famous neighbor in the wine aisle, The 2012 Coastal is quite…