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When I walked into my local wine shop this week I noticed that there was a new Yellow Bird on sale. The label and region was different from the terrible Yellow Bird Merlot I tried a few months ago. The Merlot was from California and this Cabernet was from Australia. When I was getting rung [...]
Mon, March 5 2007 » Reviews, wines » Comments Off
When we had some friends over the other night for Sunday Gravy they brought over two bottles of red wine. After my half of a bottle and their one full bottle was gone we decided to open up the Saint-Amour Cabert Sauvignon. I have never tried French wine, mostly because I haven’t seen too many [...]
Sun, February 18 2007 » Reviews, wines » Comments Off
I was recommended this wine by a manager at my local wine shop when I asked if they had any McWilliam’s Merlot. This wine is also from South Eastern Australia and compare very well to the McWilliams. The region has mountains that are covered with volcanic ash, which helps the grapes grow with more flavor. [...]
Sat, February 17 2007 » Reviews, wines » Comments Off
Just when I thought I had some bad merlots I tried Dickson’s Mill Merlot. The label had some class to it, but again I was duped into thinking the label had something to do with the taste. I found it hard to find any taste beyond the grape in this “Special Reserve”. Th taste was [...]
Fri, February 16 2007 » Reviews, wines » Comments Off
This week I was able to try out Cycles Gladiator’s Merlot (circa 2004). This Central Coast (California) wine could be one of the better wines I’ve had. As you may know, I get turned off by cool or fancy labels, to sell wines. I may be giving it a unfair rating due to the packaging. [...]