Grape Juice

Cork Dork

Posted on 17. Aug, 2007 by Erin.

In my inane need to collect things, and as part of some cork sourcing I was working on, I came across a site that offered me the opportunity to become something the likes of which I didn’t even think possible. Fame? No. Fortune? Nope. I could become, with the passing of a simple test, a [...]

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Tsantali Estate — 2005 Assyrtiko/Sauvignon Blanc

Posted on 18. Jul, 2007 by Erin.

Tasting Note: Tsantali Estate 2005 Assyrtiko/Sauvignon Blanc
Country: Greece
Region: Halkidiki
Producer: Tsantali Estate
Blend: Assyrtiko/Sauvignon Blanc, blend unknown
Alcohol: 12.5% (w/v)
Residual Sugar: Dry
Price: $13.95(CDN)
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Enticingly aromatic nose of sweet pear, spice, granny smith apple, steel and musk melon. The best way to describe it would be to call it “fresh”. On the palate, the crisp minerality [...]

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Snooth.com: Non-Obnoxious 2.0

Posted on 16. Jul, 2007 by Erin.

For me, the idea of ‘non-obnoxious 2.0′ is becoming a bit of an oxymoron, so when I received an email about Snooth.com, I snorted rather derisively, had a quick look, and sent a reply back to the company regarding the repetitive problems that social wine sites seem to suffer. I received a very polite [...]

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Bodegas Hijos de Juan Gil – 2005 Monastrell

Posted on 02. Jul, 2007 by Erin.

Tasting Note: Bodegas Hijos de Juan Gil — 2005 Monastrell
Country: Spain
DOC: Jumilla
Producer: Bodegas Hijos de Juan Gil
Blend: 100% Monastrell
Alcohol: 14.5% (w/v)
Residual Sugar: LCBO Sugar Code 0 (XD)
Price: $15.15(CDN)
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Inky reddish-purple in colour, the nose was dominated by vanilla and bumbleberry notes laced onto a smoky, high alcohol framework. Every percent of the 14.5 [...]

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Concha Y Toro — 2004 Trio

Posted on 22. Jun, 2007 by Erin.

Tasting Note: Concha Y Toro 2004 Trio
Country: Chile
Region: Maipo Valley
Producer: Penfolds Wines Pty. Ltd.
Blend: 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Shiraz, 15% Cabernet Franc
Alcohol: 14.5% (w/v)
Residual Sugar: LCBO Sugar Code 1 (D)
Price: $15.15(CDN)
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A creative threesome comprising of 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Shiraz, and 15% Cabernet Franc, Trio benefits from carefully scripted varietal selection. The big, [...]

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