From the category archives:
When I saw this on sale at BevMo, I had to buy it. I’ve been meaning too try these wines anyway, because if I can save the world while drinking wine, why would I NOT do that?
50% of proceeds are donated to partner charities. One Hope originally began their focus on Breast Cancer, Autism and [...]
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We have been fans of Luna for quite some time. In fact, La Jolla Dad enjoyed tastings at the winery before we were married. The Pinot Grigio was one of my favorites, well before we received this bottle complimentary for review.
The 2007 vintage is something that you could very easily serve to a crowd because I [...]
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Clif Family Winery is the Wine Wednesday theme for today. Last week, I posted solely about the winery itself, because I loved reading about their environmental efforts. I also have eaten my fair share of Clif Bars and LUNA bars. Our Trader Joes has a big display of them.
I enjoyed The Climber 2006 Red Wine, [...]
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This was a total impulse buy. I have a slightly emotional attachment to Pomelos because we used to buy them all the time in Hong Kong. Pomelo is a very large citrus fruit (looks like a grapefruit on steroids) that is native to South East Asia. Because they are very difficult to peel, we’d buy it [...]
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This is the Chardonnay that I mentioned last week in my Challis Lane post. The manager at BevMo said that customers are raving about Donovan Parke Chardonnay, because it’s one of those almost “too good to be true” kinds of wines at the BevMo 5 cent sale. It retails normally for $11.99 so with the second [...]
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I bought this wine at Costco and I believe I paid around $7.99 for it. I had heard of it before because I read it received a 90 rating by Wine Spectator which, to me, is a pretty reliable indicator that it’s good. But it’s even better at that bargain price.
We [...]
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I know what you’re thinking – it’s a celebrity wine so it can’t be good. Withhold judgement, dear reader.
Manilow Wines debuted in 2005 when Mr. Manilow started his residency at the Las Vegas Hilton. The wines were originally created for sale in the hotel and sourced from various wineries in California. Due to the press received, [...]
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I bought this wine at Costco but have seen it on the menu at several local restaurants. I can’t remember how much I paid but at VONS, it’s $11.99.
Albarino grapes have grown in northwest Spain and Portugal, close to the cool breezes of the Atlantic Ocean, for over 900 years. It’s becoming a popular white wine favorite in the [...]
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Ifirst had this wine at C Level restaurant in San Diego. It was their happy hour white wine. I hadn’t heard of it but it was too good of a deal to pass up. I liked it, but forgot the name. My father in law remembered it and bought it at Bevmo. Once I see [...]
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I bought this at Costco for $8.99. I wanted to try it, because as I mentioned in my Kim Crawford post, Marlborough sauvignon blancs are pretty reliable. I tried it and thought, yes this is good, but I like Oyster Bay (which at VONS right now at about the same price) and Kim Crawford better. At least, I think [...]
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