On Labor Day (1st Monday in September) in the US, a unique wine event takes place. This is a cooperation between a High end subdivision’s Home owners association, a Real-estate Developer and Winery and a Running club. The San Antonio Road Runners Labor Day Whine Run. This 5 mile race through the Vintage Oaks subdivision
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Intipalka Malbec – Unique Complex Flavors
This Malbec is different. It is produced at vineyards located in the desert coast of Peru along the right margin of Cañete River, 3.5 km from the coastline. Sandy loan soils, alluvial subsoil with gravel and boulder. Desert, seashore weather with sunny summers tempered by the proximity of the sea. Sea breeze provides mineral notes
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This Pinot Noir comes from a vineyard planted from 3 Dijon clones. These clones have created a flavor profile of well-balanced acidity bringing out complex flavors. The bouquet of lavender and wild strawberry blossoms are pleasant and give an indication that the fruit will dominate the palate. On the palate the wild strawberries, raspberries are
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Portillo Malbec 2014
This Malbec is a deep ruby red wine produced from hand-harvested grapes in the Mendoza Region of Argentina. The Portillo Malbec presents a bouquet rich with the fruit tones of blackberries and plums. The flavors of red current, black cherry are backed up by round tannins with a finish of long notes of cinnamon, cloves
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a bunch of foodies and winos got together and 5k race broke out – 2016 Culinaria's 5K Wine and Beer Run
A couple of Saturdays ago (ok March 18th, more than a couple now) a bunch of foodies and winos got together and 5k race broke out. Ok, that’s not quite what happened, but it was a lot of fun. I have run many 5k races over the years, and written about a few of them
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Rosatello Rosso Sweet Red from Italy
I have had many sweet reds and to me most of them have come across tasting something like the cough syrup my mother gave me as a child, very sweet and sticky. I was very pleasantly surprised by this Rosso. This Rosatello Rosso is sweet (but not too sweet) and easy to drink, it is
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Las Rocas Garnacha
Las Rocas Garnacha is a vibrant red wine with aromas of rich dark red cherry and blackberry. The flavors blackberries, cherries and a hint of chocolate. This is a Spanish wine produced in the tiny town of Miedes about 55 miles North of Madrid in the Zaragozn providence. Founded in 1962 as a grower’s co-op,
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Alamos Malbec
This Alamos wine is an inky opaque dark red color with ruby red streaks going out to a deep-pink color at the rim. Several pungent notes jump out at you, but mainly black fruit tones of crushed black cherries, warm blueberry cobbler, spices, licorice, pepper, mocha and chocolate. This wine makes an entranc e with
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The Ozeri Prestige Electric Wine Opener
The Ozeri Prestige Electric Wine Opener makes opening wine bottles easy while entertaining your guests at the same time. This is an American made product. Designed for home and restaurant use, its latest generation battery now opens up to 80 wine bottles with the gentle push of a button, all on a single charge. The
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The Geographic Pedigree of American Wine – American Viticultural Areas
Lately in a number of wine publications I have seen the AVA talked about and discussed at great length. What I was reading talked about how one area produced one kind of grape, or how this are produced a more acidic grape. As I have a background in geography this discussion got me curious, so
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