So, like, what is this stuff, anyway?
I taste a bunch-o-wine (technical term for more than most people). So each week, I share some of my wine reviews (mostly from samples) and tasting notes with you via twitter (limited to 140 characters). They are meant to be quirky, fun, and easily-digestible reviews of currently available wines. Below is a wrap-up of those twitter wine reviews from the past week (click here for the skinny on how to read them), along with links to help you find these wines, so that you can try them for yourself. Cheers!

• 06 Ferrari Perle (Trento): Gorgeously deconstructed bubbly that would feel right at home in a lineup of pricier Champers Farmer Fizz. $35 A- >>find this wine<<
• 10 d'Arenberg The Swinging Malaysian Shiraz (McLaren Vale): All the earthiness of a 70s wild child, but sporting twice the verve. $85 A- >>find this wine<<
• 04 d'Arenberg Sticks & Stones Tempranillo Grenache Souzao (McLaren Vale): A lumberjack eventually elected to many parliamentary terms $29 B+ >>find this wine<<
• 06 d'Arenberg The Derelict Vineyard Grenache (McLaren Vale): Derelict? More like a purveyor of leather of the highest pedigree. $29 B+ >>find this wine<<
• 10 d'Arenberg The Stump Jump Shiraz (McLaren Vale): Showily rocking but also friendly-familiar, like pre-2000s Def Leppard albums. $13 B >>find this wine<<
• 09 Cadaretta Cabernet Sauvignon (Columbia Valley): Hey, don't you just love plum & licorice? No? Well you can go to hell, apparently $40 B+ >>find this wine<<
• 11 Cadaretta SBS Sauvignon Blanc Semillon (Columbia Valley): Tropical fruits & herbal bite in a well-coordinated dance routine. $21 B+ >>find this wine<<
• 11 Snoqualmie Naked Riesling (Columbia Valley): Disrobed, laying on a slab of wet rock while having a smoke & chewing on a pear. $12 B- >>find this wine<<
• 11 Prats & Symington Post Scriptum De Chryseia (Douro): P.S., it just ended a letter with a sentence that will get your nipples hard. $25 B+ >>find this wine<<
• 10 Prats & Symington Prazo de Roriz (Douro): I'll see you your pulled pork, and I'll raise you just a wee little bit of awesome, fool! $16 B >>find this wine<<
• La Granja 360 Cava Brut (Cava): Casually, refreshingly, and effortlessly imbibed; then casually, and effortlessly forgotten, too. $NA B- >>find this wine<<
• 11 La Mano Mencia Roble (Bierzo): Incredibly friendly & generous red fruit that's more than willing to pass you the black pepper. $9 B >>find this wine<<

So, like, what is this stuff, anyway?
I taste a bunch-o-wine (technical term for more than most people). So each week, I share some of my wine reviews (mostly from samples) and tasting notes with you via twitter (limited to 140 characters). They are meant to be quirky, fun, and easily-digestible reviews of currently available wines. Below is a wrap-up of those twitter wine reviews from the past week (click here for the skinny on how to read them), along with links to help you find these wines, so that you can try them for yourself. Cheers!

• 06 Pisano ArretXea Grand Reserve (Uruguay): A shot of sour dark cherries that are sipping tea, jamming Mozart & discussing Kant. $60 A- >>find this wine<<
• 09 Pisano RPF Tannat Reserva Personal de la Familia (Uruguay): Mineral, fresh & elegant; yes, it's really Tannat we're talking about. $25 A- >>find this wine<<
• 11 Pisano Reserve Tannat Syrah Viognier (Uruguay): A meaty lift, before smacking you down authoritatively with tobacco seriousness. $14 B+ >>find this wine<<
• 12 Pisano Reserve Cabernet Franc Syrah Rose (Uruguay): Friendly, but introducing itself in a proper, poised, and reserved way. $14 B+ >>find this wine<<
• 12 Pisano Rio de los Pajaros Torrontes Reserve (Uruguay): Doing its best – and quite entertaining – tropical Sauv Blanc impersonation. $14 B >>find this wine<<
• 10 Pueblo del Sol Tannat Dessert Wine (Uruguay): Light on its feet but strong enough to handle a packed load of chocolate & flowers. $18 B >>find this wine<<
• 07 Familia Deicas Preludio Lot No. 89 Red (Uruguay): Very young, but a complicated, capable poet is slowly and methodically emerging. $50 A- >>find this wine<<
• 09 Pueblo del Sol Edicion Limitada Tannat (Uruguay): Engaging tug-of-war battle between sexy, smokey silkiness and tart freshness. $27 B >>find this wine<<
• 11 Atlantico Sur Single Vineyard Red (Uruguay): Silky, sexy & expressive, and fresher at the end than a leather whip-crack sting. $40 B+ >>find this wine<<
• 12 Pueblo del Sol Tannat Reserva (Uruguay): A fresh – and woody – take on taming the dark-fruited, coffee-drinking Tannat beast. $17 B >>find this wine<<
• 12 Familia Deicas Preludio Barrel Select No. 12 White (Uruguay): Uh! Where're you from, you sexy thing…? You sexy thang you! $50 B+ >>find this wine<<

So, like, what is this stuff, anyway?
I taste a bunch-o-wine (technical term for more than most people). So each week, I share some of my wine reviews (mostly from samples) and tasting notes with you via twitter (limited to 140 characters). They are meant to be quirky, fun, and easily-digestible reviews of currently available wines. Below is a wrap-up of those twitter wine reviews from the past week (click here for the skinny on how to read them), along with links to help you find these wines, so that you can try them for yourself. Cheers!

• 12 Davis Bynum Virginia's Block Sauvignon Blanc (Russian River Valley): Svelte it's not; but it *knows* that it looks good to you. $25 B+ >>find this wine<<
• 10 Cambria Barbara's Clone 667 Pinot Noir (Santa Maria Valley): Sort of like Bat-Man; being burly doesn't mean you're not awesome. $80 A- >>find this wine<<
• 10 Cambria Clone 23 Pinot Noir (Santa Maria Valley): Sexy & fresh, and promises it won't tell anyone about its abv if you won't, ok? $52 A- >>find this wine<<
• 10 Cambria Bench Break Pinot Noir (Santa Maria Valley): Makes a quiet entrance, but you will soon take notice of her at the party. $34 B+ >>find this wine<<
• 11 Cambria Bench Break Chardonnay (Santa Maria Valley): Just because you are big, doesn't mean that you can't bust out fresh moves. $32 B+ >>find this wine<<
• 11 Cambria Clone 4 Chardonnay (Santa Maria Valley): A finish that joyfully, energetically & fervently toasts artisanal bread for you. $27 B+ >>find this wine<<
• 11 Cambria Katherine's Vineyard Chardonnay (Santa Maria Valley): The food-friendlier version of the over-maligned ABC style Chard. $22 B >>find this wine<<
• 11 Cambria Tepusquet Pinot Gris (Santa Maria Valley): Likes the thermostat set a bit too hot, but otherwise is fun to hang out with. $17 B >>find this wine<<
• 09 Caduceus Sancha Tempranillo (Arizona): Sights set squarely – & tangily – on Spain; you'll want to set yours on hearty roast meat. $60 B+ >>find this wine<<
• 11 Page Springs Cellars Vino del Barrio Blanca (Arizona): Kicking out the vibrancy like Rockette, only she's dancing in a lychee skirt $16 B >>find this wine<<
• 11 Page Springs Cellars Vino del Barrio (Arizona): Ready for burgers, preferably with Native American flute music in the background. $16 B >>find this wine<<

So, like, what is this stuff, anyway?
I taste a bunch-o-wine (technical term for more than most people). So each week, I share some of my wine reviews (mostly from samples) and tasting notes with you via twitter (limited to 140 characters). They are meant to be quirky, fun, and easily-digestible reviews of currently available wines. Below is a wrap-up of those twitter wine reviews from the past week (click here for the skinny on how to read them), along with links to help you find these wines, so that you can try them for yourself. Cheers!

• 07 Bodegas de La Marquesa Finca Monteviejo (Rioja): Say hello to Mr. Tall, Dark & Plummy; ok, Mr. Kinda Oaky makes an appearance, too $32 B+ >>find this wine<<
• 06 Ondarre Reserva Rioja (Rioja): Just about all of the spicy tobacco, at just about half the price you'd expect to justly pay for it $15 B+ >>find this wine<<
• 09 Agricole Vallone Graticciaia (Salento): Like a Roman gladiator event, only with Negroamaro; buffed up, intense, & fully weaponized $99 A- >>find this wine<<
• 08 Agricole Vallone Vereto Salice Salentino Riserva (Salento): Funky moves for an old timer; love the platform leather shoes, btw! $18 B+ >>find this wine<<
• 08 Agricole Vallone Vigna Flaminio Brindisi Riserva (Salento): Spiced meat & dried fruit charcuterie, with some coffee for dessert. $19 B+ >>find this wine<<
• 10 Gary Farrell Hallberg Vineyard Dijon Clones Pinot Noir (Russian River Valley): Modernist still life of flowers, herbs & berries. $60 A- >>find this wine<<
• 10 Gary Farrell Hallberg Vineyard Pinot Noir (Russian River Valley): Paging Chuck Norris, your spiced rhubarb pie is ready, sir. $55 A- >>find this wine<<
• 10 Gary Farrell Rochioli Vineyard Chardonnay (Russian River Valley): Linebacker sneaks up on the QB & gets in his face after the sack $45 A- >>find this wine<<
• 10 Gary Farrell Rochioli-Allen Vineyards Chardonnay (Russian River Valley): It's been a looooong time…. since this finish staaarted $45 A- >>find this wine<<
• 11 Gary Farrell Russian River Selection Chardonnay (Russian River Valley): Vibrancy scores top shelf, w/ a nice assist from richness. $35 B+ >>find this wine<<
• 12 Gary Farrell Rose of Pinot Noir (Russian River Valley): Not everything it says makes sense, but you'll be momentarily captivated. $28 B+ >>find this wine<<
• 10 Rancho Sisquoc Syrah (Santa Barbara County): Straight laced Aussie lawyer relocates to SBC, grows out the beard & takes up farming. $24 B >>find this wine<<
• 12 Rancho Sisquoc Sauvignon Blanc (Santa Barbara County): Zesty, herbal charm that's quick with jokes if not long on the conversation. $14 B >>find this wine<<
• 11 Cecchi Natio Chianti (Chianti): "We're up all night to the sun, She's up all night for good fun, It's up all night to get tastyyy" $15 B >>find this wine<<