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!

• 05 Chateau Larteau (Bordeaux Superieur): I do believe that the phrase we are looking for here is “gem of a lip-smacking bargain.” $25 B+
• 13 m2 Lodi Native Soucie Vineyard Zinfandel (Mokelumne River): Savory, plush, & affable right down to its juicy, dark-fruited core. $30 B+
• 15 Dr. Konstantin Frank Gewurztraminer (Finger Lakes): Sporting more roses than most of us probably received last Valentine’s Day. $16 B
• 14 Oveja Negra Pastures New (Maule Valley): Flowers, spices. cherries, and a brightness usually reserved for LED flashlights. $30 B+
• 14 Oveja Negra Single Vineyard Carignan (Maule): Totally unabashed in its rustic, vibrant, grippy, inviting, & smoky authenticity. $20 B+
• 11 Gallo Signature Series Pinot Noir (Santa Lucia Highlands): Like hitting up your fave smoke shop & butcher on the same corner. $35 B+
• 13 Artesa Estate Reserve Carneros Chardonnay (Napa Valley): Boisterous, big, buttery, but… holding its own as downright lovable. $40 A-
• 14 Avignonesi Rosso di Montepulciano (Tuscany): Vibrant, accessible, & providing an extra bit of depth to your next pizza night. $15 B
• 12 Chateau du Moulin-a-Vent Moulin-a-Vent (Moulin-a-Vent): Gamay gussied up, at some of its sultry, piquant, and peppery best. $39 B+
• 15 Domaine Saint Andre de Figuiere Premiere de Figuiere Rose (Cotes de Provence): Rosy, juicy, weighty & expansive; bring cheese. $25 B+

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!

• 15 Chilensis Reserva Pinot Noir (Maule Valley): Tobacco, tea, and red berries, wrapped up into a pithy Summer-sipping package. $10 B
• 11 Vina VIK (Millahue): Juicy, complex, polished, ripe & structured… and not at all afraid to flaunt its pedigree in high fashion. $145 A-
• 12 Keenan Napa Valley Merlot (Napa Valley): You can like them big. Or you can like them balanced. Or, you could actually have both. $40 A-
• NV Stone and Key Cellars Iced Orange Muscat (Central Valley): Maybe too laid back, but the pretty blood orange is hard to resist. $40 B+
• 14 Stone and Key Cellars Obsidian (Yakima Valley): Dark fruit worthy of the name, though the violets show that it has a tender side. $32 B+
• 13 Stone and Key Cellars Lake County Syrah Reserve (Lake County): Like your reds with texture? Then here’s juicy little number for ya $30 B+
• 12 Salwey Henkenberg Grosses Gewaechs Spatburgunder Trocken (Baden): Packs a hell of a vibrant – though stemmy – punch for coin. $26 B+
• 14 Trefethen Chardonnay (Oak Knoll District): Apricot lovers – & lovers of historical perspective in Napa – won’t be disappointed $36 A-
• 15 Siduri Willamette Valley Pinot Noir (Willamette Valley): Perfectly at home with homemade pizza; or just hanging by itself. $30 B+
• NV Willm Cremant d’Alsace Brut Rose (Alsace): Nothing here but a bubbly bottle full of chipper, delightful, delicate delicousness. $20 B+

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 William Fevre Bougros Chablis Grand Cru (Chablis): This is like expecting a view of a small hill, & instead… getting Everest. $100 A
• 09 Gundlach Bundschu Cabernet Sauvignon (Sonoma Valley): Violets and cigars firing old time rifles at ripe, juicy blueberries. $40 A-
• 09 Lamoreaux Landing Brut (Finger Lakes): Peaches, brioche, and more than a little hint of romance are all in the air right here. $35 B+
• 09 Bodegas Ochoa Tinto Reserva (Navarra): Dipping aromatic cigars into juicy, rich, dark plum pies. Well, it works in this case… $19 B
• 11 Hedges Family Estate Red Mountain (Red Mountain): WA meets Rhone meets Bordeaux meets… hopefully a big, juicy steak sandwich. $30 B+
• 14 Lieb Cellars Reserve Pinot Blanc (North Fork of Long Island): Makes an admirable substitute for a bouquet of fresh white roses. $22 B+
• 14 Fox Run Dry Riesling (Finger Lakes): Limes, wet slate, energy, and an overarching sense of grace; you might just fall in love. $18 B+
• 11 Northstar Merlot (Columbia Valley): Craftsmanship that’s on silky, powerful, funky display; & offers chocolate & vanilla dessert. $35 B+
• 14 E. Guigal Cotes du Rhone Blanc (Cotes du Rhone): Both silky and playful, balancing tropical fruits on spinning slate plates. $19 B+
• 13 E. Guigal Cotes du Rhone Rouge (Cotes du Rhone): A peppery, spicy, vibrant wonder; as in, I wonder why hell this doesn’t cost more $15 B+

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 Cadaretta Cabernet Sauvignon (Columbia Valley): A walk in the forest; wet leaves, potting soil, brambly fruit, & definitely wood. $50 A-
• 14 Ferrari-Carano Sky High Ranch Pinot Noir (Mendocino Ridge): Got a hankerin’ fer sarsaparilla, fella? This is yer chewy cup-o-tea. $48 A-
• 11 Fattoria I Veroni Chianti Classico Rufina Riserva (Tuscany): Certainly not subtle, but certain of its burly power & tasty prowess. $39 B+
• NV Simi 1876 Brut Rose (Sonoma County): Cherries with the pit, toast with the crust, vivacity with the weight, balance with the depth $40 A-
• NV Simi 1876 Brut (Sonoma County): The guns are a-blazin’ when this toasty, vibrant straight-shooter rides up into this here town. $40 A-
• 13 Troon Blue Label Malbec (Rogue Valley): An entire cigar box’s worth of spicy, fragrant tobacco products are on display here. $29 B+
• 13 Rodney Strong Malbec Reserve (Sonoma County): Off to a promising start; smoking stogies while barbecuing up the red meat. $40 B+
• 13 Zuccardi Q Malbec (Valle de Uco): All the black fruits and jam, plus a side of chocolate, cigar, and quarry levels of stoniness. $20 B+
• 14 Vina Tarpaca Gran Reserva Etiqueta Negra (Maipo): If you can deal withe the green pepper, there’s rich cassis here to spare. $35 B+
• 14 Dr. H. Thanisch Feinherb Riesling (Mosel): The energy and talent of a well-bred puppy that’s ready for a dog show stage. $14 B+