Weekly Twitter Wine Mini-Reviews Round-up for 2009-05-09

  • 08 Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc (Marlborough): With those tropical fruits, this is NZ SB with a big, fun Hawaiian shirt and a sun hat. #
  • 08 Alamos Malbec (Mendoza): Inky & not as big as you might expect, but still much more of a ‘Godzilla’ wine than, say, a ‘Moth-Ra’ wine. #
  • 07 Wolffer Estate Icewine (Hamptons): White pear, sugar crystals, and glycerin. Sounds like a bomb, but that 20+ sec. finish is THE bomb… #
  • 07 Shinn Estate Cabernet Franc (North Fork, LI): Pre-release, promises to be stunning. A carriage ride through spice & red berry patches… #
  • 05 Wolffer Premier Cru Merlot (Hamptons): The blueberry fruit is svelte, as are the minerals, spices & liveliness. The price is NOT svelte. #
  • 06 Merliance Merlot (Long Island): 5-winery LI showcase blend. All smoke on the nose, but smooth as silk red berry once it hits your mouth. #
  • 06 Mer Soleil Barrel Fermented Chardonnay (Santa Lucia Highlands): It was a BIG time when they drank BIG wines with BIG butter & BIG oak… #

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7 Responses to “Weekly Twitter Wine Mini-Reviews Round-up for 2009-05-09”

  1. brenda martin Says:
    May 9th, 2009 at 8:07 pm

    Joe
    I am a rep for Trecini in Windsor ,ca.wine country ,which has the finest wines ive tasted and would like to get the word out to all wine lovers.This is a boutique winery and the Rock Pile Zin is my favorite.A must try to all.Please call or email if you would like to try.530-966-5443.Cheers!

  2. pmabray (pmabray) Says:
    May 9th, 2009 at 7:34 pm

    Wine ‘Mini-Review’ Roundup for the week: http://is.gd/y1Sq (via @1WineDude)

  3. wineevangelist (Barbara Drady) Says:
    May 9th, 2009 at 7:39 pm

    RT @pmabray: Wine ‘Mini-Review’ Roundup for the week: http://is.gd/y1Sq (via @1WineDude) Like the wine attitude, Dude!

  4. alawine (KenW) Says:
    May 10th, 2009 at 7:55 am

    Wine Blogger Post: Weekly Twitter Wine Mini-Reviews Round-up for 2009-05-09 http://tinyurl.com/reddfe

  5. 1WineDude Says:
    May 11th, 2009 at 12:31 am

    Hi Brenda – I've sent you an email to discuss. Cheers.

  6. Jodie Says:
    May 11th, 2009 at 3:24 am

    is svelte the new buzzword du jour? I am having trouble conjouring up the taste of svelte. But one day perhaps I will try something where svelte will float into my mind.

  7. 1WineDude Says:
    May 11th, 2009 at 11:20 am

    Well, it's one of my faves at the moment ;-). It happened to be the first thing that came to mind when I tasted some of those LI wines. The fruit wasn't fat, but it wasn't thin either, so… svelte!

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