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

• 06 Louis M. Martini Monte Rosso Cabernet Sauvignon (Sonoma Valley): Will appeal to members of the hunt club (& black licorice lovers) $85 A- >>find this wine>>
• 10 Riondo Pianello Soave Excelsa (Soave): A bit like getting mugged by citrus fruits; refreshing for sure, but a bit on the rough side $8 C+ >>find this wine>>
• 10 Santi Vigneti di Monteforte Soave (Soave Classico): Whoa – Soave got (refreshingly, florally & tropically) *serious* here, people! $17 B >>find this wine>>
• 08 Santa Rita Medalla Real Gran Reserva Carmenere (Colchagua): The fruits are red & black, the nose a bit green, but it’s all pretty! $19 B >>find this wine>>
• 07 Haras de Pirque Cabernet Sauvignon/Carmenere (Maipo): Kinda like Bell Pepper, Oak & Black Fruit in a Roadhouse-style bar fight. $13 C+ >>find this wine>>
• 09 Concha y Toro Marques de Casa Concha Carmenere (Rapel): Might be a “manly man” wine, but it’s a manly-man in a well-appointed suit. $20 B >>find this wine>>
• 09 Santa Carolina Reserva de Familia Carmenere (Rapel): …And they will know us by the trail of green peppers and heavy oak… $20 B- >>find this wine>>
• 09 Carmen Gran Reserva Carmenere (Apalta): Overachieving in a balanced, tangy, red-and-black-plummy & very flirtatious manner. $16 B >>find this wine>>
• 08 Casa Silva Los Lingues Gran Reserva Carmenere (Colchagua): All Carmenere, damn proud of it, & not shy about it *whatsoever*. $22 B >>find this wine>>
• 08 Shafer Red Shoulder Ranch Chardonnay (Carneros): About as big as you can get while still managing 2 hold it all together elegantly $49 A- >>find this wine>>
• 08 J. Lohr Arroyo Vista Chardonnay (Arroyo Seco): Gotta admit, I really like the minerally, citrusy cut of yer creamy jib, Mrs Pear. $25 B+ >>find this wine>>
• 08 Lockwood Vineywards Merlot (Monterey): Well… you are gonna need to like ’em dark an’ ripe in these here parts, pilgrim! $18 B- >>find this wine>>
• 06 Thelema Cabernet Sauvignon (Stellenbosch): So composed it feels like nothing could ruffle its blackcurrant & tobacco leaf feathers $41 B+ >>find this wine>>
• 09 Guy Saget Domaine de la Perriere (Sancerre): Feminine & angular in all the right places; the lady is most definitely *not* a tramp. $22 B >>find this wine>>
• 08 Mapema Malbec (Mendoza): Look up Argentine Malbec in the dictionary, & you just might find this standard-bearing wine’s picture. $21 B >>find this wine>>
• 09 Mapema Sauvignon Blanc (Mendoza): Playing a rich, creamy, tropical, melony hand; maybe it’s too heavy a hand, actually. $13 B- >>find this wine>>
• 08 Poliziano Azienda Agricola Lohsa (Morellino di Scansano): Sangio from the coast? Damn right Sangio from the coast (damn good 1 too) $16 B >>find this wine>>