wine mini-reviews
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Weekly Twitter Wine Mini-Reviews Round-up for 2010-03-27
09 Ducca del Frassino Garganega Pinot Grigio (Venezie): Crisp & refreshing if you dig aromas of artificially-flavored banana candy. $20 3L C # 07 Dancing Bull Zinfandel (CA): Easy to like, & easier to drink, though the candied red fruit on the nose might wear…
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Weekly Twitter Wine Mini-Reviews Round-up for 2010-03-20
06 Bastianich Tocai Plus (Colli Orientali): Dense, structured, rich, a honeycomb w/out the sugar. Further proof of Fruili's potential. $66 A # 06 Bastianich Calabrone (Colli Orientali): What Merlot & Refosco taste like after they shrivel up & are carried to heaven by cherubs. $55…
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Weekly Twitter Wine Mini-Reviews Round-up for 2010-03-13
07 Olsen Ogden Pinot Noir (Sonoma Coast): Go big or go home. In this case, VERY big. And smoky. And vanilla-y. U get the idea. $32 B # 07 Sean Minor Four Bears Pinot Noir (Napa Valley / Carneros): A lot of cherry & spice,…
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Weekly Twitter Wine Mini-Reviews Round-up for 2010-03-06
05 Silver Oak Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley): Wild berry party spoiled by too much green, too little body, & too high a price tag $100 B # 05 Freiherr Langwerth von Simmern Rauenthaler Baiken Riesling Spatlese (Rheingau): Stately, clean & just a *tiny* bit cloying.…
