February 2009
4 posts
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Ruffino Lumina Pino Grigio 2007 →
Pinot Grigio Italian 2007 Smells like: wet ash, dead flowers Price: $8-12 ABV: 12.5% Light, crisp, dry, mineral-rich with a bright, boozy aftertaste: a good Grigio all-round. Amusingly timid pastoral notes of wildflower, herbs and straw suit late winter and early spring. As such, drink cool, not cold, to avoid oaken hibernal brackishness and savor this bottled transudation of Proserpina....
Feb 10th
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Charles Shaw Shiraz 2007 →
Shiraz Californian 2007 Smells like: hydrangea, pepper, perspiration Price: $2-6 ABV: 12.5% We never did get on the Chuck wagon. Though Trader Joe’s is to be lauded for its commitment to cheap, adequate hooch - and we’ve imbibed a fair quantity thereof - store brand wine rarely so much as merits its competitive price point. (Target used to sell a truly horrendous red in a cute...
Feb 9th
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Ecco Domani Pinot Grigio 2007 →
Pinot Grigio Italian 2007 Smells like: perfume, pears and melon Price: $8-10 ABV: 12.5% Insultingly watery: truly, no taste to speak of except a desultory, half-hearted suspicion of alcohol towards the end. No finish, which isn’t surprising, given that there’s no start. So wholly impotent, one wishes to pat the bottle reassuringly and try to convince it that it’s okay, it...
Feb 4th
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Mirassou Pinot Noir 2007 →
Pinot Noir Californian 2007 Smells like: red fruit, flowers, dirt, vinegar Price: $6-10 ABV: 13.5% Chilled, a ghastly affront to viticulture. Left open on the table over the weekend, during which one is certainly drinking wines with better pedigrees than this urchin of the cellars, Mirassou matures into a respectably hard-working quaff for that tail end of the month in which most of your last...
Feb 2nd