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2006 Blason d’Aussieres Corbieres

2006 Blason d’Aussieres Corbieres

A Languedoc wine from the Barons de Rothschild (Lafite) empire, this dark red is composed of syrah, mourvedre, grenache, and carignane grapes. Nothing very special, Lafite says it chooses the grapes for this wine to be “mature, fresh, supple, and... 

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Super Sake Smackdown

Super Sake Smackdown

Is sake making a comeback? For whatever reason, Drinkhacker HQ has been flooded with the stuff of late Is sake making a comeback? For whatever reason, Drinkhacker HQ has been flooded with the stuff of late. The intricacies of sake styles are too involved... 

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2007 J Vineyards Pinot Noir Russian River Valley

2007 J Vineyards Pinot Noir Russian River Valley

Textbook California pinot. Fresh cherries, just a hint of earth and stone, and a lightly floral finish. Somewhat thin body, and light on the tongue, but great on its own, especially as an appetite-whetting aperitif Textbook California pinot. Fresh cherries,... 

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2007 Concannon Conservancy Petite Sirah Livermore Valley

2007 Concannon Conservancy Petite Sirah Livermore Valley

Conservancy is a second label wine from Concannon, known for budget label bottlings. Conservancy wines come exclusively from the Livermore Valley, “protected forever from urban encroachment.” This first vintage under the label, however, is... 

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Introducing Hello Kitty Wine

Introducing Hello Kitty Wine

This is how teen pregnancies happen. [click for wallpaper size] This is how teen pregnancies happen. [click for wallpaper size] VIA: Introducing Hello Kitty Wine ... 

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2007 Pina Napa Valley Single Vineyard Cabernets

2007 Pina Napa Valley Single Vineyard Cabernets

Pina is hardly a household name, but this small winery is producing some of the best small vineyard cabernet in the Napa Valley. Today we look at the company’s limited release 2007 cabernet sauvignon bottlings. Pina is hardly a household name,... 

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Drinking Scotch with Dalmore’s Richard Paterson

Drinking Scotch with Dalmore’s Richard Paterson

After spending some time with Tom Bulleit yesterday, I moved on to lunch with another whiskey world celebrity, Richad Paterson of Whyte & Mackay, which produces The Dalmore line of single malt Scotch whiskys, among other spirits. After spending... 

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2007 O’Shaughnessy Merlot Howell Mountain

2007 O’Shaughnessy Merlot Howell Mountain

I’ve waxed poetic on O’Shaughnessy’s cabernet, but its merlot (100%, nothing blended) is, to be frank, not to be missed either. I’ve waxed poetic on O’Shaughnessy’s cabernet, but its merlot (100%, nothing blended)... 

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Knickerbocker Special

Knickerbocker Special

As you know, I was realy inspired by March MxMo theme – punch. And I realy inspired by old mixed drink – pure classic like Gin Punch. As you know, I was realy inspired by March MxMo theme – punch. And I realy inspired by old mixed... 

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2006 John Tyler Pinot Noir Russian River Valley Bacigalupi Vineyard

2006 John Tyler Pinot Noir Russian River Valley Bacigalupi Vineyard

A classically styled pinot, John Tyler comes not from the tenth president of our country but rather from a partnership between John Bacigalupi and Tyler Heck. Here they use Bacigalupi fruit to produce a wine with a big strawberry attack, which quickly... 

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