Tag Archives: Red Wine

Marietta Cellars 2005 Angeli Cuvee

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We’ve mentioned this wine before but that was the 2001 angeli cuvee which managed to hold onto for over a year. We just had a chance to try the 2005 version…which was in our possession for about a week. Some might call that an improvement…

In keeping with our desire to enjoy qualty but remain frugal/cheap/miserly we rarely break the $10 barrier in the wine department. Every now and again when the wild hair strikes we’ll throw caution to the wind and splurge on a $15 bottle – but only very rarely and only in uber special occasions…like Boxing Day…or Thursday. Continue reading →

Bogle 2006 Phantom Red Wine

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Low-quality blurrycam photo...sorry 'bout that.

Okay, so now that Lyndie knows about this we can finally publish this (very silly) post ;)

A month or two ago a cohort/murder/bevy/horde of our family descended in a raving rabid mass on the sleepy and unsuspecting village of Seaside, Oregon. Cavorting and pillaging as we went we left no citizen unsullied by our passing.

Woe be unto all who stray into our paths…

The victims of our weekend of debauchery were many.  Among them was the proprietor of a classy little wine shop who found himself relieved of the majority of his wares in short order by our wild and wily womenfolk. Continue reading →

Santa Julia Organica 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon

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Santa Julia Organica Cabernet Sauvignon

Because we’re cheap and miserly er, budget-conscious we normally won’t spring for a $13 bottle of wine ‘just cuz’. But, if it’s a Cab and it scores 87 points at Wine Spectator then we figure it’s probably worth a gander.

So when we found this Santa Julia Organica (Hey! It’s organic!) Cabernet Sauvignon at LifeSource Natural Foods we decided to give it a whirl. Argentina is producing wines that are popping up all over the place on ‘Best Buy’ and ‘Top 100′ lists and this wine is from the Mendoza region (trés popular) so we felt like it was a pretty safe bet. Continue reading →

Marietta Cellars Old Vine Red Lot Number 47

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We’ve been consistently loving the big, luscious red wines from Marietta Cellars for a while now. We went through a Zinfandel phase a couple of years ago, which is how we discovered them and since then we’ve had a chance to drink at least a few bottles of every year’s release of the ‘Lot’ batches and it’s always one of our favorites.

Though the different ‘Lots’ are always very good wines, the #47 is exceptional we think: wonderfully rich and a little fruit-forward with fabulous, silky mouthfeel. It’s definitely a great buy at around $13. This is the wine we drink when we’re feeling a teensy bit fancier than our regular $7 a bottle favorites can support. Continue reading →