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Lewis Grace Patriot Tempranillo

Posted on Friday, August 27, 2010 in California Red, Domestic Red, Red, Wine

The nose had cherry and raspberry, espresso and spice, and some earth at the end. The palate was smooth, with lots of acidity.gracepatriot2 It had mocha and currant, cherry and raspberry, and a lot of herbaceous spice on the finish.

Lewis Grace Patriot Cabernet Sauvignon

Posted on Friday, August 27, 2010 in California Red, Domestic Red, Red, Uncategorized, Wine

Dusty approachable tannins, blackberry, cassis, tobacco. Elegant, smooth, moderately long clean finish with a hint of pepper. gracepatriot1 Easy drinking.

Lewis Grace Patriot Syrah-Renner Vineyard

Posted on Friday, August 27, 2010 in California Red, Domestic Red, Red, Wine

Fragrant, deep, dark red, well ripened fruit: black cherry, blackberry and currant. The finish of vanilla and subtle toast lasts nicegracepatriot and long. This wine is unfined and minimally filtered.

Pinky Tuscandero-Los Pinos Ranch Vineyards

Posted on Monday, March 8, 2010 in Domestic Red, Red, Texas Red, Wine

Pinky happily tours the back roads on her scooter, wind in her hair, and her cheeks flush with the kiss of anticipation. She is thepinky adventurer, a blushing bride wine that tastes of sweet cherries with a dash of orange zest! Put a little Pinky in your party.
Ciao Bella!

Sweet Rodeo Red-Los Pinos Ranch Vineyards

Posted on Monday, March 8, 2010 in Domestic Red, Red, Texas Red, Wine

This sweet-tart Texas red has become one of our most popular wines.  It’s as sweet as a romantic evening under a big Texas sky full of sweet-rodeo-redstars!  Pairs great with the cowboy cuisine of Texas and Mexico too.   Try some at home, or on the trail with  your favorite ranch hand.
Saddle up!

Tin Barn Zinfandel

Posted on Monday, March 8, 2010 in California Red, Domestic Red, Red, Wine

The 2007 vintage is typical of our Zinfandel from this vineyard with a deep red/purple color and vibrant black cherry fruit. The wine tin-barndisplays a firm tannic structure giving it excellent aging potential.  The wine finishes with a lovely hint of white pepper spice and toasty oak.

377 Cabernet Sauvignon

Posted on Sunday, March 7, 2010 in California Red, Domestic Red, Red, Wine

The 337 clone is an early ripening grape with small berry clusters that deliver a bold, but luscious wine with spice and blackberry. The 337 clone is renowned for lacking the herbal and veggie characteristics that can detract from the Cabernet Sauvignon grape. 3771

Bully Hill Vineyards Sweet Walter Red

Posted on Sunday, March 7, 2010 in Domestic Red, New York, Red, Wine
This grapey red wine is rich and smooth. Great for after dinner sipping and conversation.
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Messina Hof Reflections

Posted on Sunday, March 7, 2010 in Domestic Red, Red, Texas Red, Wine

A wonderful blend of Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Merlot. Fermented on the skins for 28 days using Brunello yeast, it has developed complex spicy pepper, blackberry, and vanilla tones. The first year of aging is in new French oak barrels; the second year is in new American oak barrels. Our Double Barrel Aging provides rich vanilla flavors, balanced with great fruit and medium to heavy weight in its taste and mouth feel. This smooth and silky wine is a perfect complement to beef, lamb, and fowl. “Texas Champion” in its category at the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo.

McManis Cabernet Sauvignon

Posted on Sunday, March 7, 2010 in California Red, Domestic Red, Red, Wine

mcmanis-cabernetCoupled with a deep ruby-purple color, the aroma has a very distinctive component that is layered with hints of blueberries and oak. With lots of dark berry fruit, the palate has a richness and density that is supported by mouth coating soft tannins and a milk chocolate oak finish.

Stinger unfined and unfiltered Paso Robles Zinfandel

Posted on Sunday, March 7, 2010 in California Red, Domestic Red, Red, Wine

Stinger is a blend of two separate clones from two different sides of “The Knoll” Vineyard on the Margarita Ranch in the very southernstinger end of Paso Robles, where it is cooler.  The wine is very deep in color, with bright magenta to the rim.  The aroma jumps out with African violets, pomegranates and cinnamon.  The flavor is rich, dense and fresh with vibrant flavors of red plum, pomegranates and five-spice powder.  This is a wine with real flavor that hasn’t been blended away.

William James Cabernet Sauvignon

Posted on Sunday, March 7, 2010 in California Red, Domestic Red, Red, Wine

Aroma: Red berries and violets. Flavor: Succulent raspberry with a hint of menthol finishing with wild berries.  Body & Color: Light-william-jamesmedium bodied and dark red in color.   Cooperage: 40% new French Oak barrels for 22 months.

NxNW-Columbia Valley

Posted on Friday, March 5, 2010 in Domestic Red, Red, Washington Red, Wine

Aroma: Blackberry, currant, black pepper, and tobacco leaf.

Mouthfeel: Blackberry, caramel, black pepper, currant, anise, and roasted coffee.

Argyle Pinot Noir-Willamette Valley

Posted on Monday, February 1, 2010 in Domestic Red, Oregon Red, Red, Wine

The color is bright garnet! The aroma is a wonderful red cherry and cranberry fruit, chocolate spice, and a neat earth “Jory soil after a fall argyle-pinot-noirrainstorm”-like hint. The flavor is bright, complex, and fun! Look for red fruit of cherry and cranberry, cobbled mineral, Siskiyou forest floor, and black pepper spice. The red fruit fills and carries throughout the palate in a mouthwatering sweet centered finish!

McManis Pinot Noir

Posted on Monday, February 1, 2010 in California Red, Domestic Red, Red, Wine

Medium garnet in color and aromas of Cherry, Strawberry and Raspberry are accompanied by a bouquet of Vanilla and Cocoa. Round and soft inmcmanis-pinot-noir1 the mouth, with bright red berry flavors, the fruit and oak are well balanced in the finish.

Clayhouse Adobe Red

Posted on Monday, February 1, 2010 in California Red, Domestic Red, Red, Wine

The Adobe Red is a proprietary blend with ripe flavors of cherry, plum and vanilla bean, with rich spicy blueberry and cherry notes. The tannins are supple, and the balanced oak character adds additional vanilla notes.

Cosentino Cabernet Franc

Posted on Monday, February 1, 2010 in California Red, Domestic Red, Red, Wine

Black fruit, clove, allspice and vanilla in the nose. Youthful and intense with white pepper, red cherry and soft mineral overtones that carrycosentino-franc through the mouth into a long finish. This full-bodied wine has long, ripe tannins with good structure and is excellently balanced. It should age well for the next 10-12 years.

Cosentino “The Zin”

Posted on Monday, February 1, 2010 in California Red, Domestic Red, Red, Wine

the-zinThe Lodi District is known for growing California’s best Zinfandel. THE ZIN is not only 100% Zinfandel, but all 100% Lodi of which 80% is from Old Vines. The wine is aged for 9 months, primarily in American and European oak, with some French oak barrels. The wine is unfined. Exotically rich, it is black fruit oriented with notes of black cherry, currants and blackberry spiced with black pepper.

The Velvet Devil Merlot-Charles Smith Wine

Posted on Wednesday, December 2, 2009 in Domestic Red, Red, Washington Red, Wine

This devilishly delicious wine opens with warm, tempting spice and cocoa aromas. Velvety smooth texture. Ripe red and black cherry flavors accented by chocolate and spice envelope the palate.the-velvet

Meeker Raider Cabernet Sauvignon

Posted on Wednesday, December 2, 2009 in California Red, Domestic Red, Red, Wine

This Cabernet has a big cherry nose with spice and a hint of chocolate. On the palate the cherry fruit is followed by soft tannins and a sweet oak finish.   Raider wine works will contribute 5% of it’s revenues from the sale of this wine to Texas educational Institutions.