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New Spanish and Argentine wines
A couple of new wines have popped up at our local Costco wine shop. A delicious Italian red from Tuscany that has been produced every year since 1946 by one of the oldest wine producing families in Italy and a … Continue reading
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Tagged Cabernet Sauvignon, Costco Canada Liquor, Italy, Malbec, Mendoza Valley, Merlot, Piero Antinori, Sangiovese, Santa Cristina, Syrah, Tuscany, Wine Enthusiast
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Costco Wines
Alberta is the only province in Canada were wines, spirits and ales are sold at Costco. When two of our adult children moved to Alberta awhile back, while visiting them I would make a wine run and thought I had … Continue reading
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Tagged Argentina, Beer Reviews, Costco Wines, Cote du Rhone, Italy, Kirkland, Malbec, New Zealand, Prosecco, Sauvignon Blanc, Seghesio, Wine, Wine Reviews, Zinfandel
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San Felice Chianti Classico 2016
We had bought this wine at our local Costco Liquor based on my previous experience with the amazing wines from San Felice. And when I saw the price ($11.99 here in Alberta) being offered, I was blown away. Anyway, as … Continue reading
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Tagged Canaiolo, Chianti Classico, Colorino, Costco Canada Liquor, DOCG, Italy, Pugnitello, San Felice, Sangiovese, Wine Spectator
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Back-to-School wines (for Parents)
Next week it’s back-to-school week, a week that is looked forward to by parents and dreaded by students. It’s also a week where there is a major outlay of money for books, school supplies, clothes and those little extras that … Continue reading
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Tagged Alcohol, Alentejo wine, Alicante Bouschet, Amarone, Aragonez, Arroyo Seco, Best Buys, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cameron Hughes, Carmenere, Casablanca, Chardonnay, Chicken Cannelloni, Colchagua, Estación, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Gabbiano, Garnacha Tintorera, Herdade Paço do Conde, Italy, Leyda, Limari, Lot 320, Pinot Grigio, Pinot Noir, Portugal, Sauvignon Blanc, Syrah, Tempranillo, Terre Montepulciano d’Abruzzo, Tre Venezie, Trentino-Alto Adige, Trincadeira, Valpolicella, Verona, Villa Borghetti
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The Wines of Veneto
Italy has a very special place in the world of wine. Wine has been produced here dating back to Egyptian times and viticulture and viniculture has always been a crucial part of the country’s identity. Long stereotyped as a producer … Continue reading
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Tagged Alcohol, Appasimento, Best Buys, Corvina, Italy, Masi Costasera Amarone, Molinara, Pinot Grigio, Recioto Della Valpolicella, Ripasso, Rondinella, Santa Margarhita, Torre del Falasco, Tuscany, Valpolicella, Valpolicella Superiore, Veneto, Wine, Wine Columns, Wine Reviews
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An Article on Spanish Wines
Spanish wines are red-hot. The economic meltdown of the past 3-4 years has greatly affected the wine business here in BC and no doubt abroad also. All one has to do is look at the different wine categories in BC … Continue reading
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Tagged Argentina, Artazuri Garnacha, Australia, Best Buys, Bodega La Linze, Bodegas Lan Crianza, Castilla Y Leon, Cataluña, El Burro Kickass Garnacha, France, Italy, Jumilla, Malbec, Navarra, Phylloxera, Ribera del Duero, Rioja, Spanish wines, Wine, Wine Columns, Wine Reviews, WinesfromSpain.com, Yecla
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The concept of Super Tuscan wines
Super Tuscan is an unofficial category of wines produced in Tuscany, which are not recognized within the Italian wine classification system. The name was originally conceived to describe a class of red wines that originated in Chianti during the 1970s … Continue reading
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Tagged Alcohol, Antinori Ornellaia, Best Buys, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chateau Lafite-Rothschild, Chianti, DOCG, Falesco Vitiano, Guado al Tasso, IGT, IL Bruciato, Italian wine, Italy, Marchesi Mario Incisa Della Rochetta, Merlot, Piero Antinori, Rocca delle Macie Sasyr, Sangiovese, Sassicaia, Super Tuscan, Tenuta San Guido, Tignanello, Tua Rita Rosso dei Notri, Tuscany, Vino da Tavola, Wine, Wine Columns, Wine Reviews
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