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Bienvenue Beaujolais!

November 12, 2012 0 Comments

Why should you care about the third Thursday in November? It’s the day that Beaujolais Nouveau — a French red wine called BN for short — arrives in stores all over the world.

Red, Wine

Sip of the Week: BenMarco Malbec

November 5, 2012 0 Comments

Chilly fall evenings mean we can finally uncork some serious red wine and this week we’re uncorking bottles of 2010 BenMarco Malbec from Argentina.

Red, Wine

Sip of the Week: Copain “Tous Ensemble” Anderson Valley Rosé

May 30, 2012 0 Comments

It’s officially rosé season (although we’ve been drinking it right through winter). And our latest pick is the 2011 Copain “Tous Ensemble” Anderson Valley Rosé from Mendocino County, California.

Wine

Sip of the Week: Robert Mondavi Fume Blanc Reserve

March 26, 2012 0 Comments

The Robert Mondavi brand may have had its ups and downs in the past decade, but we tasted our way through an impressive lineup of the wines from the flagship brand. And we kept coming back to the 2009 Fume Blanc Reserve. A perfect spring sipper, this lively white is from their To Kalon Vineyard, [...]

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