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Italian Red Wine Value Under $12

Sometimes you just want a delicious, all around pleasing red wine. It doesn’t need to be world class, it doesn’t have to be super complex. You’re not really looking for something cerebral, nothing that you’re going to ponder and discuss with someone. You just want a good glass of wine, maybe something you can drink

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Beautiful Fruit in this Australian Syrah

We love wines that have a pure, focused core of fruit, the kind that runs through the middle of the wine and doesn’t stop. Sometimes it is a wide stream, sometimes it is the Mississippi. You know it when you taste it, and it is a beautiful thing.

This wine has that characteristic. Let’s take

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A Go To Red from Argentina

Here we’ll review a dependable, excellent value wine that delivers year in and year out. It’s from wine icon Michel Rolland, and produced in Mendoza, Argentina. The blend is classic Bordeaux, with Syrah, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and (because this is Mendoza after all) Malbec. You can usually find several vintages of this wine

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World Class Barolo from Attilio Ghisolfi

Ahh, Piedmont. A beautiful region in northwest Italy made of rolling hills, covered in vines and dotted with hilltop villages. It is an idyllic landscape, made even more so by the rows and rows of Nebbiolo grapes that thrive here like no where else in the world. If you think of the great red wine

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Astounding Value in a South African Red Blend

As we’ve frequently said, there’s not much better than a great bottle of wine for $10. We’re talking about value of course, and not the absolute quality of a wine. You shouldn’t expect a $10 bottle to drink like a $100 bottle. That’s just not the way it works. Now we do sort of draw

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Some Killer Reds from the Alentejo in Portugal

We’ve reviewed many Portuguese wines over the years, and many of those were from the Alentejo. There’s a simple reason for that, as this region produces our favorite Portuguese wines. The region is in the south, and hot. They’ve been making wine here for millenia, and making red blends for just as long. Portugal has

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Extraordinary Value Old Vine Zin

While Zinfandel is not our favorite varietal, it is really a tale of two cities. Your average Zin is very fruity, but many lack the depth and complexity we really look for in a good red wine. Of course sometimes you just want a nice, fruity, pleasant glass of red wine, and then they’re perfect.

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Wine and Stories with Bob Pepi and Steve Kreps

The best part of writing this blog is, without question, the opportunity to meet some amazing people. People in the wine industry are typically passionate and gracious, willing to share their history, experience and hospitality with those who share some of that passion and are genuinely interested in their work and their art. We definitely

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A Tasty Rioja

Here is a delicious Rioja Reserva for very little money. Rioja consistently delivers great value wines, and this is one of them.

Wine: 2015 Lopez de Haro Rioja Reserva

Winery Location: Rioja, Spain

Tasted By: Neil & Cheri Date: January, 2021

Tasting Notes: This is a classic Rioja blend of 85% Tempranillo and 15% Graciano,

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Two Bargain Portuguese Wines

These two wines come from Herdade do Esporão, in the Alentejo region of Portugal. This is an area with a long wine history, and a wine industry that is advancing itself in concert with the land, promoting sustainability and eco-friendly practices. You’ll find many wines from the region that use International varieties, along with their

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