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It’s Beaujolais Nouveau Day! Here are Two from Georges Duboeuf.

Beaujolais Nouveau Day happens every year on the third Thursday of November. That’s when the new Beaujolais Nouveau wines are released and the world rejoices. At least the part that likes Beaujolais does.

Typically these wines were known as young, fresh, fruity and meant to be drunk right now. Depth and complexity are not words

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Classic German Riesling from St. Urbans -Hof Winery and Nik Weis

We’ve reviewed many wines produced by Nik Weis, purveyor of classic German Riesling from the great regions of the Mosel and Saar Valleys. We generally rave about them, as they are pure, elegant and vibrantly complex. Superbly well made is another thought that comes to mind. Here we have another wine in this mold, not

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Quality Wines from Notre Vue in Sonoma

Notre Vue wines was established in Sonoma County, California by owners Bob and Renée Stein, on 710 acres of rolling land which provides a variety of vineyard conditions. Open space is intermingled with the vineyards, and in fact 350 acres are set aside as open space. The varying conditions allows them to grow multiple European

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Two California Reds from Lucas & Lewellen

Lucas & Lewellen is a family owned winery with estate vineyards in several areas within Santa Barbara County, California. Taking advantage of an unusual transverse mountain range, running east to west, the grapes thrive in the cool ocean air that funnels into the valleys. Vineyards are located in the Santa Ynez, Los Alamos and Santa

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Two Sweet Deals from Mack & Schuehle

We are not huge fans of sweet wines. Now that we live in North Carolina that preference comes into play very often, as there are many sweet wines here, and it is a style preferred by a lot of people. We think sweet has a place, of course, and off dry certainly does. Think Vouvray,

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Great Value in South African Chenin Blanc from Simonsig

South Africa is a wine area that doesn’t get the accolades it really deserves. It’s not on most people’s go to list, and many wine lovers would be hard pressed to name more than a few wineries from this land, which boasts a long history of wine production. For many years that lack of reputation

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Big Aussie Shiraz for under $12

Australia is known for Shiraz, and it comes in all forms from entry level to iconic. Penfold’s Grange is known around the world, is very expensive, and is mostly made from Shiraz. Shiraz is actually the same grape as Syrah, as it is known everywhere else in the world. The wine we review here is

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Juicy Spanish Reds from Vina Eguia

Since Rioja is one of our favorite wine producing areas, we’re fortunate that we have two Rioja wines to review here. These are from Vina Eguia, a winery established back in 1973 in the town of Elciego, right on the border of the Spanish Basque region. The winery was purchased by Bodegas Muriel in 2010.

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Yet Another Excellent 2018 Beaujolais

We’ve written about several outstanding Beaujolais recently, from the 2018 vintage. Here we’ll talk about yet another, from Moulin-A-Vent. This is a Cru Beaujolais, which come from ten designated villages that represent the pinnacle of quality in Beaujolais. These can be quite ageworthy, serious red wines. This is one of them.

Wine: 2018 Domaine des

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Delicious Southern Burgundy Whites from Georges Duboeuf

White Burgundy is revered around the world as one of the best white wines on the planet. It is made from 100% Chardonnay, and the Grand Crus of the Côtes de Beaune are serious juice, usually aged in oak and providing a significant white wine experience. In the more southern appellations, the use of oak

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