tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76115631937275226442011-09-16T11:55:07.517-07:00Bankie Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08662343568084998154noreply@blogger.comBlogger511100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611563193727522644.post-57319425183525731032010-12-19T21:39:00.001-08:002010-12-19T21:39:02.690-08:00<div class='posterous_autopost'>Producer: Macquariedale Organic Wines <br />Varietal: Chardonnay <br />Region: Hunter Valley, Australia <br />Vintage: 2007 <br />Price: ~ $20 <p /> Normally I'm leery about anything that purports that their "certified organic" because regulation of such terms is pretty loose (at least in Canada). When Macquariedale says that their wines are "Certified Organic" they actually mean their wines are "Biodynamic" which is a specific type of organic and is a trademarked term by a private organization named Demeter. It's not publicly regulated but they are one of the three predominant organic certifiers in the world and fairly reputable. <p /> I was quite surprised by this wine. Perhaps it's the organic process but the bouquet smelled of apples, minerals and sweet fruit and reminded me of a few New Zealand wines that I had the pleasure of tasting. On the palate the apple notes carried forward with a tangy hint of citrus, pear and a had a crisp complex finish. Would definitely look into more organic wines and see how they differ from traditional wines (of course, I'm sure you'll be paying more). <p /> J<p><a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/2h1vyWDXK3oYoJijuA8WVrqRXy5OsFFu9nif52h4fypmYycLt3rOcsSLIutB/IMG_0572.jpg.scaled.1000.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/mWN4kFJxpW9U5KWFqTI3D1QDdo4ZiUmAZr9GlVdRd5EQSz2PCwVL0BbXj9mb/IMG_0572.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" height="667"/></a> <a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/AfLeU9zmryfpWvdRLCJbpo0zd8be4c2m3AFkzqF1URCYa7xNt7Mj3ZasHIHy/IMG_0573.jpg.scaled.1000.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/Zsh6JQCOzL1uqVTlRLGAGNvZYy8ji2luQjBlOfuaEYgfQDNXiC56f9sFqX7e/IMG_0573.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" height="667"/></a> <a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/SmT6katkLTG6gNdFexR4mT34kRTbioIQat5uuUR4hHZZ2YtjRHRazelk3U39/IMG_0574.jpg.scaled.1000.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/ddNbtiwvObtJE2f2UZB7SxCVWAN4PG5T3aJfiiSYy1EjqmdTy5wHyQ1lpY1T/IMG_0574.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" height="667"/></a> <a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/jw6CQADFKatuiA84H2NZwcAwIKz6Pun3v8Tp4v9RjjTJUbH6NnHkbuHRsrZB/IMG_0575.jpg.scaled.1000.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/99Pop8T01CFiCqVXwZ9mPPhEfRkFTUncoW39iY9nFlKQ7EdgYDd9FLmZagb2/IMG_0575.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" height="667"/></a> <div><a href='http://winoblogger.com/macquariedale-organic-wines-chardonnay'>See and download the full gallery on posterous</a></div></p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://winoblogger.com/macquariedale-organic-wines-chardonnay">Wino Blogger</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7611563193727522644-5731942518352573103?l=wino-blogger.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Bankie Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08662343568084998154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611563193727522644.post-11838646972673181662010-10-12T20:33:00.001-07:002010-10-12T20:33:51.518-07:00<div class='posterous_autopost'>Producer: Tsantali <br />Name: Rapsani Reserve <br />Varietal: Xinomavro (34%), Krassato (33%) and Stavroto (33%) <br />Region: Rapsani, Greece <br />Vintage: 2006 <br />Price: ~ $20 <p /> What could make the dreary daily trudge of work tolerable? Wine of course! And what better way to taste it than at work. The Rapsani Reserve from Tsantali is a great value blend that gradually opens up. The bouquet carries notes of dark plums, ripe berries and forward spices. On the palate the pepper spices strike first giving way to dark cherries with a hint of smokey leather. It has a rounded well balanced velvety finish. As the tasting carried on the wine gradually began to open up and smoothen out most notably on the initial hit of spice. Nice and mellow. <p /> Greek wines don't always get the consideration that they deserve. The Rapsani Reserve is definitely one worth consideration, by itself or paired with some really unique spicy game dishes. <p /> J<p><a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/EEAefgE8jvrLBJRKBhUOC6PwJfeoqhmBoDoHxbWKP4wwpnOfvd86aGaHFK1n/IMG_0398.jpg.scaled.1000.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/2kMIklltGVzlOdA27yAh75eXwtXPztvkXjTIhHZrNf1h1b5B6gLKI39IMC42/IMG_0398.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" height="667"/></a> <a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/hZyunsLBbWiVPXZIALqlCyk1eyNrtESUSwb6rOC6Vk4YiT4dvWVIbu9eWwB2/IMG_0399.jpg.scaled.1000.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/ix1owFf2hEYI7RWC0rnWiAJqXR7BZ4Q5duBxtPp7GfgbVEGjGrMLHoj9nght/IMG_0399.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" height="667"/></a> <a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/PL5Z3K9VlvHOhG6RvYWTNWlfPZaAXk6EJNbeo7xack8XVsDRaMi7F6R51Og2/IMG_0396.jpg.scaled.1000.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/qOiX2lwVHiOQI7zo1QgUdqd2RbEQnkwE5vleYueEzTkmdmOQwq6JzouScy56/IMG_0396.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" height="667"/></a> <a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/BIuZKWukYR1xwP5nX5Fq8sNSXNUdEHuJImybRO9NZ1AAuEY09DO2tFP1ktpM/IMG_0397.jpg.scaled.1000.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/JP2EMv9waCS6pZI2DyPcbcxOOpF2ek3bmPrJ5iG3QP43RuGNAcZXKoaIafYO/IMG_0397.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" height="375"/></a> <div><a href='http://winoblogger.com/rapsani-reserve'>See and download the full gallery on posterous</a></div></p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://winoblogger.com/rapsani-reserve">Wino Blogger</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7611563193727522644-1183864697267318166?l=wino-blogger.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Bankie Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08662343568084998154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611563193727522644.post-81288611306809038372010-08-11T07:12:00.001-07:002010-08-11T07:12:22.126-07:00<div class='posterous_autopost'>Producer: Santa Margherita <br />Varietal: Pinot Grigio <br />Region: Alto Adige, Italy <br />Vintage: 2009 <br />Price: ~ $20 <p /> The Pinot Grigio from Santa Margherita has a light golden like like nectar and is quite clear. The bouquet comes off as citrus and melon with perhaps a hint of honey. It's a smooth easy drinking wine that quickly finishes after notes of citrus, stone, rain and a little white pepper. It's really light body might turn away some who are used to drinking something with more substance but the flavours are there and well balanced if you take the time to look. <p /> J<p><a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/kQifE50bKnLnY7grlwpsV0Vc4l5guBRR33KNFahXogSry3B2ncZuvMYMoORR/image.jpeg.scaled.1000.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/Pp7rinxc8agLYsedKM3GcyqCOfpdIJ1m7hBFIBWlmeusHDVvHkC26qvINIho/image.jpeg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" height="375"/></a> <a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/sYUpOPEG2oMrzBwGkWObSE0T4xwB5KSfyjXl7fi0Ah2TkCCZUzUeBP26FYpQ/0image.jpeg.scaled.1000.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/VPWA8bonSCujFoDz2rpoBep4XnUGmZVnpifEsbWFkxNbp42VaT8KosR9LS3O/0image.jpeg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" height="667"/></a> <a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/87gnrqzwGE5jcBps3jmQBaK4clN7DrETP5AAPx32YwQTxFcQflAkRE2D3FQe/1image.jpeg.scaled.1000.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/NizI4Ht3hq7Gv3JxkxynhnmGXt925R8BvXIdMHmnW6fyAp7VBriPpsXwYpje/1image.jpeg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" height="667"/></a> <a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/UGDzJ5KxrNNjDkkC8tggeclCCk9RGGqY8atp9FZ2fzSQRXqDrvkRrtb8fI0K/2image.jpeg.scaled.1000.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/VOU3GJfxrKIVmXlX1Zb5K61fkKwYZ7HrLqbFAUvICjPCmytYVYhYX2NRfZqc/2image.jpeg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" height="667"/></a> <div><a href='http://winoblogger.com/santa-margherita-pinot-grigio'>See and download the full gallery on posterous</a></div></p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://winoblogger.com/santa-margherita-pinot-grigio">Wino Blogger</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7611563193727522644-8128861130680903837?l=wino-blogger.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Bankie Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08662343568084998154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611563193727522644.post-44074369398476278572010-08-08T03:27:00.001-07:002010-08-08T03:27:56.621-07:00<div class='posterous_autopost'><div>Producer: Red Rooster</div><div>Varietal: Pinot Gris</div><div>Region: Okanagan Valley, Canada</div><div>Vintage: 2008</div><div>Price: ~ $17</div><p /><div>This pinot gris of the Okanagan Valley has a lemon yellow colour with a crisp clarity. It has a floral bouquet with hints of apple, peach and fresh rain. On the palate the wine is fresh and tangy with flavours of apple, peach, pear and melon. A quick finish that doesn't linger, the pinot gris is a great choice for a hot summer day. Not a bad little wine but for the life of me I can't remember how I came to taste it. Spoils from a get together no doubt...</div><p /><div>Nursery? Check. Car seat? Check. Stroller? Check. Awesome wooden rocking chair custom built in Ontario? Booyah!&nbsp;<a href="http://www.offyourrocker.ca">www.offyourrocker.ca</a>. The website isn't that great but the chairs are excellent and well built.</div><p /><div>Coming up on 40 weeks! Tic toc tic toc...</div><p /><div>J</div> <p><a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/FtzprAMDMZyFU4AQXjxmKW0uTpCjjAOA6MOC2AT8cf4aZkgoCpjVi3L8jVmn/IMG_0630.jpg.scaled.1000.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/CFJ6Wi7ZC0tkCf9xjBd0B2ahMsvZqSfp8HkARTywxtCslTm8LCVDqhy2rhES/IMG_0630.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" height="667"/></a> <a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/0ylha8G0SSVViBSu99qxQLA5NA01RS8p8AINE7Qo2ArveM8yHcWyNFnDTM7A/IMG_0631.jpg.scaled.1000.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/sB5ydlRXE6BVhPdovHeOGGA2qnv91KslxGPz8GsNkhYs7szLlhn1dlh03Gz9/IMG_0631.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" height="667"/></a> <a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/nfdr4uhv9GsEyBX39ia3LAUdlZz75wAwExyMcnF3HXEElae99IdSFqIspWj1/IMG_0632.jpg.scaled.1000.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/rAWcv4YNsXlI8hgQTmfUrovgWizOHNI3JL220wsQBTahmr0wL3txeTD69u74/IMG_0632.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" height="667"/></a> <a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/KiDQ1nTLcg68RGOBDbQ40jLnDBwIwPVvGYbLbioNeIFfQ8Snn1LvdV2BGmfF/IMG_0633.jpg.scaled.1000.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/JyeekQE4wdJCGlV2h0p4iWcx3KWFme5i1nLaUNocKvBrFeAyR9QdoZFkqG2F/IMG_0633.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" height="667"/></a> <a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/VdWH5bsQFW5cGlyv0r5ZxJnhkgzPJ8vuH7ubrnw5NuYP0pMfSMqRKS1C312Z/0IMG_0632.jpg.scaled.1000.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/7knoB7ThzYhap2JGHo8kW4czr6Yj8KvOmCiZ0WD9Mz1E4aItSGWsxnYImSEo/0IMG_0632.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" height="667"/></a> <div><a href='http://winoblogger.com/red-rooster-pinot-gris'>See and download the full gallery on posterous</a></div></p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://winoblogger.com/red-rooster-pinot-gris">Wino Blogger</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7611563193727522644-4407436939847627857?l=wino-blogger.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Bankie Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08662343568084998154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611563193727522644.post-31058155335285386282010-06-27T11:28:00.001-07:002010-06-27T11:28:46.434-07:00<div class='posterous_autopost'>Producer: Deerfield Ranch Winery<div>Name: Super T-Rex</div><div>Varietals: Sangiovese, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Dolcetto</div><div>Region: California North Coast, United States</div><div>Vintage: 2002</div><div>Price: ~ $30</div><p /><div>Light burgundy in colour with a hazy clarity, this Sangiovese blend brings a bouquet of dark ripe berries with soft notes of oak, rhubarb and licorice. On the palate it tastes of spice, dark berries with a hint of chocolate, dates and figs. It's a well structured full bodied wine with velvety soft tannins and a long silky finish. An excellent wine and should be given a taste.</div><p /><div>I was at a dinner party last night and a friend asked me what do the "legs" in wine mean. I tried telling her that they mean nothing but wasn't convincing enough—I blame this on the buzz I was quickly developing. Earlier today I consulted the <i>Wine Bible by Karen MacNeil</i> and scanned and emailed her what it said about wine legs. I included that scan with this entry to settle this wine leg business once and for all...</div><p /><div>J</div> <p><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/FIPM3xVmG63qPO6vxRvgRnwONmW0kSeg1xDAu1lUZSlG6Wj2GfdlThebjsaU/IMG00190.jpg" width="480" height="640"/> <img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/JyR8tpMCaqgDUODIAOewtMl6tbMybF7bs88BifFVGGx3yZncGMx8gnuYiB0J/IMG00191.jpg" width="480" height="640"/> <img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/SJok6x2HE31BBscE2oQl7CuyRE13ikApdMGS4uEB2rLLZSKXIc1Paksfu8Mk/IMG00192.jpg" width="480" height="640"/> <a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/bNtuXFWItnVgIjSjU36vmI2NV92Nc1kYyyCVIrB6VPrLjdsKelJyoodN3KFD/Nice-Legs.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/wp2C4X5Zs6cy3nLpXIDkEgbvBaycMTSM38F6tx2SJwSoOC1xWqPkmdPjJjzA/Nice-Legs.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" height="673"/></a> <div><a href='http://winoblogger.com/deerfield-ranch-winery-super-t-rex'>See and download the full gallery on posterous</a></div></p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://winoblogger.com/deerfield-ranch-winery-super-t-rex">Wino Blogger</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7611563193727522644-3105815533528538628?l=wino-blogger.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Bankie Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08662343568084998154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611563193727522644.post-19741534134821514222010-06-25T13:22:00.001-07:002010-06-25T13:22:53.899-07:00<div class='posterous_autopost'>Producer: Firefinch <br />Name: Ripe Red <br />Region: Robertson Valley, South Africa <br />Vintage: 2006 <br />Price: $23 <p /> Since the world cup is on I thought it would be appropriate to try a wine from South Africa! The last wine I had from that area was from Blouberg and it wasn't as good as I was hoping, much like the performance of England especially against Algeria. What the hell was that?! Gerrard was the only one who came out to play! <p /> The bouquet was clean and fresh. It had aromas of dark berries, oak, vanilla with an easy spice that complimented nicely. The palate carried forward spice with notes of blackberry, cherry, dates and finished with an Oakes dryness. It was structured relatively well with round tannins that didn't linger too long. Overall a decent tasting from South Africa. However keep in mind you can get better reds at a cheaper price but if you want to stay with the World Cup spirit, this Ripe Red is decent. <p /> J<p><a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/JAptA5PS78Dh1qByTe8at1EaF7JlNXsD6Y9vMZFRWHMm2hDgcRKvciETZCX9/photo.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/pkXg1Hj6pmbgzjfxVZCbYqc0aY5Q6qHjSOBGrvXCJTviN0EMntvYKv9TtSWq/photo.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" height="667"/></a> <a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/UhE9gJ9c4T5Z44lGRuOQ581eJPHPhyUxZ4nvpvw0c35PcC1SExolHTBlm9o5/photo_2.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/OdzbRz7ml2j2FOVXRxE33IMAFxY7QB7wkIDxxb45Nlc6pvxVEIRINpIwAbp9/photo_2.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" height="667"/></a> <a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/Kcze5kMjTkg346yyE3SDRQAiIgUTM90DTavrMZ472sg96j3QxFn0hhWy2lvP/photo_3.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/BQw5xFhLWTYCkHSEwmzqYiOliSGdKm1g2sHDBBuU38WMeHQ3LAUKDSg2T7Do/photo_3.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" height="667"/></a> <a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/cMgGKdMFDuQcRxpqzKz07zrz86pE6ML4MCHsl7TPpqMQlqAnZPNBxYOUB3ZX/photo_4.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/tLQ0RvMKNUWHixVej8KVVCtdCYOcGsRqnxTG7o6fnqRQnH12v5B7OhSJo7ES/photo_4.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" height="375"/></a> <div><a href='http://winoblogger.com/firefinch-ripe-red'>See and download the full gallery on posterous</a></div></p><p>Sent from my iPhone...</p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://winoblogger.com/firefinch-ripe-red">Wino Blogger</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7611563193727522644-1974153413482151422?l=wino-blogger.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Bankie Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08662343568084998154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611563193727522644.post-54953373581358424442010-06-17T14:54:00.001-07:002010-06-17T14:54:17.237-07:00<div class='posterous_autopost'><div class="_stretch">Producer: Marchesi de' Frescobaldi<br /> Name: Castiglioni Chianti<br /> Region: Chianti, Italy<br /> Vintage: 2007<br /> Price: ~ $18<p /></div><div class="_stretch">The bouquet is full of dark berries, raspberries, black cherries and spice. On the palate flavours of&nbsp;licorice and forward spice present themselves first but as tasting progresses you can start to pick out some dark chocolate. The chianti ends with a dry and medium finish.</div><p /><div class="_stretch">I've missed you red wine. Beer just wasn't doing it for me. It's time to come back home...</div><p /><p /><p /><p /><div class="_stretch"><p /> <p /> <p /> <br /> Sent from my iPhone...<br /> </div> <p><a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/XtE1LDYptbFc4vG1RwarYu0qnWfP10H7rpNwrGJS7K5jojJym7gltYuWfzhl/photo.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/ualkl6vOChiDQaZEEvWVReoxMVy3uaXxHE15G38vg8CBtYDrmOSUnaa5zWMy/photo.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" height="667"/></a> <a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/pRFvO7tGQxbAL8psltdlUfAPiPPQHpj3NR4NULyAZh5UiLbrrEhcgnSVO93x/photo_2.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/LTP9zvrN7VVHQtnE6uFcRMpTar1233IZ4Qp40KlSf5gAexR2c2xydygcMFOd/photo_2.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" height="667"/></a> <a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/aiaiTtwoOed6QOQf1xWIc6PVhKkymlVZhINoAjjVEepRGXSBuJRCdwcSDMdo/photo_3.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/6OMfFBxY2nDOt202eGXZYqTEEHTv6WiZlGgl0cC6BckEylK08mmsYMr7RTYm/photo_3.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" height="667"/></a> <div><a href='http://winoblogger.com/castiglioni-chianti'>See and download the full gallery on posterous</a></div></p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://winoblogger.com/castiglioni-chianti">Wino Blogger</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7611563193727522644-5495337358135842444?l=wino-blogger.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Bankie Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08662343568084998154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611563193727522644.post-72784301813322193272010-06-17T14:50:00.003-07:002010-06-17T14:50:50.570-07:00<div class='posterous_autopost'><div class="_stretch">Producer: Marchesi de' Frescobaldi<br /> Name: Castiglioni Chianti<br /> Region: Chianti, Italy<br /> Vintage: 2007<br /> Price: ~ $18<p /></div><div class="_stretch">The bouquet is full of dark berries, raspberries, black cherries and spice. On the palate flavours of&nbsp;licorice and forward spice present themselves first but as tasting progresses you can start to pick out some dark chocolate. The chianti ends with a dry and medium finish.</div><p /><div class="_stretch">I've missed you red wine. Beer just wasn't doing it for me. It's time to come back home...</div><p /><p /><p /><p /><div class="_stretch"><p /> <p /> <p /> <br /> Sent from my iPhone...<br /> </div> <p><a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/gu0yRdvQNhlafX7Y4u4bXck6Fmmyu9LjoinS7VK2VbIMHQkJQYbhb1Br0Aqa/photo.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/iSxEGdk7rw6866RDLq30ox7FP52YHiTX3rSvHuzC8DelXCKEGjWYEvFuUSLV/photo.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" height="667"/></a> <a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/F47CA44NGMbkIvKUlxJ8PN9K6kSTu5fp38OfrjPPoZgrGbjeadERK6gXrwid/photo_2.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/7rMww5qMRFcQ12vrb2N6wJGpqIFN82fkkga4bV3LC1wXz0PYHMp1a3JDNcnr/photo_2.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" height="667"/></a> <a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/Nb5fcwYNbenNkMDtXQa0rpWOBiCrVpcIN4flZwFdvWzDJDfvoDB4qUeNXDc1/photo_3.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/uJ8gBLnZtEAePmU4rbhR2F0ixbIm1x6PPETMQolcmK8yd5rGB7pie8HUeE4s/photo_3.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" height="667"/></a> <div><a href='http://winoblogger.com/castiglioni-chianti-0'>See and download the full gallery on posterous</a></div></p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://winoblogger.com/castiglioni-chianti-0">Wino Blogger</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7611563193727522644-7278430181332219327?l=wino-blogger.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Bankie Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08662343568084998154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611563193727522644.post-40428432249725275432010-06-17T14:50:00.001-07:002010-06-17T14:50:03.347-07:00<div class='posterous_autopost'><div class="_stretch">Producer: Marchesi de' Frescobaldi<br /> Name: Castiglioni Chianti<br /> Region: Chianti, Italy<br /> Vintage: 2007<br /> Price: ~ $18<p /></div><div class="_stretch">The bouquet is full of dark berries, raspberries, black cherries and spice. On the palate flavours of&nbsp;licorice and forward spice present themselves first but as tasting progresses you can start to pick out some dark chocolate. The chianti ends with a dry and medium finish.</div><p /><div class="_stretch">There's nothing wrong with having some&nbsp;<p /> </div><p /><p /><div class="_stretch"><p /> <p /> <p /> <br /> Sent from my iPhone...<br /> </div> <p><a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/K5QPljvPatdJDIXx21ddlHqeAN6CzJowLcyzMzbztpqb1VIFNHv94xfpKjOZ/photo.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/JcnGK4MHd1lTw3mU0BPHw41QMyxyHb8TrjtmEWZ1io0Mr7GU5a5vC2owLHe8/photo.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" height="667"/></a> <a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/ZonJUfgqDTDALRBisYGHvQxrDHfXEapNgTI28j7r3RHGfaKXvTOrP8oV6uLh/photo_2.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/1jPKUG8CcrJgFZz9bIOWVy79KEd19tGFLE4YjRBWhIVCs0zMiIY25fA4sca1/photo_2.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" height="667"/></a> <a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/pzdZImwAhJfIZKOb5kkojySacBcHMWMlA5GKU9zfSdSNtOaeOhF0WVRHwVDw/photo_3.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/SeSL26YhupmgwllnbeabdBsYp0lqb5SvMtH30Ki1yI63HLw1MmmJPXAiBirZ/photo_3.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" height="667"/></a> <div><a href='http://winoblogger.com/castiglioni-chianti-3'>See and download the full gallery on posterous</a></div></p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://winoblogger.com/castiglioni-chianti-3">Wino Blogger</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7611563193727522644-4042843224972527543?l=wino-blogger.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Bankie Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08662343568084998154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611563193727522644.post-15625501480780378542010-06-17T14:46:00.001-07:002010-06-17T14:46:07.333-07:00<div class='posterous_autopost'><div class="_stretch">Producer: Marchesi de' Frescobaldi<br /> Name: Castiglioni Chianti<br /> Region: Chianti, Italy<br /> Vintage: 2007<br /> Price: ~ $18<p /> The bouquet is full of dark berries, raspberries, black cherries and spice. On the palate flavours of&nbsp;licorice and forward spice present themselves first but as tasting progresses you can start to pick out some dark chocolate. The chianti finishes with , dry, medium finish<p /> </div><p /><p /><div class="_stretch"><p /> <p /> <p /> <br /> Sent from my iPhone...<br /> </div> <p><a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/Gto2KleX9Ksdkj1hFu5xUWj6cHrzDYDdCgzI4aOBWGaM95ZGeWTPGOY7w32r/photo.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/pPfk7vDK4rDUSsEprLYICvbV4FIh7sCi0jkJgtRcurzY7Wy2jAqWpcWeeLxD/photo.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" height="667"/></a> <a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/GZ5EGoHP3fVJIodHczlKzeBwc0Nx8w8omJDmTHnLMtfmUP6Z8CO9GdNMjehE/photo_2.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/OtMMtH73kAlzuCd8OytKOpAyxDFzYrFSnHAKsJO2xuRS8DVj2k8dG0L08mDC/photo_2.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" height="667"/></a> <a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/SodJZxsb7OjGd3CZJAg7jbkCuqFtzYi7JEEDm4Mh7X7zl2au2KZVdF6qogLP/photo_3.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/pMi57dUbBqx1j3BevwqeYPDqLry0bH4gQeWe6Ih5zGztimFdM8umyvvRtpZR/photo_3.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" height="667"/></a> <div><a href='http://winoblogger.com/castiglioni-chianti-2'>See and download the full gallery on posterous</a></div></p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://winoblogger.com/castiglioni-chianti-2">Wino Blogger</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7611563193727522644-1562550148078037854?l=wino-blogger.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Bankie Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08662343568084998154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611563193727522644.post-75082978915930728852010-06-17T14:44:00.003-07:002010-06-17T14:44:48.108-07:00<div class='posterous_autopost'><div class="_stretch">Producer: Marchesi de' Frescobaldi<br /> Name: Castiglioni Chianti<br /> Region: Chianti, Italy<br /> Vintage: 2007<br /> Price: ~ $18<p /> The bouquet is full of dark berries, raspberries, black cherries and spice. On the palate flavours of&nbsp;licorice and forward spice present themselves first but as the tastin, dark chocolate, dry, medium finish<p /> </div><p /><p /><div class="_stretch"><p /> <p /> <p /> <br /> Sent from my iPhone...<br /> </div> <p><a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/xwAZmIEAXrzBDdYMDZ6ptGbhTAtMsemBPcXum8sQGN3wgFjMYBHp3JUkvOsQ/photo.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/J3pGuo0COVft08BvThEKxMKDgI61NLfX3zAX6kjcp1nkXjN24j0BNttG4yat/photo.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" height="667"/></a> <a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/K0lqyoAoXN1rVOG787zYxbKokIGlL1kk8OR0hif1ipvIvtCwqQK5zcAec5Gm/photo_2.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/rAnUJh9qQqpKbicNtJIThetgloDDGs4PnRtvqgSDYYzUhM1nKYbB1sk59Hhw/photo_2.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" height="667"/></a> <a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/IKhlfIZDTnRgwfG7QbqTjJL9WTWTxSY9Az6egr8r3ktisjcZFbXGBu9qAPXp/photo_3.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/jv4pXeRksMFe4QRoiX4TbZm7a1nIYwrpBQ0pzXKvou54N311hh64zjPtgAT7/photo_3.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" height="667"/></a> <div><a href='http://winoblogger.com/castiglioni-chianti-1'>See and download the full gallery on posterous</a></div></p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://winoblogger.com/castiglioni-chianti-1">Wino Blogger</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7611563193727522644-7508297891593072885?l=wino-blogger.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Bankie Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08662343568084998154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611563193727522644.post-12545374318749691062010-06-17T14:44:00.001-07:002010-06-17T14:44:02.443-07:00<div class='posterous_autopost'><div class="_stretch">Producer: Marchesi de' Frescobaldi<br /> Name: Castiglioni Chianti<br /> Region: Chianti, Italy<br /> Vintage: 2007<br /> Price: ~ $18<p /> The bouquet is full of dark berries, raspberries, black cherries and spice. On the palate flavours of&nbsp;licorice and forward spice, dark chocolate, dry, medium finish<p /> </div><p /><p /><div class="_stretch"><p /> <p /> <p /> <br /> Sent from my iPhone...<br /> </div> <p><a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/g3YHqdCIHG4Us0kRtnqLiGCwBo8Jzlb1ETglUCOpxta8xmDHSNvDaeUbgAf0/photo.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/cz3AdEPcv21u9XCMKYbqWik50OCesTIjDqDpniH3BXNe1gV8LnBB58vWHyKG/photo.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" height="667"/></a> <a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/mTIb3jZoThRIH6CA6nfswIhKviteH8FJ03SCjyxUXI9byZ6n6x88s3nmOoux/photo_2.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/mTtrz9HcfBG61bV0IjChrIY8TjtTT7VQ52IJMktoOhn9U5O78Kq76eDE7SLB/photo_2.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" height="667"/></a> <a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/MOB2nNrLB0sSVGfruv1HKutkumzoVCi7uqGHru2OBm6ZpuMXJMUfwOU6jvop/photo_3.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/scfJng9WW7jGBUQkJ6aELWlTa22mJEZekSlLdTaomifsxpBcDmKGhgE0xNeZ/photo_3.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" height="667"/></a> <div><a href='http://winoblogger.com/castiglioni-chianti-0'>See and download the full gallery on posterous</a></div></p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://winoblogger.com/castiglioni-chianti-0">Wino Blogger</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7611563193727522644-1254537431874969106?l=wino-blogger.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Bankie Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08662343568084998154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611563193727522644.post-31143732211626213782010-06-17T14:42:00.001-07:002010-06-17T14:42:50.831-07:00<div class='posterous_autopost'><div class="_stretch">Producer: Marchesi de' Frescobaldi<br /> Name: Castiglioni Chianti<br /> Region: Chianti, Italy<br /> Vintage: 2007<br /> Price: ~ $18<p /> The bouquet is full of dark berries, raspberries, black cherries and some smooth&nbsp;spice. On the palate there are Licorice, forward spice, dark chocolate, dry, medium finish<p /> </div><p /><p /><div class="_stretch"><p /> <p /> <p /> <br /> Sent from my iPhone...<br /> </div> <p><a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/C2x84KsBjDgTu4PQKUo4Fii3dgY8TcSVcZGpQIwGHFAd6RziKfXXTi7lwg8y/photo.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/y2WttK3ooeS77yXOApUrsjFlgeO0bElXZLExOmJHgNYx3UQGIJHVmm9lcSzb/photo.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" height="667"/></a> <a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/kyvrXjW77O0KBZuHT146B9BKAiRL4Dbq9h9TFpxr46VdMGfGq4swCRGrXbd4/photo_2.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/we8vQVmhtSlz6XXUV8bAlqb6raB2iVGZoDnyo7pl7ezJlcW5x6MJdZtjWlmX/photo_2.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" height="667"/></a> <a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/blApWHsmmTP3bCjX6Rg7rOFPWDC1novlkaXWtkpFnkJxhxJdlkr39tRf3GrV/photo_3.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/YXApjr2fRzBZKlzbVQeM8grJPIWQKAd7PRe3d1liyQv2j9996C5RGOOm4tCB/photo_3.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" height="667"/></a> <div><a href='http://winoblogger.com/castiglioni-chianti'>See and download the full gallery on posterous</a></div></p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://winoblogger.com/castiglioni-chianti">Wino Blogger</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7611563193727522644-3114373221162621378?l=wino-blogger.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Bankie Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08662343568084998154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611563193727522644.post-42587521919470999642010-04-24T22:55:00.001-07:002010-04-24T22:55:18.728-07:00<div class='posterous_autopost'>Producer: King Estate Winery<br />Name: Next<br />Varietal: Pinot Noir<br />Vintage: 2007<br />Price: $26.00<p />Haven't had a good pinot noir lately and least of all did I expect it to come from Oregon. The bouquet smelled of dark cherries, raspberries with a hint of mild spice. On the palate the body felt light but well structured with a dry finish. It carried flavours of spice, dark cherries, and a hint of chocolate and oak. At first I thought the spice was quite forward but it did seem to mellow out as you kept drinking. Definitely worth a try and will be plenty enjoyed at a party, before, during or after the meal.<p /><div>I found it at this little wine shoppe in South Calgary called&nbsp;<a href="http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q&amp;source=s_q&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=&amp;q=Mega+Mart&amp;sll=51.005398,-114.109744&amp;sspn=0.002903,0.006582&amp;gl=ca&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;hq=Mega+Mart&amp;hnear=&amp;t=h&amp;z=18&amp;iwloc=A">"The 'L' Store"</a>&nbsp;(the store isn't in Google Maps yet but the address is correct). It was a great little store with reasonable prices and a well organized and clearly labelled shelves. They also carry a small selection of imported and local beer that which they continually rotate. The owner there helped me out and was quite friendly. If you're ever in the area you should check it out.</div><p /><div>Okay peace ooouuut!</div><p /><div>J</div> <p><a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/AJTDo8t0Qb1xNxXYbzMKsJqpm70FFZl8ZtSS5shGtpXomjmTmfn0TaSZJ0DR/IMG_0269.jpg.scaled.1000.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/TkrUGmSqJ36oi8Sly6bEz6RDHgAwg1bgJYjLgTYsrESbQARCO0pJ5CMSzjgm/IMG_0269.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" height="667"/></a> </p><p></p><p /> <p><a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/J17ZVbkpXJxVbBC20A1N1PvilZBjyEKyHjeKmea4pkfO9ZIWOSbAcZ9nmZkB/IMG_0270.jpg.scaled.1000.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/WzKXA4XbDrTwPsNlekhJUCfkw7GHcOPVXUMSObb79VoJyPO80YsyOBYGFzxb/IMG_0270.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" height="667"/></a> </p><p></p><p /> <p><a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/ascjVBKiLOjgZTJSMaRrzObqpoUsXZB0U4i2MEIt1ROYR8QrodYF31N68tP6/IMG_0271.jpg.scaled.1000.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/ejV0EECxJbJglbvx6BttFgERCxCmrcfdqMRQVO5JTUQ82FT2uZWCS22WHe6P/IMG_0271.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" height="375"/></a> </p><p></p><p /> <p><a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/Xi77Z8mi0GJYDCyuTdiJ7MkYaHjH61hnOjZTKsMaoItZ4mYTMhZZpjyNDMvZ/IMG_0272.jpg.scaled.1000.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/ePuxkaXHQ2livFlJsvsBlAuEwtopctNOvBD4kVOhttsvkY0UGHgvSHLqIrM8/IMG_0272.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" height="667"/></a> </p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://winoblogger.com/next-pinot-noir">Wino Blogger</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7611563193727522644-4258752191947099964?l=wino-blogger.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Bankie Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08662343568084998154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611563193727522644.post-77252483222749276902010-04-05T22:18:00.001-07:002010-04-05T22:18:17.406-07:00<div class='posterous_autopost'>Producer: Circus <br />Varietal: Malbec <br />Vintage: 2007 <br />Region: Mendoza, Argentina <br />Price: $14 <p /> This was one of the better Argentinian reds I've had at this price point. The Circus Malbec appeared deep in ruby-purplish colour with a somewhat dense and thick clarity. The bouquet smelled of plums and molasses. With round tannins and a hint of spice it had a fairly dry but medium length finish. <p /> Master's starts in a few days marking Tiger's return since the incident. I could give a shit what he does in his personal life. Anybody who's a fan of golf understands that that has nothing to do with the sport. Anything else is for the fair weather fan and the people who watch Extra. Who cares! <p /> I ran into an odd website (in a series of other odd websites): <a href="http://www.hotchickssmilingatgroundzero.com">www.hotchickssmilingatgroundzero.com</a><p><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/FrMddFdNrBePoOZWsBpMpeCgD1xvlbSPHQuvW64fCZ2LelmepVz7lq4Dfauc/IMG00159.jpg" width="480" height="640"/> <img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/NFG7JtPaX3xbMc5zCKAV0UBTwNCSgMVzZfzuNyEjtKbAWCb0QsA20mwz5aCr/IMG00160.jpg" width="480" height="640"/> <img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/ctMNrYzDH6Za62Lsby8ZfAijU7DlZgDL4ymOQjGRcpJQUs1NnBXMHHgpPKGg/IMG00161.jpg" width="480" height="640"/> <div><a href='http://winoblogger.com/circus-malbec-mendoza-argentina'>See and download the full gallery on posterous</a></div></p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://winoblogger.com/circus-malbec-mendoza-argentina">Wino Blogger</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7611563193727522644-7725248322274927690?l=wino-blogger.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Bankie Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08662343568084998154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611563193727522644.post-68131082397367261452010-03-21T09:33:00.001-07:002010-03-21T09:33:11.846-07:00<div class='posterous_autopost'>> Producer: Ghost Pines <br />> Varietal: Merlot <br />> Vintage: 2006 <br />> Region: California, United States <br />> Price: ? <br />> <br />> I might've actually had something to write about here but somebody > drank the whole bottle! I didn't even get a chance to taste it! In > all honesty I probably would've done the same so I can't really > fault her (I just have to muscle my way in next time :). <br />> <br />> Anyway, I hear it's pretty tastey... *sigh* <br />> <br />> J <br />> <br />> Sent from my iPhone... <br />><p><a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/mvNv3imMoO8CmCVtbUUIzag1SextUQvVANOff76i4ZVqYvVHDMxdgPah0oLz/photo.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/Hwg362aEB3yowG9q0GHDxPyVgUTaJtO2ZfZMOv58H8Ic3Me4ElCJwca4IB15/photo.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" height="667"/></a> </p><p>></p><p><a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/NJwZWbIfudgSEvg4vfF3ns54aTMGJXEj5QcBukcxN2xg6w5UJS8FxE6l7Uj3/photo_2.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/74e5hSko3MVe7loL4Hl7gS4rXiG7CrmVuBcPkA7dRHAorXD4PUgLnWK6UwWr/photo_2.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" height="667"/></a> </p><p>></p><p><a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/UFG3Sx20fdqlRv8lgrLlAHMTKXnYu8MD3pPO8etjSD5TBAPRpWUrbETZS4bR/photo_3.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/Re3cYXAfvNMprP6FHouifLqdeG8UdgiEs2mZ6b8Nxim3S8oUlByHOWp5X7Zm/photo_3.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" height="667"/></a> </p><p>></p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://winoblogger.com/ghost-pines-merlot">Wino Blogger</a> </p> </div> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7611563193727522644-6813108239736726145?l=wino-blogger.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Bankie Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08662343568084998154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611563193727522644.post-76421848126064326652010-03-17T22:54:00.001-07:002010-03-17T22:54:32.221-07:00<div class='posterous_autopost'>Producer: Marchesi de Frescobaldi <br />Name: Nipozzano Riserva <br />Vintage: 2005 <br />Varietal: Sangiovese,Region: Chianti, Italy <br />Price: ~ $17 <p /> I believe this is the last of the "thanksgiving party" wine. The colour/clarity is that of a smokey red brick. The bouquet on this is quite interesting. It smells heavily of dark fruit like plums and blackcurrant but ends with a slight spice. There's also a sweetness mixed in with the spice that makes you return for another smell. The wine has plenty of bold spice that's well balanced and complex. It's not too heavy but has a good robust body and finishes with a nice and long. <p /> I did some searching and discovered that the 2005 vintage of the Nipozzano Riserva scored 90 with Wine Spectator and ranked 76th in their top 100 Wines world classification. <p /> (Not exactly an Irish wine but do you know how hard it is to find a wine from Ireland in the SW of Calgary? Whatever! Happy St. Patty's Day!!!) <p /> Peace ooouuut! <p /> J<p><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/uMERJnyw1J2O5Ar9eXkUQChsBRcczewddyxzUNplxRqmeBuztVoXc4qPtFhy/IMG00101.jpg" width="480" height="640"/> <img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/InDbie29wsWoONxUQHkX6RBPSkZVYcjF7C1wCpWlYBXjdeYeEeOO69v2Vyw2/IMG00102.jpg" width="480" height="640"/> <img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/wwhfFV3cpmtq8GzPNauF5yTM9yi0dHGNPuMKbhotwQJrUXlZ85J2pLhdWH4j/IMG00104.jpg" width="480" height="640"/> <div><a href='http://winoblogger.com/marchesi-de-frescobaldi-nipozzano-riserva'>See and download the full gallery on posterous</a></div></p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://winoblogger.com/marchesi-de-frescobaldi-nipozzano-riserva">Wino Blogger</a> </p> </div> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7611563193727522644-7642184812606432665?l=wino-blogger.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Bankie Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08662343568084998154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611563193727522644.post-26040553564486072432010-03-14T21:33:00.001-07:002010-03-14T21:33:14.526-07:00<div class='posterous_autopost'>Producer: Maison Louis Latour <br />Varietal: Pinot Noir <br />Vintage: 2007 <br />Region: Bourgogne, France <br />Price: ~ $15 <p /> Perhaps the big brother of the Domaine de Valmoissine? But this pinot is classified under the AOC system of Bourgogne. It too has smokey clarity with a burgundy colour. The bouquet is also similar consisting of black cherries but seems a bit more robust with dark berries, slight oak and vanilla. The tasting was also similar but again slightly more robust. Dark cherries, light spice, vanilla and oak with a medium body and an easy dry finish. Really interesting to taste this one after the Domaine de Valmoissine. I mentioned earlier that the Domaine de Valmoissine could stand to be "turned up" a bit—this pinot from Bourgogne is it. <p /> I just saw the movie Zombieland; an excellent addition to the zombie genre. But let's remember that guns are great but reloading is a bitch and you eventually run out of bullets. The best weapon is still—and this is my personal opinion—a light but strong aluminum baseball bat with a sweat resistant grip. No need for ammo and works well in close combat situations which you would almost always find yourself in. Keep that in mind the next time you're confronted with a zombie(s)... <p /> J <p /> PS: I know, I forgot to take a picture of the bottle before sending it for recycling... LAY OFF!! So here's the label from the ol' Google Images...<p><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/tYtwU5sIAkgk4zQRjfwd6PzEFdUTRavRb1mO1nGMVN0pbxJs2ye9JVf68daK/Pinot_Noir.jpg" width="450" height="301"/> </p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://winoblogger.com/maison-louis-latour-pinot-noir">Wino Blogger</a> </p> </div> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7611563193727522644-2604055356448607243?l=wino-blogger.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Bankie Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08662343568084998154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611563193727522644.post-40553867242838684872010-03-07T22:28:00.001-08:002010-03-07T22:28:59.719-08:00<div class='posterous_autopost'>Producer: Maison Louis Latour <br />Name: Domaine de Valmoissine <br />Vintage: 2006 <br />Varietal: Pinot Noir <br />Region: Coteaux du Verdon, France <br />Price: ~ $13 <p /> A nice gift from my cousin and a fairly decent value for the price. This was my first Vin de Pays wine or "Country Wine". And although it's not an AOC classification (I believe it's only one step up from Vin de Table) it's still a decent wine for the price. <p /> It had a smokey clarity with a burgundy colour. The bouquet has notes of ripe black cherries, strawberries and easy mint. The tasting was decent with easy spice, light cherries and slight oak. It had a light to medium body with an easy and quick dry finish. The only thing I could say about this wine is that it's maybe a little too understated. The flavours could stand to be "turned up" a little. But a very easy drinking wine. <p /> J <p /> Robbed again Tarantino! Inglorious Bastards is an excellent movie...<p><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/UKWtVv12icrUIQ9cs8WQpmMbrja1XX8hJ5LusRfEIMl6RxHn51VOmPfjlic4/IMG00078.jpg" width="480" height="640"/> <a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/UlzaQFiHM1b0isfeGpv315zinyotuQjvxSI6If6tMAAfsBPSGPbAdLW7yJJN/IMG00079.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/BKTEeGean9i27WDBQ30t6yPvjwb1bAd5Rb6elCpV2V9YWEtA3hxxoMrFTDo2/IMG00079.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" height="375"/></a> <a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/uzi5XrJ4cnfU8ECxPoQvE58xLfkCIq8X1KNArXs6JxK2yavHsmd0oYlZMXZB/IMG00080.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/5kq5wvVGFKXBBIVLMWfSrzxHqQRwUvQJQ1KmTAG44FtqXoDDm9UWS5kU98T0/IMG00080.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" height="375"/></a> <div><a href='http://winoblogger.com/maison-louis-latour-domaine-de-valmoissine'>See and download the full gallery on posterous</a></div></p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://winoblogger.com/maison-louis-latour-domaine-de-valmoissine">Wino Blogger</a> </p> </div> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7611563193727522644-4055386724283868487?l=wino-blogger.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Bankie Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08662343568084998154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611563193727522644.post-30923990862230012302010-02-19T18:40:00.001-08:002010-02-19T18:40:14.533-08:00<div class='posterous_autopost'><p><a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/vkCkzarwfDhgIczufalIDxBsmEvczjrbDAoEIuhnHhheBlqAoGdDmpEklxHm/IMG_0003.jpg.scaled1000.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/vkCkzarwfDhgIczufalIDxBsmEvczjrbDAoEIuhnHhheBlqAoGdDmpEklxHm/IMG_0003.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" height="667"/></a> </p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via web</a> from <a href="http://www.winoblogger.com/wine-fest-2010">Wino Blogger</a> </p> </div> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7611563193727522644-3092399086223001230?l=wino-blogger.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Bankie Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08662343568084998154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611563193727522644.post-42836777133545950772010-02-19T18:31:00.001-08:002010-02-19T18:31:09.768-08:00<div class='posterous_autopost'><p><a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/iCkzvJGtzBvroHkhcAkdBcyznvJJhjqoyuBBunjxErbqAfcpHtgBpykisHsn/IMG_0002.jpg.scaled1000.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/iCkzvJGtzBvroHkhcAkdBcyznvJJhjqoyuBBunjxErbqAfcpHtgBpykisHsn/IMG_0002.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" height="667"/></a> </p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via web</a> from <a href="http://www.winoblogger.com/wine-fest-2010-booyah">Wino Blogger</a> </p> </div> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7611563193727522644-4283677713354595077?l=wino-blogger.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Bankie Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08662343568084998154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611563193727522644.post-5566282527124640802010-02-18T07:09:00.001-08:002010-02-18T07:09:57.861-08:00<div class='posterous_autopost'>Producer: Changyu-Castel <br />Varietal: Cabernet Gernischt <br />Vintage: 2003 <br />Region: Shandong, China <br />Price: ~ $20 <p /> This was my very first Chinese wine. I wasn't completely sure what to think but many good Chinese wines were grown from grapes imported from Europe and the US. The Cabernet Gernischt was is a rare varietal imported from Bordeaux in 1892 but is now extinct in much of Europe. <p /> The bouquet smelled of oak and strong earth with underpinnings of strawberry and rhubarb. It was definitely a full-bodied wine draped in the darkest burgundy I've seen in a long time. The palate had flavours of oak, moss and rich soil with a long and dry finish. I would say though that it would've been nice to have some sweetness in there to balance the acidity a bit more. <p /> It was really interesting to try this one. There weren't a lot of people clamouring to taste the wine but in all honesty it wasn't bad and how often can you say that you've had a wine from China (at least in Canada). It will be really interesting to see how Chinese wine will grow. In previous years almost all Chinese wine has been exported, but the local market is beginning to take notice, and quite frankly, it's the biggest market in the world. <p /> Okay... peace out! <br />J <p /> PS: Let's go Kevin Martin!!!<p><a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/7bHRQ9MYRZx2NfOhVO61GIkLl4Cr0aFzbFlApaWUbS5CY8pxjcx0Rq6fjqME/IMG00033.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/YohFtmSF50sSuybkQzagdiUNXj77ZdAYhrL3L9xBVMLiDW87I8c1lUwiFYIW/IMG00033.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" height="375"/></a> </p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://www.winoblogger.com/changyu-castel-cabernet-gernischt">Wino Blogger</a> </p> </div> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7611563193727522644-556628252712464080?l=wino-blogger.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Bankie Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08662343568084998154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611563193727522644.post-48174130829861622932010-02-17T21:20:00.001-08:002010-02-17T21:20:29.055-08:00<div class='posterous_autopost'>Producer: Mezzo Mondo <br />Name: Negroamaro Salento <br />Region: Puglia, Italy <br />Vintage: 2007 <br />Price: Unknown <p /> I'm pretty sure a family member brought this wine. Sure it doesn't have a specific appellation but I have to at least try it out. The bouquet smells of heavy black cherries, spice and a hint of vanilla. Straight forward, it tasted of rich black spice, dark cherries and blackberries with subtle notes of oak. A balanced and dry full bodied wine with a medium finish. <p /> I wish I could remember who brought it. That's one of the great things about hosting a party—to the host go the spoils! <p /> Okay peace out!<p><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/uzfkx6yEwuzjbWqEqu3PzvbIgrarmXrGcPKzx4PAgeRVsny9lKWf0d9Hq2Zw/IMG00071.jpg" width="480" height="640"/> <img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/iAFH0uTtxpuoxgUrx7RRVwTT9TSu2gB3BpbZ8an22Pl7cuvDDfEr48qoHyx6/IMG00072.jpg" width="480" height="640"/> <img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/HMtTMWSpQRqJkgFMx1UnnX1Ka2ot95hsXubJMTpnUPosL74tqYtQef8HOzk3/IMG00073.jpg" width="480" height="640"/> <div><a href='http://www.winoblogger.com/mezzo-mondo-negroamaro-salento'>See and download the full gallery on posterous</a></div></p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://www.winoblogger.com/mezzo-mondo-negroamaro-salento">Wino Blogger</a> </p> </div> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7611563193727522644-4817413082986162293?l=wino-blogger.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Bankie Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08662343568084998154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611563193727522644.post-59306245503237311822010-01-31T09:13:00.001-08:002010-01-31T09:13:58.404-08:00<div class='posterous_autopost'>Producer: Tsantali <br />Name: Kanenas <br />Vintage: 2006 <br />Varietal: Mavroudi, Syrah <br />Region: Mavroudi, Greece <br />Price: ~ $25 <p /> Haven't had a lot of Greek wine but this Kanenas by Tsantali seemed to be popular at the tasting. Tsantali offers a variety of Greek wines from all over northern Greece. Kanenas comes from a northern area that has deep "argyllic" and dark red soil and hot summers with cool northern winds. This is really shown in the colour of the wine as it exhibits a deep red. The bouquet on this 2006 has ripe cherries, slightly earthy and is highlighted by spice. On the palate the spice and pepper notes come out more followed by more cherry and dark berries. The full body of the wine finishes nice and long. <p /> The winery almost borders Turkey so It was nice to try something new like this. Greece doesn't often come to mind when you think of a nice wine for dinner but I could really see this going well with a lamb shank with Greek spices or with another Greek-style dish. Seriously, who doesn't love a good gyros? Or saganaki? Mmm... fried cheese... <p /> J<p><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/pJnnx2ajWKj9l6SJTMdBLOzvIWvthfMjJ60EQ6wp3oLkFR14AFlRldiIpaVN/IMG00025.jpg" width="480" height="640"/> <img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/dtb2Zf4gY906HYMwqgKa2tgP7eZp4RgzcGuUi9c6SZfhesX5hqWSjxD50EPp/IMG00026.jpg" width="480" height="640"/> <div><a href='http://www.winoblogger.com/tsantali-kanenas'>See and download the full gallery on posterous</a></div></p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://www.winoblogger.com/tsantali-kanenas">Wino Blogger</a> </p> </div> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7611563193727522644-5930624550323731182?l=wino-blogger.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Bankie Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08662343568084998154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611563193727522644.post-41335489563981446992010-01-18T20:50:00.001-08:002010-01-18T20:50:34.487-08:00<div class='posterous_autopost'>Producer: Rocca delle Macie<div>Name: Chianti Classico Riserva</div><div>Region: Tuscany, Italy</div><div>Appellation: Chianti Classico</div><div>Vintage: 2004</div><div>Price: ~ $23</div><p /><div>Okay let me first start by saying what shitty pictures these are. I think that by the time I took them I was already a few glasses deep and thought they looked blurry but it was just my eyes playing tricks on me. Apparently they actually were blurry... (iPhone where are you?!)</div><p /><div>This was a nicely bold chianti from the old world. The bouquet smelled of forward spice with a lingering ripe black cherry scent. On the palate the wine was equally quite bold. It had a hearty full body that was complex and intriguing and carried flavours of chocolate, bark, leather and subtle notes of cherry. The whole wine wrapped up with a long dry finish. Mmm...</div><p /><div>In the terrible pictures you can see the shape of a silver medal award for&nbsp;Wine Access's&nbsp;International Value Wine Awards.</div><p /><div>In other news the Golden Globes were yesterday and&nbsp;<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100118/ap_on_en_mo/us_golden_globes">Tarantino was robbed of best picture&nbsp;yet again</a>! In 2009 Inglorious loses to blue aliens. In 1994 Pulp Fiction loses to a retard from the south who farms shrimp... "Lieutenant Dan! Lieutenant Dan!"... bah! Drives me nuts...</div><p /><div>J</div> <p><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/09rDnX757YW9FWkvgtB4sJfvendAlPfMCc7BW7AyL1qDUadL2B8ntCrQwkFV/IMG00023.jpg" width="480" height="640"/> <img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/RO5BmlNDJVY8i7vSGAiz0PLbkG7PEDDtFmI2kZpieBWro8uDArN9aPpGijs6/IMG00024.jpg" width="480" height="640"/> <div><a href='http://www.winoblogger.com/rocca-delle-macie-chianti-classico-riserva'>See and download the full gallery on posterous</a></div></p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://www.winoblogger.com/rocca-delle-macie-chianti-classico-riserva">Wino Blogger</a> </p> </div> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7611563193727522644-4133548956398144699?l=wino-blogger.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Bankie Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08662343568084998154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611563193727522644.post-59756483167884898252010-01-05T21:56:00.001-08:002010-01-05T21:56:50.241-08:00Gawd!! I forgot to attach the images! Well what do you expect after hours of tasting wine!<p><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/KAG2qBPPR9194tgHdAduogtYm6JDEJRMdiEIbiSnIjnmvfXrDAXgbPY0UATm/IMG00177.jpg" width="480" height="640"/> <a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/q8yXUsUP5ZZuYhpdxttkQnMly1AFka0YPVQwMIeP5Imh067o10pRxTdBzFgh/IMG00178.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/Ha1lcCnuaCClI4Fyyb3raCx6G9AS9qKerp3WUCKoYXGWxhQkkGkuaAYFkgOG/IMG00178.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" height="375"/></a> <a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/WTidzdnJz5Vn4bcCRGSKZOlXhSexZO1v23QNHKhgjiA7dEqE4RAST9DI4idb/IMG00179.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/Z55cNQYCd3tGpMfdoSLtNu9D82NXYzIGNIj8dzhFbPhaTmUP527GmwXb9tRx/IMG00179.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" height="375"/></a> <div><a href='http://www.winoblogger.com/rosemount-show-reserve-0'>See and download the full gallery on posterous</a></div></p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://www.winoblogger.com/rosemount-show-reserve-0">Wino Blogger</a> </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7611563193727522644-5975648316788489825?l=wino-blogger.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Bankie Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08662343568084998154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611563193727522644.post-50329950396217637382010-01-05T21:45:00.001-08:002010-01-05T21:45:03.687-08:00Producer: Rosemount<div>Name: Show Reserve</div><div>Varietal: Grenache, Shiraz, Mourvedre</div><div>Vintage: 2006</div><div>Region: McLaren Vale, Australia</div><p /><div><a href="http://www.vanityfair.com/online/daily/2010/01/annie-leibovitz-comments-on-tiger-woods-cover-photo.html">So Leibovitz is $25M in debt and she's got some old photos of Tiger taken a while ago... sounds like perfect timing Annie...</a></div><p /><div>Over the holidays my aunt gave me a few bottles of wine to try. Which is great because she was diagnosed with stage three cervical cancer that moved into her liver and she was not expected to be with us. Fortunately, against the odds, she responded to the treatment and was able to join us for the holidays! Things are looking better each day and she's on her way to full recovery. Very frickin' happy!</div><p /><div>Anyway, the wine that she gave me was a Rosemount that I haven't tried before. It has a velvety thick texture and a dark rich purple colour. The bouquet smells of rich cassis, black currants and cherries with an intense brown sugar aroma. The palate tastes of dark fruit and subtle spice and oak with a surprising complexity and good integration of the varietals. Wasn't expecting this to be decent because there are so many crappy Australian wines out now, but I mean, for the price it's fairly good.</div><p /><div>J</div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://www.winoblogger.com/rosemount-show-reserve">Wino Blogger</a> </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7611563193727522644-5032995039621763738?l=wino-blogger.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Bankie Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08662343568084998154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611563193727522644.post-30394702103746128732010-01-04T21:06:00.001-08:002010-01-04T21:06:46.084-08:00<div>Producer: Spy Valley</div><div>Varietal: Gewurztraminer</div><div>Vintage: 2008</div><div>Region: Marlborough, New Zealand</div><div>Price: ~ $20</div><p /><div>Merry belated Christmas! If you don't celebrate Christmas don't expect a "Happy Holidays" from me. In fact, you probably won't get a genuine Merry Christmas from me anyway since I'm pretty sure I've stopped celebrating the actual religious holiday of Christmas. Festivus anyone?</div><p /><div>More Spy Valley... the bouquet on this gewurztraminer smells of cinnamon, passion fruit and honey with a slight hint of cloves. The rep behind the table said that he could sense a bit of melon too but couldn't get the cloves. A nicely refreshing change to my reds, the palate wasn't too different from the bouquet. It tasted of cloves, cinnamon, honey and a bit of pepper and had a silky clean finish.</div><p /><div><a href="http://blog.taragana.com/health/2009/11/10/monday-is-the-most-popular-sick-day-15333/">So it turns out that 1/3 of all sick days are requested on Mondays. Also, January seems to incur more sick days than any other month.</a>&nbsp;I think I'm feeling a bit under the weather...</div><p /><div>Happy new year!</div><p /><div>J</div> <p><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/LmM1CRGnAF6ibOevJMqYtd1ZFUJjoDwxKEnXbtfZotzoh2CdXddOa2lWwLL9/IMG00018.jpg" width="480" height="640"/> <img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/1e3ipbTroDRuuyfXgmTP7Do1eQemiKlYXrFIug3ne4lP6ddGUXaMD9hYRzO2/IMG00020.jpg" width="480" height="640"/> <div><a href='http://www.winoblogger.com/spy-valley-gewurztraminer'>See and download the full gallery on posterous</a></div></p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://www.winoblogger.com/spy-valley-gewurztraminer">Wino Blogger</a> </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7611563193727522644-3039470210374612873?l=wino-blogger.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Bankie Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08662343568084998154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611563193727522644.post-74217906129138622382009-12-20T20:47:00.001-08:002009-12-20T20:47:15.014-08:00Producer: Spy Valley<div>Varietal: Sauvignon Blanc</div><div>Vintage: 2008</div><div>Region: Marlborough, New Zealand</div><div>Price: ~ $17</div><p /><div>At this point in the night I was really diggin' on these New Zealand wines. It really was very refreshing. The bouquet smells of melon and mineral which is characteristic for the area. Also it had a cold wintery crispness to it which was nicely awakening. The tasting had soft flavours of grapefruit, melon with subtle stone and mineral accents. It had a light body with good acidity and finished quickly. Well made!</div><p /><div>On a different note,&nbsp;<a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-murphy21-2009dec21,0,1107138.story">Brittany Murphy died of a heart attack this afternoon</a>. I'm sure that will be hitting the presses tomorrow morning. On Google Trends, 8 out of 10 of the top searches were about her.</div><p /><div>Christmas shopping done! Boo yah!</div><p /><div>J</div><p /><div>PS: Sorry for the shitty pic. Perhaps I'll get an iPhone for Christmas?</div> <p><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/6EpB651iSncFUYFfjLU8jQfwItOnpwGTrrjAsxMsJm4t7d1PY4iAd1x6P7ql/IMG00018.jpg" width="480" height="640"/> <img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/Tecm3E8iBYVU9rsToLWVnKuXtmupybsHTfw0GEGjuQtRq2GSSAE3zFokTgLv/IMG00019.jpg" width="480" height="640"/> <div><a href='http://www.winoblogger.com/spy-valley-sauvignon-blanc'>See and download the full gallery on posterous</a></div></p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://www.winoblogger.com/spy-valley-sauvignon-blanc">Wino Blogger</a> </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7611563193727522644-7421790612913862238?l=wino-blogger.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Bankie Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08662343568084998154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611563193727522644.post-29206068108837280952009-12-08T22:43:00.001-08:002009-12-08T22:43:40.078-08:00Producer: Spy Valley<div>Varietal: Pinot Noir</div><div>Vintage: 2008</div><div>Region: Marlborough, New Zealand</div><div>Price: ~ $22</div><p /><div><a href="http://www.wwtdd.com/2009/12/michael-jackson-was-a-real-pos/">News: Seriously? I know he's dead, but come on... he makes it too easy...</a></div><p /><div>What does the above link have to do with wine? Nothing, just move on...</div><p /><div>My first New Zealand wine of the night and it did not disappoint. It won Wine Access' silver medal "Value Wine" award for 2009. Additionally, and in comparison to the Rolling Stones rep, the Spy Valley rep was informative and eager to teach us more about the region.</div><p /><div>The bouquet on this pinot was of fresh blueberries and for the first time of the night—liquorice, all embraced by a crisp ruby red colour appearance. On the palate it had a surprising spice which gave way to stone and mineral accents which I learned was characteristic of the Marlborough area. The surprise spice kept me coming back and the medium body gradually unfolded it's complexity. It doesn't linger; it finishes quickly and cleanly.&nbsp;An interesting and excellent value wine!</div><p /><div>Okay, peace ooouuut!</div> <p><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/ZfnXMONq8mteXsDqVnFOOPMbfYHJ5s4Z5DLErH5lGjCVK8HsuozisoHchRz6/IMG00017.jpg" width="480" height="640"/> <img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/4HLDWUmwmpZ5c3wz6QfHqETYQjqlo3ROGrkGHkSIhXgZSAUeuFJwhSP4tnGi/IMG00018.jpg" width="480" height="640"/> <div><a href='http://www.winoblogger.com/spy-valley-pinot-noir'>See and download the full gallery on posterous</a></div></p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://www.winoblogger.com/spy-valley-pinot-noir">Wino Blogger</a> </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7611563193727522644-2920606810883728095?l=wino-blogger.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Bankie Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08662343568084998154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611563193727522644.post-64533502828833526922009-11-15T13:44:00.001-08:002009-11-15T13:44:08.414-08:00Producer: PKNT (i.e. "picante") <br />Name: Gold Reserve <br />Varietal: Carmenère, Cabernet Sauvignon <br />Vintage: 2005 <br />Region: Central Valley, Chile <br />Price: ~ $10 <p /> Despite writing about the (oops) Carmenère Merlot earlier, this PKNT Gold Reserve Carmenère was actually my first time tasting a Carmenère. The bouquet smelled of dark rich berries, black currant with a slight vanilla and honey undertone. On the palate it was a full bodied red with predominantly warm oak and black cherries. A slight surprise considering the hot pepper on the label. Well balanced but fairly simple and straight forward—AKA: a nice value. <p /> J<p><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/ULP48ZgwM3d3PGIKPdAriPmnkADP3OBAmUGXvTJ2mSs2OEEMKR2vuLX8GvZS/IMG00015.jpg" width="480" height="640"/> </p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://www.winoblogger.com/pknt-gold-reserve">Wino Blogger</a> </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7611563193727522644-6453350282883352692?l=wino-blogger.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Bankie Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08662343568084998154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611563193727522644.post-14018273252468957062009-11-06T21:43:00.001-08:002009-11-06T21:43:49.225-08:00Producer: Rolling Stones Wines <br />Name: Satisfaction <br />Varietal: 66% Cabernet Sauvignon, 19% Merlot, 6% Petit Verdot, 5% Malbec, 4% Petite Sirah <br />Vintage: 2005 <br />Region: Napa Valley, United States <br />Price: ~ $50 <p /> Well what do we have here Mick? Your own wine? I'm very cautious of celebrity branded wine because for the most part it's mediocre wine in a flashy package. The Rolling Stones booth definitely had a lot of flash: numerous banners, TVs playing shows of the Rolling Stones, multiple bottle displays and somewhat of a greasy salesman behind the table. It put me off a little because I was trying to ask the rep about the wine and he gave me a lazy description and moved on to other tasters—namely the females—who weren't even spending time tasting the goddam wine anyway (there's a lot of them at these conventions). It would seem to me that if you wanted to get your wine out there, you'd spend time with the tasters who were actually serious about discussing the wine. <p /> Anyway, the bouquet was actually pretty interesting with notes of cassis, currant and black cherry. On the palate it had strong cherry and spice notes that were quite bold and forward. With slight oak and a full body (almost syrup-like), the wine was complex and well structured with a long spicy finish. <p /> When I looked the wine up online I came across prices in the $50 per bottle range. I'm sorry, the wine was good but not $50 per bottle good. There are far more interesting wines out there for a much better price. Try it to say you've tried it, but there probably won't be an encore tasting. <p /> Peace in the middle east! <p /> J<p><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/m62R5s2cPDJFBplPfElE4NZiTosDOKhITrhxyFMWqM50HQKe4L6lGb878MqY/IMG00011.jpg" width="480" height="640"/> <img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/cfsy6xugvnAD9RmMOhYU6df0X5EbrXtoJzz9R7b7cvi9wwQV8jfVq4JdFjwG/IMG00012.jpg" width="480" height="640"/> <img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/Ki1dN9dOStFqSutYEe33cgD9YaY0HwOnJUIghO2zdgg56yPvnc7cf7qk79rl/IMG00013.jpg" width="480" height="640"/> <img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/jvRbjxQupOGxLAhUmVWwpYAPEhMqXUeMW50KvLkCv5xhEUEtDN8JAh1kERos/IMG00014.jpg" width="480" height="640"/> <div><a href='http://www.winoblogger.com/rolling-stones-wines-satisfaction'>See and download the full gallery on posterous</a></div></p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://www.winoblogger.com/rolling-stones-wines-satisfaction">Wino Blogger</a> </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7611563193727522644-1401827325246895706?l=wino-blogger.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Bankie Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08662343568084998154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611563193727522644.post-23677792931149065002009-11-03T20:43:00.001-08:002009-11-03T20:43:15.380-08:00Producer: Inniskillin <br />Name: Dark Horse Meritage <br />Varietal: Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon <br />Vintage: 2006 <br />Region: Okanagan, Canada <br />Price: ~ $25 <p /> The Inniskillin Meritage was the first wine that really started piquing my interest in how wine was made. When I was bartending I would sit down with a bottle of this after almost every shift. Thinking about the blend and why they did what they did. Comparing the current vintage with past vintages and how things have changed. A wonderful wine simply for my own selfish and sentimental reasons. <p /> The bouquet is rich with cassis, black cherry, chocolate, earthy notes. It's a full bodied wine with a long dry finish. Tastes of spice, dark berries and chocolate, this wine is balanced and complex that keeps you sitting and contemplating at the bar until the late hours of the night. <p /> J<p><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/rAQfsfG58qYo8s7QpQqsYpSLi2I6ZhyAYqcyv2czUjJTFRlvw1d5LThmjdyB/IMG00008.jpg" width="480" height="640"/> </p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://www.winoblogger.com/inniskillin-dark-horse-meritage">Wino Blogger</a> </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7611563193727522644-2367779293114906500?l=wino-blogger.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Bankie Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08662343568084998154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611563193727522644.post-87263506503827744412009-10-28T23:11:00.001-07:002009-10-28T23:11:22.321-07:00Producer: Trapiche<div>Name: Broquel</div><div>Vintage: 2007</div><div>Varietal: Malbec</div><div>Region: Argentina</div><div>Price: ~ $16</div><p /><div>The first one of the night! A nice full bodied Argentinian Malbec. I don't usually like South American wines but it would be stupid to only tried wines that you knew were "safe" at a wine festival. The bouquet has a nice forward spice with oak, full plum and blackberry&nbsp;notes. The palate brings flavours of&nbsp;cocoa, spice, blackberry, oak, with a long dry finish. The winery is in Mendoza but I'm unsure if the grapes are from that area or not. Oh those crazy Argentinians...</div><p /><div>J</div><p /><div>PS: Did you hear that&nbsp;<a href="http://www.abcnews.go.com/WN/shark-shark-attack-off-australias-coast/story?id=8925786">a Great White Shark was ripped in half by a BIGGER Great White Shark</a>?! <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nrvMNf-HEg">Or</a>...<img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/C6bx5R3sM4RAVeiYHkkYUJS7Xdpc46kNrDFGy0i3KoK0EWHsclxnD6c7re1C/IMG00007.jpg" width="480" height="640"/> </div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://www.winoblogger.com/trapiche-broquel">Wino Blogger</a> </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7611563193727522644-8726350650382774441?l=wino-blogger.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Bankie Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08662343568084998154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611563193727522644.post-75575891913846726982009-10-27T09:32:00.001-07:002009-10-27T09:32:51.529-07:00<div class="gmail_quote"><div style="">The <a href="http://www.rockymountainwine.com/" target="_blank">Rocky Mountain Wine &amp; Food Festival 2009</a> is one of the largest wine festivals in Calgary. Like a lot of festivals, it&#39;s a great opportunity to try a lot of different wines without committing to purchasing a whole bottle. And that&#39;s why I go: to taste wine... a lot of wine. The problem I have with this festival is the goddam ticket drink system. It&#39;s a wine festival, not a small town graduation party in the local community hall. Why not increase the festival entry price to cover the sample costs and get rid of the stupid drink ticket system? Who wants to mess around with drink tickets? If the smaller Wine Fest can do it—which in my opinion is much better—why couldn&#39;t the larger Rocky Mountain Wine &amp; Food Festival do it?</div> <p /><div style="">Anyway, a lot of vendors at the festival. About five rows of exhibitors including a wine/cheese tasting seminar area that was quite interesting. The next few wines that I&#39;ll be writing about will be from the festival.</div> <p /><div style="">Peace ooouuut!</div><p /><div style="">J</div> </div> <p><a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/TlLB72xBit5GxWPMVUvRyjrQwTkFrwjlNt4kg7GUR1Yjy0KXocmlEsTRaqyo/IMG00016.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/52JaX35m3OzVj0hW4G2YIGvCnOlSkuo2A74KDPLoKyxaOQcvj1eTz4QDFaTQ/IMG00016.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" height="375"/></a> <a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/L8xeWv0MVoVRhUGIr6gbXBWvviG6UsHhaa5g15pmARFm5iQm1oeGZA2nC2HT/IMG00029.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/XNyNL9Nglbfb6y3oNuKjsBcMbjWRqJCUcXnnKSmH4GTdK5yp98r6sXvmFWt7/IMG00029.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" height="375"/></a> <a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/UBaNhvdCJZ9lJqS4iHViJfkJnpNx0uEd0oObOghMXaYj3fA5hfUBw2EDg7bt/IMG00010.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/scOr7bNuGv2bYHnPaJfJe91WJp1uZYgFlpCrrLWKnZjgEOcOLj26aN6yNBH3/IMG00010.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" height="375"/></a> <a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/aeqcpegyESjycHvBME61UslSU4xLqOVojcaR0S0aPdvfbAaXPnL50WbMgDDB/IMG00021.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/nSJWfgGnKRje0iXVAlBafHo5Shz1evuCjTlIMkJg4FFrgQJn9CPe2hadFXnC/IMG00021.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" height="375"/></a> <div><a href='http://www.winoblogger.com/rocky-mountain-wine-and-food-festival-2009'>See and download the full gallery on posterous</a></div></p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://www.winoblogger.com/rocky-mountain-wine-and-food-festival-2009">Wino Blogger</a> </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7611563193727522644-7557589191384672698?l=wino-blogger.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Bankie Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08662343568084998154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611563193727522644.post-53127202213715336092009-10-26T20:34:00.001-07:002009-10-26T20:34:43.049-07:00Producer: Red Bicyclette <br />Varietal: Syrah <br />Vintage: 2005 <br />Region: France <br />Price: ~ $13 <p /> Black cherries and a hint of spice make the bouquet of this richly burgundy French syrah. Unlike many syrah's with their forward spice this has a subtle spice wrapped in rich black cherries. Very simple and uncomplicated with a medium to light body and a quick finish. Maybe it's just me, but I found there was a slight metallic tinge. And keep in mind there is no AOC designation. On the back it says that it's grapes are gathered from the Languedoc-Roussillon but there is no Languedoc-Roussillon appellation. I wouldn't say it's a memorable wine but it is an easy drink when you're watching House. <p /> Hey-oh! <p /> J <br />Sent from my BlackBerry device.<p><a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/KRQpeNGPsVIbys621axrLvkG7oPqIcopM6H3CVYu8hUf6jk5nxqzZOn2YEHZ/IMG00057.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/mJTmqNHzqLfioYxJIf8uTmXzdpolTYYNArgQutgF7WLFgbQOZIrG5eIULjCG/IMG00057.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" height="375"/></a> <a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/8oDtRVCeCV2coYVN4zutpIhPJJRuSlX0x3e7S5UXL8bf8EUVfpY7mhVu7dJI/IMG00058.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/Oy8KjrQGK9XZzoRIMbRGAA1jkRSTPn0GSfq0pRGCFqe8rmFp1nG36Z6HSS16/IMG00058.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" height="375"/></a> <a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/kbLd7R7ibplIm3YQkZjHhNbSfgSjiRPUUZKhQBkqGwgdQlZ7ldprueWR8zEi/IMG00059.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/MMqnqH38nf74MMCj5LKNn4iF8IUpMP9c0PlpeYh7Ec2MAF2xK0qDwHnUyY9M/IMG00059.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" height="375"/></a> <div><a href='http://www.winoblogger.com/red-bicyclette-syrah'>See and download the full gallery on posterous</a></div></p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://www.winoblogger.com/red-bicyclette-syrah">Wino Blogger</a> </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7611563193727522644-5312720221371533609?l=wino-blogger.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Bankie Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08662343568084998154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611563193727522644.post-43877104545232599332009-10-15T10:57:00.001-07:002009-10-15T10:57:08.209-07:00<div class="gmail_quote">Producer: Deinhard<br /> Varietal: Riesling<br /> Region: Piesporter Goldtröpfchen, Germany<br /> Vintage: 2007<br /> Price: ~ $15<p /> </div><div class="gmail_quote">The bouquet smells largely of citrus fruits with hints of peaches and apricots. The wine is dominated by citrus and mineral flavours complimented by floral notes. A fairly light and crisp body with a silky, mid-dry finish and a slight acidic end. I wouldn&#39;t say that the wine is as balanced as it could be. I found that the acidity overpowered all of the other flavours which is too bad. Overall it was okay, but I&#39;d probably pay a little bit more and get a really good Piesporter.</div> <p /><div class="gmail_quote">In the meantime, let&#39;s <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/6334722/Japanese-hidden-camera-TV-show-Panic-Face-King-fakes-sniper-attack-for-laughs.html">check out what the Japanese are up to</a>.</div> <p /><div class="gmail_quote">Peace ooouuut!</div><p /><div class="gmail_quote">J</div> <p><a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/K9dnsdH3kG90ok9Ql4AAuGFzcjr8EVuEBvHBIui6GNnwyHBHHdAFxdC1MeYu/IMG00003.jpg.scaled.1000.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/wCOuVgf8Z2NpZRcM7hGrNplqX0X8IFmm95dEW1dDrhHI3ZJpStZPV4N7XBbb/IMG00003.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" height="625"/></a> <a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/izeszgPwr9lQp0IA2mbaEc3Uhne9GwchWmoHedN80X9ZWNI6dO4ns2zSd3CQ/IMG00004.jpg.scaled.1000.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/9HSWee9rDwwAIeNUCXvcrc8U1Zyo8Kw6o5OgqkHoZKWSdY5jTHcqP37ApmCY/IMG00004.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" height="625"/></a> <a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/13ooJ8ZdKYwQ7IfE0Ea0hHQVKjfDU3sW9JJ4LQOChkgxd5PO3QbgOEXzL1ro/IMG00005.jpg.scaled.1000.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/NRroil9f9niXFwfY1rC6IJFZt3eZOn8tevaF50Y2L5quDVMSZdTzaHfo2PuT/IMG00005.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" height="625"/></a> <a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/xrTfGPMKeOsrvF3DTvnY9NdqYiGKHqkAJiObmWsO5FlSVjRX7EN2vTXzzXwb/IMG00006.jpg.scaled.1000.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/tahXUMEUxRHerBuIEbfQVRILTjgVvhWdu0SYDNOpasgFFQSVSqFC18VYzk8G/IMG00006.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" height="625"/></a> <div><a href='http://www.winoblogger.com/deinhard-riesling'>See and download the full gallery on posterous</a></div></p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://www.winoblogger.com/deinhard-riesling">Wino Blogger</a> </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7611563193727522644-4387710454523259933?l=wino-blogger.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Bankie Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08662343568084998154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611563193727522644.post-14714265006076982792009-10-12T11:02:00.001-07:002009-10-12T11:02:09.560-07:00Producer: Dan Aykroyd <br />Name: Discovery Series <br />Vintage: 2007 <br />Varietal: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot <br />Region: Niagra Peninsula, Canada <br />Price: ~ $14 <p /> Remember the Blues Brothers? Fairly famous blues band/sketch that everyone loved from the late 70s to the 80s? Yeah, this wine is nothing like that. You would expect it to be a down-and-dirty, bold but smooth wine to match the rhythmic blues of the band. But it doesn't. And if it doesn't, then there shouldn't be a stage mic on the label. Just doesn't even make sense. I get it Dan; you like blues and wine. But in your case it is not a good match (your no Greg Norman). <p /> Along with a clear and thin appearance, the bouquet smells of spice and dark cherries and has a slight mineral or stone scent. It tasted of oak, blackberries and spice with a quick dry finish. The tannins were a little sharp and the overall body of the wine was too thin for my liking. I think that the ingredients are there to produce a pretty good wine but the 2007 vintage is not doing it for me. <p /> Sorry Danny, maybe try Coneheads 2? <p /> J<p><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/nsRa2vOiFMtGQn497oWuEiMDHL3dm7jTXJrR4ALfaLbvJBlDYHIemvwlmdtU/IMG00210.jpg" width="240" height="320"/> <img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/yEQaxqZDdSonWmwIAYmK5rUPxQ01BOMsDdMOG9pK6Fcd64H8ZdhVifb0guWd/IMG00211.jpg" width="240" height="320"/> <img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/HwlkHzs9nraHrea32Eu7XsiRZFpqkwc6wYgl88zo2DOP1ffqGrIZWRLepBSD/IMG00212.jpg" width="240" height="320"/> <div><a href='http://www.winoblogger.com/dan-aykroyd-discovery-series'>See and download the full gallery on posterous</a></div></p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://www.winoblogger.com/dan-aykroyd-discovery-series">Wino Blogger</a> </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7611563193727522644-1471426500607698279?l=wino-blogger.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Bankie Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08662343568084998154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611563193727522644.post-7912828090886740902009-10-11T17:25:00.001-07:002009-10-11T17:25:30.913-07:00<img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/w6v523t41T23JrKbHs5VQKcLWIoqoZVuXTWal0m5DkcCLc3BtRelou8Onmy9/IMG00220.jpg" width="320" height="240"/> <p>I'm thankful for soo much wine! Happy Thanksgiving! <p /> J <br />Sent from my BlackBerry device on the Rogers Wireless Network</p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://www.winoblogger.com/theres-too-many">Wino Blogger</a> </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7611563193727522644-791282809088674090?l=wino-blogger.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Bankie Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08662343568084998154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611563193727522644.post-83579839489222532562009-10-06T21:36:00.001-07:002009-10-06T21:36:52.296-07:00Producer: (oops) <br />Varietal: Carmenère, Merlot <br />Vintage: 2007 <br />Region: Chile <br />Alcohol: 13.5% <br />Price: ~ $19 <p /> I've been waiting to taste some wine all fucking night. Nothing tonight seemed to go right. Wind is howling wildly, DVR had to be reset and it took me longer than I was expecting to caulk the new window frames. <p /> *sigh* oh sweet sweet wine... <p /> I have to admit, I purchased this wine based purely on the label and its design. It wasn't a hokey label whose image changed depending on the angle you're looking at it from. Nor did it have a clever cartoon animal that was deliberately made to look cute and loveable. It was simply laid out well in a "newspaper column" type arrangement with an interesting typeface. And since I am a graphic artist it caught my attention. <p /> It has an aroma of forward black berries and—as the first time smelling this scent—leather. Leather! Go figure. I mean, I didn't know what I was smelling until I read the label and sure enough, leather. The type of leather that you'd make a very old brown book bag out of. You'd think it would be terrible like old leather shoes or mouldy old winter leather gloves but it was quite nice. <p /> The 70% carmenère and 30% merlot had excellent balance with bold oak complimented with blackberries and a hint of spice. The full body touches your palate on all areas and finishes medium to long and not overly dry (but dry enough). <p /> Chiggity check yourself before you wreck yourself... <p /> J<p><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/UoYs07zBKKKlmE80rqLfFWiXcoXn1gpiaRHUwRlZBDOaf5Bkzms9nFyHRST3/IMG00202.jpg" width="240" height="320"/> <img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/TjRzhIY5pEeMIoKmq9yHDhk4JUJ7gixgxIsHH2Gb2Zrwobd5NyDx1EDKGsHm/IMG00203.jpg" width="240" height="320"/> <img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/BQeSx9Gvtqq8M6VJTPcNOFMjktONbflLllaoxPmUBnk3OaSm2IxUx4dgC3z4/IMG00205.jpg" width="240" height="320"/> <div><a href='http://www.winoblogger.com/oops-carmenere-merlot'>See and download the full gallery on posterous</a></div></p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://www.winoblogger.com/oops-carmenere-merlot">Wino Blogger</a> </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7611563193727522644-8357983948922253256?l=wino-blogger.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Bankie Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08662343568084998154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611563193727522644.post-69747174587266619232009-10-05T21:40:00.001-07:002009-10-05T21:40:41.323-07:00Producer: Deerfield <br />Name: Shiraz Cuvée <br />Varietal: Shiraz, Petit Verdot, Malbec, Merlot, Petit Sirah <br />Vintage: 2004 <br />Region: Sonoma, United States <br />Price: ~ $26 <br />Alcohol: 16.1% <p /> I'm not entirely sure why Deerfield decided create a 16.1% alcohol Shiraz Cuvée. I mean, that's pretty much Amarone alcohol from a Californian wine. This poured like thick syrup that coated the wine glass. The kind of wine that stains your lips and teeth and really makes you look like a wino. I tried to include a picture of the colour and clarity but the blackberry has a shitty camera. <p /> The bouquet smells intensely sweet (alcohol naturally smells sweet) and hot. It's complimented by a strong toasted spice smell with a slight nutty aroma. The wine itself tastes (and feels) like molasses or brown sugar. Even though the alcohol content is high it's still fairly smooth. Toasted spice, heavy black cherries and a finish that's long and almost tacky. For how sweet it is the finish is somewhat dry. <p /> Personally, I thought it was too sweet. I mean, it could've been balanced with a little more acidity to tone it down. I woke up with a slight headache from two glasses of this stuff. That's like eight-TEEN glasses! <p /> C-ya! <p /> J<p><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/RXqtaEVHyJXtlnRJC5a33LWHNQrZqoznX5soatvaB49Hy0Cgs5RP60q48hi0/IMG00196.jpg" width="240" height="320"/> <img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/BzcEwX75JLa8oeWXBdi7leFfIfqw94ZKpOqdOvUpE2l9uleMaGbFEBm2VRAw/IMG00198.jpg" width="240" height="320"/> <img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/RhEC5Ed3OZ4EVCWmGPGjIVXDdfbaOOgh9W6dqclE17GLU99IQLZgwJpRo4M4/IMG00197.jpg" width="240" height="320"/> <div><a href='http://www.winoblogger.com/deerfield-shiraz-cuvee'>See and download the full gallery on posterous</a></div></p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://www.winoblogger.com/deerfield-shiraz-cuvee">Wino Blogger</a> </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7611563193727522644-6974717458726661923?l=wino-blogger.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Bankie Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08662343568084998154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611563193727522644.post-33734690737374976702009-10-05T20:44:00.001-07:002009-10-05T20:44:37.504-07:00<div>Producer: Barone Ricasoli</div><div>Name: Brolio</div><div>Varietal: Sangiovese, et al</div><div>Vintage: 2006</div><div>Region: Chianti Classico, Italy</div><div>Price: ~ $28</div><p /><div>And we start with a little&nbsp;<a href="http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,438725,00.html">news story out of Annapolis</a>.</div><p /><div>You would think they would've used a big red stop sign to warn kids that a sex offender lives at this house rather than a cute halloween pumpkin that easily blends into all of the other halloween decorations! Doesn't even make sense!</div><p /><div>And now onto a fabulous little wine called Brolio.&nbsp;This was a gift from our good friend Danah who spent many evenings (and some afternoons) at Abruzzo, an excellent Italian restaurant here in Calgary. The bouquet smells of dark cherries with strong notes of pepper and spice. It has a complex and balanced palate with an interesting earthy spice that reveals itself with each sip (almost getting stronger and stronger). The full body finishes long and dry.</div><p />Peace ooouuut!<p /><div>J</div> <p><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/qZSpazHwkUw0s3pawojnAxwb06Ud2F60NdX5Ln4SXyENfRlDjDrDsnE4S6to/IMG00185.jpg" width="240" height="320"/> <img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/1q09TleJzOxCB9hc56xbuLPP2CU660wmfVWdBkA80JljNOzX3UBOGJEHgE9U/IMG00186.jpg" width="240" height="320"/> <div><a href='http://www.winoblogger.com/barone-ricasoli-brolio'>See and download the full gallery on posterous</a></div></p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://www.winoblogger.com/barone-ricasoli-brolio">Wino Blogger</a> </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7611563193727522644-3373469073737497670?l=wino-blogger.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Bankie Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08662343568084998154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611563193727522644.post-46772094238431552102009-10-04T23:09:00.001-07:002009-10-04T23:09:53.984-07:00Producer: Greg Norman <br />Varietal: Petite Sirah <br />Vintage: 2006 <br />Region: Paso Robles, United States <br />Price: ~ $17 <p /> What does an Australian golfer ranked 252nd in the world with a vineyard in the United States know about wine? You would think absolutely nothing but as it turns out—there is something interesting there. <p /> The bouquet of the Greg Norman Petite Sirah (or Syrah) smells heavily of black cherries, mild spice and oak. The palate is nicely balanced with forward spice, cassis and has a long velvety dry finish. It was a very nice petite sirah that would've tasted even better with a 12 oz rib eye with peppercorn sauce. A nice rib eye would taste great right about now... <p /> I love weekends. Back to work tomorrow though... <p /> Okay, peace ooouuut... <p /> J <p /> PS: who's that creepy guy in the background?<p><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/P1KV3gPJWpwmHpIWvOQTMo8Tf1ZLSz3PXgYwN1GogVSja4PLFgIE7P71gIuN/IMG00187.jpg" width="240" height="320"/> <img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/9SDXJ84TMu6fEO50XV76Td7E2N5dp0nnoLUMVQB4LogTw7qXhKerEY1Wchz7/IMG00188.jpg" width="240" height="320"/> <div><a href='http://www.winoblogger.com/greg-norman-petite-sirah'>See and download the full gallery on posterous</a></div></p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://www.winoblogger.com/greg-norman-petite-sirah">Wino Blogger</a> </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7611563193727522644-4677209423843155210?l=wino-blogger.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Bankie Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08662343568084998154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611563193727522644.post-51581369825215232122009-10-01T23:27:00.001-07:002009-10-01T23:51:39.254-07:00Producer: Beringer<div>Name: Founders' Estate Merlot</div><div>Varietal: Merlot</div><div>Region: Napa Valley, United States</div><div>Vintage: 2005</div><div>Price: ~ $17</div><p></p><div>Winter is coming and I'm still dragging ass trying to hold onto summer. Gotta pick up the hammer again and finish off our renovations and work is supposed to get busier as the months progress. October? It's already October? What the hell happened to September?</div><p></p><div>Big story today in Halifax about a Bishop named <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/canada/nova-scotia/story/2009/10/01/ns-lahey-charged-sydney.html">Raymond Lahey</a> who was caught with child pornography on his computer. What makes this story a little different is that previously he brokered a $15-million settlement for victims of sexual abuse by priests of the diocese of Antigonish in Nova Scotia. As I was following this today the comments on the CBC website were just pouring in by the second. One of the reasons why I absolutely appreciate the internet: although I may not agree with some of the comments, we're all given a platform or forum in which to be heard.</div><p></p><div>What does this have to do with wine? Absolutely nothing.</div><p></p><div>I'm a follower of Wine Access Magazine's twitter updates and one of their daily wines was the Beringer 2006. Unfortunately for me the wine store near my place didn't carry that vintage so I had to settle for the 2005. The bouquet smells of ripe plums, blackberries and a touch of black cherries. On the palate it was a full bodied merlot with warm spice flavours. It was complex enough for me to try and identify the various spice and berry notes and finished long and dry. Balanced and velvety. My only thing would be to let it breathe for a bit before drinking.</div><p></p><div>You know, after all the previous pedophile talk, here's a <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnD6Xpja_LE">video</a> to lighten things up (pun intended). Play it over and over again. Put it on a loop if you have to.</div><p></p><div>J</div><p><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/twTF1QStCQhMXUQqHGSiC3PYcrlCj1K5pqy3wy26JdCUIGT17SI8M79JApz9/IMG00175.jpg" width="240" height="320" /> <img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/jd6V3ledSNZWUrQSiHbMDW00GqCDPrKrmR14kjLNefQb4bUtZAcqSSFlPEPv/IMG00176.jpg" width="240" height="320" /> </p><div><a href="http://www.winoblogger.com/beringer-founders-estate-merlot">See and download the full gallery on posterous</a></div><p></p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com/">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://www.winoblogger.com/beringer-founders-estate-merlot">Wino Blogger</a> </p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7611563193727522644-5158136982521523212?l=wino-blogger.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Bankie Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08662343568084998154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611563193727522644.post-44780294747061357372009-09-30T22:57:00.001-07:002009-09-30T22:57:39.148-07:00Producer: DourtheName: Chateau Pey La Tour<div>Region: Bordeaux, France</div><div>Vintage: 2007</div><div>Price: ~ $14</div><p /><div>This was the last wine that I tasted on "Games Night 2009" and I've had it before. From what I remember on my previous tastings it was quite good and reasonably priced. When I tasted it this time it was already late into the night. I guess what I'm trying to say is that I don't remember what it tasted like because I was drunk. I had such a great time with the Pazzo I didn't really save room for the Bordeaux.</div><p /><div>Since I don't remember how it tasted I've included a short review of some wine douche from Boston. He writes:</div><p /><div><span style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><i>Big nose once you first cork the wine, however I found it to be a slim body for a Bordeaux. Can smell the earth, dirt, and must of a typical Bordeaux but lacks the great pallet taste.&nbsp;Not bad to have around the house for people who don't know good wine but like Bordeaux's.</i></span></span></div><p /><div>So, I think what he's saying is that this wine would be good enough for the peasants but the bourgeoisie would never drink it...</div><p /><div>J</div><div><span style="font-size: 12px;"><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/So8RKqIedq3j7zmSSGw0an2LYOK6JQtzsz3dPbBiA2IAFakSnZex59bPQI6P/IMG00170.jpg" width="240" height="320"/> </span></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://www.winoblogger.com/dourthe-chateau-pey-la-tour">Wino Blogger</a> </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7611563193727522644-4478029474706135737?l=wino-blogger.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Bankie Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08662343568084998154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611563193727522644.post-56509674791173935732009-09-29T23:00:00.001-07:002009-09-29T23:00:00.701-07:00Producer: Bacio Divino <br />Name: Pazzo <br />Vintage: 2004 <br />Region: Napa Valley, United States <br />Price: ~ $30 <p /> The only thing better than drinking your wine is drinking somebody else's. My friends Ryan and Rochelle brought over a bottle of Pazzo by Bacio Divino from the Napa Valley and it was excellent. I believe they received it as a gift for their wedding and were generous enough to share it with my wife and I on "Games Night 2009" the highlight of which was Taboo. <p /> The colour is clear but deep ruby red and the bouquet has deep notes of black and red cherries, spice and subtle hints of oak. Because this blend is predominantly sangiovese (with petite syrah, cabernet sauvignon and viognier) the palate too has an abundant dark cherry taste but also has smooth notes of spice and earthy wood. The wine is quite balanced with good acidity. It's character persuades you to keep coming back for more and with each taste you discover something new. So frickin' good! Again, excellent wine. Thanks Ryan and Rochelle! <p /> Booyah! <br />J<p><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/iZUrOb29iRaICeFVpMk180dOI5hcZBBby3hCGc85QuKFxxsbfYdW8kROacNa/IMG00172.jpg" width="240" height="320"/> </p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://www.winoblogger.com/bacio-divino-pazzo">Wino Blogger</a> </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7611563193727522644-5650967479117393573?l=wino-blogger.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Bankie Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08662343568084998154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611563193727522644.post-45623780927572549342009-09-27T22:55:00.001-07:002009-09-27T22:55:52.560-07:00Producer: McWilliam's <br />Varietal: Chardonnay <br />Vintage: 2006 <br />Region: South Australia, Australia <br />Price: ~ $15 <p /> I'm gonna have to admit that I'm not that big on white wines. Unless it's a hot summer day or I'm ordering wine for a table with a lot of chicks, I don't usually drink a lot of the stuff. It may also be that I don't exactly like fruits such as melons and grapefruits on their own so why would I want them in my wine. But then again, I don't exactly like eating earthy bark and moss but I don't mind them in red wine either so who the hell knows. <p /> The McWilliam's Chardonnay has a buttery bouquet of peach, citrus and subtle oak. I hear there's supposed to be a little melon aroma in there too but I couldn't get it. On the palate it was rich and creamy opposite citrus fruit and had a nice balance of acidity. I wouldn't say it was complex but it did feel nice to lather your palate with it. I had a taste of this while our friends Ryan and Rochelle were over for drinks. <p /> Okay, peace out! <br />J<p><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/1MNTQmfzskgbbSGILfw9BUINXA7QXiFXihuiyp8ZnBe5CKlmCkgnEAYodwcp/IMG00171.jpg" width="240" height="320"/> </p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://www.winoblogger.com/mcwilliams-chardonnay">Wino Blogger</a> </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7611563193727522644-4562378092757254934?l=wino-blogger.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Bankie Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08662343568084998154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611563193727522644.post-62768394887865640502009-09-24T23:31:00.001-07:002009-09-24T23:31:09.851-07:00Producer: Masi <br />Name: Campofiorin <br />Region: Verona, Italy <br />Vintage: 2006 <br />Price: ~ 18 <p /> I know I've tasted this one before but in all honesty it's been quite a while. So why not again right? The Masi Campofiorin has a bouquet (I hate using that word) of rich dark cherries and really subtle notes of smoke and cedar. It has a full body that wraps your tongue in more dark cherries and blackberries but I wouldn't say that it's fruity. The cherry and berry notes are quite parred down as the tasting progresses because I think the smokey earth tones take over and wrap it all up with a long dry finish. I say "I think" because I kinda had a hard time deciding if things were wrapped up nicely with the smoke and earth flavours or if they weren't wrapped up at all and things fell flat. If someone has tasted this one before I'd love to hear your comments on it. It could also very well be my own inexperience coupled with the fact I'm already gettin' my buzz on! <p /> Peace! <p /> J <p /> PS: you're two o'clock appointment is going to come soon Chris... very soon indeed. <br />PPS: enough about the goddam Wolf Blass. My point was that it's a decent wine for the price and mass production isn't a good enough reason not to like it.<p><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/NCZ1nkx0NlWTQNxysYsL4SbFM3wFidERhaNvpUMoRIEJa53RGfdhHdnf1Jz4/IMG00153.jpg" width="240" height="320"/> <img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/LY7Wm2ZgfdjiyWXOMgAWFZlnIKt4rzhcQiV4jgGAETmH3gTjM0TvWibnaod4/IMG00154.jpg" width="240" height="320"/> <div><a href='http://www.winoblogger.com/masi-campofiorin'>See and download the full gallery on posterous</a></div></p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://www.winoblogger.com/masi-campofiorin">Wino Blogger</a> </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7611563193727522644-6276839488786564050?l=wino-blogger.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Bankie Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08662343568084998154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611563193727522644.post-29959459209687934552009-09-23T22:50:00.001-07:002009-09-23T22:50:30.673-07:00It was a good deal, but I'm still drinking from the 1L bottle of Red Label that I purchased (okay, two 1L bottles) three days ago... <p /> ... Okay, I'm done now. Tomorrow I try the Masi! <p /> JM <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://www.winoblogger.com/1l-bottles-last-too-long">Wino Blogger</a> </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7611563193727522644-2995945920968793455?l=wino-blogger.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Bankie Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08662343568084998154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611563193727522644.post-25556252971143989292009-09-20T22:29:00.001-07:002009-09-20T22:43:24.590-07:00Producer: Pepperwood Grove<br />Varietal: Viognier<br />Vintage: 2007<br />Region: California, United States<br />Price: ~ $30/bottle (in a restaurant) <p> For my step-father's birthday we went to this little East Indian restaurant for his birthday called Moti Mahal. Cute little place that was fairly steady even for a Sunday night at eight o'clock. Kinda thought it would be nice to have a cool white wine to edge some of the bite off from the spicy food. The nose on this viognier was fairly crisp and refreshing with a bit of peppery spice. It had a light body with tastes of apricots, pepper and even cloves to tie the indian food together. I'm guessing that at $30 per bottle at a restaurant this wouldn't cost a whole lot at retail. It wasn't a complex wine but when you're searching for decent wine without spending too much you're looking for balance more than complexity. </p><p> Okay, peace ooouuut... </p><p> PS: I'm having some wicked Indian burps... Indian "dot"; not Indian "feather"</p><p><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/T2VJwV6ncY8bSekjbBns7uhKSR7zNivXKMvCaBQjVkVnKhm15xa6PS8Ufwqx/IMG00146.jpg" height="320" width="240" /> <img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/OSI2RgdpMvc0yvm0s7zJhRzKtmzo9obFfif43fuMGNO1rX5FmXSB87Yu2R0U/IMG00144.jpg" height="240" width="320" /> <img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/fSSLanhTLVlg8QH2E9g8ARNNxmLkj21cpuXW5fimWx7cotjWDWgzzk7lFgeK/IMG00148.jpg" height="240" width="320" /> <a href="http://www.winoblogger.com/pepperwood-grove-viognier">See and download the full gallery on posterous</a></p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com/">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://www.winoblogger.com/pepperwood-grove-viognier">Wino Blogger</a> </p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7611563193727522644-2555625297114398929?l=wino-blogger.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Bankie Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08662343568084998154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611563193727522644.post-6390166004590718722009-09-20T22:05:00.001-07:002009-09-20T22:05:25.159-07:00Producer: Wolf Blass <br />Name: Red Label <br />Varietal: Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon <br />Vintage: 2008 <br />Region: South Australia, Australia <p />&nbsp;Wolf Blass really made a name for itself with it's Wolf Blass Yellow Label. It was a big hit, drew lots of popularity and then really entered mainstream wine drinking. Now for some reason, because of it's success, I get the feeling people are turning their backs on this producer. Which doesn't make any sense whatsoever. It reminds me of those indie music douche bags who like the fact that they've discovered this unheard of new band and then once the band gets popular they think they've sold out even though the music hasn't changed. <p />&nbsp;"Pinkerton was they're best album and I have all of they're B-sides. Now they suck ass. Fucking sell outs" <p />&nbsp;Shut your mouth. Those people like the idea of exclusivity than they like the actual product. Wolf Blass wine is still well produced and just because they're not the little boutique winery any more doesn't mean their quality is any worse. <p />&nbsp;The 2008 Shiraz/Cab smells of sweet red fruit like strawberries and raspberries. It has a well rounded body (simple but well rounded) and tastes of more ripe raspberries with a hint of mint and subtle fruitiness. The finish is smooth with a medium dryness. <p />&nbsp;PS: If you notice on the image there's a small semi-circle label on the bottle. That's right... it was a 1L bottle (it was on sale. Give me a break).<p><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/winoblogger/f4vjOB6Yms3islG6yqWXKCttG0lGfBH7fv1QvTPXWaB04bz0l0Xiwt0xMBQC/IMG00149.jpg" width="240" height="320"/> </p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://www.winoblogger.com/wolf-blass-red-label">Wino Blogger</a> </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7611563193727522644-639016600459071872?l=wino-blogger.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Bankie Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08662343568084998154noreply@blogger.com0