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Jun 26 2009
I barely made it to the store this week, what with all the rain… But there was a break in the clouds yesterday, and it AMAZINGLY was actually sunny and nice! (Today? We’re back with a huge thunderstorm. It figures.) So – off to the wine store I went, and I was in the mood [...]
So… It’s not Friday. And it’s not Saturday, either. No. No, it’s Monday.
What happened?
We got rid of one set of parents only to trade ‘em in for another… Which? I love them all – really I do – but one week of my parents followed immediately by a weekend with his, with me STILL working [...]
Due to circumstances (*ahem* my parents in town *ahem* the consumption of large quantities of non-$5 vino… WITH the parents, not BECAUSE OF them! *ahem*) this week’s review will be delayed until tomorrow (but somehow, $5 Saturday doesn’t have quite the same ring)
As you may have guessed, I’ll be reviewing the remainder of my whites [...]
What’s this? Two reviews in one day?!?!
Oh, yes.
I figured I may as well temper the good with the bad… Or at least, the not good:
Type: White
Variety: 90% Sauvignon Blanc, 10% Semillón
Location: Central Valley, Chile
Drink date: NOW
While I was drinking this wine, a post shared by Margarita via Google Reader a few days ago immediately popped [...]
Type: White (with some small CO2 bubbles!)
Variety: local (Portugeuse) grape varieties Loureiro, Arinto, Trajadura, Avesso and Azal
Location: Minho, Portugal
Drink date: NOW!
Here’s what Wikipedia tells you about this variety of wine:
The name literally means “Green Wine”, referring to its youthful freshness rather than its color. The Vinhos Verdes are light, fresh, and intended for drinking within [...]
In between other *important* errands this weekend (ahem, new shoes, ahem) I managed to sneak into ye olde wine shoppe and snatch up a few more $5 bottles for review. Oh, the sacrifices I make!
This week was all about the whites, and I found 4 different wines to try:
Fuzelo Vinho Verde, $5.99 (I give myself [...]
Type: Red Wine
Variety: Sangiovese
Region: Abruzzi, Italy
Drink date: NOW
It should come as no surprise, given that I named this one of my favorite cheap table reds yesterday, that this is a $5 wine I think you should go out and try yourself. While I can’t give you an official description of what a “table red” is, [...]
Hey everyone! Z from Autobiography of My Feet here!
When Meghan told me of her idea for this little ole blog here, my first response was: That’s awesome!
My second: Can I do a column on $5 wines?
Meghan ignored my first response (I think she gets told she’s awesome a lot. MAYBE because she is…) but gave [...]
Type: White (with some small CO2 bubbles!) Variety: local (Portugeuse) grape varieties Loureiro, Arinto, Trajadura, Avesso and Azal Location: Minho, Portugal Drink date: NOW! Here’s what Wikipedia tells you about this variety of wine: The name literally means “Green Wine”, referring to its youthful freshness rather than its color. The Vinhos Verdes are light, fresh, and intended for drinking within [...]
Type: Red Wine Variety: Sangiovese Region: Abruzzi, Italy Drink date: NOW It should come as no surprise, given that I named this one of my favorite cheap table reds yesterday, that this is a $5 wine I think you should go out and try yourself. While I can’t give you an official description of what a “table red” is, [...]
