Wine
Biltmore Estate “Blanc de Blancs Brut” California NV
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November 30 to December 6, 2011
In this season of celebrations you will no doubt be stocking up on bubbly for your parties and intimate celebrations. If you're like us, the sticker shock you experience when shopping for Champagne can cause quite a fright. Luckily there are alternatives like this All-American sparkler.
Gonzalez Byass Tio Pepe Jerez-Xeres-Sherry NV
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November 2 to November 8, 2011
Tio Pepe is great with Tapas pairing well with fish, shellfish, salty ham, and hard cheese. This style is finally catching on in America thanks in part to the popularity of Tapas restaurants and Spanish cuisine. It’s long overdue.
The Beach House White Western Cape 2011
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October 19 to October 25, 2011
They say that every cloud has a silver lining and the aforementioned silver lining of our current economic debacle is the rise of value Wines with depth, character, and vibrancy. Recently we have discovered a wine that fits the bill, Beach House from the Western Cape of South Africa.
Pietra Santa Cabernet Sauvignon Cienega Valley 2007
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September 28 to October 4, 2011
Regular BevX readers are well-aware of our unabashed affection for value beverages and our fondness of Pietra Santa Winery in California's Cienega Valley. This winery has all of the bases covered in our eyes
Beronia Barricas 198 “Reserva” Rioja (DOCa) 2004
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September 21, to September 27, 2011
This beauty of a Wine deftly marries the great, old traditional flavors of Rioja with richer, more fruit driven Wines of today with a definite nod toward the nostalgic. Memories of Wines and vintages gone by are hardly required as this Wine is more than prepared to charm a new generation of Wine drinkers seeking to establish their own catalog of experiences.
Pietra Santa Pinot Grigio Cienega Valley 2010
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August 3 to August 9, 2011
Pietra Santa knows how to build a tasty and ideally balanced wine. This beautiful wine is proof positive of how wonderful Pinot Grigio can be when given this level of care.
Totally Random Sweet Red California NV
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June 22 to June 28, 2011
Totally Random is a blend of California Zinfandel, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Petite Sirah. This wine works in the glass so well because of it’s great balance if acidity. Balance, above all, is a Wine’s highest aspiration.
Stepping Stone Sauvignon Blanc “Cuveé Musque” Napa Valley 2010
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June 8 June 14, 2011
As summer drifts in we introduce another great summer wine from Stepping Stone. BevX readers know that Stepping Stone is the sibling wine of Cornerstone Cellars, a reserve level brand that continues to offer some of Napa’s best Cabernets.
Stepping Stone “Corallina” Syrah Rose Napa Valley 2010
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May 25 to May 31, 2011
BevX readers are very familiar with the great Cabernet’s made by Cornerstone Cellars but did you know that they have a sister label? Stepping Stone is the sibling to the reserve tier wines offered under the Cornerstone moniker. As you would expect, the Stepping Stone Wines are just as special and expressive.
Santa Cruz Mountain Pinot Noir “Branciforte Creek Vineyard” Santa Cruz Mountains 2008
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May 4 to May 10, 2011
In our ideal world wine alcohol levels are moderate, acidity is in perfect proportion and derived naturally, oak is very much a secondary flavor, it would pair well with food, age gracefully, and the sticker price won’t knock us over. In other words, wine would be a lot like our Beverage of the Week, Santa Cruz Mountain Vineyards Pinot Noir.
