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Uncorking a bottle of wine without a corkscrew, using just a shoe, is a bit of a myth in the wine community. Not that many of us have actually tried it. So, does it actually work in real life? It all starts with a moment of anxiety. You’re with that special friend(s) you have this […]

Bodegas Muga is a famous family-owned winery located in the historic wine district of Haro in Rioja Alta (the town is also home to such prestigious wineries as La Rioja Alta or the CVNE). Founded relatively recently during the long history of Rioja, in 1932, the bodega owns about 250 hectares of vineyards (600 acres) […]

2017 Marc & Emma Bournazeau Terra Remota Winery ‘Ales Roses’ Garnatxa Negra, Vi da Taula Rosé from Emporda, Catalonia, Spain Score: 87/100   This rosé vino by Catalan winery Terra Remota, part of the Ales range is made from 100% Grenache Noir grapes (aka Garnacha Tinta in Spanish or Garnatxa Negre in Catalan). Although coming […]

2017 Terra Remota ‘Caminito’ Organic Rosé, Emporda DO, Spain Score: 90+/100 Caminito is a rosé and organic wine made from 100% Garnacha Tinta (Grenache) grapes in the D.O. Empordà area of Catalonia in Northern Spain. About 3500 bottles are made annually. Wine Facts Alcohol content: 13.5% vol. Residual sugar: <1 g/l Total acidity: 5.62 g/L […]

Wine Review 2017 Les Vignerons de Tutiac ‘Carrelet d’Estuaire’ Bordeaux Rosé, France Score: 86/100   Carrelet d’Estuaire is a pink rosé wine made by Bordeaux cooperative winery Les Vignerons de Tutiac, from 100% Merlot grapes grown primarily around the right bank’s Northern area of Bordeaux’ viticultural region. As a fun anecdote, promotional pink Citroen trucks […]

As many of you know, I’m a huge wine lover, I taste wine and review wines all the time. But I’ve got one regret one regret in life which is that I can’t really have wine in the morning. I love wine and I love the taste of wine but I don’t really like the […]

Sparkling Wine Review of CostaRipa Mattia Vezzola Brut Rosé s.a. Metodo Classico Brut Spumante, Moniga del Garda, Lombardy, Italy Score: 91+/100 Points   CostaRipa Mattia Vezzola Brut Rosé Cuvée is made from 80% Chardonnay and 20% Pinot Nero grapes (Pinot Noir) grown on some of the coolest vineyards around Lake Garda in Northern Italy’s Lombardy […]

Tarantas is bubbly and an organic wine made by Bodegas Iranzo from organically-grown grapes grown in the hills near Spain’s Mediterranean coast, near Valencia around the Utiel Requena area. It is made from 100% organic Bobal grapes. Tarantas is distributed in the US by Natural Merchants Inc. Overall Tasting Impressions An organic sparkling rosé wine with […]

Wine Review of 2017 Château Maris Blushing Nymphe Languedoc Organic Rosé, France Score: 91/100 Points   Blushing Nymphe is a new rosé wine by famous Southern France’s producer Château Maris, made from blend of Grenache Noir and Grenache Gris under the from Languedoc AOP appellation. This is an organic wine, a rosé made from direct […]

Wine Review of 2017 Sainsbury’s Taste the Difference Bordeaux Rosé by Les Vignerons de Tutiac, France Score: 88/100   This Bordeaux wine Rosé, part of the UK Sainsbury’s grocery stores chain, is made in South Western France by Les Vignerons de Tutiac from Merlot grapes in stainless steel tanks. This 2017 vintage contains sulfites, is […]