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Red Wine and Fish?

This is a great article for those of us who don’t like white wine….but love fish. I’ve struggled with experimentation of red wine and fish for years and now have some basic expectations. What I’ve found is the is that dryier lighter red wines, like pinot noir’s and petite syrahs(blends) are best for my tastes, [...]

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Penny Black

Rating: 2005 / Post House Blend where: Home comments: Delicious smokey blend of 34% Shiraz, 25% Cabernet, 31% Merlot and 10% Petite Verdot. Smooth and woody smell…..very meaty, about 25.00 geopress_addEvent(window,”load”, function() { geopress_makemap(801,”",-33.931434,18.865565,”google”,Mapstraction.ROAD, { pan: true, zoom: ‘small’, overview: false, scale: true, map_type: true },7) });

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Petite Petite

Rating: 2005 / Michael David where: Jacks Steak House comments: This was a blend of petite sirah and a petite verdot and was very smooth and was pretty light considering. I had this with a nice Kansas City Steak and this wine had a very nice fruity finish. geopress_addEvent(window,”load”, function() { geopress_makemap(722,”central valley, california”,37.369919,-120.178162,”google”,Mapstraction.ROAD, { [...]

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Alexander Valley Vineyards

Rating: 2004 Cabernet Sauvignon where: in-between home comments: Approx. $15.99, It was a gift. Very hearty, meaty with full overtones. Definitely taste the barrel, and some really plume and smoke after tones. I’d love it with a stone pizza…but no deal this time around. Enjoy a thick wine from Wetzel Family Estate. geopress_addEvent(window,”load”, function() { [...]

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Terra Barrossa

Rating: 2004 Barrossa Cuvee Shiraz 54% – Petite Verdot 30% – Cabernet Sauvignon 16% where: home comments: Thorn and Clarke 100% Estate Grown at approx. $10.00 this is a really nice wine. We had tuna steaks with the Lily Pinot and then chased it with this. Very nice with company! geopress_addEvent(window,”load”, function() { geopress_makemap(454,”Australia”,-25.238485120851024,133.0224609375,”google”,Mapstraction.ROAD, { [...]

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