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Focus and further
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Seriously.

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Beaujolais, France &
Jerez de la Frontera, Spain.

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Monthly Archives of: March 2017

Joseph Drouhin, Beaujolais Nouveau 2016, Beaujolais, France, Wine Casual
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March 31, 2017
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by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual

Joseph Drouhin Beaujolais Nouveau 2016 – Simple & Likeable

Joseph Drouhin, Beaujolais Nouveau 2016, Beaujolais, France

Tasting Note: A 2016 Beaujolais Nouveau filled with refreshing acidity and bright red-fruit flavors.[Read more]

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Georges Duboeuf, Beaujolais Nouveau 2016, Beaujolais, France, Wine Casual
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March 30, 2017
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by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual

Georges Duboeuf Beaujolais Nouveau 2016 – A Wine About Hope

Georges Duboeuf, Beaujolais Nouveau 2016, Beaujolais, France

Tasting Note: This 2016 Beaujolais is exactly what we all hope to be in our youth — attractive, promising, and imbued with potential that’s worthy of a second look.[Read more]

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Marques de Casa Concha, Chardonnay 2014, Limari, Chile, Wine Casual
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March 29, 2017
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by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual

Marques de Casa Concha Chardonnay 2014 – A Chardonnay Chameleon

Marques de Casa Concha, Chardonnay 2014, Limari, Chile

Tasting Note: A chardonnay chameleon that hints at warm-weather fruit while delivering on cooler-weather acidity lightly kissed with French oak.[Read more]

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Willm, Blanc de Blancs Brut, Alsace, France, Wine Casual
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March 28, 2017
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by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual

Willm Blanc de Blancs Brut – Your New House Sparkling Wine

Willm, Blanc de Blancs Brut, Alsace, France

Tasting Note: Look for this affordable sparkler from Alsace that your guests will love and that provides a price-to-value ratio that will make you not hesitate to open a second or third bottle over the course of an evening.[Read more]

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Pisano, Cisplatino, Pequeña Reserva Tannat & Merlot 2013, Progreso, Uruguay, Wine Casual
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March 27, 2017
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by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual

Pisano Cisplatino Pequeña Reserva Tannat & Merlot 2013 – Easy Drinking & Round at Moments

Pisano, Cisplatino, Pequeña Reserva Tannat & Merlot 2013, Progreso, Uruguay

Tasting Note: An easy-drinking red blend from Uruguay.[Read more]

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Peter Zemmer, Rollhütt Pinot Noir 2015, Alto Adige - Süditrol, Italy, Wine Casual
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March 26, 2017
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by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual

Peter Zemmer Rollhütt Pinot Noir 2015 – Straddles Old & New World in Style

Peter Zemmer, Rollhütt Pinot Noir 2015, Alto Adige – Süditrol, Italy

Tasting Note: A pinot noir that balances fruit forwardness with red-fruit restraint straddling Old and New World in style.[Read more]

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Willm, Reserve Riesling 2015, Alsace, France, Wine Casual
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March 25, 2017
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by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual

Willm Reserve Riesling 2015 – Dripping in Flavor with Enticing Aromatics

Willm, Reserve Riesling 2015, Alsace, France

Tasting Note: An Alsatian riesling with weight, body and lazy-afternoon summer sunlight all swirled together into one delicious and delightful elixir.[Read more]

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Marques de Casa Concha, Carmenere 2014, Peumo, Chile, Wine Casual
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March 24, 2017
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by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual

Marques de Casa Concha Carmenere 2014 – Stunning Example of a Bordeaux Blending Grape

Marques de Casa Concha, Carmenere 2014, Peumo, Chile

Tasting Note: A rubust red and stunning example of this most underrated of Bordeaux blending grapes that shines in Chilean soil.[Read more]

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Concha Y Toro, Frontera After Midnight Red 2015, Central Valley, Chile, Wine Casual
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March 23, 2017
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by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual

Concha Y Toro Frontera After Midnight Red 2015 – A Basic Chilean Red

Concha Y Toro, Frontera After Midnight Red 2015, Central Valley, Chile

Tasting Note: A simple, basic, red wine from Chile.[Read more]

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Paul Jaboulet Aîné, Parallèle 45 Côtes du Rhône 2012, Wine Casual
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March 22, 2017
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by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual

Paul Jaboulet Aîné Parallèle 45 Côtes du Rhône 2012 – A Winner!

Paul Jaboulet Aîné, Parallèle 45 Côtes du Rhône 2012, France

Tasting Note: This grenache-syrah blend delivers what you like best in French syrah supported by a sturdy grenache back that holds its own and advances the wine forward with divine aromas to boot.[Read more]

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