What difference does 80 cents make? Here’s a DOCG Chianti for $4.99. That’s 80 cents less than my favorite (to date) Chianti. Should you save that 80 cents for your kid’s college education? Read on.
Archive for the ‘Wine’ Category
Aquila D’Oro Chianti DOCG – 2009 – Wine Review
02/19/2011Montepulciano D’Abruzzo DOC – 2009 – Villa Cerrina – Wine Review
02/06/2011
At last, a wine label that’s fairly easy to photograph. And, an easy to drink wine to go with it.
Top 10 – Wine Review
01/23/2011
It’s always dangerous to rely solely on one’s memory. However it’s even more dangerous to have 10 open bottles of wine and try to rank them.
Gaetano D’Aquino Chianti Riserva – 2006 – DOCG
01/22/2011
Seal and all, this is about the highest classification for wines in Italy. e Garantita – guaranteed. And it’s still only $5.79.
Charles Shaw – Merlot – 2009 – Wine Review
01/13/2011
Carefully look at the picture of the bottle. It’s mostly empty. Know what that means? Someone actually drank the wine. That should be the new scale for rating any wine. The emptier the bottle, the better the wine.
Ruggero di Tasso – Nero d’Avola – 2008 – Wine Review
01/04/2011
Not to my taste. Other people find it goes well with strong foods.
Alexander & Fitch – Cabernet Sauvignon – 2009 – Wine Review
12/31/2010
There is a difference between a $3 bottle of wine and a $7 bottle of wine. And it’s not just the nice heavy bottle the $7 wine comes in.
Aquila D’Oro – Toscana – 2009 – Wine Review
12/26/2010
Lightening can strike twice for $3.99. This Golden Eagle has landed.
Charles Shaw Shiraz (2008) – Wine Review – Trader Joe’s
12/11/2010
Even though I always pick up a bottle or two of Charles Shaw wine when at Trader Joe’s, I’ve never written about one. So here goes. It’s a head-to-head taste test between the Charles Shaw Shiraz and a D’aquino Gaetano Sangiovese. California versus Italy. Good thing this isn’t soccer.
Sangiovese Di Toscana – 2008 – D’Aquino Gaetano – Wine Review
11/20/2010
If I knew where I bought this wine, I’d go back and buy several more bottles. This is a wine which almost any wine drinker can like.
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