Episodes
Saturday Jan 02, 2021
2017 Ana Diogo-Draper Paso Robles Tempranillo
Saturday Jan 02, 2021
Saturday Jan 02, 2021
Ana's top-notch Tempranillo is intensely fruity and flush with plump berry flavors, like taking your pick of the juiciest fruit from bushels of blackberries, cherries and plums, all topped off with a delicate touch of mocha from a year of barrel-aging in fancy French oak.
Thursday Dec 31, 2020
The Mess You Leave Behind (Spain) Netflix
Thursday Dec 31, 2020
Thursday Dec 31, 2020
Raquel, a young literature teacher, gives her marriage a second chance and moves to her husband's hometown, which hides a dark secret she will try to unravel.
Saturday Dec 26, 2020
2018 Placer Andaluz Chardonnay
Saturday Dec 26, 2020
Saturday Dec 26, 2020
Fresh citrus fruit flavors lead on the palate with a nice underlying note of tropical fruit. Since this wine is largely unoaked, the crisp and refreshing acidity comes through on the palate making for a nice thirst-quenching wine
Friday Nov 20, 2020
2015 Borsao Berola
Friday Nov 20, 2020
Friday Nov 20, 2020
Intense cherry red color. Remarkable aromatic complexity with memories of black fruit and balsamic and toasted touches. Warm and gentle in the mouth, with soft but persistent tannins in perfect balance with the alcohol
Wednesday Sep 30, 2020
2019 Placer Andaluz - Tempranillo/Syrah
Wednesday Sep 30, 2020
Wednesday Sep 30, 2020
The Tempranillo was youthful and vibrant, packing a punch of flavor, a ton of potential. The Syrah balanced the Tempranillo, adding elegance, structure and a little note of underlying spice. The Tempranillo accounts for the primary grape in this blend. It propels this wine to be a nice fruit forward wine with red fruits leading on the palate. The Syrah is there and adds some really nice balance, as well as an underlying note of peppery spice.
Winery
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Placer Andaluz |
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Grapes
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Shiraz/Syrah, Tempranillo |
Region
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Spain / Vino de España |
Wine style
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Spanish Red |
Allergens
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Contains sulfites |
Wednesday Sep 16, 2020
Unknown Origins (Argentina Netflix)
Wednesday Sep 16, 2020
Wednesday Sep 16, 2020
I try to check out a few foreign movies or TV shows a few times a month. This interesting movie comes from Argentina and is all about comics, drama and heroes. A touch of Cosplay and super villain is the premise of this wacky fun movie. Here's my take.
Saturday Aug 15, 2020
2015 Laya Garnacha/Monastrell
Saturday Aug 15, 2020
Saturday Aug 15, 2020
Very good Spanish red Blend. Aromas of fresh red fruits, along with a note of burnt sugar, chocolate, spices & tobacco. Hints of wet undergrowth & dry, mineral overtones. Vibrant acidity & well-integrated tannins with solid structure. A wonderful blend of Garnacha Tintorera 70%. Monastrell 30%
Saturday Aug 08, 2020
2019 Torero Mendoza Tempranillo
Saturday Aug 08, 2020
Saturday Aug 08, 2020
This Tempranillo is produced with only 100% Tempranillo, the Spanish red wine grape that is as noble and historic there as the sport of bullfighting, this a young and bright un-oaked version shows the real essence of Tempranillo in its youthful state: fresh cherry and red berry fruit on the nose, with a palate that is classically soft, silky and savory and has hints of sweet fruit, easy acidity and gentle tannins.
Saturday Jul 18, 2020
2018 Mocho Velho Pardina White Wine
Saturday Jul 18, 2020
Saturday Jul 18, 2020
A blend of primarily 90% Pardina, also known as Cayetana Blanca and Jaen Blanco, this grape is grown abundantly in northwest Spain even though it is not commonly known in the U.S.. It displays a lemon-gold color, with a subtle nose of pear and fennel, and flavors of citrus and subdued melon in a medium bodied, medium acid, fresh white that is excellent when cold.
Saturday Jun 06, 2020
Plaza de la Reina Tempranillo
Saturday Jun 06, 2020
Saturday Jun 06, 2020
Plaza de la Reina red marries three varietals Tempranillo, Grenache and Monastrell into a totally tasty blend that displays a medium ruby hue and aromas of plum and cranberry with some spice. The flavors are surprisingly concentrated for a wine of this price with ripe fruit, nice tannins, and a long finish.