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Grenache
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| Page 1 of 1 | Previous | Next | | | DR. VINO MARCH 26, 2009 Randall Grahm - the way back is the way forward - part II From his base in Santa Cruz, he rose to fame (and a good bit of fortune) by following the path of grape varieties traditionally from the Rhone and Italy–with a dose of Zinfandel. Or Cardinal Zin, a Zinfandel with a Ralph Steadman depiction of a cardinal on the label. But Grahm has had a change of heart. Absolutely. | | | | | | | | | | WINE TASTING GUY APRIL 30, 2008 Polaner tasting standouts Interestingly enough, they make a 100% grenache wine called the (2005) St. Syrahs & 2 Cab's were tried at the tasting. The least cost prohibitive wine of the bunch was the 2006 Arnot-Roberts Syrah Clary Ranch and the one I found most interesting. Zinfandels and 1 Syrah. don't know. great wine. Onto the reds. | SLAKED FEBRUARY 11, 2008 Welcome to SLAKED! 2005 Ridge Vineyards Dusi Ranch Zinfandel ATP Selection * Good deep plum color turning ruby at the rim. 2001 Ridge Vineyards Lytton Springs Grenache/Syrah ** Deep purple color; humungous nose, spicy black pepper but still whopping purple fruits inside. Welcome to SLAKED ! my wine tasting journal. Peaking | | | | | | | | | -
SLAKED | TUESDAY, APRIL 8, 2008 Acorn 2005 Heritage Vines Zinfandel Alegria Vineyard RRV * An old vine field blend containing zinfandel, petit sirah, alicante boushet, carignane, trousseau, sangiovese, petit boushet, negrette, syrah, muscat noir, cinsault, and grenache. Another gem suggested by Eric Baugher. Medium ruby with a slight shine on it. Spicy nose mixed with stewed plum and herbs.sage note? MORE >>
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