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Warren Johnston finds well-made, available wines in the $10 range.

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A Smooth Red with a Rough and Tumble Name

March 11, 2020March 12, 2020 Categories: Reds · WinterTags: Raise Your Glass1 Comment

Paxis Red Blend is a very good, medium-body wine with a name and label inspired by a physical, occasionally violent British children’s game.

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An Argentine Red That’s Fit for a Feast

December 18, 2019January 1, 2020 Categories: Reds · WinterTags: Raise Your GlassLeave a comment

Domaine Bousquet’s Reserve Malbec is a soft, medium-bodied red wine with a silky finish and aromas and flavors of roasted mushrooms and red berries, a well-suited drink for holiday meals.

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Bread and Butter by the Bottle

December 4, 2019December 8, 2019 Categories: Fall · RedsTags: Raise Your GlassLeave a comment

Bread & Butter Pinot Noir is a juicy wine packed with red cherry and raspberry aromas and flavors that make it an excellent inexpensive companion for the rich complexities of a holiday meal.

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From Alsace, Look-Alike Pinot Blancs

November 20, 2019November 24, 2019 Categories: Fall · WinterTags: Raise Your GlassLeave a comment

Both of these Alsatians, in their easily recognizable, tall green bottles with yellow labels, are full-bodied, dry white wines well suited for drinking with appetizers or with the first course of a holiday feast.

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Portuguese Wines Grow in Quality and Availability

November 6, 2019November 10, 2019 Categories: Fall · RedsTags: Raise Your GlassLeave a comment

Colossal Reserva is an award-winning red wine that’s full of plum and blackberry flavors, making it an excellent cool-weather choice with grilled meats, flavorful cheeses and the diverse fare of a holiday meal.

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A Big Red that Owes a Debt to Bourbon

October 23, 2019October 24, 2019 Categories: Fall · RedsTags: Raise Your GlassLeave a comment

This juicy, bourbon-barrel-aged red wine is an excellent choice to accompany pulled pork, ribs or hearty stews and soups. It’s not a cheese and cracker, light-sipping, salad wine. It is so full of rich flavor that it’ll knock your socks off.

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A White Wine that Spans the Seasons

October 9, 2019October 10, 2019 Categories: Fall · WhitesTags: Raise Your GlassLeave a comment

Joel Gott Sauvignon Blanc is a wine for all seasons, unlike other Sauvignon Blancs that lend themselves to only warm weather drinking.

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This Rosé is a Sip for All Seasons

September 11, 2019September 13, 2019 Categories: Fall · RoseTags: Raise Your GlassLeave a comment

Fall is the time for rosé — well, so are summer, spring and even winter — and Band of Roses is full of the floral aromas and stone fruit flavors that are perfectly suited for all seasons.

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Pinot Gris Survives Its Identity Crisis

August 28, 2019August 29, 2019 Categories: Summer · WhitesTags: Raise Your GlassLeave a comment

Firesteed Pinot Gris is full of melon and citrus flavors that make it an excellent choice for sipping on cooler summer and fall evenings or to accompany grilled vegetables, lobster or other seafood.

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A Winery that Got Its Mojo Back

August 14, 2019August 16, 2019 Categories: Summer · WhitesTags: Raise Your GlassLeave a comment

After decades of corporate neglect and a slide in quality, Sterling Vineyards has returned to its roots and is making excellent wines that are garnering awards and high ratings from wine critics.

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Warren Johnston’s column, which appears in newspapers and on-line, is designed to help readers cut through the sea of wine offerings that crowd the shelves of stores and find well-made, available wines that sell in $10 range.
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