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Category: Fall

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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An Alternative to Pricier Chardonnays

December 5, 2018December 7, 2018 Categories: Fall · WhitesTags: Raise Your GlassLeave a comment

Rodney Strong Sonoma County Chardonnay is lightly oaked with subtle vanilla and baked fruit flavors and apple and lemon aromas, a wine with enough fruit-forward character to make it a good companion for most holiday fare.

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An Italian Red, By Way of California

November 14, 2018November 14, 2018 Categories: Fall · RedsTags: Raise Your GlassLeave a comment

Ferrari-Carano 25th anniversary Siena is a dry red blend with complex flavors of plums and cherries and aromas of raspberry jam, maple and bacon (if the tasting notes are to be believed), which makes it an excellent wine to have with Thanksgiving dinner.

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Leese-Fitch Pinot Noir Is Unmistakable Bargain

October 31, 2018November 14, 2018 Categories: Fall · RedsTags: Raise Your GlassLeave a comment

Leese-Fitch Pinot Noir, a light, dry red wine with layers of complex fruit flavor, is good to drink any time of year.

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From Spain, a Red Blend With Charm

October 17, 2018October 22, 2018 Categories: Fall · RedsTags: Raise Your GlassLeave a comment

Laya, a rich, red wine with aromas and flavors of black fruit and berries, is made primarily from an obscure grape grown in a small wine region in high, arid vineyards in southeastern Spain.

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