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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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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 Red Wine Meant for Millennials

June 12, 2019June 20, 2019 Categories: Reds · SummerTags: Raise Your Glass1 Comment

Apothic Red is not some small-batch, hand-crafted boutique wine. It’s a grocery store wine, available almost anyplace that sells alcohol, and it’s one of the best selling red blends in the country.

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This Winemaker’s First Step was Soil

April 17, 2019April 20, 2019 Categories: Reds · SpringTags: Raise Your GlassLeave a comment

Moulin de Gassac Guilhem Red, a soft, delicate wine with flavors and aromas of berries and spice, is produced by one of the most celebrated family-owned wineries in France.

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A Delicious and Organic California Red

March 20, 2019March 20, 2019 Categories: Reds · SpringTags: Raise Your GlassLeave a comment

Bonterra Cabernet Sauvignon is not only a very fine, complex red wine with nuanced flavors and aromas, but it’s also made from grapes that are grown organically, a true bonus.

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Small Winery Nails the Finicky Pinot Noir

March 6, 2019March 8, 2019 Categories: Reds · WinterTags: Raise Your GlassLeave a comment

Winemakers often will add oak chips, oak powder or oak staves to wine aging in stainless steel casks. As a rule, I’m not a fan of these methods — it seems like cheating.

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A Budget Red That’s Good for the Land

January 23, 2019January 25, 2019 Categories: Reds · WinterTags: Raise Your GlassLeave a comment

The reasonably-priced Farmhouse red first came to my attention because it was made by a family-owned California producer known for quality wines.

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