What to drink on the 4th of July?

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The Wine Cask Blog | 07/04/08 12:49

July 4th--the day when we celebrate the independence of our nation from the rule of uninvolved individuals living far across the ocean. Uninvolved in the sense of estranged from the culture they were trying to rule. They were very involved with respect to placing laws and taxes--especially taxes--on the citizens of the...

  Concha y Toro "Terrunyo Block 28" 2006 Sauvignon Blanc

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Ken's Wine Guide RSS Feed | 07/04/08 6:20

This pale yellow Sauvignon Blanc from Chile was recently recommended by our tasting panel. ...

  Bodegas Alto Almanzora Este 2005

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winewaves | 07/03/08 23:59

Este, or 090 degrees on the compass, is a sleeper. After tasting from 3 or 4 bottles of the 2005 vintage, I continue to be impressed with the intense aromatics and the fireworks display of fruit in the mouth. Bodegas Alto Almanzora Este 2005 can boast an 89 point rating...

  Carlisle Winery "Dry Creek Valley" 2006 Zinfandel

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Ken's Wine Guide RSS Feed | 07/03/08 18:48

Sometimes a wine just needs a little air to show off its best qualities. ...

  St. Supery, Rose 2006

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Winecast | 07/03/08 18:30

Summer is the time for dry rose as they pair well with warm weather fare and are refreshing when more full bodied reds seem too heavy. So I was pleased when this wine sample arrived at the beginning of the season to get my rose tasting started. I’ll be posting more rose notes as we [...]

  S.A. Prüm "Graacher Dompropst Auslese VAT 7" 2003 Dessert & Ice Wine

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Ken's Wine Guide RSS Feed | 07/03/08 16:54

This rich yellow colored wine opens up with a cotton candy and honey like bouquet. ...

  Into the Wilderness with Wine

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Vinography: A Wine Blog | 07/03/08 10:36

The trunk contains a cooler. The cooler contains ten bottles of wine: three whites, two rosés, and five reds. In four hours I will be miles from nowhere. No cell phone coverage, no Internet access -- just the wife, the baby daughter, four days' supply of vino and a corkscrew. My oldest friend in the world is getting...

  Turtle Creek 2007 Sauvignon Blanc

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Ken's Wine Guide RSS Feed | 07/02/08 18:33

This pale yellow wine from little Turtle Creek Winery finished in 5th place in our recent blind tasting of Sauvignon Blancs. ...

  Domaine Zind Humbrecht "Clos Hauserer" 2006 Riesling

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Ken's Wine Guide RSS Feed | 07/02/08 17:18

This was my favorite dry Riesling from the 2006 Zind Humbrecht collection. ...