Wine Tasting Results

Vino Nobile Di Montepulciano

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Vino Nobile Di Montepulciano A wine country getaway to Italy would not be complete without a visit to the hilltop town of Montepulciano and the surrounding vineyards that produce the very fine wines of Vino Nobile Di Montepulciano.  Montepulciano is located in Tuscany and very near the Umbrian Border. Several years ago we took a day … Read more

Vintage Wine Tasters Judge Malbec Wines

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The Vintage Wine Tasters met this past Wednesday for their bi-monthly meeting to taste and judge six Malbec wines priced around the $20 range or below. Our host was Vintage club member Jerry who did an extraordinary job researching and selecting six different Malbec wines. Jerry threw us a bit of a curve ball by including one California Malbec and one from Cahors, France, among four Argentine wines. As per usual, the wines were bagged and scored using a unique 25-point scoring system.

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Vintage Wine Club Chardonnay Taste-Off

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The Vintage Wine Tasters met this past Wednesday for their bi-monthly blind wine tasting to taste and judge six Chardonnay wines priced under $20. Our host Ray decided to mix things up a little so he purchased three oaked Chardonnays and three unoaked Chardonnay wines. As per usual, the wines were bagged and scored using a unique 25-point scoring system. There were four wines from California one from Australia, and one from France.

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The Next Growing Region for Pinot Noir?

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Once again the Vintage Wine Tasters discover yet another amazing wine bargain. This time, a Pinot Noir wine for $17 from a wine-growing area in California unknown to almost any wine expert or critic. The Vintage Wine Tasters met on this past Wednesday and tasted six highly-touted bargain Pinot Noir wines. We wanted to see if we could find a delicious Pinot Noir for under $25. Any Pinot Noir wine lover knows what a difficult task this is as prices have soared ever since the “Sideways”movie glorified Pinot Noir and knocked poor Merlot for a loop.

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Vintage Wine Tasters Announce Results of Sauvignon Blanc Tasting

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To recap, the Vintage Wine Tasters, a group of non-industry people who love and enjoy wine, have been meeting informally for many years to taste and judge wine. At our previous meeting in June, we decided it was time to go public with our wine judging expertise. We posted the ratings for six Zinfandel wines we evaluated that day in June on this blog.

Little did we know what would happen next. Within minutes of the blog post, the social media sites sent out a wave of comments and tweets that reverberated throughout the online wine world. Within days we were inundated with tempting offers to be sent samples of wine. Talking notes appeared on wine shelves: “Vintage Wine Tasters Select Sobon Rocky Top as Best Zin.”We were astonished but quite pleased that the wine world was looking for a new voice in wine ratings. About those wine samples! We have agreed, unlike many wine critics, to refuse all samples of wine and vow not to be swayed by any winery, wine shop, or distributor.

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