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2008 Woodward Canyon Chardonnay Walla Walla 2008 beautiful chardonnay, lots of ml and long creamy finish.

2007 Nelms Road Washington State Merlot juicy, a little lighter body, hints of tobacco...

2007 Woodward Canyon Merlot, nice with its tobacco and right bank features... long finish...

2007 Artist Series... wine of the day!! big fruit, lots of texture, a little hot.

2007 Nelms Road Cabernet light, nice fruit but uneventful...

odisea winery with jk wines

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2007 Cochon Syrah Massa Ranch Napa Valley dark coffee on the nose, dark fruit on the palate but it ends pretty quick... a little hot on the palate

2008 The Temp Tempranillo Clements Hill cedar on the nose, pretty juicy fruit and good finish... shows the difference between cali and spain temp though...no earthiness here., the clones are from the Ribera del Douro which is my favorite spanish wine region.

2008 Unusual Suspects 55% field blend, back in the old days farmers would plant all varietals together and they are all harvested at the same time... alicante bouchet, carignan, etc. dark purple in the glass, a little hot also..

2008 Veritable Quandry red.. 36% grenache.. and a bunch of other stuff... one note sticks out... iodine, juicy and hot

2009 Dream Albarino Lodi taking a cool climate wine and putting it in a hot area like Lodi the grape changes a lot... what was soft with some nutty character becomes a wannabe New Zealand sauv bloanc... catpee and rhubarb on the nose, green veggie on the palate, does have some of the texture of it.. but overall strange little wine.

Michael David Winery with Tom Schmtz

A very good producer of juicy, fruit forward wines... almost to a fault

Incognito Viognier 2007 sweet and viscous. a bit hot...

Petite Petit Petite Sirah the wine doesnt need the cute label it is good...lots of deep flavors, even a little bacon fat... nice firm texture but may have finished a little hot

Earthquake Zinfandel Lodi named for the old vines that were planted in 1906, the year of the great San Francisco earthquake..jammy and juicy

Earthquake Cabernet Lodi again big fruit, not complex just fruit forward with a little vanilla caramel on the finish.

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Estate Riesling 2007 halbtrocken style... minerality with a little cotton candy finish.

Piesporter Michelsberg Kabinett Mosel 2008 100% Riesling.. nice minerality and acidity to balance the sweetness
Duxheimer Doktor Spatlese. a blend of riesling and muller-thurgau brightlemony yellow.. a honey mineral note on the nose, good viscosity

Twisted River Dornfelder 2006 garnet color, juicy not at all green like I thought it might be... showing fruit very well. a nice alternative to lambrusco

Riesling Sekt Extra Dry Sparkling NV a touch of diesel and mineral on the nose, bright apple on the palate but a touch dull on the finish..

erin adams with glazer

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Acrobat Pinot Gris Oregon 2008 lemony, good acidity and flavorful for oregon pinot gris

Librandi Ciro Bianco Calibria,2008 made from greco bianco, all about the mineral and texture with a nice touch of stone fruits... great alternative to ubiquitous ot grigio

Valle Reale Montepulciano d'Abruzzio Italy 2008 boring label but great product.. dark purple color and fruits are showing through... tannins and tartness...

The Sum California 2007 tuck beckstoffer of the napa beckstoffers.. cab, syrah and petite syrah, tight nose, petite syrah makes it fruity,, not overly complex though...

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Rosso di Montalcino..2006 Sangiovese Grosso.... baby brunello.. really enjoyable texture.. a little hot on the tongue... but a long earthy finish

Rosso di Montepulciano 2004 textbook italian nose, round on the palate though, not as thin as some Italians... bright cherry fruit on the finish.

VINTUS AND PINNACLE IMPORTS

2008 Errazuriz Wild Ferment Chardonnay Chile... some malo and 100% barrel makes an american style chard... good viscosity and fruit...

2006 Telmoo Rodgriguez Gago. Spain Toro.... made from Tinto di Toro or Tempranillo, the grape of Rioja, but as syrah reacts differently to australia versus Cornas, so tempranillo does between rioja and toro... dense rich and ripe not a bit of the typical saddleleather that Rioja exhibits.

2007 Decero Malbec Argentina the second vintage for this producer... definitely in the style that parker likes, big, bold and juicy... dark purple in color ... dark fruit on the palate...

2007 Finca Decero Amano Argentina.. best blocks of their grapes make this wine. malbec, cab and tannat... round flavors but the cab does show through... wine of the day...

2007 Errazuriz late harvest sauv blanc... late picked so higher in sugar... honey and apricot on the nose, but a little blunt, nice mouthfeel on the palate but a little medicinal on the finish... not a winner...