Tag: Wine
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The Magic of Penfolds
We have both been long time fans of Penfolds. We first experienced Penfolds from a random buy at K&L Wines in San Francisco. We immediately fell in love with the wine. It was Bin 389, their Cabernet / Shiraz blend. Lots of jammy flavors, think lots of blackberries and plums. Without much hesitation we decided…
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Pinot Noirs we’ll be drinking this holiday season
I realized that this year I’ve bought and consumed a lot more Pinot Noirs than before. Not sure if it’s because of my recent fascination with Burgundy or just the fact that I love fruity but powerful wines, but we’ve had some lovely Pinots this year. Most of the folks I know often reach for…
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Wine Bars in Japan
A few weeks ago I took my dad on a trip to Japan to watch the Rugby World Cup, specifically 4 of the South African matches. We sadly lost the opening game against New Zealand, but luckily it all ended very well with South Africa winning the 2019 Rugby World Cup! Happy days! We spent…
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Additions to our Cellar
We have some club shipments coming in from Silverado and Petrichor. We also picked up a few bottles over the past two weeks that we added to our cellar. Here’s the list of wines that came in. 2014 Gaja Barbaresco I’ll admit, I splurged a bit on this one. Through my research over the past few…
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Curious world of Wine Auctions
Most of the wines in our collection come from local wineries where we are part of their wine club. Currently those are Scribe, Silverado and Petrichor. But recently discovered a section on K&L Wines that’s been tickling my fancy. And that’s their auctions page. Now before I continue, I don’t claim to be an expert in buying wines. I…
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