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Two Blondes, a Brunette, and Five Big Bodacious Reds Redux

Tuesday, October 2nd, 2007

bo·da·cious (adj.) : remarkable; outstanding.

October 2nd, bring the the return of Two Blondes, A Brunette and Five Reds presented by Lori Draheim, Carol Rentz and Jill LaPanna. Our theme for this tasting is Big
Bodacious Blends Part II. This is a continuation of Part I which was a big hit…and these wines promise to be even more bodacious! I know; I tasted them all.

The wines to be featured are red blends made up of three or more grape varietals. Needless to say extensive “research” has gone into the selection of these wines. We will start with a serious Rhone Ranger blend from Santa Cruz, then enjoy a Chateauneuf du Pape with outstanding character, next we will taste a haunting, fruit forward
blend from California followed by a bright, focused GSM from Australia, our final wine is a complex blend that will evolve beautifully once set free from the confines of the bottle!

  1. 2001 Le Cigare Volant (California) - $39.99
  2. 2003 Pierre Usseglio & Fils Chateaneuf do Pape (France) - $29.99
  3. 2004 Phantom Bogle (California) - $14.99
  4. 2003 Rosemount GSM (Australia) - $33.99
  5. 2005 Orin Swift - The Prisoner (Napa, California) - $32.99

Cheeses

  1. Ariana Goat Gouda - $14.99
  2. Monteboissie Morbiere - $9.99

Posted in Morbiere, Viognier, Gouda, Goat, Goat Gouda, Cinsaut, Petite Syrah, Trader Joe's, GSM, Wide World of Wine, Imperial Liquors, Charbano, Chateauneuf du Pape, Out of Site, 2005, Zinfandel, 2004, 2003, 2001, Cabernet Sauvignon, Carigane, Pearsons, Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre, Red | 7 Comments »

Two Blondes, a Brunette and Five Reds - Big Bodacious Blends Part 1

Saturday, September 22nd, 2007

Tuesday, September 18! The return of Two Blondes, A Brunette and Five Reds presented by Lori Draheim, Carol Rentz and Jill LaPanna. Our theme for this tasting is Big Bodacious Blends! These are some tasty juice!

The wines we will feature are red blends made up of three or more grape varietals. We will start the tasting with a gold medal winning Bordeaux style red from Dry Creek Valley, next will be a gorgeous Australian MSG with a 90 point rating, then on to an easy-sipping Cal-Italian blend from Sonoma, from there we will have a Bordeaux blend with classic Napa flavors and texture at a great price, and finally, a big nicely proportioned red said to be spicy with a long finish from THE hot brand from Australia right now. You won’t want to miss this variety of red blends that are additionally great values!

  1. 2004 Forchini - Beauseirra (Sonoma) - $12.99 - Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Carigane
  2. 2005 Rutherglen Estate - The Reunion (Australia) - $14.99 - Mourvedre, Shiraz, Grenache
  3. 2004 Ferrari-Carao-Siena (Sonoma) - $21.99 - Sangiovese, Malbec, Cabernet Sauvignon
  4. 2003 Paoleti - Piccolo Cru (Napa) - $17.99 - Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Malbec, Cabernet Franc
  5. 2006 Molly Dooker - The Two Left Feet (Australia) - $19.99 - Shiraz, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon

The two cheese that we had were:

  1. Provolone Picante - $11.99 - Provolone originally comes from the south of Italy but is nowadays produced in several regions of North Italy.
  2. Fromage d’ Affinois- $12.99 - a creamy French cheese that is silky and smooth.

The wines came from multiple locations listed below:

  1. Bell’s Wine and Spirit (DC)
  2. Total wine and More (multiple locaions)
  3. Total wine and More (multiple locaions)
  4. Out of Site (VA)
  5. Pearsons (DC)

The cheese and bread both came from Calvert Woodley’s.

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