Nov
09

Astrale E Terra Arcturus, 2002, Meritage

I recently purchased 6 bottles of this wine from a daily email I get from The Wine Library. It scored 93 points from Wine Enthusiast. I am always on the look out highly rated good value wines. A few days after buying the wine I was making a beef stew with port and wine and [...]

Aug
23

Bordeaux Night

It’s been a while since I wrote about one of our wine tasting nights. Last month we did martini’s instead of wine but this month we’re back on track again. The way this works is that we are four couples in our self made wine club and we rotate through a different couple’s home once [...]

Feb
05

Mantra and Meadowlark Cabernet Sauvignon

I opened 2 very different cabs this weekend while watching the superbowl. The 1st was a 2005 cab and syrah mix from Meadowlark Cellars, a Napa Valley wine. It’s 73% cab and 27% syrah. This wine was heavily recommended and promoted by the Wine Library which rated it at 93 points. I ended up picking up [...]

Jan
28

Truchard, Cabernet Sauvignon 2001

I went to my local Bottle King a few weeks ago looking to buy a few bottles of wine to give away as presents. I didn’t really go there with anything particular in mind, just that I wanted Cabernet Sauvignon. I figured I would just look through what they had and decide on the spot. [...]