Torbreck “Woodcutter’s Shiraz”
Monday, August 18th, 2008 Posted in Australia, Syrah | No Comments »Torbreck Barossa Valley 2005 Woodcutter's Shiraz $20.99 For a guy who flogs Petite Sirah damn near every week, I rarely consume the similarly named, but completely unrelated Syrah/Shiraz varietal. It isn't that I don't like it... I do. In fact there ...
2005 Spellbound Petite Sirah
Monday, August 18th, 2008 Posted in California, Cheap and Red, Petite Sirah | No Comments »Last night we had a thunderstorm, followed by a huge blood red full moon rising over the hills to the east. Mrs. Barbarian was cooking up some amazing stuffed flank steak things she found somewhere, so I figured nothing short ...
An old standby: Maryhill Winemaker’s Red
Sunday, August 3rd, 2008 Posted in Cheap and Red, Odds, Ends & Blends, Washington State | No Comments »This is one of those "can't miss" buys: Maryhill Winemaker's Red, in this case a 2006. This wine is consistently excellent and reasonably priced, year after year. Mrs. Barbarian was the one that found it for us, having drank it ...
Sango! Ole!
Sunday, August 3rd, 2008 Posted in Cheap and Red, Spain, Tempranillo | No Comments »Mrs. Barbarian & I dined at our favorite local restaurant the other day. I always order the same thing there, much to the Mrs' chagrin. The chef magically knows how to make a steak *just* the way I like it, ...
Je ne parle pas Francais. 2005 Domaine de L’Ameillaud
Sunday, August 3rd, 2008 Posted in Cheap and Red, France, Rhone | No Comments »The French sure know how to make wine. But they could not SELL wine to save their lives (from an invasion of barbarians!) Look at any label from any wine made outside of France... be it the US, Chile, Argentina, ...
