Value Red from Chile: Cameron Hughes Lot 95, Wine of Chile 2007 Meritage
Saturday, November 22nd, 2008 Posted in Cabernet Sauvignon, Carmenère, Cheap and Red, Chile, Merlot | No Comments »The hardships I endure for you, dear reader. All so that you can pick your cheap wines with confidence. As you know, Chilean wines are special to me. Mostly because they are such great values. Chile produces some of the world's ...
Shootout at the Chilean Corral!
Sunday, November 9th, 2008 Posted in Cabernet Sauvignon, Cheap and Red, Chile, Merlot, Syrah | No Comments »Time to try something different here at The Wine Barbarian: Mortal Combat! I ventured into The Cellar today to pick a wine for dinner. While that sounds pretentious let me dash your illusions as my "cellar" is just an unfinished room ...
Calina Carménère Reserva
Tuesday, November 4th, 2008 Posted in Carmenère, Cheap and Red, Chile | No Comments »Mrs. Barbarian and I enjoyed this wonderful Calina Reserva 2006 Carmenere with dinner the other night. The Mrs had purchased some pork chops, which I honestly loathe. Don't get me wrong, I'm not a hater of swine flesh... quite the ...
The Devil Made Me Drink It!
Monday, October 6th, 2008 Posted in Carmenère, Cheap and Red, Chile | No Comments »This wine actually saved us from a disaster. I had opened another bottle which Mrs. Barbarian tasted as I was cooking and pronounced it awful. I took a sip and confirmed (review coming soon!) so I reached into the wine ...
2004 Casa Silva Reserva Carmenère
Saturday, July 26th, 2008 Posted in Carmenère, Cheap and Red, Chile | No Comments »Mrs. Barbarian had a friend over last night, and we drank two and a half bottles of wine. A little of this, a little of that. The last bottle I pulled from my "cellar"... which is really an unfinished room ...
De Martino “Legado Reserva” Syrah 2004
Saturday, July 19th, 2008 Posted in Cheap and Red, Chile, Syrah | No Comments »I spotted this Chilean Syrah in the wine section of my grocer today and had to pick it up. I've seen all sorts of varietals from Chile, but never Syrah... until today. Now, being a brutish barbarian, I rarely stay ...
Veramonte Cabernet Sauvignon, 2006 Reserva
Friday, July 18th, 2008 Posted in Cabernet Sauvignon, Cheap and Red, Chile | No Comments »This is one of the wines I grabbed on that rampage through the wine section a while back. As promised here is the review. Not a bad Cab, but it isn't a mind-blower. But hey, what do you expect for under ...
Cono Sur Carmenere
Saturday, July 12th, 2008 Posted in Carmenère, Cheap and Red, Chile | No Comments »Another great value from Chile. I keep seeing the Cono Sur brand at my local grocery store. They sell Pinot, some white varietals I don't care about, and this wonderful Carmenere. Being very interested in this particular grape led me to ...
Santa Ema 2005 Carmenère
Thursday, May 15th, 2008 Posted in Carmenère, Cheap and Red, Chile | 1 Comment »This is a Santa Ema 2005 Carmenere barrel select that I picked up for $10.99. As you know, the Vinagoth has a thing for Chilean wines. They are good, cheap, and tasty. I actually first discovered them while living overseas (in ...
Pillage & Plunder!
Tuesday, May 13th, 2008 Posted in Cheap and Red, Chile, Italy | 1 Comment »The Vinagoth had some business to do in the big city today and stopped by a big wine merchant afterwards. I packed the passenger seat of my car with numerous bottles of Cheap Red Wine! Said treasures are being dragged ...
