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Grape Ape: 2008-03-02
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Thursday, March 6, 2008. Speaking of straight forward here is a straight up very good pinot noir. Cameron 2001 Willamette Valley Pinot Noir. There were big bunches of ripe cherries in the nose of this wine. No subtlety here. Also corn chips? 2005 Bodegas Naia Naiades (Spain). This is a complex multi-layered almost contrary wine! Monday, March 3, 2008. Domaine Phillipe Faury 2005 Coindreu. This is Prometheus unbound! Eyrie Reserve 2002 Pinot Noir. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Subscribe To Grape Ape. If thi...
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Grape Ape: Pin-ooooh Noir
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Tuesday, July 29, 2008. Medici 2001 East Block Pinto Noir. This wine is retro! Back to the tradition of what I think Oregon Pinot Noir is all about. The classic coke of Pinot (try the coke vs. classic coke challenge) it’s the better recipe and evoking thoughts of earlier less over-potent Pinot Noir expressions. What do I mean by that? Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Subscribe To Grape Ape. Curious George wonders about the Rothschilds. The path to grape expectations. Other Blogs I like. Elevage - Wine...
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Grape Ape: 2008-03-23
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Monday, March 24, 2008. J Christopher Christo Irresisto '07. After last years release (see my prior posting) I was looking forward to the next release of the Irresisto. However Jay Sommers threw in a twist. No longer is this a Pinot Noir rose with Pinot style - this is no wine easy like Sunday morning, rather this is bracing! Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Subscribe To Grape Ape. Curious George wonders about the Rothschilds. The path to grape expectations. Other Blogs I like. 750 ml - Wine Blog.
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Grape Ape: 2008-03-09
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Wednesday, March 12, 2008. You may think of Riesling (reezling if you please) as the light floral wines of the northwest that are very dry and somewhat insubstantial. Or you may think of the sticky sweet syrupy desert in a glass style wine. To be true and to quote from a book I am reading Reisling may be the grape that produces more different styles of one wine than any other…. Jos Christoffel Jr. Graacher Domprobst Riesling Spatlese 1996. Jos Christoffel Jr. Urziger Wurtzgarten Auslese 1988. Great depth...
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Grape Ape: 2008-02-24
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Saturday, March 1, 2008. 10 bucks can make you cherry happy. Well I wasn't planning on posting today. I like to give some time between each so hopefully its not too much. However after an interesting bit of education today I thought even for my own sake I needed to post on the blog. To my surprise I did find one wine today that was both confusing as well as something I quite liked. Ognissole Primitivo Di Mandura 2005. Friday, February 29, 2008. Couch cushion change wine. Chile) - say it. J Christopher Cr...
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Grape Ape: Cheers to wine
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Tuesday, December 9, 2008. A wine worth mentioning with this post I recently had, from a varietal I had never had prior on its own. Eyrie 2006 Pinot Munier. Pinot Munier is a grape lesser known genetic variation of Pinot Noir often used in blends. If all Pinot Munier is like this then please let it be bottled on its own! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Subscribe To Grape Ape. Curious George wonders about the Rothschilds. The path to grape expectations. Other Blogs I like. 750 ml - Wine Blog.
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Grape Ape: Comfortably Pinot
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Tuesday, January 27, 2009. 2001 Medici East Block Pinot Noir. 8211; I blogged about this before and its still one of my happy points. (prior post - Pin-oooh Noir. Flavor Profile: 3.5 /5. Value: 4 /5 ($26-30 in most stores). 2002 Medici East Block Pinot Noir. Flavor Profile 3.5/5. Value: 4/5 ($27-30 harder to find as the release is not actually slated till after the’01 is gone). Clay Hill 2006 Pinot Noir. De Ponte Vineyards] (aka cherry vanilla coke) – You want the Mac and Cheese of Pinot?
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Grape Ape: The path to grape expectations
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Wednesday, February 20, 2008. The path to grape expectations. It has been some time since I have had names and vintages that I could rely on. I admit to having strayed to the beer side for a while. :) And in Oregon - why not! Still when a new local shop opened just 2 blocks from my work with tasting every Friday night it was the perfect reason to educate myself and expand my tastes. I have not missed a Friday in over 2 months since I first went there. Maybe your blog will help educate me! Curious George ...
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Grape Ape: Is Oregon Pinot Worth its salt?
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Thursday, November 13, 2008. Is Oregon Pinot Worth its salt? Well, I have been lax on posting of late but I did want to be sure to post about this topic. Throughout the fall the harvest of grapes goes on, and by now all are off the vine. Several times this fall already I have been asked by friends is there an inexpensive Oregon Pinot Noir that is really good? In other words is Oregon Pinot worth its salt. Do I think there are some nice Pinot Noirs from the area for $20 or less - absolutely! While moderat...
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Grape Ape: Bachus Athena & Apollo
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Friday, September 26, 2008. Bachus Athena and Apollo. Been a month since I posted! Okay so I was off having a late summer full of wine, food, and fun. And while Bachus may be the God of wine and good times, I ran into a few others of the Pantheon while enjoying my time and wines. Boedecker Cellars Athena 2004 Pinot Noir. Ermita VeraCruz 2005 Verdejo. Have you not had the Verdejo (Vayr-Day-Hoe) varietal of Spain before? Well I think you are missing out! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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