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2018 Casa Relvas Sul Red Blend

Becky Sue Epstein
Wine Reviews
1 min read
The label on this bottle is made of cork, because it comes directly from the Portuguese region of Alentejo which has cork forests that are known for their biodiversity and ecological balance. While this family-owned winery works within the region’s increasingly rigorous sustainability requirements, they still produce a very traditional

Ridge Vineyards Geyserville Red Blend

David Honig
Wine Reviews
1 min read
This is an absolutely ebullient wine, lively, exciting, with sweet cherries and blueberries dancing across the palate, cassis on the mid-palate, mint and rich earth running throughout. It is full-bodied and chewy, and lusciously fat. Drink with filet mignon with truffle butter. Very Highly Recommended. 96 points. DBH WHO: Ridge

A Wine from Tejo May be in Your Future

Andrew Chalk
Features
7 min read
The Tejo region of Portugal has produced wine since Roman times. However, most wine drinkers will not recall drinking any Tejo wine. This is not a surprise as this wine has historically been blended with wines from elsewhere in Portugal or just sold as generic "wine of Portugal".  Tejo has

2010 Trinitas “Mysterium” Red Blend

David Honig
Wine Reviews
1 min read
Juicy and floral, this kitchen sink wine offers light bright fruit supported by firm tannins. The nose has black cherry, strawberry jam, and rosewater. Black cherry and plum, loaded with plum skins, lead, followed by red currant on the mid-palate. It also has a touch of salinity and cinnamon. Tannins

2009 Ridge Geyserville

David Honig
Wine Reviews
1 min read
The bottle says 14.5% alcohol. My nose and eyeballs suspect if might be well north of 15%. This is a big wine, with brawny red fruits, a bowl of mixed cherries ranging from barely ripe to nearly black and strawberries-read more-