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Wine Valentine
Tasted


2014 Sangiovese Torrebruna
It takes a lot of work to get from grape juice all the way to wine. This Tuscan wine stayed pretty close to grape juice. So I'm...


2015 Cross J Norton Stone Hill Winery
Fifteen years ago, we took a Missouri wine tour through and around Herman, MO. We did not find any Norton wines to write home about....


2015 Traminette Stone Hill Winery
Fifteen years ago, we took a Missouri wine tour through and around Herman, MO. We did not find any Norton wines to write home about. ...


Cynthiana - Date unknown St. James Winery
We are suspect of this form a Norton grape. Whatever Cyntiana is, this harvested grape was not treated well. After enjoying much of the...


2016 Lucumone Vermentino Mantellassi Vinyard
Some things are not designed to stand alone. You wouldn't wear a tie without a shirt. You wouldn't eat jelly by itself. It would be...


2012 Gattinana Travaglini Vineyard
We enjoyed this red wine from Italy, while dining in our favorite Kansas City Italian Restaurant. It proved a lighter red than other...


2015 Malbec Colome Vineyard
Here’s an interesting high mountain Argentine Malbec. Colome Vineyard brought in Malbec from other wineries. In this very bottle, wines...


2014 Chardonnay Chalk Hill Estates
Chardonnay was the first white wine where I got serious. This Sonoma County Chard is a serious one, and it has a full body. I served at...


2015 Malbec Cantena Tapata Vineyard
What’s hard to understand is how good grapes grow on mountains at high altitudes. When Juan Valdez advertises “mountain grown” coffee...


2015 Merlot Francis Ford Coppola
The guy made really good movies, but his Merlot is far less dramatic. It has good legs, and a fine deep, dark red color at first pour;...
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