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Tad is a web designer and front-end web developer by trade and founder of Burning Bridges Media. He is a self proclaimed geek and an avid wine enthusiast.
Aside from his involvement in Don’t Fear the Grape, Tad is the producer and co-host of the Animation Station and Crash! Bang! Pow! podcasts.
Price: $18.00
Varietal: 60% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Sauvingnon, 10% Cabernet Franc
Region: France > Bordeaux > Premières Côtes de Blaye
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Varietal: 100% Mead
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Price: under $10.00
Varietal: 100% Gamay
Region: France > Beaujolais
Website: wine.woot.com
Winemakers Notes: This 2001 Beaujolais is striking in its brilliant deep crimson robe. For the nose, a veritable palette of bright floral aromas is interlaced among blackberries, wild strawberries and blueberries, with hints of black and red currants. Taste the Beaujolais Nouveaux 2011 and revel in its full, smooth body with a fine, silky harmonious texture and exceptional richness.
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Price: $23.00
Varietal: 100% Brachetto d’Acqui
Region: Italy > Piemonte (Piedmont)
Website: www.rosaregale.com
Winemakers Notes: While it is appreciated as one of the few wines in the world that truly marries well with chocolate, especially dark or bittersweet, its charms extend across a palette of occasions and food pairings, from savory to sweet. On its own Rosa Regale is an elegant aperitif. Its fruity character beguiles the heat of spicy Asian and Latino fare, and its gentle acidity is an ideal foil to the piquant richness of goat cheese, especially in a spring mix salad with almonds and cranberries. Quiches, glazed hams, beets, vichyssoise, gazpacho, chowders and even the myriad of flavors at Thanksgiving dinner, all traditionally challenging wine matches, are enchanted by Rosa Regale. Strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, trifles and hazelnut tortes are all elevated by this frothy wine.
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Price: $40.00 (close out for $10.00)
Varietal: 100% Syrah
Region: California > Sonoma County > Alexander Valley
Website: www.bluerockvineyard.com
I really blew it on this one. The first time I had the 2001 Blue Rock Syrah, it was one of my favorite wines ever. I had been saving this wine for a time when I could share it with friends, and then blew it by not decanting this wine. This wine needs to breath for at LEAST 2 hours. Without decanting, this wine is closed and tight with very little body. But after decanting, oh boy…
The ratings listed below are based on the non-decanted 2001 Blue Rock Syrah.
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- Dislike, Not Drinkable - Okay, Would not Recommend - Like It, but Nothing Special - Like It, Would Buy Again
- Love It, Always Keep on Hand
