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WBW #40 Que Sirah Sirah
As the hostess of this month’s Wine Blogging Wednesday, I decided it was high time I pulled out all the stops for a WBW. With that in mind, Matt and I decided to host a blind tasting of Petite Sirah in...
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More from the Rockpile
Many of the wines that came in my most recent Mauritson club shipment were two things: one, they were single vineyard Zinfandels, and two, they were labeled under the name Rockpile Winery, which is...
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Grower’s Reserve
Giving away a little bit of how behind I am on posts, we drank this 2004 Mauritson Grower’s Reserve Zinfandel from the Dry Creek Valley on Super Bowl Sunday. This will also show that while in theory I...
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Playing with Schmancy Glass Things
I broke out both the fancy Riedel stemless glasses and this decanting/aerating contraption called the Soiree to drink this bottle of 2005 Mauritson Zinfandel from Dry Creek Valley. Mostly because I...
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High Octane Wine
First off, holy high alcohol batman. I chose the 2006 Mauritson Rockpile Madrone Spring Vineyard Syrah for our wine the other night. It clocked in at 15.9% alcohol by volume!!!! That alone made it a...
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As Close to a Cabin as I Get
I chose the 2005 Mauritson Rockpile Jack’s Cabin Vineyard Zinfandel to drink tonight. Mauritson recently began offering a slew of Rockpile Vineyard single vineyard designate wines. I believe they now...
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In the Rockpile
Rockpile Vineyards that is! Within the last few years, Mauritson Winery began bottling a “second” label called Rockpile. The wines are all vineyard designates from the various vineyards in the...
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WBW #60: I Have Zinned
The Contenders Welcome to Wine Blogging Wednesday #60! This month I am hosting the 5th birthday of WBW, and I set the theme to “I Have Zinned.” You can read all the original details here, but the...
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Repeat to the 4th Power
I truly love this wine. I do. You can read my reviews here of the 2004, 2005, and 2006. I also selected the 2006 to put in the blogger pack I developed for Domaine 547. I liked it so much that I...
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WBW #60 Round Up: I Have Zinned
A hearty thanks to all who busted out some Zin to participate in the 5th birthday of WBW! As you probably gathered by now, I set the theme for this momentous occasion to I Have Zinned. I asked everyone...
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