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Roogle Shiraz

Tuesday, April 7, 2009

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Roogle Shiraz

2007 R Wines Roogle Shiraz, SE Australia This wine was a big hit at the last Diamond Ridge Wine Club meeting. It got a lot of thumbs up from the folks. The wine aged for 12 months in seasoned French and American oak. It is purple-colored and offers up a big whiff of cedar, blueberry, blackberry, [...]

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2005 Boarding Pass Shiraz

Monday, March 9, 2009

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2005 Boarding Pass Shiraz

This wine is rated 92 points by Robert Parker. According to Wine.com, the wine was aged in French and American oak for 12 months. Purple-colored, it is very expressive, with a nose of smoke, spice box, blackberry, and blueberry jam. Layered, supple-textured, sweet, and full-bodied, this seamless, crowd-pleasing wine offers a remarkably long finish for its [...]

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In The Spolight: Boarding Pass Shiraz

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

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In The Spolight: Boarding Pass Shiraz

Syrah, also known as Shiraz, is a dark-skinned variety of grape used in wine. Syrah is grown in many countries and is primarily used to produce powerful red wines, which enjoy great popularity in the

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The Joy of Evil

Monday, July 7, 2008

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The Joy of Evil

I spent the Fourth of July weekend with family and during the course of celebrating, cracked open a bottle of what's quickly becoming one of my favorite wine varietal -- Pure Evil from Australia.

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