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Value Pinot Noir Rec
absolute hell of a wine for $4.99/btl); 2000 Casa de la Ermita Jumilla (about $10), 2000 Chateau de la Negly, either the La Cote (about $10) or the La Falaise (about $13), and the 2000 Falesco Vitiano ($7.99, and shockingly...
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Spanish Table Open in Berkeley
fond of the Jumilla region wines which are based on Monastrell grapes (Mourvedre, mataro), and mostly under $10 retail.
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Learning about wine
on to Rieslings, Viognier, and wines from the Spanish region of Jumilla. And, I discovered that the only French reds I care for are Rhones. Her “School” is called the Grapes of Path, and the link is attached. Link:...
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Wine values @ $9 and under (was Picking House Label Wines)
consistent producers. Very versatile food wine, try this one with garlicky stuff. 98 Carchelo Jumilla Monastrell, $8 From an up and coming region of Spain that makes the most Australian style of wines in the old world. This...
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Cline Ancient Vine Mourvedre 2006. Help!
Yecla is consistently good, and I love Juan Gil from Jumilla.
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Two weeks of eating in Madrid
We arrived in Madrid this morning, and after a jet-lag induced siesta, were out prowling La Latina for snacks by 7:30. We ended up at Tempranillo first, where we had glasses of jumilla along with some spicy salchichon and toasts...
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Wine for BBQ Wedding
't believe that you have to pay a lot for good wine, especially for a BBQ situation. For red, there are any number of good, hearty, spicy Spanish wines under $10 that are great for BBQ: Look for monastrells from Jumilla (e.g....
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A Challenge to Amateur Sommeliers
(great values) like Juan Gil, Jumilla Red WHITE Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc is a good value and a great white Four Vines “Naked” Chardonnay, Santa Barbara (can be <$10!) and consider something Italian (my fave white...
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Inexpensive wines for summer wedding
riesling—about $9/bottle. This is a fruit-forward wine that also offers pronounced mineral notes. For a red, think about a wine from Jumilla such as Bodega Juan Gil “GOS.” This wine was a big hit at my wedding....
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REVIEW w/ pics: Stone Cold Sober at 3 Drunken Goats in Montrose
and Matadors, Owner Brandon Kim and General Manager, Daniel Sevilla. “Drunken Goats” is an artisan goat’s milk cheese from Jumilla, Spain that gets its irresistible name from its seventy-two hour soak in Doble...
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Dirt Cheap but good wines
$6 is a pretty tough price point for wines that aren’t on close out. In the $8 price range, for reds try Panarroz Jumilla or Di Majo Norante. For whites, there’s 1 liter bottles of Terry Thiese-imported gruner veltliner...
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Toro, Boston Tapas, Report 11/12/06
on the plate. The Jumilla bottles on the list are a pretty good deal. We mostly had a great, relaxed time. That makes for a good three solid visits in a row, a new record in our experience of this up-and-down place.
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Inexpensive but decent wine from Penna State Store
Italian: Tocai Friulano; Prosecco (sparkling, semi-sweet) Red Italian: Rosso Di MONTEPULCIANO; Rosso Di MONTALICNO; Rosso (red) from Sicily, Tuscany, Puglia Spanish reds: Jumilla (region) or Garnacha (grape name, good if you like...
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report: Tapeo and night at the museum (oops Jean Talon)
of the night was our wine. No, don’t take me wrong, our wine (2004 Casa de Ermita Jumilla) was lovely, I might even get a case of it. But it was one of the worst choices when it came to menu offerings. The only reason I...
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Wine for 120--is this a good plan?
&L is unlikely to steer you wrong. I recently attended a great, small wedding in Chicago and they had two reds (altos de luzon jumilla and a lighter, french red) and two whites (one was a spanish, the other a gv) available at the...
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