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V. Sattui Winery
The Vibe: Known as one of the limited number of Napa wineries that have county permits for picnics, V Sattui offers mid-day tasters a chance to buy some bread and cheese and sit for a spell in the...
View ArticleVins de France 101: Alsace, France’s Little Wine Treasure
Take a deep breath. While exhaling, say “Ahhhl zas.” It resonates like a yoga mantra with the emphasis on “Ahhh.” The phonetic version of Alsace reveals the beauty of this little border province and...
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2006 La Sirena Muscat Azul - IntoWineTV Episode 43
Video URL: http://www.viddler.com/player/608823e6/ Teaser Image: iwtv_episode.jpgIn this episode of IntoWineTV, host Lisa Kolenda and wine experts Bartholomew Broadbent and Pamela Busch convene at San...
View ArticleMuscat Beaumes de Venise: Summer Magic
Muscat Beaumes de Venise is a light and sweet nectar of the Gods, with an aroma of rose petals and tropical fruit and a taste of candied oranges dripping with honey. It makes me glad for summer,...
View ArticleVins de France 101: Alsace, France’s Little Wine Treasure
Take a deep breath. While exhaling, say “Ahhhl zas.” It resonates like a yoga mantra with the emphasis on “Ahhh.” The phonetic version of Alsace reveals the beauty of this little border province and...
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2006 La Sirena Muscat Azul - IntoWineTV Episode 43
In this episode of IntoWineTV, host Lisa Kolenda and wine experts Bartholomew Broadbent and Pamela Busch convene at San Francisco's CAV Wine Bar and Kitchen for a blind tasting and discussion of 24...
View ArticleMuscat Beaumes de Venise: Summer Magic
Muscat Beaumes de Venise is a light and sweet nectar of the Gods, with an aroma of rose petals and tropical fruit and a taste of candied oranges dripping with honey. It makes me glad for summer,...
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2009 Klein Constantia Vin de Constance, South Africa, Wine Review
Vintage: 2009Score: 93Grade: AThis is history in a bottle. One of the great wines from South Africa and still a great dessert wine. Light golden in color. The nose is honeyed with apricots and...
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2017 Bonterra Dry Muscat, USA, California, Lake County, Wine Review
Vintage: 2017Score: 90Grade: A-This is made from organically grown grapes. Very pale, silvery coppery gold in color. The nose has a great orange peel quality. Kind of like the spray that happens...
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2009 Klein Constantia Vin de Constance, South Africa, Wine Review
Vintage: 2009Score: 93Grade: AOne of the great dessert wines over the last couple hundred years. Made from Muscat de Frontignan. Deep amber orange in color. The nose is very nice with honey and...
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1995 Zind-Humbrecht Muscat Herrenweg de Turckheim Vendange Tardive, France,...
Vintage: 1995Score: 91Grade: A-Current Price: $150.00USDSo, one day in the wine cellar, I discovered this bottle had sprung a leak. It was stood up and as soon as the opportunity offered itself, the...
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1994 Kurt Darting Dürkheimer Hochbenn Muskateller Trockenbeerenauslese,...
Vintage: 1994Score: 91Grade: A-This was a fascinating wine. From a 500ML bottle. Muskateller is from the Muscat family of grapes. Although it is a white grape, it was very dark in color. The bottle...
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2016 Klein Constantia Vin de Constance, South Africa, Wine Review
Vintage: 2016Score: 95Grade: ACurrent Price: $85.00USDThis is a classic dessert wine in an attractive 500ML bottle. Golden in color, clear and bright. The nose is drop dead gorgeous. Apricots,...
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NV Karas Muscat Sweet Sparkling, Armenia, Armavir, Wine Review
Score: 85Grade: BCurrent Price: $13.00USDThis is a sparkling wine from Armenia made from the Muscat grape. The secondary fermentation happens in tanks not bottles which is a pretty successful process...
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2018 Donnafugata Passito di Pantelleria Ben Ryé, Italy, Sicily, Wine Review
Vintage: 2018Score: 94Grade: AThis is a desert wine from an island just off the coast of Tunisia, Africa, but belonging to Sicily. There are strong winds and the grapes lose their moisture and raisin...
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2021 Sauska Sárgamuskotály, Hungary, Tokaji, Wine Review
Vintage: 2021Score: 88Grade: B+Current Price: $8.00USDThis is a dry wine made from the Sárgamuskotály (also known as Muscat à Petits Grains) in Hungary. Consumed at the Liz & Chain sky Rooftop bar...
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2021 Heuriger Hamböck Bluton Muskateller, Austria, Krems, Wine Review
Vintage: 2021Score: 88Grade: B+Current Price: $14.00USDServed at Heuriger Hamböck in Krems, Austria. Tocken. 12.5% abv. Green/silver/gold in color, clear and bright. The fragrant nose has apricots...
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2021 Weinbau & Heuriger Stoiber Gelber Muskateller Ried Limberg, Austria,...
Vintage: 2021Score: 88Grade: B+Very aromatic wine. Silvery/gold in color, clear and bright. The nose is pretty. Perfumed with lychee nuts and slight herbal notes (wild thyme?). Medium bodied. On...
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2019 J. Vidal-Fleury Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise, France, Rhone, Wine Review
Vintage: 2019Score: 91Grade: A-Current Price: $35.00USDThis is a dessert wine made from Muscat a Petit Grains in the southern Rhone. Vidal Fleury is now owned by the Guigal family, but the winery is...
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