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Au Bon Climat Pinot Noir 2009

For me, this has been the summer of golden, crisp, delightfully refreshing wine of the white varietal.  The incessant heat, coupled with my newfound love for white wine, has shifted the scales in my typically red-heavy world of wine consumption and I have been happily venturing through new aisles in the wine shops, exploring bottles and regions previously unknown to me.  As with …

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Chateau Croix-Mouton 2007

Snapshots of memories frozen in time filled my mind as soon as I popped the cork.  A flash of cool, musty air.  The chill of the stone wall against my palm.  Red grapes seeping through the oak, coloring it a deep maroon.  I was in a wine cave – the scent of the cork took me there almost instantly.  Wine …

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Ca’ Montini Pinot Grigio 2009

It’s apparent that Mother Nature is having an identity crisis.  Her unseasonably warm spring or, frankly, summer-like temperatures, have sent us all into a confused frenzy which, in foodie-girl’s household, generally translates into a conflict regarding which wine to drink.  It seems the days of bold and hearty reds have passed and bright, crisp white and rose wines have been …

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Bourbon Manhattan

By now it is clear.  This foodie-girl is a wine lover through and through.  But there are occasions when a cocktail best sets the mood for an evening and, on more nights than not, you will find my husband mixing up a manhattan, sipping it pensively, slowly letting the stressors of the day melt away.  I don’t have to look …

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Zuazo Gaston Crianza 2008

Ninety-four: the number of days that must pass until Z and I will be tasting our way through the Rioja wine region of Spain.  I can hardly wait!  The Mayan Cafe must have known, and you can imagine our delight when we discovered they were hosting a Spanish wine dinner.  The Mayan Cafe is one of our favorite restaurants in Louisville …