Showing posts with label mencia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mencia. Show all posts

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  • Date publishedSaturday, April 29, 2023

Pittacum Val de la Osa Mencía 2017 (Spain) - Wine Review

Tonight's red wine review is this lovely Mencía from DO Bierzo in Spain that is brand new to the LCBO, arriving on shelves across the province today as part the April 29th LCBO VINTAGES New Release Collection.It is produced by Viñedos y Bodegas Pittacum, one of four member wineries that make up Grupo Terras Gauda. Present in four of Spain's principal wine regions, Terras Gauda...


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  • Date publishedWednesday, July 25, 2018

Wine Reviews - June 24 Birthday Party

On Sunday, June 24, we threw a birthday party at Bombay Touch in Thornhill for my son who just turned a year old. I brought in my own wines for the occasion, spanning a fairly wide range of categories so that each guest could find at least one wine that would appeal to their palate. Wines styles included a dry rosé, a dry white wine, a sweet white wine, and a variety of...


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  • Date publishedTuesday, August 30, 2016

Bodegas del Abad Dom Bueno Mencía 2008 (Spain) - Wine Review

Tonight's wine was purchased back in 2012 from the VINTAGES Release on December 8th. Mencía has been one of my favourite varietals for a while now, ever since I tasted the Crianza from this same producer back in 2014. This red wine has been popping up in VINTAGES periodically since 2012 and is currently available at the LCBO. Click on the product code below to see if your...


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  • Date publishedTuesday, May 24, 2016

Descendientes de J. Palacios Pétalos 2009 (Spain) - Wine Review

For the Victoria Day long weekend, I opened up this beauty of a wine Monday night to pair with Greek-marinated chicken wraps. It was purchased from a VINTAGES Release back in January, 2012 and has been slowly evolving for more than 4 years. This delicious wine has been consistently good vintage-after-vintage and regularly shows up on VINTAGES shelves. Tasting Note: DESCENDIENTES...


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  • Date publishedSunday, October 4, 2015

Dominio de Tares Cepas Viejas Mencía 2011 (Spain) - Wine Review

Tonight's wine is a sneak preview of a wine that will be in the LCBO in a couple of weeks as part of the October 17 VINTAGES Release. Dominio de Tares is located in El Bierzo, within the province of León in the northwestern part of Spain, just north of Portugal. The estate is surrounded by top quality vineyards with plantings of indigenous varietals, the majority being Mencia...


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  • Date publishedSunday, August 17, 2014

Wine Reviews - August 16th Birthday Party

Here are wine reviews of some of the wines we enjoyed yesterday at my 1-year-old daughter's 1st birthday party. The big winners among guests were definitely the Minervois and the Crianza as I received lots of positive comments about both of those red wines. Tasting Notes: KÖNIGSCHAFFHAUSER VULKANFELSEN PINOT NOIR ROSÉ TROCKEN 2013 - Qualitätswein, Baden, Germany (#168237)...


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