Beverage of the Week (BOW) – Archives
Tasting the Clif Family Winery Rte Blanc Sauvignon Blanc Oak Knoll District 2023 marked our first experience with wines from this Napa Valley producer. While much of the Napa Valley is too hot to produce Sauvignon Blanc with vibrancy and complex citrus notes (the hallmark of Sauvignon Blanc), the fr...
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The very first Druid’s Pink is made with a blend of 62% Mourvedre, 18% Grenache, 8% Cinsault, 7% Carignan, and 5% Counoise. The varieties used, and their proportions will change each vintage with the entire Druid’s trio. The grapes were intentionally harvested with lower sugars and higher acidit...
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Shucked Bourbon is an absolutely beautiful and charming Whiskey. It has been matured to perfection, showing great complex caramel, toffee, fruit, and spice notes that were never dominated by the oak cask. We all love Bourbon and have seen countless examples of where the cask dominates and tramples o...
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The 2022 vintage marks the ninth edition of The Tongue Dancer "Pinot de Ville" (PDV). For the first time, the label does not feature a classic Cadillac DeVille but rather a guitar inspired by classic car design. The fruit was harvested in equal portions from the Lofty section of Putnam Vineyard and...
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Forget what you think you know about Aguardiente, as Bacan is flipping the script. Aguardiente, which translates to “fire water,” is a rustic spirit that originally hails from the Iberian peninsula and is popular throughout South America. In Colombia, Aguardiente is commonly called Guaro. Guaro...
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The 2022 vintage marks the eighth edition of their lovely Bacigalupi Vineyard Chardonnay, and we are awed by its consistent greatness. In 2022, harvest can be earlier than usual, landing on a similar date in the 2015 vintage (the first year for this wine). The wine is concentrated and intense, givin...
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Hardhide Chilton County Peach Flavored Whiskey is a follow-up to its sibling Hardhide Strawberry, released in 2023. We are fans of the Hardhide Strawberry, and the Hardhide Peach is even better! Keeping true to the brand’s style, Hardhide Peach delivers bold Whiskey aromatics and flavors that marr...
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First and foremost — this is a charming and tasty Gin that engages your olfactory and your taste buds in the most pleasing way. Isn't that the point? This lovely Gin is crafted with the vapor method allowing a basket with their 13 botanicals to hang above the hot vapors made while distilling. The...
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Exprimere is a new wine project with a very interesting premise. At the heart of Exprimere is some exceptional fruit grown at the Peake Ranch in the Santa Rita Hills of Santa Barbara County — a proven Pinot Noir zone. This is our second vintage of Exprimere Pinot Noirs. Like last year, the two Pin...
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Glou-glou is French slang for a gulp-able wine and that’s exactly what this wine is made for — gulping. This charming and fun wine will remind many readers of a fresh, young Beaujolais. This wine is made with a blend of 62% Cinsault and 38% Grenache. The two varietals are harvested separately wi...
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This is our second vintage of Exprimere Pinot Noirs. Like last year, the two Pinot Noirs are created as siblings exploring the nature and nurture question. The fruit is sourced from the same vineyard, the Peake Ranch, in the Santa Rita Hills of Santa Barbara County — a proven Pinot Noir zone. The...
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Grenache Blanc is a wonderfully versatile grape that adds both body and acidity to blends (it’s most often used in white blends), as well as acidity and sometimes a bit of structure. It is a native of Spain but it is most often associated with the wines of France’s Rhône Valley. Fortunately it...
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Contacto Alvarinho is wonderfully refreshing and much more, offering depth and style at a very friendly price. The wine is made with 100% Alvarinho, also known as Albariño when grown in neighboring Spain. Albariño has become widely known to wine lovers around the globe for creating with wines trem...
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An absolute superstar American Tempranillo reminiscent of wine made by the top estates in the north of Spain — notably the Ribera del Duero. The Valley View Tempranillo is different by the fact that the fruit is grown on old (40 years plus in part) vines grafted on varietal rootstock as opposed to...
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This wine represents the 12th commercial release of the delicious Tongue Dancer Wines (TDW) Rosé of Pinot Noir (the eighth that we have reviewed). This wine is an annual favorite at BevX and our readers love it as well. Their 2023 Rosé continues to be made with the saigné method — a winemaking...
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