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We are pleased to introduce the maiden vintage of Tongue Dancer Wines’ (TDW) Vineyard eleven Pinot Noir. I will resist all of the tempting references to This is Spinal Tap — if you get it, you got it. Vineyard eleven (lowercase intended) is a gorgeous, 21-acre ranch with an eleven-acre Pinot Noi...
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This is our third vintage of Exprimere Pinot Noirs. Like the previous vintages, the two Pinot Noirs, Mia and Persey, were created as siblings exploring the question of nature and nurture. The fruit is sourced from the Peake Ranch vineyard in the Santa Rita Hills of Santa Barbara County — a proven...
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This is the third vintage of Tongue Dancer Wines’ (TDW) Foxtrot and the third on the trot from the Russian River Valley. This wine is designed to be a fun, fruit-forward Pinot but don’t let that fool you, it has a serious side too. The grapes are sourced from a single vineyard, the Notre Vue Vin...
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This incredible winter seasonal Beer is a pale (Helles) style Weizen-Bock. This Weisse-Bier is a stronger version of their classic Braü Weisse designed to fortify the Beer lover in the cold winter months. The Weizen-Bock sub-style of is a relatively rare Weizen and Beer drinkers should be aware tha...
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The 2023 vintage represents the seventh release of Tongue Dancer Wines’ Pratt Vineyard/Irwin Lane Chardonnay or simply the “Flying Barrel” as it is affectionately known. We have been a huge fan of this wine from the start with the 2017 vintage and have yet to award any version fewer than 95 po...
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The O'Hara's Irish Red Ale is a more recent addition to the Carlow Brewing lineup as there is a renewed interest in the style. Some Irish beer aficionados may remember this ale called by its former name, Moling's Red Ale — also made at Carlow Brewing. The recipe has not changed. This is a classic...
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There is more than one Stout in Ireland and while the one brewed in Dublin is undoubtedly the most famous many Irish beer drinkers prefer a pint of Murphy's Stout. Murphy's hails from Cork and was founded in 1856. In 1892 Murphy’s Stout wins the Gold medal at the Brewers and Allied Trades Exhibiti...
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We are enjoying the third release of Tongue Dancer Wines (TDW) “Magnolia Montrachet” Chardonnay. The first wine from this great vineyard source was their “The Sly One” Chardonnay from 2021. The source vineyard, the Tolmasoff Vineyard in the Dry Creek Valley, is planted with the Montrachet cl...
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Papapietro Perry are Pinot Noir specialists, with 10 of their 12 wines on offer featuring this Burgundian grape. Peters Vineyard was Papapietro Perry’s first vineyard-designated wine. The vineyard lies a few miles west of Sebastopol on the edge of the Russian River Valley appellation. It is covere...
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Ola Sol is a delicious fortified agave wine, not distilled, to 24% alcohol by volume (ABV). This is a high ABV for wine but quite low for a Tequila, typically bottled at 40% ABV. The product’s heart is five-year-old Blue Weber Agave, the genus used in true Tequila. The Blue Agave is cooked and cru...
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Druid’s Red is made with classic grapes found in the Rhône and Southwest France — this wine has the character of a generous Côtes du Rhone. The 2023 Druid’s Red is made with a blend of 30% Syrah, 27% Grenache, 20% Cinsault, 19% Mourvèdre, and 4% Carignan from the estate vineyard. But in a s...
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The 2022 Esprit de Tablas is a charming and nuanced Châteauneuf du Pape tribute created in Paso Robles by Tablas Creek. This is Tablas Creek’s flagship red blend, and it never fails to impress. It’s crafted with 40% Mourvedre, 28% Grenache, 22% Syrah, 4% Vaccarese, 3% Counoise, and 3% Cinsaut....
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The 2022 vintage marks the ninth vintage of The Tongue Dancer Putnam Vineyard Pinot Noir. Loyal BevX readers and fans of Tongue Dancer wines know the Putnam Vineyard Pinot to be synonymous with their “Pinot de Ville” designation as it was from 2014 to 2019. From 2021, TDW has a dedicated label f...
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The 2023 vintage represents our fourth look at Druid’s White with as many differing blends as Troon Vineyards moves toward their ultimate goal with these signature wines. The 2023 edition is made with a blend of 35% Grenache Blanc, 35% Marsanne, 25% Vermentino, and 5% Roussanne. Troon Vineyard has...
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We are very pleased to see the return of the Tongue Dancer Wines Pratt Vine Hill Chardonnay now in its third release. This wine impressed in its first release and it continues on this track. There is clearly something special about this vineyard and the fruit it creates. This site was a thriving vin...
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