Tag Archives: grenache

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Vertical tasting: Sculpterra Mega Focus

    Mega Focus Named after the impressive 24ft tall Dale Evers sculpture at the front of Sculpterra Winery’s sculpture garden in sunny Paso Robles, California, Mega Focus is a blend of Rhone grape varieties. […]

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Ready for the Bottle: Tasting New Wines at Sculpterra

Into the Bottle It’s May at Sculpterra Winery, and time to bottle the latest wines. We usually bring in the bottling truck four times each year. They do an incredible job, with their all-in-a-trailer machinery […]

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Sculpterra Monthly Tasting List Preview- October 2019

  New month, new lineup  With over twenty different wines to choose from, every month at Sculpterra Winery there’s a different line-up of eight, selected to go on the tasting list. Personally, I see it […]

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Wine Speak Paso – Grand Tasting

Grand Tasting – Grand Opportunity Wine Speak Paso Robles is a collaboration between wine experts and local wineries that first came to be in 2017, co-founded by Amanda Wittstrom Higgins of Ancient Peaks Winery. Seminars and […]

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Wine Review: Grifoll Declara – Predicat 2014

  Priorat Priorat is a small wine region, just south-west of Barcelona in Spain. It only covers around 5,000 acres, and the terrain is rugged and mountainous. The main varietals used here are Grenache, Carignan, […]

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Wine Review: Sculpterra – Mega Focus 2014

    Mega Focus gets it’s name from the 24ft sculpture created by Dale Evers, as featured on the bottle. It takes pride of place at the front of Sculpterra’s sculpture garden. The climate of […]

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Wine Review: Breca – Garnacha 2013

  100% Garnacha, from vines planted between 1900 and 1940. $18 from Bevmo / $20 from Wine.com   The Origins of Grenache The general consensus is that Garnacha / Grenache (French name) originated in the Aragón region […]

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Wine Review: Overland – Grenache 2014

I found this wine at Grocery Outlet for $10, with a suggested regular price of $40. Tasted 07/18   Tasting Notes Medium ruby colour, with pink hues at the edge   Predominantly smoky nose of […]