Tag Archives: red wine

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Sculpterra Library Showcase: Merlot 2012

        A  Well, someone has to do it One of the responsibilities I have at Sculpterra Winery is keeping track of older inventory wines. As curator of this ‘Library’, I have to […]

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What’s in a Glass? Part 2

Test 2: Bordeaux In continuation from Part one of my important research into wine glasses, I pitched my new Wine Folly Edition Gabriel Glas One For All glass against my trusty Bormioli Rocco Electra 18.5oz and […]

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What’s in a Glass? Part 1

              Slippery Slope Wine glasses have been somewhat of an obsession of mine in recent months. The discovery that the glass you use can have such a huge difference […]

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Wine Review: Sculpterra – Statuesque 2016

    Popular Heavyweight  Sculpterra Winery in Paso Robles first started producing the bold red blend, Statuesque, in 2006. It didn’t take long to become the winery’s most popular blend, winning various accolades along the way. […]

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Wine Review: Triton Mencia 2013

    Mencia Mencia is a thick-skinned blue grape originating in either the Castilla y Leon region of north-west Spain or in neighbouring Portugal (here it’s called Jaén do Dão), depending on who you ask. […]

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Tasting Room Visit – Cypher Winery

    New beginnings, vintage lounge Cypher wines have been a favourite of mine ever since I first tasted them in 2013. The unconventional labels and consistently good wine really helped the brand stand out. Who […]

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Wine Review: Sculpterra – Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 Reserve

  Something Special It’s not every year that Paul Frankel at Sculpterra makes a “Reserve” wine. The 2016 Cabernet Reserve was bottled in February 2018, and the arrival of those bottles in the tasting room prompted […]