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Outstanding Wine Gift Baskets

admin — Sat, 16 Oct 2010 18:29:59 +0000

Unique wine gift baskets are not very easy to find, and fall is the season when you tend to look for them more than other times of the year. Below are three really outstanding wine gift baskets. The kind that you would be proud to give to family, friends or collegues.

Up first is the Sonoma Wine Tower. This wine gift basket features Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay from DeLoach Vineyards. It is a perfect combination of wines. It also comes with Cabernet Cheaddar Cheese, Toasted Sesame Crackers, Chocolate Truffle Almonds, Nunes Farms Roasted Almonds and Beef Salami. This baskets offers a wonderful compliment of goodies. A wine gift that anyone would be thrilled to receive, and it’s priced at only $59.99. It is certainly priced right.

Sonoma Wine Tower

Next is the Bouniful Vineyard Gift Basket. This gift basket is a real treat. This basket comes with three bottles of wine – a sparkling Prosecco from Santa Margarita winery in Italy, the OKO Cabernet-Merlot blend from organically grown grapes in France, and the Louis Benard Cotes-du-Rhone. These fine wines are coupled with Sweet Onion Crackers, a set of three Cheese Knives, Lemon Almond Biscotti, Torres y Ribelles Spanish Balasmic Vinegar and Spanish Olive Oil. A package of Deluxe Mixed Nutes, Spanish Manzanilla Olives, Mendocine Mustard, Butter Cookies, Wine and Cheese Biscuits, Camembert Cheese Spread, paper napkins, and Smoked Salmon.

Save this basket for the very special people in your life. They will be worthy of this Bountiful Vineyard Gift Basket. This one is priced at $149.99, but you can definitely see why. It’s totally worth it.

Bouniful Vineyard Gift Basket

And finally is a wine gift basket called the Perfect Pair. This comes from the Veramonte Winery featuring Veramonte Pinot Noir and Veramonte Chardonnay. Truly a perfect pairing. You will also find Costa Pepper Water Crackers, Spanish Mazanilla Olives, Beef Salami, Napa Valley Mustard, Amaretto Almond Cookies, Spicy Cocktail Almonds, and Merlot Cheddar Cheese. This one is so good, you should get one for yourself. It’s priced right for a peronal gift at $59.99.

Don’t wait on these sales. As the holidays approach, prices are sure to rise. Get a head start of your gift giving and send one of these wonderful wine gift baskets.

Perfect Pair

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Fine Wine for us all!!

admin — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 00:54:59 +0000

Here’s a quick video on Tuscan Wines and the difference between Tuscan and Super Tuscan Wines.

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Spring Clearance Wine Sale

admin — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 14:37:59 +0000

Wine.com is leaping right into spring with a great list of sales. Spring is not the only reason. They also want to make room for new vintages, so they are marking down a huge selection of their wine inventory.

California Wine Tour Gift Basket

If you purchase wine online during this sale, you can save up to 50% on select wines at their Spring Clearance Wine Sale, and this time you are not required to use a promotion code. The sale prices are as marked, but you need to hurry to get the 50% sale, because that ends on Friday, 4/9/10.

If you miss the 50% wine sale, there is still time for two more great offers for the month of April:

April 19–21
Enjoy 1 Cent Shipping on Any 12 Bottles
Guaranteed to be one of the best offerings. Free shipping on any 12 bottles is like getting half of your order for free, so don’t miss this very popular promotion that they only offer every once in a while.

90 Point Hanna Refresher Gift Basket

California Wine Tour Gift Basket

If you purchase wine online during this sale, you can save up to 50% on select wines at their Spring Clearance Wine Sale, and this time you are not required to use a promotion code. The sale prices are as marked, but you need to hurry to get the 50% sale, because that ends on Friday, 4/9/10.

If you miss the 50% wine sale, there is still time for two more great offers for the month of April:

90 Point Hanna Refresher Gift Basket

April 22
Celebrate Earth Day and Save on Green Wines
Choose from their “green” list representing wines that use sustainable, organic, or biodynamic practices in the vineyard, or in the winemaking process. Plus save up to 30% off retail on many wines from their Green Wines selection.

It’s time to buy wine online. For example, buy a wine gift basket now, at these sales prices to plan ahead for Mother’s Day or any other special occasion. Can you imagine how much the same wine gift will cost if you wait until May and pay Mother’s Day prices? Well I can, so don’t miss out on these great offers in April.

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Fine Wines For Less

admin — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:29:59 +0000

Check out these wine selections that will save you money without sacrificing taste. Duration : 0:3:33 Cheers!

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Decanter Fine WIne

admin — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:30:59 +0000

Decanting Fine Wine

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Twitter Wines for Charity

admin — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 00:32:59 +0000

The big news in the wine industry this week is about the social network, Twitter. Twitter is getting into the wine industry by partnering with Crushpad and launching two wines on the Fledgling Wine label for charity. The chosen charity is Room to Read, a San Francisco-based non-profit organization that is focused on education and establishing schools and libraries for children in developing countries.

Fledgling Wine and Twitter will work with Crushpad to make a Pinot Noir and a Chardonnay. Five dollars from every $20 bottle sold will go to Room to Read. Room to Read is a wonderful charity that has already established over 700 schools and has supplied over 7,000 libraries with more than 5.7 million books.

The release date for Twitter’s Wine is planned for Fall 2010, because the wine is currently in the fermentation process, but you can follow news and updates at FledglingWine.Com, and of course Tweets on Twitter.

Twitter is really involved in the process. In later September, the Twitter team went to Crushpad to help sort the Pinot Noir grapes from Doctor’s Vineyard, and they posted the visit in this YouTube video.

It’s nice to see Twitter using it’s social networking power for a good cause, while bringing new wine to marketplace. It’s a win/win all the way around.

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Top Washington State Wines

admin — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:08:59 +0000

Washington State is the second largest wine producer in the country. With over 650 wineries, Washington produces 20 million gallons of wine per year. Wow! Washington Wines are also major players in the international wine community. Washington first became well known for their domination in Merlot, but now they have a variety of stand-outs across the board – Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon, Riesling and Chardonnay.

Nine Washington State Wines top the list, including two Cabernet Sauvignon selections. The following is an abbreviated of that list. I picked two staples first; a Chardonnay and a Merlot, followed by a Riesling and a Syrah.

* L’Ecole 41 Chardonnay 2007

This Chardonnay mingles apple, pear and melon aromas, and it’s a crisp, bull-bodied white wine.

* 2006 Columbia Crest Grand Estates Merlot

This is a full finish – well balanced Merlot at a great price.

* Columbia Crest Grand Estates Merlot 2006

This is a beautifully balanced off-dry Riesling.

* Hogue Genesis Syrah 2006

This Syrah is a delicate blend of cherry, mint, and clove, and has a full rich finish.

Again, these are my picks from their list, but you can select your favorites from the complete list on About.Com By Stacy Slinkard

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Top September Wines

admin — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:18:59 +0000

Who doesn’t love a great deal? This week there are some outstanding wines that have quickly become top sellers in the month of September.

The top selling wines are:

Novelty Hill Cabernet Sauvignon 2006, a 92 point rating for $19.99.

Silver Oak Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2005, now just $64.99.

Rombauer Chardonnay 2008, a full-bodied favorite from Napa Valley for $31.99.

Save more than 30% off of these selected wines. No promo code required!

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Save more than 30% on select fine wines – from highly rated wines to limited production wines for serious oenophiles and collectors. Hurry, supplies are limited. Prices as marked.

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What’s the Best Wine for Around $15?

admin — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 01:19:59 +0000

Red is preferred – full-bodied and dark. If it really is worth the money I *may* be willing to spend $1-15 more. More than one suggestion is appreciated, as are reviews.
Hogue 2003 Genesis Cabernet Sauvignon This is a spicy wine with anise, clove and coffee bean accenting its bright fresh cherry and raspberry fruit flavors. It is a rich, full-bodied, expressive wine that still shows some finesse with fine, almost powdery tannins and well-integrated oak. Tobacco and black pepper linger on the finish. Pair this wine with grilled tri-tip steak, aged cheeses or dark chocolate. ($13.99) De Martino 2005 Organic Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Sauvignon grapes are blended with Malbec and Carmenère grapes to produce a deep red wine with violet hues and an intense aroma of blackberry, cherries and truffle. Great volume and cherry flavor. Aged in oak barrels for 12 months. Serve with pasta, red meat, and aged cheese. ($11.99)

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