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detlog — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 19:20:22 +0000

Wines of Cotes du Rhone

detlog — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 01:37:25 +0000

Or you could say “Les Vins des Côtes du Rhône.”

AOC = Appellation d’Origine Controlée
The highest level of the controling geographic origins of wine; a form of certification in France.

varieties

Red
- Grenache black
- Syrah
- Mourvèdre
- Grenache
White
- Grenache white
- Clairette white
- Marsanne
- Roussanne
- Bourboulenc
- Viognier

Schweiger Vineyards 2000 Cabernet Sauvignon

detlog — Tue, 22 Nov 2005 22:56:06 +0000

Wow. I just checked the vinyard’s website and it’s a $45 bottle on their online store.
I’m saying “wow” because I didn’t pay that much

We bought 6 bottles for $20 each (5 are for my husband’s friend who is currently in other state – he asked us to get them for him) at a wine shop called Cloverleaf.

We opened a bottle that night after dinner. It was a rich, balanced wine and we both liked it.

Although we probably should have waited – Schweiger website says it wll age for up to 20 years.

I hadn’t been drinking much wine for a while (summer & fall has been beer season for me!), it’s hard to describe what I taste. I hope starting to write down information on wine will help me become more knowledgeable wine drinker.