Monthly Archives: January 2011

2008 Coppola Claret

This week I will review the most frequently consumed wine at my house. Wine: Claret Price: ~$13 @ Costco Vintage: 2008 Varietal: 81% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Petite Verdot, 5% Malbec, 3% Merlot, 1% Cabernet Franc (from Coppola’s website. I only … Continue reading

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1998 La Vita Red Table Wine

Welcome back. This week’s wines are bottles that we had on hand. As such they will be more expensive than the wines that I had originally intended on reviewing. Wine: La Vita Price: ~$50? It was 11 years + too … Continue reading

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Atalaya 2008

Ok, so here I am saying I don’t particularly dig Spanish wines and yet I’m reviewing two of them back to back. I noticed this one at Costco on the last trip and it had a reasonable price and a … Continue reading

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2001 Marques de Caceres Reserva

Ok, so while I’m proficient at enjoying all varieties of wine, the wine review thing is fairly new to me. Here’s the first attempt: Wine: Marques de Caceres Reserva Price: ~$20 Vintage: 2001 Varietal: 85% Tempranillo, 15% Garnacha Tina & … Continue reading

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Hello and Welcome!

Hi, my name is Karl. My friends, family, and I enjoy enough wine that I thought I would start keeping track of what we consume. This blog is where I plan on documenting my humble, unbiased, and unsponsored opinions on … Continue reading

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