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Michael Giarraputo left a comment for Arianna
Hi Arianna,
Thanks for the note. As of now our Think Tank Wines are available exclusively via our website, www.thinktankwine.com.
Our plans in 2010 include expanding our distribution to select retailers and restaurants.
Cheers for a Happy New…
Arianna left a comment for Michael Giarraputo
Hi Michael -
Thanks for the add!
Where can I buy your wine? I'm happy to give it a try!
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Lonely Grape (Shane) left a comment for Arianna
Sorry to hear the Xmas wines were not to the correct standard. I was the only one drinking wine so I could choose something just for me. We don't do much for NYE however I have an interesting 2006 Adelaide Hills Sparkling Riesling from…
Lonely Grape (Shane) left a comment for Arianna
Hi there. Hope you had a great Xmas. It was great here in Australia. Drank a sparkling Shiraz with the Turkey plus a Noble rot wine with the pudding - what did you drink for Xmas day?
Alan Winter left a comment for Arianna
Hi Arianna,
Thanks for the add.
Cheers!
Alan
Ruud A. Maasdam left a comment for Arianna
Hello, don't use this a lot at all, was brought to it by a wine friend. Ruud
Juan Antonio Ruiz Fuentes commented on Arianna's blog post 'Delightful Summer Sangria'
Hi people,
As you know there are a lot Sangria recipes, everyone use a different one and it depends on your taste. I'm giving you a recipe:…
Arianna commented on Arianna's blog post 'Delightful Summer Sangria'
Hi Enric -
I'll keep my recipe a secret in Spain. But I'd love to know if you have a good Sangria recipe. Care to share?
Thanks!
Arianna
Enric commented on Arianna's blog post 'Delightful Summer Sangria'
... sounds delicious but hey, let me give you a piece of advice: should you ever visit Spain -where Sangria originated- DO NOT mention what you put in yours... or they'll kill you for desecrating the recipe (lol) :)
The Young Winos
We’re drunks, but we’re not philistines; we’re enthusiasts, but we’re not elitists; we’re discriminating, but we’re not prejudiced.
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- Los Angeles
- Country
- USA
- Wine Affilliation: Consumer or Trade
- Consumer, Trade
- About Me:
- Wino. Writer. Often simultaneously and mostly about value-priced vinos.
- Favorite Wine Website:
- http://www.grapesmart.net
- Name your favorite wine or wine type:
- Zinfandel, Cotes du Rhone, Cab Sav
- Most memorable experience around wine?
- When I was in college, a friend and I shared a half caraffe of Ridge Geyserville. To this day, that was one of the best wines I've had. It got me hooked!
Arianna's Blog
Visitons La Vieille Ferme
Are you searching for something cheap, easy and delicious? Nope, this isn’t an ad for an online sex site; it’s a genuine endorsement for a bottle (or two or three) of 2007 La Vieille Ferme Cotes du Ventoux.
Hailing from the Cotes du Ventoux AOC in France (a region in the southeastern Rhone), this wine is a blend of 50% Grenache, 20% Syrah, 15% Carignan and 15% Cinsault – all grapes that grow well in the area’s limestone-rich… Continue
Posted on November 3, 2009 at 10:00am
Wine and…Food? Please! Pairings
Over the weekend I had the opportunity to try celebrity chef/restauranteur Michael Mina’s 14th restaurant, XIV. Positioned grandly on Sunset Boulevard near Chateau Marmont, and at the intersection of Glitz and Glam, XIV was designed by Phillipe Starck to “[evoke] the drama and opulence of a European chateau and [add] an exciting new dimension to the Los Angeles culinary landscape.”
I have to agree, the boys did a really good job… Continue
Posted on October 28, 2009 at 9:00pm
2007 Las Rocas Totally Rocks
Wines from Cost Plus World Market can be very hit or miss. In general, I have had great luck with their wines, and since I had a coupon for their Friends and Family 25% Off sale, I thought I’d do a little shopping and buy some new bottles and test my luck.
2007 Las Rocas de San Alejandro Garnacha, from the Calatayud region of Spain, is one of the wines I picked up. It’s a 90-point Wine Advocate/Parker, and deliciously drinkable now… Continue
Posted on October 20, 2009 at 1:00pm
An Oak Barrel-less Barrel of Fun
My friend Anna just celebrated her [mumble mumble mumble] birthday. To honor her extra special day, I brought over three bottles of unoaked Chardonnay for celebration sampling.
As you may (or may not) remember from my last post about unwooded wines, there is a relatively new movement to age Chardonnay in steel. This trend is being seen mostly in New World wines (such as those from California and New Zealand), where the Chardonnay grapes produce a delicious wine without oak barrels… Continue
As you may (or may not) remember from my last post about unwooded wines, there is a relatively new movement to age Chardonnay in steel. This trend is being seen mostly in New World wines (such as those from California and New Zealand), where the Chardonnay grapes produce a delicious wine without oak barrels… Continue
Posted on September 8, 2009 at 10:00am
Comment Wall (7 comments)
- At 2:50pm on December 31, 2009,
Michael Giarraputo said…
- Hi Arianna,
Thanks for the note. As of now our Think Tank Wines are available exclusively via our website, www.thinktankwine.com.
Our plans in 2010 include expanding our distribution to select retailers and restaurants.
Cheers for a Happy New Year.
Michael
- At 9:58pm on December 28, 2009,
Lonely Grape (Shane) said…
- Sorry to hear the Xmas wines were not to the correct standard. I was the only one drinking wine so I could choose something just for me. We don't do much for NYE however I have an interesting 2006 Adelaide Hills Sparkling Riesling from Brakenwood Vineyards ready and waiting.
- At 7:39pm on December 28, 2009,
- Hi there. Hope you had a great Xmas. It was great here in Australia. Drank a sparkling Shiraz with the Turkey plus a Noble rot wine with the pudding - what did you drink for Xmas day?
- At 6:53pm on December 28, 2009,
Alan Winter said…
- Hi Arianna,
Thanks for the add.
Cheers!
Alan
- At 5:08pm on December 28, 2009,
Ruud A. Maasdam said…
- Hello, don't use this a lot at all, was brought to it by a wine friend. Ruud
- At 12:47pm on December 17, 2009,
João Tavares de Pina said… - Hi Arianna,
Wellcome to Wine 2.0
I am from Portugal, from Dão region, in the center north of this wonderful country, wine grower and wine maker, promoting my own wine.
Portugal has many autochthones grape varieties, red and whites.
White varieties are very interesting, with very different characters, but SYRIA also cold Códega do Larinho is fantastic, with citrons aromas of tangerine and orange.
Portugal Dão region has the most gastronomic wines: fresh, intense, elegant with very nice acidity, made with autochthonous grapes from very particularly varieties.
Just try.
I am a producer in Portuguese Dão region, and I suggest you to taste an old Dão.
Just see what Paul White Thinks about as (Decanter – December 2009):
“So far, Portugal has managed to remain true to its traditions, while at the same time offering up a huge range of distinctive grape varieties and unusual wine styles precisely when many of us are tiring of endless New World makeovers of French varietals.
Dao has a lot going for it in that respect: first rate grape varieties firmly rooted in granite-based ‘terroir’ that sparkles back like diamonds, all this shaped by a growing season that’s relatively gentler and longer than other Portuguese regions. Although relatively unknown and sometimes tricky to pronounce, Dao’s red wines offer consumers genuinely new and exciting tasting experiences.”
Best
- At 6:30pm on December 13, 2009,
Michel Reverte said… 
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