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Norm's Tasting Notes: 2008 Butterfield Station California Chardonnay
This is a good solid bottle of Chardonnay, which has citrus and pear flavors backed by a toasty finish, surrounding a nice creamy texture. It is very refreshing and a good "sipper," but also pairs well with light fish and fowl dishes...
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Norm's Tasting Notes: 2008 Rodney Strong Chalk Hill Chardonnay
This is a big rich and creamy Chardonnay with gobs of big fruit up front which explodes in your mouth at the first sip. The finish is long and clean with a toasty vanilla oak trailer...
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Norm's Tasting Notes: 2007 Cline Sonoma County Syrah
It was big and bold, with lots of big black cherry and berry flavors which sailed on into a long clean finish...
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Norm's Tasting Notes: 2008 Columbia Crest Grand Estates Chardonnay
It starts with the aroma of apples and pears, which evolve into flavors of apples and pears, with a touch of tropical fruit. The finish is long and clean with a crisp, slight citrus nuance at the end...
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Norm's Tasting Notes: 2008 Hess Monterey Chardonnay
The initial aroma was full of flowers, which suggested honeysuckle, and maybe even melon. The taste was pineapple and tropical fruit, with just the slightest hint of the honey aroma...
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Norm's Tasting Notes: 2006 Ruffino Reserva Ducale Chianti Classico
The Reserva Ducale is always a wonderful bottle of wine, and best suited for your favorite veal dishes. My favorite is Veal Marsala, but as I have already revealed, since my youth, I have always enjoyed this wine with a plate of spaghetti...
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Norm's Tasting Notes: 2009 Geyser Peak California Pinot Grigio
A classic Pinot Grigio, it has a bountiful bouquet of flowers in its nose, and an array of fruit flavors, which surround your taste buds with apple, pear, and melon. The finish is clean and crisp with a mild lemon zest flirtation, as it dances off into the sunset!...
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Norm's Tasting Notes: 2008 Terra Andina Cabernet Sauvignon
The wine is big on fruit up front with swirls of plum and currant, and hints of red raspberry and maybe a little blackberry. The finish reveals a light dusting of tannin with a very smooth finish...
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Norm's Tasting Notes: 2008 Chateau St. Jean Sonoma Fume Blanc
The Chateau St. Jean Fume Blanc has definitely improved with a little more time in the bottle, and I found it to be quite delightful. The last time I tasted it, I had it with Shrimp Scampi, so I guess in order to compare apples to apples, I will have to get my wife Mary to prepare her fabulous Scampi, and I will have to taste this wonderful bottle of wine one more time. It is a tough job, but I think I am up to the challenge...
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Norm's Tasting Notes: 2007 Francis Coppola Diamond Collection Cabernet Sauvignon
Combining grapes from as far north as El Dorado, and as far south as Paso Robles has created a terrific bottle of California Cabernet from the folks at Coppola. The wine is dark red in color with a nose of berries and currants...
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Norm's Tasting Notes: 2006 Rodney Strong Russian River Reserve Chardonnay and 2007 Rodney Strong Chalk Hill Estate Vineyards Chardonnay
The Chalk Hill is an affordable wine with a creamy, buttery flavor finished off with toasty oak. The Reserve is a big, rich, full bodied Chardonnay with more complexity, due to its longer aging...
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Norm's Tasting Notes: 2008 Redtree California Pinot Noir
According to Wine Spectator magazine, this wine, which received a score of 88, "offers baked cherry pie, with rhubarb and blueberry, showing a wonderful fruit profile that's spicy, elegant and easy to drink"...
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Norm's Tasting Notes: 2008 Chateau St. Jean Sonoma County Fume Blanc
The bouquet is bountiful, and leaps out of the glass to assail your senses with melon and citrus aromas which remind you of a flower garden on a hot summer night. The flavors swirl with melon, apricot, and lemongrass...
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World Beverage 400 Gets the Party Started
Get your summer party started with special pricing on Crown Royal, Bud, Bud Light, and more at World Beverage 400, the area's beverage superstore...
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