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Lindemans Shiraz 2009
3/5 16,000 @ Home Plus. Relatively smooth for a Shiraz, milder pepper flavor than most.
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Cabernet Sauvignon 2009
2/5 14,000 @ Home Plus. Not awful, but rather flat and thin.
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Penfolds Rawson's Retreat Shiraz Cabernet
2/5 15,000 @ Home Plus. Rather flat, somewhat disappointing for the price. Cheapest of the Penfold wines.
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Frigga Rosso
9900 @ Lotte Mart , on sale from 16,000. Drank at Scrabble, Jan 2012. Very sweet, but nice flavor.
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Twenty Five 2011 Cabernet Sauvignon
3/5 Gift from Marj, one of her favorites. Easy drinking, a little on the light side. Typically about 15,000 kwn.
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Polka Dot Riesling
3/5 Sent to NYE party by Linda Delaney. Decent white, not as sweet as many Rieslings.
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Hemisferio Carmenere
2/5 Not offensive, just very flat tasting.
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Santa Carolina Chile 2010
4/5 65,000 restaurant price. Excellent Cab, drank at Blooming Garden with Global execs.
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Alice White Shiraz 2010
3/5 Reasonably good Shiraz, brought by a guest to the 2011 New Years Eve gathering.
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Jumping Vines Cabernet Sauvignon 2008
5/5 Brought to NYE gathering by Dan Louis. Outstanding cab, loved by all that tried it.
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Ecco Domani Pinot Grigio 2010
4/5 Brought by guest to NYE party. Good quality pinot. Don't know the cost.
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La Grande Chapelle Bordeaux 2009
4/5 19,500 @ Emart. Very nice Bordeaux, deep and mellow. Update: A bottle in Aug 2012 wasn't as good, a little flat.
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Kilikanoon Clare Valley Covenant Shiraz 2007
5/5 Brought to party by someone else. Also given by Samsung for my birthday. Excellent!
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Moët & Chandon Imperial NV Champagne
4/5 52,490 @ Costco. Drank on New Years Eve 2011 at Champagne tasting. One of the better ones we sampled.
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Alamos Malbec 2008
3/5 19,900 @ Costco . Decent white, but not a great value for this price.
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Gonet Brut
4/5 55,000 @ E-mart Very nice true Champagne. Mature wine with tropical fruit flavor, baked apple and toasted bread. I tasted a woody, cedar flavor.
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Tolten Cabernet Sauvignon 2009
4/5 Bought by the glass at Zelen Bulgarian restaurant, 8,000 per glass.
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Shepherd Neame Bishops Finger
Good English Ale, had at British Embassy.
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Aguaribay Malbec 2008
4/5 19,900 @ E-Mart. Drank Christmas Eve with Fabs. Pretty nice Malbec. Good, not great for the price.
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De Martino Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2010
9,900 @ E-Mart
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Errazuriz Cabernet Sauvignon 2010
2/5 12,900 @ E-Mart. Tastes like a cheap wine should. Got better after breathing a long time.