It’s Opening Day 2012 and – more importantly – Thrifty Thursday. This week’s pick is Trader Joe’s 2010 Velvet Moon Cabernet Sauvignon, priced at a wallet-friendly $5.99. Unfortunately, Loco Wino is “out of pocket,” as they say, so tonight’s review… Continue Reading
Our first Thrifty Thursday is here. Loco and I are both reviewing the same wine that is a) $10 or less and b) available in widely accessible stores in the DC-MD-VA area. Loco came up with this week’s Thrifty pick:… Continue Reading
The Washington Post’s Dave McIntyre has a good post up today about Argentina reds “beyond Malbec” which highlights, among several others, a 2010 Tilia cab. I mention this only because I happened to buy a bottle of the 2009 Tilia… Continue Reading
A friend bought us a bottle of Alamos Malbec and, well, it tastes a lot like a Malbec should taste (in my yutz opinion). It’s just smooth. Velvety. I’m not wild about the smell – I almost get too much… Continue Reading