Tag Archive: Blend

Sep 30

2009 Pink Truck (by Red Truck Wines)

Pink Truck bottle shot

The Pink Truck is part of the Red Truck line of wines, and is their only rosé (“pink”) wine. The winemaker describes this as an “off-dry” wine. The residual sugar is not listed on the tech sheet, but the alcohol level is only 10.5%. This generally indicates a fairly sweet wine. The blend is 65% …

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Sep 24

Two “Big House” Blends

Big House Wines Logo

Since I was so impressed with the previous Big House wines (Pinot Grigio and Syrah), I decided to try their blends. I picked up the 2009 Big House White and the 2010 Big House Red. 2009 Big House White Wow. What a fragrant nose. I’m getting some fruit (maybe gooseberry) and floral. There’s some rose …

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Sep 03

2009 Red Rock Winery Winemaker’s Blend

Red Rock Winery wine bottle

I think wine blends are very interesting. I enjoy trying them, because I’m never sure what it will be like. If I get a Zinfandel or a Chardonnay or a Syrah, I know basically what the wine will be like, as each grape variety has certain characteristics that almost always come through in the wine. …

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