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Review: NV Clonk De Plonk by Tagaris

A lighter, friendly shade of red. "Clonk de Plonk" first words spoken by Walker Roth. This wine brought back memories of my Aunt Marjorie and Uncle Harry. My aunt and uncle had a reasonable sized garden behind their West Richland home. Their property backed up against the dike along the Yakima River. As kids, my brother and I spent a lot of time with Aunt Marjorie and Uncle Harry. Our outdoor playground included a dog, a couple of cows, rows of corn, lettuce, carrots and several fruit trees. In the summer, the trees my brother and I were drawn to were the cherry trees. Even with the reprimand of, “Don't eat those cherries, they are for pies!” We seldom listened. Of course we could only reach the lowest, least ripe, tart cherries. That's what this wine reminds me of, those barely reachable cherries of my childhood. Even so, this wine is far better than those cherries. A better view of the color. The Color of Clonk De Plonk is a clear, bright, cherry red, with...

Anelare Winery - 2nd Annual Release

This is short notice, I just received this information last night. Just in time for for the Labor Day weekend - Anelare Winery is celebrating their, Second Annual Release Event! This Saturday, August 30 th , 10 am-5 pm, and Sunday, August 31st, 11 am - 4 pm Anelare is a private, limited bottling winery. "Come celebrate our new vintage! Enjoy, wine, Art and music." Anelare is co-located at Canon De Sol Winery 46415 East Badger Road Benton City, WA 99320 509-588-6171 info@anelare.com http://www.anelare.com/ If you are able to attend this event, let me know how it goes. Cheers!

Eliseo Silva 2005 Syrah

I just found this wine locally on sale for $10 and had to share with you. This is a bottle of Eliseo Silva 2005 Syrah . Eliseo (Lee) Silva is the vineyard manager for Alice and Arete vineyards of Tagaris Winery. Yes, this is a Tagaris wine. And yes, Eliseo is producing some outstanding fruit. That is his picture on the bottle. The screw cap did not open as intended, you may be able to notice in the picture that the entire cap assembly unscrewed from the bottle, not just the top cap. No matter, the wine was protected as intended and tastes great to me. First impressions are positive, pleasant and smooth. All the wine needs is a little time to open up. Visual: Great color, dark purple, some sedimentation. Aroma: Slightly earthy, rich, dark fruit, black pepper, blueberry syrup in background. Flavor: Leather, tobacco, blackberry, black pepper, plum. Finish: Dry, medium tannins, not huge, but quite pleasant. I really like this wine. It has a lot going on for the price. So, I'm thrill...