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Monday, November 28th, 2011

Professor Grant’s Picks: Cabernet Sauvignon

High-quality wines at reasonable prices… Professor Grant’s Picks for affordable bottles of Cabernet Sauvignon from reliable producers (region is in parentheses).  Choices were announced at “Taste the Weather: Cabernet Sauvignon”, the advanced wine tasting on Tuesday, October 18. CHILE Viña Santa Rita Casa Real (Valle del Maipo, Central Valley) Casa Lapostolle Cuvée Alexandre (Valle del Colchagua, Central Valley) Miguel Torres (Central Valley) BORDEAUX Château Poujeaux (Moulis en Médoc) Château Tayac  (Côtes de Bourg) WASHINGTON L’Ecole No. 41 (Walla Walla Valley, Columbia Valley) Château Ste. Michelle, Canoe Ridge Estate (Horse Heaven Hills, Columbia Valley) Columbia Crest Walter Clore Private Reserve (Columbia […]

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Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011

The Red Ribbon Cutting Post

Welcome to the Above the Norm Wine Tasting Series blog! This is the first of what I hope to be many posts on this site! I’m currently a senior at Bucknell and I volunteered to help with the wine series program and I love every second of it! I first started to get into wine over the summer of 2010. I picked up every book I could find, searched the web, conducted wine tastings with my family, and now studying wine has become the thing I love most. It is true that when I first started, I thought learning the […]

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