GoodWines » Our Site http://goodwines.org wine for the rest of us Mon, 22 Mar 2010 01:28:03 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Columbia Crest Two Vines- Merlot 2004 http://goodwines.org/2009/04/11/two-vines-merlot-2004/ http://goodwines.org/2009/04/11/two-vines-merlot-2004/#comments Sat, 11 Apr 2009 14:58:05 +0000 admin http://goodwines.org/?p=74

TwoVinesMerlotIn a slight change in our site usage, I have decided to “spotlight” value wines with a regular BLOG posting rather than simply and entry in our review database.

The first wine to go under our Spotlight is the Columbia Crest Two Vines- Merlot 2004.  This wine is simply exceptional for the price.  On a good sale it can be had for under $7 a bottle.  The wine not only tastes good the first night; but if you are like me and it takes you two evenings to drink a full bottle (750ml), it is still good on the second evening (assuming you vacuum sealed the bottle on evening one).

The vintner has a rather accurate and complete write-up of this wine as well. You may even buy a bottle (case?) from their site.

About the only things I can add to their review are:

  • the wine holds up well, if vacuum sealed over-night
  • the body is medium… perhaps just a tad light for my preferences
  • the berry notes on the palate and in the finish are very nice are the earthy ‘coffee-like’ flavors.

This wine is a real winner; especially given its flavors and its price point.

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We are pleased to announce a new format and layout for our site.  This layout is based upon a theme design (called “personal”) by Wpdesigner.

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We are pleased to announce that we have implement AmbientWebs MetaQuery functionality on our site. To use this function simply double-click on any word and you will be pointed to relevant, useful related sites and content. To give this a try simply double-click on any of the words in this posting, this is obviously best when you are looking at Wine related terms like:

  • Merlot
  • Vinyard
  • Oenology
  • Enology
  • Viticulture
  • Sommelier

We hope you find this feature to be a useful adjunct to our site.

..mark (resident geek)

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We apologize for any inconvenience that you may have had with respect to some bugs present in our site layout. I think that most, if not all, the bugs have been repaired. I noticed the problems last night when visiting our niece (in her beautiful new home).

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