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By Duane Pemberton Winery website: http://www.lecadeauvineyard.com Fewer things in life can be more frustrating than falling in love with a wine, only to have it ripped out from under you – such a tease. This 2009 Le Cadeau Red Label Pinot Noir is such a wine – it’s as if these wineries like messing with [...]

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By Duane Pemberton Uco Valley, in the Mendoza region of Argentina, have really high elevation with super-thin layers of top-soil. This helps create Malbec of exceptional  quality with great acidity – the particular fruit in this wine was sourced from vines that ranged in age from 20-25 years. Technical Data:  Terroir: Uco valley, located at [...]

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By Sarah Bagdon Company website: http://hoststudios.com/ Price: $25 So many wine products out there making pretty bold claims – that we here at WineFoot tend to curb on the cautious side when it comes to those kinds of products. Host Studios, located in Seattle WA, have a new in-bottle aerator on the market and to [...]

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By Duane Pemberton Winery website: http://www.napacellars.com/ Napa Cellars’ reserve program has released three new releases that are all 100% varietal, made in small lots and designed to really showcase the terroir of the specific region the grapes were sourced from. \ 2010 Mount Veeder Chardonnay – W.E.P. Rating: 90% Technical Data: Appellation: Mount Veeder Composition: 100% Chardonnay [...]

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By Duane Pemberton Stinky and noisy – two words that all too many have in their heads when discussing diesel but those are words of yesteryear and the 2012 Passat TDI is here to help abolish these adjectives about diesel. Rated at 40+ MPG on the freeway, it has no problems passing hundreds of miles [...]

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