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http://www.ekvapt.com/perspective-theres-always-someone-with-a-better-bottle/ I generally consider myself a pretty lucky person. My family has never wanted for anything reasonable, my two children have made it through private college without the burden of loans, and we’ve managed to travel a good bit. Of course we’ve also drunk a significant amount of wine as well along the journey, and some Continue reading Perspective: There’s Always Someone With a Better Bottle http://www.ekvapt.com/wines-of-the-week-jan-19-24-2013/ 
The previous week we opened three wines that varied all over the map. Our consumption is down a bit as we hopped back on the South Beach Phase 1 diet to lose a few unwanted holiday induced pounds. That means no red wine Monday thru Thursday, and the suffering is extreme, but we persevere. Anyway Continue reading Wines of the Week, Jan 19-24, 2013 http://www.ekvapt.com/gumdrop-are-you-kidding-me/ I read thousands of wine reviews because wine is my hobby and I like to. In other posts I’ve written about the various flavors I sometimes can pull out of wine (although I wish I could do it more often), so it’s intriguing to see what others, especially the “experts”, have to say. There are Continue reading Gumdrop? Are you kidding me? http://www.ekvapt.com/wines-of-the-week-jan-5-11-2013/ 
This week we opened several good reds which fell into our Everyday and Once or Twice a Week categories. The best was very good and the worst was still pretty good, so call it a successful week of cork pulling. These serve further notice that you don’t have to spend a ton of money to Continue reading Wines of the Week, Jan 5-11 2013 http://www.ekvapt.com/new-years-wines/ 
Over the New Years holiday we opened a few bottles while we relaxed a bit. There was a mix of good and relatively cheap as well as good and not so cheap. Tasting notes are below. We enjoyed all three of these. At between $10 and $12 a bottle we recommend the Las Rocas Garnacha Continue reading New Year’s Wines |
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