Twin Cities Wine Tasting with John Glas
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Wine Sales in the Twin Cities

 

Wine reviewing is an important element for you the consumer as professionals like myself can guide you towards the best wines.  Some of my competitors will say drink what you like but that would be like saying remodel your house.  As the only serious wine reviewer in the state for the general public, I provide the best advice on what to buy.  Since I don't sell wine for a living like my 2 main competitors, I give quality scores to wines that WOW me.  Price is never a factor in my criteria when handing out scores.

If you have not taken one of my classes then many of my reviews won't apply as in order to taste what I taste you must follow a tasting process.   Check out the Twin Cities Wine Club or Minneapolis Wine Club calendar and enroll in a class to truly appreciate the world of wine.

WINE SHOP SALES WILL ALWAYS INDICATE THE DATES OF THE SALES.

 

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Hennepin Lake(Click here for more wines)

BEST SALE OF THE YEAR COMING SOON!

 

Phil Colich Owner

1200 West Lake Street

Minneapolis, MN 55416

612-825-4411

No credit cards!

Wines of the Month available at Hennepin Lake (October)

2005 Yangarra "Old Vines"  McClaren Vale Grenache $$$

Color:  Dark purple

Nose:  Blackberry, floral, black pepper

Taste:  Great acidity, black pepper, floral, blueberries, blackberries

Finish:  Long and Intense with mild tannins

Evaluation:  This wine is smoking!  One of the top wines under $20 this year 93 points

2005 Chateau Ste. Michelle Indian Wells Cabernet Sauvignon $13.95

Color:  Dark purple

Nose: Forest floor, cherry, plum, spice, oak

Taste:  Wow!  Forest floor, cherry, plum, spice, oak, not too tannic

Finish:  Intense and powerful

Evaluation:  Best wine ever for under $10 to date.  92 points

WINE OF THE YEAR SO FAR FOR THE PRICE AND QUALITY

2007 Dr. Loosen Wehlener Sonnenuhr Spatlese Riesling $27

Color:  Medium gold

Nose:  Peach, pear, slate, honey

Taste:  Good balance with peach, honey, slate, and tropical fruits

Finish:  Medium and concentrated

Evaluation:  The 07 is one of my favorite German Vintages in the last 10 years 92 points

2006 Conquista Reserve Mendoza Malbec $15.99

Color:  Dark purple

Nose:  Cherry, mineral, spice, plum

Taste:  Really balanced and smooth wine with amazing complexity

Finish:  Medium

Evaluation:  This is the best Malbec producer at this price point 90 points

2007 Dr. Loosen "Dr. L" Mosel Riesling $$

Color:  Light gold

Nose:  Apple, pear, mineral

Taste:  Apple, pear, slate, honey

Finish:  Great acidity with peach, pear, slate, honey

Evaluation:  Wonderful wine!  90 points

2006 Chappellet Mountain Cuvee Cabernet Sauvignon Blend $20.95

Color:  Dark purple

Nose:  Plum, spice

Taste:  Plum, spice, floral, mineral

Finish:  Medium and balanced

Evaluation:  Solid effort.  One of the better at this price points 89 points

2007 Tommasi Vermantino $$

Color:  Medium gold

Nose:  Peach, honey, floral

Taste:  Peach, floral, mineral, honey, pineapple

Finish:  Medium and balanced

Evaluation:  Excellent Italian white!  89 points

2006 Las Vascos Colchagua Valley $16.95

Color:  Dark purple

Nose:  Cinnamon, spice, plum

Taste:  Spices, plum and earth

Finish:  Medium with a different style then the US cabs

Evaluation:  A fun Chilean wine 87 points

2005 Hess Collection Mount Veeder Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon $20.95

Color:  Dark purple

Nose:  Smoke, vanilla, cherry

Taste:  Smoke, vanilla, cherry

Finish:  Medium but a bit tannic

Evaluation:  The best Hess in years 87 points

St. Hallett Barossa Valley Shiraz $16.95

Color:  Medium purple

Nose:  Plum, mineral

Taste:  Off a bit with plum, mineral, and spices

Finish:  Not intense like Marquis Philips for the same price

Evaluation:  86 points

2007 Chateau Bonnet Entre-Deux Mers White Bordeaux Blend $12.59

Color:  Light gold

Nose:  Tropical fruits

Taste:  Lemon and crisp acidity

Finish:  Medium

Evaluation:  Good dry White Bordeaux wine 86 points

NV Nino Franco Rustico Prosecco $13.95

Color:  Light gold

Nose:  Not a lot there

Taste:  Lemon, chalk soil, orange peal, tart and a little bitter

Finish:  Little bitter

Evaluation:  This is one of the better Prosecco producers so I would buy US and Champagne over Prosecco 86 points

2005 Ruffino Chardonnay Toscana $

Color:  Light gold

Nose:  Floral, lemon, tropical fruit

Taste:  Tropical fruit, floral and mineral, no oak on this one

Finish:  Shorter with nice fruit

Evaluation:  Not bad for under $10 86 points

2005 Cantele Primitivo Salento Puglia Region $

Color:  Medium purple

Nose:  Tobacco, plum, cherry

Taste:  Earth, tobacco, plum

Finish:  Medium

Evaluation:  Simple sipping wine 84 points

2006 Penfolds Koonunga Hill Shiraz/Cabernet South Australia $7.99

Color:  Light purple
Nose: Big floral, mineral, blackberries

Taste:  Sharp acid little too much with spice, blackberries and a little watered down

Finish:  Short

Evaluation:  Not the 91 points from Jay Miller of Parker but decant wine for the money 83 points

 

Highly Recommended (Make sure you get the right Vintage) SOME MIGHT BE SOLD OUT!

US (These will be updated once the sale starts)

2005 Patz & Hall Napa Valley Chardonnay $33.95

2005 Cliff Lede Claret $27.95

2004 Etude Napa Valley Cabernet $69.95

2005 Columbia Crest Grand Estates Merlot $7.99

2005 Whitehall Lane Napa Valley Merlot $23.99

2005 Fess Parker Pinot Noir $21.95

2006 Cliff Lede Sauvignon Blanc $19.95

NV Gloria Ferrer Brut Sparkling Wine $14.95

2003 Argyle Brut Sparkling Wine $19.95

World

NV Piper Heidsieck Brut Champagne $22.99

2005 Domaine du Vieux Telegraphe Chateauneuf-du-Pape $30.95

2006 Inama Soave $14.99

2006 Felluga Pinot Grigio $13.95

2005 Cecchi Chianti Classico $12.59

2003 Damilano Barolo $34.95

2005 Artadi Vinas de Gain $24.95

2006 Can Blau Monsant $13.95

2006 Conquista Reserve Malbec $15.99

2006 Conquista Malbec $5.49

2006 Catena Malbec $16.95

2006 Marquis Philips Shiraz $13.95

2006 Dr. Loosen "Dr. L" Riesling $10.99

2007 Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc $12.95

2004 Petaluma Chardonnay $21.95

2006 Marquis Philips Shiraz 9 $30.95

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Pat Keeler

Lakeside Wine & Spirits(Click here for more wine)

580 Willow Drive

Long Lake, MN 55356

952-404-2500

Mention John Glas and receive 25% a case or more.

Wines of the Month available at Lakeside

2005 Stangeland Estate Reserve Willamette Valley Pinot Noir $$$$

Color:  Medium purple

Nose:  Asian Spice, truffles, violets, floral, cinnamon

Taste:  Spice, great acidity, raspberry, strawberry

Finish: Medium and complex

Evaluation:  Really solid wine with tons of potential  93 points

2005 Ayoub Dundee Hills Willamette Valley $$$$

Color:  Dark purple

Nose:  Cranberry, plum, cherry, raspberry, lots of legs

Taste:  Sweet cherries, floral, spice, mineral, cranberries

Finish:  Up front floral, mineral and spice and weaves into a mouthful of ripe fruit

Evaluation:  My favorite Pinot Noir of all time!  95 points

2005 Bouchard Aine & Fils Cuvee Signature Fixin $$$

Color:  Light purple

Nose:  Asian spices, rose petals, mineral

Taste:  Asian spices, cranberries, mineral, shoe leather, rose petals

Finish:  Intense burst and settles into an elegant wine

Evaluation:  About as good as Burgundy gets for under $30 90 points

2007 Chris Ringland Cr Shiraz $$

Color:  Dark purple

Nose:  Blackberry, spice, black pepper

Taste:  Buttery notes with blackberries, plum, black pepper

Finish:  Big wine

Evaluation:  A steal at the price 92 points

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Haskell's

October 1 to 25

reward for coming to the sight!!!!!

 

Tuesday, October 21

Haskell's Minnetonka

Dr. Loosen Wines from Germany

Starts at 5:30 pm (FREE)

Great lineup of wines!!!

If you missed this tasting you missed out big time!!! 

 

12900 Wayzata Blvd.

Minnetonka, MN 55305

952-544-4456

2003 Jean Thevenet Domaine Emilian Gillet Vire-Clesse $$$ (Burgundy)

Color:  Medium gold

Nose:  Powerful with pear, lemon, minerals

Taste: Rich with pear, apple, minerals, and very refreshing

Finish: Not heavy oak with rich fruits and minerals

Evaluation:  Perfect for Chardonnay lovers who don't like oak 91 points

2005 A to Z Oregon Pinot Noir $14.99

Color:  Light purple

Nose:  Spice, raspberry

Taste:  Smooth with mild spice, raspberry, cherry

Finish:  Medium

Evaluation:  Buy 89 points

2006 Bodegas Martin Codax Rias Baixas Albarino $$

Color:  Light gold

Nose:  Floral, citrus, mineral

Taste:  A touch of sweetness with floral, citrus, mineral

Finish:  Medium and balanced

Evaluation:  The best Albarino to date 88 points

2005 Fattoria di Felsina Castelnuovo Berardenga Chianti Classico $14.95

Color:  Medium purple

Nose:  Strawberry, spice,

Taste:  Nice acidity with violets, spice, crushed rock

Finish:  Medium and intense

Evaluation:  One of the best producers from Chianti 89 points

2006 Di Majo Norante Terre Degli Osci Sangiovese $9.99

Color:  Medium purple

Nose:  Violets, cherry, mushrooms

Taste:  Spices, violets, sweet fruits

Finish:  A touch of sweetness with violets, spices, and cranberries

Evaluation:  Solid effort for $10 87 points

2006  Villa Santoni Pinot Grigio $11.99

Color: Light gold

Nose:  Mineral, pear

Taste:  Light wine

Finish:  Medium with some mineral and pear notes

Evaluation:  Simple but refreshing 85 points

2004 Bosquet des Papes Cotes du Rhone $9.99

Color:  Medium purple

Nose:  Cherry, smoke

Taste:  Smooth wine with a fruit forward style

Finish:  Cherry, plum, smoke on this medium finish

Evaluation:  Good value 85 points

2007 Bodegas Escorihuela Don Miguel Gascon Mendoza Malbec $

Color:  Dark purple

Nose:  Plum, spice, earth

Taste:  Smooth wine with cherry, plum, earth

Finish:  Medium

Evaluation:  Solid 87 points

2007 Dantello Pinot Grigio $

Color:  Light gold

Nose:  Mineral

Taste:  Mineral

Finish:  Mineral

Evaluation:  Boring 80 points

2006 MacMurray Central Coast Pinot Gris $$

Color:  Light gold

Nose:  Floral

Taste:  Bitter and too much floral

Finish:  Medium

Evaluation:  Pass 82 points

NO BRAINER BUYS

2003 Groom Shiraz Australia $19.99

2007 Dr. Loosen "Dr. L" Riesling $8.99 BEST BUY!

2005 Chateau Ste. Michelle Indian Wells Cabernet Sauvignon $12.99 BEST BUY!

2005 Avalon Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon $9.99

2006 Razors Edge Shiraz $9.99

2006 Conquista Malbec $5.99

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Surdyk's Wine Sale

October 7 to 25

Free In-store Events

Friday & Saturday October 17-18

Jean-Christophe Calvet of Aquitaine Wine Company Red Bordeaux Tasting (free)

Friday & Saturday October 24-25

Rombauer Winery and Bishop's Peak Winery (free)

 

2005 Las Rocas de San Alejandro Vinas Viejas Garnacha $15.49

Color:  Medium purple

Nose:  Intense with spice, oak, vanilla, and blueberries

Taste:  Spice, oak, vanilla, raspberries, blueberries, and coffee

Finish:  LONG and intense.  A balanced wine!

Evaluation:  Incredible value for under $20.  93 points

2006 Columbia Crest Vineyard 10 Red Blend (Syrah, Sangiovese, Cabernet Sauvignon, Grenache and other) $5.49

Color:  Medium purple

Nose:  Oak, plum, cherry, and Intense

Taste:  Spice, oak, vanilla, mineral, plum, cherry

Finish:  Intense and concentrated

Evaluation:  Best red under $10 ever.  Tastes like a $50 wine. 92 points

2005 Chateau Behere Pauillac $31.99

Color:  Dark purple

Nose:  Spice, pencil lead, smoke

Taste:  Earth style wine

Finish:  Medium and really balanced

Evaluation:  Try this at $32 to see if you like Bordeaux 91 points

2006 Chateau Mongravey Margaux $26.99

Color:  Medium purple

Nose:  Cherry, plum, earth

Taste:  Fruit forward and not tannic

Finish:  Medium and really drinking well right now

Evaluation:  91 points

2006 Tommasi "Rafael" Valpolicella $$

Color:  Medium purple

Nose:  Spice, violets, plum

Taste:  Spice, violets, plum, cinnamon

Finish:  Medium and quite balanced

Evaluation:  Try this Valpolicella today!  90 points

2006 Columbia Crest Vineyard 10 White Wine (Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc and Semilion) $5.49

Color:  Light gold

Nose:  Mineral, pear, peach, and intense

Taste:  Sweet, golden apples, mineral, spice

Finish:  Medium and intense with good acidity

Evaluation:  Another winner for the best winery in the world under the $10 price point

89 points

2006 Gemtree McClaren Vale Chardonnay $14.99

Color:  Medium gold

Nose:  Tropical fruit and mineral

Taste:  Nice fruit forward style with tropical fruit, apple, and mineral

Finish:  Medium and refreshing

Evaluation:  Solid non oaked wine 88 points

2005 Sterling Vintner's Collection Cabernet Sauvignon $8.99

Color:  Dark purple

Nose:  Spice, plum

Taste:  Plum, spice, and cherry

Finish:  Very smooth and balanced

Evaluation:  Great price 88 points

2006 Yalumba Y Series Shiraz/Viognier $8.99

Color:  Medium purple

Nose:  Violets, crushed rock

Taste:  Fragrent with violets, spice, crushed rock.  The Viognier gives it a nice kick

Finish:  Medium

Evaluation:  86 points

2005 Chateau Bellevue Peycharneau Superieur Bordeaux Blend $14.99

Color:  Dark purple

Nose:  Menthol, Cinnamon

Taste:  Minty with spice and oak

Finish:  Minty and medium finish

Evaluation:  Not a bad wine but the mint is not Bordeaux like 85 points

2006 Bogle Vineyards California Petite Sirah $8.99

Color:  Medium purple

Nose:  Blackberry, spice

Taste:  Blackberry, spice, floral

Finish:  Medium

Evaluation:  Good everyday wine 85 points

2006 Alfred Merkelbach Urziger Wurzgarten Auslese Riesling $18.99

Color: Light gold

Nose:  Slate, peach, pineapple,

Taste: Sweet with peach, pear, slate, honey

Finish:  Medium with good acidity but a little to floral for my taste

Evaluation:  Inexpensive Auslese that shows 85 points

 

NO BRAINER BUYS!

2007 Leitz Rudescheimer Klosterlay Kabinett Riesling $12.99

2006 Selbach-Oster Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Spatlese Riesling $21.99

2007 Hoffman-Simon Piesporter Goldtropfchen Kabinett Riesling $13.99

More to come...

 

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Sorella Wine & Spirits

1010 Washington Ave South

Minneapolis, MN

612-339-4040

 

Sale ended October 4 but click on the link above to check out some wines from the sale.

 

2004 Helix Pomatia Columbia Valley Red Blend  $$$

45% Merlot, 26% Cabernet Sauvignon, 19% Syrah, 10% Cabernet Franc

Color:  Dark purple

Nose:  A little musty with cherry, plum, pepper

Taste:  Smooth wine with a balance of fruit and earth components

Finish:  Medium and elegant

Evaluation:  Best wine for the price at this tasting 92 points

 

 

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