Nice less than $10 Tempranillo on WTSO right now

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Thanks, I picked up a half case.

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Thanks, I picked up a half case.

Hope you enjoy it!!

There's a good chance I will be passing through the northwestern suburbs in early December. Maybe we can uncork a bottle together then.

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WTSO has moved on to another offering. For those who are interested and didn't come to this thread early enough to place an order, this is offering comes up about every three months (at least until they sell out their inventory). Similar offerings - some of which I've listed above - also recur regularly. Though this one is one my favorites, particularly given the price.

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You are on my list as a possible visitor for Dec. I am hoping it is not for Dec 3-10 as I will be in Hawaii at that time.

I have been reviewing the list of grapes available to me this year.
Prices have gone up, seems there is a smaller crop this year so the wineries are using my supplier's grapes.

By the time you come here, you should be able to try some very young Cab blend and a Zin and if I do it, a semi Rhone style wine.

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Currently at WTSO:

Bodega LuzDivina Amigo Vinademoya Mencia 2006 - $9.99 with free shipping on four or more.

This is similar to the Taurus - great dry Spanish red for <$10, and has already had some time to age. As with the Taurus, be sure to give it some time in the decanter to open up.

If you're interested here's the Vinademoya at Cellar Tracker.

I've bought it twice before, so this is my third go-round on this one.

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Sorry I didn't catch this sooner to do a heads up - probably won't be up for much longer at WTSO.

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And it appears that WTSO has now moved on from the Vinademoya. It'll probably show up again sometime though.

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We had a bottle of this tonight with "stuff on a tortilla", which is a family leftovers staple for us. It's fajita-ish - tonight was left over chicken breast, diced and stir-fry heated in a frying pan with onions and peppers, with a southwest seasoning mix, and some enchilada sauce. Other fixings included refries, lettuce, tomato, and cheese.

I opened a bottle of the Taurus and put it in the decanter about two hours before dinner. And what a great match. Blended so perfectly and smoothly - matched the food without competing and was just supple and smooth in the mouth, standing off against the spiciness of the food and with enough acidity to balance off against the stir-fried meat.

I hadn't had a bottle of the Taurus for awhile, and once again I was reminded of what a bargain this stuff is at $9.99.

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I hadn't had a bottle of the Taurus for awhile, and once again I was reminded of what a bargain this stuff is at $9.99.

The last one I opened was very nice. Both me and my friend enjoyed it more from the 3 bottles we had that night we felt this was the best of the 3

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I think I just got a great deal. I just hope it is good. I got a mixed case of

You want 1


Truchard Vineyards Tempranillo Mixed - Random 12 Pack


You ordered 1 2002 Tempranillo.

You ordered 1 2003 Tempranillo.

You ordered 1 2004 Tempranillo .



which each cost

$69.99



for a subtotal of

$69.99



plus shipping

+ $5.00



for a total of

$74.99

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I think I just got a great deal. I just hope it is good. I got a mixed case of Truchard Vineyards Tempranillo Mixed - Random 12 Pack

That is an OUTSTANDING deal - one of the best wine.woot offerings of all time. I posted about an almost identical offer several months ago - the only difference was that the offered vintages were 2003, 2004, and one of 2005 or 2006.

That previous offer was scheduled to run an entire weekend, but it sold out in less than eight hours. There was much lamentation from people on the East Coast who checked winewoot shortly after getting up on Saturday morning, only to find that the offer was already sold out.

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I think I just got a great deal. I just hope it is good. I got a mixed case of

You want 1


Truchard Vineyards Tempranillo Mixed - Random 12 Pack


You ordered 1 2002 Tempranillo.

You ordered 1 2003 Tempranillo.

You ordered 1 2004 Tempranillo .



which each cost

$69.99



for a subtotal of

$69.99



plus shipping

+ $5.00



for a total of

$74.99

That is an OUTSTANDING deal - one of the best wine.woot offerings of all time. I posted about an almost identical offer several months ago - the only difference was that the offered vintages were 2003, 2004, and one of 2005 or 2006.

That previous offer was scheduled to run an entire weekend, but it sold out in less than eight hours. There was much lamentation from people on the East Coast who checked winewoot shortly after getting up on Saturday morning, only to find that the offer was already sold out.

I got this on Friday, There was 6 2004, 3 2003, 3 2002. We opened up 2 of the 2004 today and the wine was good but both bottles had a ton of residue on the side of the bottle, What is funny is I haf the last of each bottle and there was no residue in my glass

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I got this on Friday, There was 6 2004, 3 2003, 3 2002. We opened up 2 of the 2004 today and the wine was good but both bottles had a ton of residue on the side of the bottle, What is funny is I haf the last of each bottle and there was no residue in my glass

Most likely wine diamonds, Frank. Nothing at all wrong with that; in fact I find them more often than not in tempranillos that I enjoy. IIRC - every bottle of Truchard I bought in an earlier woot had them as well - some on the corks but a lot on the bottom of the bottle.

Not a problem at all that I can tell; in fact many people regard wine diamonds as a sign of quality in a wine.

wikipedia on tartaric acid:

Tartaric acid may be most immediately recognizable to wine drinkers as the source of "wine diamonds", the small potassium bitartrate crystals that sometimes form spontaneously on the cork. These "tartrates" are harmless, despite sometimes being mistaken for broken glass, and are prevented in many wines through cold stabilization. The tartrates that remain on the inside of aging barrels were at one time a major industrial source of potassium bitartrate.

However, tartaric acid plays an important role chemically, lowering the pH of fermenting "must" to a level where many undesirable spoilage bacteria cannot live, and acting as a preservative after fermentation. In the mouth, tartaric acid provides some of the tartness in the wine, although citric and malic acids also play a role.

Tartaric Crystals in Wine: the "Wine Diamonds" of Quality

There is another interesting correlation between wine stones and the quality of a wine: the longer the grapes hang on the vine (familiarly called "hang time"), the more wine acid will accumulate in the grape, and it is this wine acid which is the building block of wine diamonds. Furthermore, the more time the wine is given to ferment, the less wine diamonds will fall out during fermentation, but the more they will instead build up later in the bottle.

In other words, wine diamonds are an indicator that the grapes ripened for a long time, and that the winemaker fermented the wine slowly and with great care. Both are important precursors to crafting high quality wines.

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Back up at wtso.com right now.

Vinedos de Villaester Taurus Toro Tempranillo 2005

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Back up at wtso.com right now.

Vinedos de Villaester Taurus Toro Tempranillo 2005

I am in for 4 if it is still there

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I am in for 4 if it is still there

Changed my mind went for 6

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Changed my mind went for 6

I bought a case. Briefly thought about doing 18 - at $8.99/bottle and free shipping it's hard to buy too much - but at the end I decided to dial it back to 12.

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And I see they've now moved on to another offering.