La Lecciaia "Brunello Di Montalcino" 2003

Opaqueish red hue with substantial bricking at the rim. The bouquet is full of ripe, fresh cherries above the rim and cigar ash with savory spices and mint as you go deeper in.

Palate--Great first impression brimming with all sorts of spices, mint, both fresh and aged red fruit, still a bit puckery but fully mature and a bit beyond its prime but still quite lovely. The finish just lingers and speaks to your soul. I paid around $40 for this over ten years ago and I just thought it was time.

I am paring it with honey bourbon marinated steak tips on the grill.

If you happen to have one of these sitting around, I wouldn't let it go much longer! So raise a glass.

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Barrel Heist Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

Lighter hued cranberry color with aromas of sweet red berries and dried red fruit with a touch of spice. Palate--Fruit forward, easy to quaff with soft tannins, and a simple pleasant all around red. Just don't confuse this with a "real" cabernet Sauvignon. At $7 (Trader Joe's) let's get real... It's better than two buck chuck!

Emma Reichart Gewürztraminer 2020

*Label is for their Riesling not their Gewurztraminer Pale straw hue with loads of sweet aromas consisting of vanilla, citrus, tropical fruit with a lime splash. Palate--mouth watering acid, mouth filling tropical fruit, lime base, with sweet-tart freshness This $10 Gewürztraminer literally "Spicy Traminer" is one of my favorite German grapes and under appreciated much in the way German Riesling is. If you can get past the name, it's a lovely wine that pairs with Asian foods, spicy foods, or all by itself so raise a glass!

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