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 Overwhelming flavors, reminiscent of sucking on a key lime. Grapefruit and green herbs rush up the nose and onto the tongue. The acidity is almost too present — the wine isn’t as balanced or as smooth as other vintages. Read more: Wine review: Kim Crawford 2009 Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough  Paul Clear is a brave, passionate man. He’s been in the wine business since he was 18 and it only took him ten years to realize he wanted to make his own wine. But it wasn’t like he jumped a plane to Cali, pumped some juice into a bottle and slapped his name on it. He’s a hands-on, particular kind of guy. Read more: Wine review: Palarea 2005 Tinto Tierra del Castillo w/winemaker interview  The Italians love their traditions. Multi-course, carb-laden lunches scattered with wine bottles give way to the traditional mid-afternoon nap. It’s an enviable way to live and they’ve done so for millennia. But things are changing. Read more: Italy’s vino reinvention: How wine has changed in the old country  A darling of the critics for a few years now, this Los Alamos Malbec from Argentina’s Mendoza region has one great thing going for it: It costs under $12, sometimes even under $10. Read more: Wine review: Los Alamos 2009 Malbec Mendoza |
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