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La Jolla BevMo! Wine Expert 5 Cent Sale Picks

February 22, 2012
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As you may remember from last week’s Wine Wednesday post, the first BevMo! 5 cent wine sale of 2012 is going on right now, featuring over 100 wines with a rating of 90 points or above and 15 different varietals from 11 different countries. Last week, wine picks from the Encinitas BevMo! were featured. This week, John Bogdan of the La Jolla BevMo! store is here with his wine picks.

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BevMo! 5 Cent Sale Wine Expert Picks

February 15, 2012
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We are big fans of the BevMo! 5 cent sale. In case you’re unfamiliar with the sale, you can buy one bottle of wine and get the second for five cents! The first 5 cent wine sale of 2012 is going on right now, featuring over 100 wines with a rating of 90 points or above and 15 different varietals from 11 different countries. If you’re anything like me, you probably want to narrow the [...]

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BevMo!’s Super Bowl XLVI Cocktail Recipes (Giveaway)

February 3, 2012
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Just in case beer isn’t enough for your crowd, here are some fancy cocktail ideas for the Super Bowl courtesy of BevMo!. Tell us what you’re drinking on Sunday and you may win a $25 BevMo! gift card.

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Find This Oaked (Buttery) Chardonnay at BevMo

August 31, 2011
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If you like an oaked Chardonnay, this wine is for you. I bought 2009 Line 39 Chardonnay at the last BevMo 5 cent sale for about $8 a bottle.  The La Jolla store only had 6 bottles left so I took them all just based on the online description. I’m so glad I did. But, not everyone likes a creamy Chardonnay like I do. Winemakers Notes:

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BevMo 5 Cent Sale Pick: Gen5 Cabernet Sauvignon

June 29, 2011
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This is one of our top picks from the current BevMo 5 cent sale.  It’s Gen5 Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 and though I feel that Wilfred Wong pads his ratings a little bit, he is right about this wine.  He gave it a 92 rating and said, “Way past the pretty face stage, the sophisticated and finely tuned ’08 Gen 5 Cabernet is one of the best reds I have ever tasted out of Lodi; bountiful [...]

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A Perfect Sparkling Rose for Valentine’s Day

February 9, 2011
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I had the pleasure of blind tasting 12 Rose wines with the San Diego Wine Mafia. Rose Regale was the first wine we opened, but it stood out from all of the rest because of it’s extraordinary color and soft bubbles.  It’s a deep, ruby red which makes it perfect for Valentine’s Day. This sample was brought to us by Cuvee Corner, in case you were thinking Rose Regale seemed too much like a ladies [...]

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