Oxford Wine Company

I Pentri

Flora Beneventano Falanghina

Drank 8/30/22 in Oxford, Felipe's favorite white pick of the case. A refreshing, different white with tempered acid, citrus notes and not much oak. — 3 years ago

Ronco Blanchis

Collio Friulano 2013

Papaya, chives and healthy amount of minerality. Oh, and the Oxford comma can go fuck itself... — 7 years ago

Thurnhof

St. Magdalaner Vernatsch 2017

Smooth but more bold than Pinot Noir. Great culinary night in Oxford! — 7 years ago

Shauna L. Guthrie
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Oxford Landing Estates

The River Crossing Shiraz 2017

Goes down well for heavier wine — 7 years ago

Perrier-Jouët

Grand Brut Champagne Blend

Bubbly for Oxford reception at the Somerset Club on Beacon Hill, Boston — 8 years ago

Serafino

Bellissimo Adelaide Lagrein 2015

Dense Crimson with s cherry red rim. Aromatic primary plummy earthy spicy aromas. A savoury medium to full bodied palate. Medium Intensity and length with fine savoury tannins. A rare red grape type with only 653 Hectares grown in its native Alto Adige and Trentino. Negligible amounts in the new world. A progeny of Teroldego, a grandchild of Pinot, and a cousin of Syrah. Info from The Oxford Companion to Wine by Jancis Robinson. — 8 years ago

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Bob McDonald

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@TheSkip Yes. A groovy series of Labels to cover Serafinos Italian Range. Nice Pins!
Bill Bender

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Love the getaway sticks!!
Peter van den Besselaar

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The label: bellissimo!

René Geoffroy

Rosé De Saignée 1er Cru Brut Champagne Pinot Meunier Pinot Noir

Drank 5/29/22 Oxford...was wonderfully tight, dry rose...relatively good value — 3 years ago

bakkheia

The Groszman Preston Valley Graciano 2015

Graciano is mainly planted in Rioja and Navarro in Spain. This wine from the warm Geographe region of Western Australia. Interestingly known as Xeres in California - the latter fact from the Oxford Companion to Wine. This wine was deep crimson with a cherry rim. Aromatic primary aromas of cherry and earth. A medium bodied palate showing red cherry and earth - very food friendly. Oak plays a supporting role - the wine spending 12 months in old French Oak. Was a very good accompaniment to Pasta. Rare to find an Australian grown 100% Graciano and on the strength of this we should be growing more. — 6 years ago

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Cool, love experiencing varietals growing outside of their assumed home regions.
Bob McDonald

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@Severn Goodwin Agreed Severn. When you get countries as large as Australia and the United States you are bound to get a microclimate somewhere that suits the many hundreds of varietals grown in Europe. The heat of the Geographe region of WA would be perfect for Graciano from Rioja.

Domaine La Garrigue

Vacqueyras Red Rhône Blend 2016

paired well with dinner at the plimoth in denver. menu: cauliflower turnip gratinee, oxford garden’s arugula salad, and seared sea scallops. medium bodied, well balanced. — 7 years ago

Etienne Boileau

Chablis 1er Cru Les Vaillons Chardonnay 2014

I never ever manage to get Chablis 1er when blinding so I’m cozying up with the Oxford companion, The Wine Bible, the Wine Atlas and the Guildsomm site to study tonight. Oh and also a opening a bottle. This wine has a lot to say! It starts with citrus, lemon rind and yellow apple on the nose then on the palate there’s all that plus the minerality. I can fairly taste white clay. And something almost honeysuckled to it. It’s very very tasty. I will keep tasting different producers until I can nail this blind. Goshdarnit to heckums. — 8 years ago

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Ellen Clifford

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@David T it isn’t the most convenient book to use although curious what version you have? I haven’t had issues with the maps and the binding. But so far while the Oxford is useful, the Wine Bible is by far my favorite wine book I’ve got! Both in terms of usefulness and entertainment. Although there at a few confounding omissions like the Jura. I guess you can’t have it all...
Somm David T

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I used a lot of online sources. Wine Folly is good. One of the Master Somm’s I worked with suggested tracing over maps. It sounds sort of grade school but it works in helping commit info to memory. I also have about 20 or so regional PowerPoint presentations with detailed info on all key areas; which include maps. They are a few years dated but could email them to you if you provide me a email address.
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@David T that would be terrific! Thank you for offering:) scrumptiousgruel.ellen@gmail.com

Il Vino Dei Padri

Ruchè di Castagnole Monferrato 2014

If you love Italian wines or, going further, Piemonte, you owe it to yourself to try this wine, made of the rare Ruché grape (100 ha planted as of 2010 according to the Oxford Companion). It is rather beguiling, and despite its bitter finish and tannic undergirding, reveals its charms easily. An opaque nebbiolo garnet colour. Immediate burst of citrus on the front palate. Nose of spices and leather. Bracing acidity, long tannic finish. Utterly fascinating. — 9 years ago

Alsu Shakirova
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Nice review, thank you.

Schramsberg Vineyards

50th Anniversary Brut Blanc de Blancs Chardonnay

Oxford central grocery my girls. Lamb lollipops — 4 years ago

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Oxford Landing Estates

Sauvignon Blanc 2020

Not as good as I remember from the wine tasting. Lots of mineral, very grassy and full of lime. — 4 years ago

Eric Mckenzie
with Eric
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The nibbles look tasty! 🥂
Sharon B

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@Trixie yes they were!

Oxford Landing Estates

South Australia Shiraz

Amazing with Roast Lamb! — 7 years ago

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Oxford Landing Estates

South Australia Chardonnay 2016

Lovely fresh and crisp, notes of pineapple, apple and peach. Very drinkable but not interesting — 8 years ago

Oxford Landing Estates

South Australia Cabernet Sauvignon 2014

Silky, quite dry, great with prime rib. Thick berry flavor. Scrumptious! At Main & Market with Chas & CV. 10.12.17 — 8 years ago

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Ramona

Fizz Pink Grapefruit

Basically the Go Gos of wine spritzers - you can eye roll the genre but can't deny it's a partymaker. Pairs perfectly with heat waves, parks, pools, and oxford commas. — 8 years ago

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Oxford Landing Estates

Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz 2013

Full blooded red wine, tasty blackcurrant overtones. — 10 years ago