1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
12 wine reviews, one each month, no special calendar dates.,
September 30, 2009 kiwanissandy "Go Bucks!" (Heart of Ohio) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wine Companion 2010 Wall Calendar (Calendar) (Calendar)
For some reason I had thought this calendar was going to be about grape varietals but each month actually profiles a specific wine for the whole page. It's not general wine knowledge it is geared to one specific wine from one producer for each calendar month. If your state does not allow these wines to be sold through your state liquor agency then this calendar will do you no good (as I found out Ohio does not allow some of these wines.)
January is Quinta do Ribeirinho; February is Willamette Valley Pinot Gris; March is Two Hands "Lily's Garden" Shiraz; April is Chateau de Sancerre; May is Remelluri Rioja; June is Thandi Chardonnay; July is Ravenswood Teldeschi Zinfandel; August is Catena Alta Chardonnay; September is Rocca Guicciarda Chianti Classico; October is Clos de L'Oratoire Des Papes; November is Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc; and finally December is Saintsbury Garnet Pinot Noir.
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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Only covers 12 varieties, why bother?,
September 1, 2010 kiwanissandy "Go Bucks!" (Heart of Ohio) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Wine Companion 2011 Wall Calendar (Calendar) (Calendar)
For some reason I had thought this calendar was going to be about grape varietals but each month actually profiles a specific wine for the whole page. It's not general wine knowledge it is geared to one specific wine from one producer for each calendar month. If your state does not allow these wines to be sold through your state liquor agency then this calendar will do you no good (as I found out Ohio does not allow some of these wines.)
You would think that being a wine calendar it would have special events listed that pertain to the wine world. I'm thinking the calendar squares in addition to listing Mother's Day, Bank Holidays in Australia, Waitangi Day in New Zealand and Pearl Harbor Day would have also listed Bacchus' birthday, Pinot Noir Days, famous New York wine festivals, and other wine specific moments in history such as the end of Prohibition. But this calendar does not do that.
Overall, I'd skip. You're only going to get knowledge on 12 wines at the...Read more