Tag Archive 'Crane Lake'

Mar 26 2008

2005 Crane Lake Sangiovese

Published by mike under 2005, Buy-It, Sangiovese

Another of the $3.49 wines from Crane Lake; this time a Sangiovese. Tart, watery with a slight smoke and chocolate flavor. The tartness hangs around until the next drink. The flavor of this Sangiovese is very similar to others I have had in the past. I hadn’t drunk a Sangiovese until two years ago when [...]

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Mar 23 2008

2005 Crane Lake Cabernet Sauvignon : Can a Sub-$4 Cab Cut It?

Published by mike under 2005, Buy-It, Cabernet Sauvignon

I overheard a guy talking about these $3.49 bottles of wine in the HyVee liquor store a couple of weeks ago. Apparently the guy’s barber was recommending them. He was talking to one of the store employees who was so surprised by the price that she went back to verify the price! We were at [...]

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