Good Morning!

I am excited to breakdown the last 16 wines who made my personal March Madness of Wines! The region is all about the big, bold reds that rocked my world!

To remind you here is the full list of region 4. The wines with the * after it has been eliminated and I will move the winners on into the next bracket and then you will see the final four that remaining wines and then we will move on to my Final Four wines next week!

1. Sine Qua Non Sta. Rita Hills The Naked Truth Grenache
2. Paso Creek Merlot 2005 *
3. Gridley Napa Valley Cabernet Franc 2005
4. Poggio II Castellare Brunello di Montalcino 2005 *
5. Modus Operandi Antithesis Red Wine 2007
6. Abeja Columbia Valley Merlot 2007 *
7. Vina Montes Purple Angel Colchagia Valley Carmenre 2007
8. Rustom Jee Barossa Valley Sandbox Shiraz 2006 *
9. Bodegas Atamisque Uco Valley Malbec 2007 *
10. Joseph Phelps California Insignia 2005
11. Alpha Omega Proprietary Red Wine, Cabernet Sauvignon 2006
12. Mollydooker The Boxwe Shiraz 2009 *
13. Olivier Hallaire Chateauneuf du Pape 2008 *
14. Finca Allendre Rioja Aurus 2006
15. Bodegas Tahuan Argentina Siesta Malbec 2007 *
16. Ehlers Estate St Helena Merlot 2007

Here are the final 8 left in region 4, the wines with the * after them were eliminated.

1. Sine Qua Non Sta. Rita Hills The Naked Truth Grenache

3. Gridley Napa Valley Cabernet Franc 2005 *

5. Modus Operandi Antithesis Red Wine 2007

7. Vina Montes Purple Angel Colchagia Valley Carmenre 2007 *

10. Joseph Phelps California Insignia 2005

11. Alpha Omega Proprietary Red Wine, Cabernet Sauvignon 2006 *

14. Finca Allendre Rioja Aurus 2006

16. Ehlers Estate St Helena Merlot 2007 *

So the final four wines moving into the overall Wine Tournament are:

1. Sine Qua Non Sta. Rita Hills The Naked Truth Grenache

5. Modus Operandi Antithesis Red Wine 2007

10. Joseph Phelps California Insignia 2005

14. Finca Allendre Roija Aurus 2006

Starting tomorrow I will assemble the “Sweet 16” of the Wine Brackets I made in honor of the NCAA Basketball tourney!

Have an awesome day!

Much LOVE and wine,

Tammi