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Fat bastard Acclaim

Cheers (June, 2008)
"Pinot noir now joins the Fat bastard family of wines. Fat bastard Pinot Noir is said to be silky, with supple aromas of warm baked cherries, plums and violets with soft tannins, rose petals and rich red fruits like strawberries, raspberries and cherries on the palate..."
Cosmopolitan (February, 2008)
“Snobby-sounding wines make the average Joe want to crack open a six-pack. But he’ll gladly toast to... Fat bastard. Industry experts say these vinos appeal to most men’s straightforward senses of humor.”
Real Simple (July, 2007)
Fat bastard Chardonnay 2005 Selected as one of Real Simple’s 12 eye-catching, affordable and great tasting wines. Rich with toasty vanilla and tropical fruits. Drink it with creamy pasta or roast chicken.
St. Louis Post Dispatch / St. Louis, MO (January 29, 2007)
Fat bastard Chardonnay 2005 is reviewed as a favorite wine with “round yet tropical notes.”
Las Vegas Review Journal / Las Vegas, NV (January 17, 2007)
Fat bastard Shiraz 2004 is featured as the ‘Wine of the Week.’ Article describes Fat bastard as a fun and unpretentious brand with the shiraz having a “deeply opaque, blood-ruby-red color” and “on the nose…immediate and pungent crushed black plums, spice box, smokiness, wet slate, toasted oak, cran-grape juice characteristics and herbal undertones.”
Sonoma Valley Sun / Sonoma, CA (January 4, 2007)
Fat bastard is reviewed as a “rich full-bodied wine” with “tropical kiwi and pineapple aromas [leading] to flavors of grapefruit, pear and crisp green apple” and ending “with lightly buttered oak and vanilla on the finish.”