Name: Crane LakeVariety: White Zinfandel Region: n/a Country: California Year: 2013Price: $5.95
Winery Review: Light
pink wine with floral and tropical aromas: flavors of strawberry, peach and
raspberry with a touch of sweetness. This wine is an easy sipping
wine that also pairs well with a wide variety of foods ranging from crab cakes
or pâté
to spicy Asian dishes, glazed ham, and grilled sea bass.
My Review: I think this wine had a sweet, buttery, and floral scent. Taste was also very sweet, which I liked. Sugary, candy like taste. My favorite wine of the tasting.
*not paired with food*
Name: Vina Galana Variety: Alicante BouchetRegion: n/aCountry: Spain Year: 2012Price: $15
Winery Review:
From the rare Alicante Bouchet, one of the few grapes
in the world with red flesh this wine
has a plush texture carring flavors of brandied cherry and chocolate ganache in
this round red. Light tannins and gentle acidity impart a lovely, balanced
structure.
My Review: I think this wine smelt vinegary, buttery, and semi sweet. The wine had a bad taste to me, sort of dirt like. Was a dry wine as well.
*not paired with food*
Name: TonninoVariety: SyrahRegion: SicilyCountry: ItalyYear: 2013Price: $14
Winery Review:
An intense red color.
Aromas of violet and blackcurrant enriched by hints of liquorice and black
pepper. In the mouth it is full, round, slightly tannic and with a spicy note
on the finish.
My Review: I think this wine had a sweet, berry scent. Mainly raspberry scent that also smelt a little bit like petrol. I thought this wine was smooth, but had a bad, woody taste.
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Name: Riebeek CellarsVariety: ViognierRegion: SwartlandCountry: South Africa Year: 2015Price: $12
Winery Review:
This is a luscious
viognier, featuring a deep yellow color, that explodes with juicy peach and
honeysuckle flavors. Viognier can easily become flabby, but this one manages to
keep its figure within bounds. I recommend this for immediate, lip-smacking
enjoyment.
My Review: This wine had a sweet scent with hints of peach, apricot, and lemon. It had a strong flavor, with a bad vinegary flavor at first. However, the after taste was much milder and not bad. Very crisp.
*not paired with food*
Name: Dom Michel ThomasVariety: Sancerre RoseRegion: LoireCountry: France Year: 2013Price: $32
Winery Review:
Bright orange-pink. Lively, mineral-tinged aromas of
fresh red berries, orange peel and honeysuckle, with a hint of anise building
in the glass. Dry and nervy in the mouth, offering vibrant strawberry and
orange pith flavors and a suggestion of rose pastille. The floral element comes
back on the finish, which lingers with very good spicy persistence
My Review: I think this wine had a very sweet and fragrant smell with hints of pear. The taste however was dry. Pineapple after taste that was mild, but the wine was bitter at first.
*not paired with food*
Name: Peter Mertes PlatinumVariety: Riesling Region: Valle Central Country: Germany Year: 2014Price: $18
Winery Review:
“Light-bodied slightly sweet white wine; medium pale
slightly greenish yellow. Inviting fresh white peach aroma and flavors. Easy to
drink and not complicated, but what's there is very pleasant, and flavors
develop in the glass." ~ Winery notes
My Review: I think this wine had a buttery and fruity smell. A sweet white wine, but also had a tart taste as well. I liked this wine the best of all the wines we tasted this week.
*not paired with food*
