Wine Type: Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Malbec, and Sangiovese
Country: USA – Washington State
Price: $12.99
Notes: There is beauty in ciaos, and it’s found in this particular blend of grapes that the maker so eloquently put it…”Here’s to making a disaster of a wine.” Somehow they have managed to make a great tasting wine that makes your taste buds crave more. Here’s to great tasting ciaos!
1. Category: Crisp
2. Wine Type: Macabeo
3. Country: Spain
4. Price: $8.99
5. Notes: Refreshing and crisp young wine with no aging makes it so fun to drink. This wine is extremely popular in Spain during the hot summer sun. Although slightly acidic, the pineapple undertones make it fun when shared. Go ahead….drink, laugh, and eat the way Spanish do!
Wine Type: 55% Petit Verdot, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon and 15% Merlot
Country: Australian
Price: $13
Notes: The Yard dog is out and it’s making noise. This $13 screw cap bottle has an intense bouquet of blackberry and plums. At the first inhale, the berries and spice came through quickly, but this blend of Petit Verdot (55%), Cabernet Sauvignon (30%), and Merlot (15%) had so much more to offer after sitting for about 20 minutes. To the palate it was soft and juicy with absolutely no tannins present and after breathing for a bit, the hearty Merlot flavors and musky plum followed.
Description: French Oak aging, ripe dark red fruits, loganberry and blackberry. I found a bouquet of toasted oak with hints of chocolate aromas. This wine had a great long finish and went down all to smooth.
August 10, 2009 Weekly Wine Pick – Pölka-Dot (Medium Sweet)
Category: Sweet
Wine Type: Riesling
Country: Germany
Price: $8
Notes: For all you sweet wine lovers and you know who you are, this pleasantly peachy wine is what you need when the girls get together! This screw top Riesling would be a crowd pleaser with a spicy Thai dish.
Notes: This Chilean wine has citrus aromas of lime and grapefruit yet crisp and smooth for a hot summer day. Easy to open screw top will surely please with sushi.
