Type: Wine – Gewürztraminer Name: Chateau St. Jean – 2008 Gewürztraminer Price: $15.00 Made: Kenwood, CA Alc/Vol: 13.2% “This elegant wine is composed of Gewürztraminer grapes from Sonoma country’s acclaimed vineyards. It expresses fragrant varietal aromas of honey suckle, rose petals and spice, with flavors of lychee fruit.” This wine was marked down before Thanksgiving [...] [...more]
Type: Wine – Rosso Dolce/ Sweet Red Name: Pillitteri Estates – I Baci Price: $7.79 Made: Niagara, Ontario, Canada Alc/Vol: 12.5% “A soft sweet bodied creature with fragrant notes of cherry, rasberry and black current. This Rosso Dulce kiss is very good on its own or made into a sangria.” Every once in a while [...] [...more]
Type: Wine – Riesling Spätlese Name: Peter Mertes Privatkellerei 2009 Riesling Spätlese Price: $6.99 Made: Mosel Saar Ruwer Region Germany Alc/Vol: 8.5% This has been a favorite wine of mine for a while, and I wish I could tell you how I got into it but I can’t recall. Truth is, I likely bought it [...] [...more]
Type: Wine – Port Name: Thurston Wolfe 2007 JTW Port Price: $20.00 Made: Prosser, WA Alc/Vol: 19% So what does Thurston Wolfe have to say about their Port wine? “Our 2008 JTW’s Port is a blend of Touriga (37%), Petite Sirah (32%) and Cabernet Sauvignon (31%), all grown in Washington State. Touriga is a traditional [...] [...more]
For this New Brew Tuesday I decided to check out a wine that I often see but never had the pleasure of trying before. You have probably seen this brand of wine too but maybe never had enough information to purchase it. Well fear not my fellow flinger because that’s what I’m here to do, [...] [...more]