Santola Vinho Verde

Name: Santola Vinho Verde
Variety: Portuguese White
Region: N/A
Country: Portugal
Year: N/A
Price: $7.95


Winery Review: Soft and creamy, although with just the right Vinho Verde bite, this is a crisp and clean wine, boasting light pear and pink grapefruit flavors. Off dry and very fresh.


My Review: Good tasting wine that I enjoyed with out the accompaniment of food. Definitely had the soft and creamy taste on the palate with what i believe a light lemon or citrus flavors coming on towards the end. A very refreshing drink and would recommend to anyone.

Lost Vineyards Spumante Dolce

Name: Lost Vineyards Spumante Dolce

Variety: Dolce / Sparkling

Region: N/A

Country: Italy

Year: N/A

Price: $4.95

Winery Review: Pale silvery straw color. Floral aromas of apples, peaches, and potpourri follow through on a round, frothy entry to a fruity medium bodied sweet wine with good depth and tangy peach fruit and a breezy, harmonious green apple kissed finish.

My Review: This wine needs to be paired with some dessert. I really enjoyed drinking this wine by itself but because it is so sweet I believe it would be best paired with a dessert. I'm normally not a big fan of sparkling wine but on the palate it came across so smoothly and all the flavors combined in such a nice fashion, I really enjoyed the drink. Would recommend this wine.

Charles Thomas Cotes- du- Rhone

Name: Charles Thomas Cotes-du-Rhone

Variety: Mixed

Region: Rhone

Country: France

Year: N/A

Price: $8.95

Winery Review: A blend of 50% Syrah, 40% Grenache and 10% Mourvedre. Well made, with loads of berry fruit and a heady, meaty, peppery nose, with a hint of Provencal herbs, the wine is fresh, lively, and best drunk over the next 2 years. 

My Review: I did not care for this wine. I felt that it was too heavy for me even if it's not supposed to be. On the nose I got a lot of the peppery smell and not enough of the berry fruit. On the palate, it came on too strong and the aftertaste lingered. I did not pair this wine with any food. 

Coreto

Name: Coreto Tinto

Variety: Mixed

Region: Lisboa

Country: Portugal

Year: 2008

Price: $6.95

Winery Review: This red from the Coreto range has loads of dark berry fruit with a hint of new oak creating a soft, velvet structure that makes it very easy to drink. Red currant and juicy acidity.

My Review: A pretty good tasting red wine. It has a medium body, and relatively smooth probably in conjunction with the low level of alcohol volume. Tp the nose it has berry fruit flavours. The aftertaste was intense which came as a shocking surprise. 

Morro Bay

Name: Morro Bay White Oak Estates

Variety: Chardonnay 

Region: Lodi

Country: California

Year: 2009

Price: $5.95

Winery Review: Vanilla cream soda nose with a slice of fresh cut pineapple. Full body, tropical fruit, spice and pleasing vanilla oak note linger in the finish. Sweet flavor on the palate is from sur-lie aging the wine on the primary yeast lees for 7 months. A versatile style of wine that can be served chilled with fine cuisine or glass with friends. Certified Green by Lodi Rules Sustainable Winegrowers.

My Review: I loved this wine! The taste was so delicious. I did not pair this with any food, but it did not need it. I definitely got the vanilla cream soda on the nose and the aftertaste was wonderful. No hint of acidity when I drank it. Would recommend to anyone. 

Cantina Villafranca

Name: Cantina Villafranca Frascati
Variety: 45% Maivasia di Candia, 15% Trebbiano Toscano, ect.
Region: Frascati
Country: Italy
Year: 2010
Price: $7.95


Winery Review: Produced from a selection of the best grapes located in the Frascati Doc production area. Made from 45% Malvasia di Candia, 15% Trabbiano Toscano, 25% Malvasia del Lazio, 15% Grechetto. Intense yellow color with greenish reflections. Characteristic persistent fresh and fruity armoas. Excellent as an aperitif and paired with fish, seafood or white meat.


My Review: I really enjoyed this wine by itself. Went down very smooth compared to other wines. Had a hint of acidity that i picked up but very good on the nose. Smelled of apples after swirling. I wish I could taste this wine with food because I do believe that it will make the wine taste even better.

Legaris Crianza

Name: Legaris Crianza

Variety: Tempranillo

Region: Ribera Del Duero

Country: Spain

Year: 2003

Price: $8.95

Winery Review: 90 points Wine Spectator. a silky texture carries plum, tobacco, coffee, and mineral flavors over ripe tannins in this balanced red. Berry and vanilla notes linger on the finish.

My Review: This was an okay wine. It was smooth and rich in taste. The nose has raisiny, black cherry smell to it. I did get a hint of coffee in there. On the palate it had decent balance and acidity was just right. Did not like the after taste much. Drank this wine without the pairing of foods.