Ruby in color with the aroma of fruit, marmalade and spice. Sweet flavor of blackberries with the expected Spanish tartness from the Tempranillo grape. Good food wine. Would pair well with pasta or paella.
Red Wine
Name: Fuzion Alta Reseva
Grape: Malbec, Tempranillo
Region: Mendoza, Argentina
Maker: Fuzion Wines
Price: $13
Alcohol: 13.5%
Dark ruddy colored wine with a nose of oak and currant. A fur coating to the mouth with little follow up in flavors. Tart aftertaste.
Red Wine
Name: Dragon Seal
Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon
Region: Hebei, China
Maker: Beijing Dragon Seal Wines
Price: $15
Alcohol: 12%
Light yellow in color with a nose of tart fruits and a mild citrus taste. A fine chilled summer wine when one wants something tart and not sweet.
White Wine
Name: Heredad de Penalosa
Grape: Verdejo
Region: Rueda, Spain
Maker: Bodegas Pascual
Price: $17
Alcohol: 12.5%
Translucent red with a good aroma of truffles,toast and limestone. Taste of mild fruit, plum and truffle with a nice tar finish. A good starter Pinot Noir.
Red Wine
Name: Bourgogne Pinot Noir
Grape: Pinot Noir
Region: France
Maker: Pierre Andre
Price: $19
Alcohol: 12.5%
Ruby in color with fresh fruit, cherry and plum aromas. Flavors of black cherry, plum, tobacco and spices. A good smooth finish. A pleasant wine to have with light meat, cheese and poultry dishes.
Red Wine
Name: La Domeliere Rasteau Cotes du Rhone Villages
Grape: Old vine Grenache, Syrah and Mourvedre
Region: France
Maker: Cave De Rasteau
Price: $19
Alcohol: 14.5%
This vineyard has been active in making wine since the 1300’s. Dark red in color with a nose of licorice, tar, plums and dark cherry. A plump full mouth of licorice, spice, coffee and chocolate. Best to decant as this wine had lots of sediment. Good for aging. Very nice. 91 to 93 pts depending on the year.
Red Wine
Name: Chateau de la Gardine 2004 Chateau Neuf du Pape
Grape: Grenache, Mourvedre, and others
Region: France
Maker: Chateau de la Gardine
Price: $40
Alcohol: 14%
Served chilled this is a great VQA Canadian white wine for summer. Notes of fresh fruit, lychee and some edge from the chardonnay.
White Wine
Name: Union White
Grape: Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Gewurtraminer, Chardonnay
Region: Niagara, Canada
Maker: Sandhill
Price: $15
Alcohol: 12%
A medium red wine with a nose of stewed fruit with a taste of mild fruit, cherries and raspberry. Soft finish.
Red Wine
Name: Panarroz Jumilla
Grape: Monastrell
Region: Jumilla, Spain
Maker: Panarroz
Price: $15
Alcohol: 14%
Transparent yellow color with good citrus notes on the nose. A semi-sweet wine with grapefruit and lemon tart taste with a tart finish. Best chilled.
White Wine
Name: V
Grape: Gewurtztraminer
Region: Germany
Maker: P.J. Vakkenberg G.M.B.H.
Price: $12
Alcohol: 10.5%
Light honey colored with flowers, fruit and grapefruit nose. Spicy grapefruit taste. A great wine chilled. It would be good as an apperatif or with white fish dishes. This wine is made in the Danube Valley. Gruner Veltliner is the number one grape varietal produced in Austria. A good table wine.
White Wine
Name: Grunerveltliner Wachau
Grape: Gruner Veltliner
Region: Austria
Maker: Domaine Wachau
Price: $15
Alcohol: 12.1%