89 Points – $16
Pale green gold in color with an orchard nose of peach and apricot. Mouth of stoney apple fruit with nice acidity. Good with asian dishes, seafood and sushi. – 13 % alcohol.
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Rye: Crown Royal Northern Harvest Rye Blended, Canadian Whisky
90 Points – $33
The color of new oak. Nose if oak and clove. Spicy clove, anise, pepper and apricot fruit mouth. Oily and spicy. Best served neat. (Not a mixer). Given 97.5 points by whisky expert Jim Murray in his 13th Annual Whiskey Bible.
Much better than regular Crown Royal which suffers from a harshness from its corn mash origin. This is more like the more expensive XO Crown Royal.
Alcohol: 45% alcohol
90% rye mash whisky
Region: Canada
White Wine: Granacha Blanca, 2011, California.
89 Points – $22
A spanish grape varietal from California. Chilled this is a great wine with a nose of grapefruit and zesty citrus fruits. A creamy mouth of apricot, pear and guava with a nice finish. A great summer wine.
White Wine
Name: Granacha Blanca
Grape: Greanche
Region: California, USA
Maker: Bokisch Vineyards
Price: $22
Alcohol: 12.5%
White Wine: Conundrum, 2009, California.
88 Points – $25
This very popular and well liked white is produced from the Caymus wine group. Clear crisp yellow in color with a floral nose of apricot, melon, green apple and honeysuckle. A mouth of melon,honeydew, pear and vanilla. A great wine for those that like melon. (Melon is not my cup of tea) But, well liked by many.
White Wine
Name: Conundrum
Grape: Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Gewurtraminer, Chardonnay
Region: California, USA
Maker: Conundrum Wines
Price: $25
Alcohol: 13.5%
Red Wine: Rhone Paradox, 2008, France.
83 Points – $16
Smell and taste of cherries and apricots with some spice and pepper on the finish. Not quite there.
Red Wine
Year: 2008
Name: Rhone Paradox
Grape: Syrah 50%, Grenache 15%, Mourvedre 20%, Carignan 15%
Region: Rhone, France
Maker: Chateau Mas Neuf
Price: $16
Alcohol: 13.8%