Quantity and quality all in one bottle.

Red: 2012 Vistana Carmenere, Wine of Chile, D.O Valle Central
Visual: Clear, with brick red hues.
Nose: Clean,  Chipped smoked oak,
Tasting; Acidity: Medium
              Alcohol: Medium
              Body: Medium
              Flavor intensity: Medium +
              Length: Medium +
              Flavor characteristics: Jammy friuts, stewed plums and cherries.
What might go with it: Pork chops.
Ideas of wear to drink it: Back yard, it is possible to make a heavy hearty and spicy sangria out of this wine if you are like me and not a fan of super sweet sangria.
Percentage of alcohol: 12.5%
Price: $10.99
Size of bottle:150cl or 1.5L (this is larger than the average wine bottle.)

White: 2012 Vinstana Sauvignon Blanc Wine of Chile D.O Valle Central
Visual: Clear, pale yellow.
Nose: Clean, stone (mild chalky notes), lemon, nectarines.
Tasting; Acidity: Medium +
              Alcohol: Medium
              Body: Medium
              Flavor intensity: Medium
              Length: Medium
              Flavor characteristics: Pink grapefruit, lemon, stone.

What might go with it: Plain grilled shrimp with a bit of lemon juice, or smoked cheese.
Ideas of wear to drink it: In the backyard on a hot summer day, when a tall glass of water just won't cut it.
Percentage of alcohol: 12.5%
Price: $10.99
Size of bottle: 150cl or 1.5L (this is larger than the average wine bottle.)

IN ADDITION: Come to Peco's liqueur store and ask for either of these wines and say that you got the suggestion from me! If you do you'd be doing me a big favor and helping me with a competition for who can sell the most wine at work! 

Work, tasting, and life.

It's been a while since my last post, and I apologize for all of those you read my wine blog.
I currently have a new job at Peco's Liqueur Store (http://www.pecosliquors.com) in Wilmington Delaware, my home town. I've been running small wine tastings almost daily and have done a few tasting notes to help anyone looking for a bottle of wine to bring to a party, to woo someone, or even to just have a drink and enjoy the summer!

Just a reminder that a basic WSET level 2 tasting guide is used to explain the wine tastings done, I also ask everyone to drink responsibly.

Wednesday Nights Tasting : Secateurs Chennin Blanc 2011 From Swartland South Africa
Color: Pale Lemon yellow, clear.
Nose:Peach, stone fruit, grapefruit, clean with no apparent faults.
Palate: Length; Medium+
            Acidity; Low (if chilled to 8°C/ 46.4°F)
            Body; Medium-, in my opinion the body was falling short but 5 tasters for that evening said the body was full and luscious.
            Alcohol; Medium -
            Flavor intensity; Medium +
            Flavor Characteristics; Nectarines, Yellow Grape Fruit.
            Style: Dry

Price:$14.99
Alcohol percentage: 13.5%
Where I would suggest drinking it: Outside with a fruit salad or at a ladies night!
Additional Comments:A new world wine that does pack a punch, a fruity punch, it's a little like having fruit salad with melon bits thrown into your mouth.

Thursday Night Tasting; OOPS 100% Carmenere 2013 Valle Central Chile
Color: Medium Dark Purple hues.
Nose: Clean, red stewed fruit, red cherry, and smoked oak.
Palate:Length; Medium +
            Acidity; Medium -
            Body; Medium -
            Alcohol; Medium -
            Flavor intensity; Medium
            Flavor Characteristics; Oak, red cherries, clove, star anise, cinnamon
            Style: Dry
Price: $9.99
Alcohol percentage: 13.5%
Where I would suggest drinking it:At a BBQ with ribs, or spicy Cajun catfish.
Additional Comments: This wine is like a nice date, uncomplicated and goes will with ribs.

Friday Night Tasting: Gruner Vetliner Anton Bauer from Austria
Color: Pale lemon yellow, clear.
Nose: Lemon grass, clementines, clean.
Palate: Length; Medium -
            Acidity; Medium +
            Body; Medium
            Alcohol: Medium +
            Flavor intensity; Medium +
            Flavor Characteristics;Citrus, minerals, stone, chalk.
            Style: Incredibly dry.
Price: $10.99
Alcohol percentage: 12%
Where I would suggest drinking it: In the backyard on a hot summer day.
Additional comments: I am biased because I had the opportunity to go to Austria this past Spring Break and I fell in love with country, people, and wine. If you tell me I'm drinking an Austrian wine I will undoubtedly confess my love to it and for it. PLEASE SERVE THIS WINE CHILLED (8°C/ 46.4°F)


Saturday Day Tasting (Happy Independence Day America!!!):
Wine 1: Dry Creek Vineyard 2012 California Cab- Sau
Color: Medium ruby red.
Nose: Oak, red stewed fruits, some minerals.
Palate:Length; Medium
            Acidity; Medium
            Body; Medium
            Alcohol: Medium +
            Flavor intensity; Medium +
            Flavor Characteristics; Red summer fruits, oak, strong tannins.
            Style: Dry
Price: $15.99
Alcohol percentage: 14.5%
Where I would suggest drinking it: At a family dinner, maybe BBQ. Goes well with stake.
Additional comments: Extended maceration on the wine (wine left in contact with grape skins for a while). Soil where it is grown is very Iron Rich.


Wine 2: Acacia 2013 Chardonnay from California
Color: Hay yellow.
Nose: Citrus blossoms, pink grapefruit, stone.
Palate:Length; Medium
            Acidity; Medium +
            Body; Medium -
            Alcohol: Medium
            Flavor intensity; Medium
            Flavor Characteristics; Citrus, orange blossom, stone such as chalk.
Price:10.99
Alcohol percentage: 13.5%
Where I would suggest drinking it: I can picture this wine being drunk at a family gathering.

2008 Malbec from Argentina.

                                                                I'm just sayin'; 
 I'm biased and I know it. I've been favoring Argentinian wine for the past nine months, and I've realized that even if I happen to consume a wine that tastes like a freshly opened bottle of acetone and it's from Argentina I'm sure that my liver and I will find some way to enjoy it.

                                                              About the Winery
The Infinitus Winery is located at the latitude of 40 degrees in the Rio Negro Valley in Patagoni. This is the most southerly vineyard to be found in the Americas. After the grapes are harvested they are pressed with a hydraulic press and the juice is left in contact with the skin for 25 days. "Natural Yeast" is used to ferment the juice and turn it into wine.
                                                                   Just to clarify
There is nothing wrong with using the expression "Natural Yeast", but please if you are buying wine and that is on the label don't be fooled!! ALL YEAST IS NATURAL! It's a fungus! To my knowledge there is no way for a fungus to be unnatural. All that means is that there was no specific strain of yeast used to inoculate this wine.

                                                                    Tasting notes
                                                                         Visual
This wine has a deep brickish hue and has rather thick legs.

                                                                          Nose
On the nose there are notes of barnyard and stewed fruit. It also smells alcoholic in that nice nose hair burning way.

                                                                          Taste
The palate has hints of stewed plums. It has a thick body, high levels of tannin, medium amounts of acidity, and a nice mouth feel to it..

                                                                           Price
The price was around $10. Not an expensive wine, but still very charismatic and able to hold its own, and is worth its given price.

                                                                Overall review of the wine
This wine is wonderful if you enjoy a nice smack to the mouth via tannin. It has wonderful body, flavor, and is defiantly worth $10. It pairs very well with Italian red sauce, and would go well with any hearty red meat dishes. If you have a chance to drink it and you're a fan of heavy, meaty red wines then you will not be disappointed.

                                                                          NOTE
This wine was clarified using eggs whites and is there for  unsuitable for Vegans and Vegetarians.

Notes from my God Parents;

"It tastes like that really good communion wine."

"It's a pleasant punch to the mouth."

I'm a winer.

I decided to start this blog due to the ever increasingly high demand for wine and alcohol recommendations. SO here goes. Every time I consume some sort of beverages, food substance, or find interesting products relating to wine I'll do my best to blog and post a pick or something along those lines.

So to start things off I'm going to recommend a product that I don't have but that I think is amazing and is really great to have around. The Corkcicle Air. Lemme' explain, what this product is, is an ice pack that is designed in the shape of an icicle. So instead of using a bucket of ice or coozy you simply put this in your bottle of wine to keep it cold. There are a million different kinds of Corkcicles, stainless steal, colored, all sorts of things. The novelty of this product is that it aerates your wine and keeps it chilled at the same time, now I'm not saying this is the be all and end all of this type of product, but, I am saying that if you're having a BBQ and white wine then this is an easier, and more elegant way of chilling wine that with a big bucket of ice or coozy. So if you wanted a simple to use product that is useful, tasteful, and all around a great gift idea for people who enjoyed wines that are meant to be chilled this would totally be an awesome idea!