As part of our 6 wine tasting Thursday evening this wine was one of our least favorites. A Cabernet Sauvignon wine from Milagro Farm, this wine was actually a “guest wine” and not made by San Pasqual Winery. Labeled as having “big notes of cherry up front and a hint of vanilla at the finish”, [...]

We’ve all been there, pick out a bottle of wine based solely on the artwork on the bottle. Of this, I have to say I am guilty. Fortunately for me the wine was actually pretty good. A light fruity taste with a bit of pepper, this Zinfandel does not disappoint. From Big House Wines www.bighousewines.com based out of [...]

The first sip of this wine hits you with its very woody taste. Not so much a burnt wood, but what could almost be described as a new wood. This wine is a bit dry on the tongue, but still has a pleasing taste – like that of dried cherries. There is also a strong [...]

I would have to describe this wine as having no great highs and no great lows. While I feel it was a fine wine to sip on, it did not grab my attention and keep it. It wasn’t a bad wine, it just did not “wow” me. Someone else may enjoy this one more than [...]

One of the better cheaper wines, Yellow Tail Shiraz-Cabernet is actually one of my favorites in the Yellow Tail line. A fruity wine with a rich, dark taste, this wine is a pleasure from start to finish. http://www.discoveryellowtail.com/wine/shiraz-cabernet.php Australia

Tonight it’s a nice little bottle of merlot. A 2009 from Gnarly Head, this inexpensive wine is not a bad little bottle of vino. A slight berry scent gives way to a tart taste in the mouth. A tart cherry on second pass and what feels like grapefruit. Gnarly Head, www.gnarlyhead.com, a decent wine that [...]

It happens to the best of us. A bottle of wine is purchased. We have good intentions and plan to consume it soon. The occasion we purchased it for doesn’t happen as planned. Somehow the bottle ends up in the bottom of the wine rack or the back of the cabinet. It grows dusty. Maybe [...]

Our third bottle of the evening is a 2005 Louis Jadot Beaujolais-Villages. This one is on the tart side and seems to make our tongues very dry. There is definitely some fruit in this one with our primary impressions being of plum and “grape juice.” I am curious what it will taste like tomorrow since [...]

Our second bottle of the evening is a 2004 Bordeaux Superieur from Chateau La Commanderie de Queyret. This one is a little subtle. It is definitely dry without a lot of fruit taste. It is smooth, or as Gregory noted “easy drinking.” The more Shannon drinks it, the less she likes it and it seems [...]

John, Lea, Gregory, and I are all sitting down to enjoy bbq and some wine. Our first bottle of the night is Clayhouse Adobe red. A blend of many wines, this red first hits you with a warm heat that starts in the front of the mouth. After a bit of a drying sensation, a charcoal taste fills [...]