Wines

It’s an OK wine from Australia, not spectacular but good with a nice chicken dinner. At $15 a bottle you might find it on sale (like I did) for a lot cheaper. It’s a better buy at $10 or less.

From the people who brought you those nice Rieslings, a red. It’s not a bad one either. The wine comes in a very cool looking red metal bottle (at least the 375ml version.)

It’s called “Best foot forward” and it really seems to be. Not to sweet, not too dry, not to citrus, not any off notes, in other words, a nice drinking wine. It’s another one of my “field tests.” It was the white wine available on American Airlines at 34,000 feet.

A somewhat atypical wine, without the citrus taste I find in other Blancs. It could be a nice change of pace.

Not quite as “golden” as it’s name might imply. For the price, you could probably do better. This particular bottle had cork problems. Hopefully, it’s not indicative of problems overall.

Similar to the Pillitter Estates Icewine sampled earlier. This is good, but I still think Pillitter has the edge. Again you only get a 200ml bottle. Invite only your closest friends.

It’s got a cute rooster on the label but frankly the wine itself is unspectacular. Perhaps with a couple of bottles and the 47 pound bird (read the back label), you might have a really nice Cou au Vin. For a party of 20!

OK, I’ll admit it, not cheap, even in the less than split (375 ml) size bottle. But oh, what a way to end a meal, or to start one.

Avia? How about “Ave Maria” as far as taste is concerned. The Chardonnay was better but only slightly. And Macedonia? Who knew they made wine. And more importantly, did anyone tell them?

It’s drinkable wine from Texas. Try this one instead of the typical White Zin you might be uncorking tonight.

I’ll admit drinking Roses’ are not on high on my list. And this one seems to be a typical Rose’ to me.

Frankly, not the best Pinot Noir I’ve tasted, but a typical effort for Cavit. Try a Lorval or Tortoise Creek Pinot from 2005. They are both better, IMHO.

If it’s the finest wine from Slovenia, they may have a ways to go, at least for me. But it IS cheap at only 4 bucks a bottle.

It’s a somewhat typical Blanc but made with Bordeaux grapes. Light, in almost every respect as far as typical Blanc’s go. But it’s a nice summer wine.

On par with many port’s I’ve tried, but the Taylor Fladgate and the Warre’s Otima have a slight edge IMHO…..