Tasting- Bota Mini Sauvignon Blanc

 

 Name: Bota Min Sauvignon Blanc

Variety: Sauvignon Blanc

Region: Chile 

Country: Chile but bottled in California

Year: 2022

Price: $5.99

Winery Review: Juicy fruity flavors of  nectarine, melon and lime zest. Pairs well with fish and poultry.

https://www.abcfws.com/bota-box-sauvignon-blanc-mini/413407

Wine Folly: pg 165 Hints of gooseberry, honeydew, grape fruit, white peach, and passionfruit. Only lasts in cellars for about 1-5 years. Has very powerful fruity flavors.

My Review: This wine smells a little weird. Not very acidy and dry. On the sweeter side. Weird after taste. Not my favorite. 

Tasting- Mille Prosecco

 Name: Mille Prosecco 

Variety: Glera

Region: Catania

Country: Italy

Year: 2023

Price: $5.99

Winery Review: Crisp and refreshing with notes of honey. A very fresh wine. 

https://trianglewineco.com/products/mille-prosecco-millesimato-extra-dry-doc

Wine Folly: pg . 256. Prosecco is meant to be drunk young, Should have notes of honeydew, pear and yeast.

My Review: This wine smelled super sweet but was very dry. with a crisp afterbite. I tasted pear. I really liked it! The carbonation was just right, it was not overpowering 

Wine Dinner 2/17

 Wine Dinner 2/17/24

A whole group of us who take the wine class did a potluck for a wine dinner! 

I am in the back row wearing  green :)

First Course: Riesling with Polish food

Heidemanns Bergweiler Blitz Riesling: The first wine on the roster was a Riesling from Germany. It was acidic and crisp with an apple bite.

  Food: This was paired with Polish Pierogi and Kielbasa sausage and caramelized onions, all sautéed in butter.

This paired well all together the white with the starch.

Rating: 7/10  I thought the hints of apple in the wine was good but a little odd with the sausage. 

Second Course: Salmon Wellington and Italian Red Wine

Cantele Salice Salentino: The variety was  Negroamaro. It smelled sweet with acids the smell hits my nostrils with a punch. It was thick, sweet, and smoky. I tasted hints of cherry. A very good wine

Food: This wine was paired with salmon wellington with a red wine sauce. It was delicious to enjoy sips of a smooth wine with the fish.

Rating: 8/10 So Good!

Dessert: Port with a chocolate mousse

  

Henriques and Henriques Madeira: 5 year aged Tawny port. Tasted like raisins and molasses/honey. 

Food: decadent chocolate mousse.

Rating:  5/10 I did not like the taste of the port and it made the chocolate mousse taste sweeter. I think a berry dessert would have tasted better with this port.

Such a fun time with wine and friends!

Tasting - Josh Cabernet Sauvignon

 Name: Josh 

Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon

Region: Hopland, California 

Country: USA

Year: 2021

Price: $7.00

Winery Review: A round but juicy taste with hints of blackberry and cinnamon.

Wine Folly: pg 88. Cross between Sauvignon Blanc and Cabernet Franc. Hints of black cherry, black currant, cedar, baking spices, and graphite. 

My Review: This wine had an overpowering cinnamon taste. It smelled bitter and was a very bold and robust wine. It paired well with bread. I liked it for the price.

Tasting- Sutter Home Chardonnay

 Name: Sutter Home

Variety: Chardonnay 

Region: California

Country: USA

Year: 2021

Price: $6.49

Winery Review: Has notes of citrus and pear aromas with apply flavor. Perfect for picnics because it is in a box!

Wine Folly: pg. 96 Has notes of yellow apple, starfruit, pineapple, vanilla, and butter.

My Review: This wine smelled sweet, like apples. When I sipped it, the texture was smooth and buttery with a bite. The aftertaste was bitter apple. I really liked how it tasted buttery. I ate sourdough bread with this wine. 

 

Tasting- El Parador Navarra Rosado

 Name: El Parador Navarra Rosado 

Variety: Garnacha

Region: Navarra

Country: Spain

Year: 2021

Price: $15.00

Winery Review: Vivid strawberry color with intense fruity aromas. The wine is fruity and fresh.

Wine Folly: pg 117.  Grenache wine should have notes of stewed strawberry, grilled plum, leather, dried herbs, and blood orange.

My Review: This wine was interesting. I was expecting it to be sweet because it is a rose but it was dry. The wine smelled super sweet but was: tangy, tart and dry. I had this with bread. This was not my favorite.

Tasting- Paul D Gruner Veltiner

 Name: Paul D Gruner Veltliner 2022

Variety: Gruner Veltliner

Region: Wagram

Country: Austria

Year: 2022

Price: $11.95

Winery Review: Really good wine for such a low price. Notes of lime oil, Crushed chalk minerality, and sliced apple.

Wine Folly: pg 120. Gruner Veltliner is an uncommon variety mostly grown in Austria. Makes and ideal palate cleanser. Should have notes of apple, pear, asparagus, white pepper and flint,

My Review: The adjectives I would use to describe this wine is crispy apple with a white peppery taste. Sweet but dry at the same time. It was tangy, peppery and smooth. I had garlic bread with this wine. It was one of my favorites so far! I would buy it again!