Wine Dinner - Family

Wine #1 –
·         Name: Wilhelm Red, Wilhelm Winery
·         Type: Red Blend
·         Region: Hadley, PA
·         Country: United States
·         Year: 2013

Wine #2 –
·         Name: Fredonia, Wilhelm Winery
·         Type: Fredonia
·         Region: Hadley, PA
·         Country: United States
·         Year: 2013

Wine #3 –
·         Name: Kendall-Jackson
·         Type: Chardonnay
·         Region: California
·         Country: United States
·         Year: 2011

Dish #1 –

The first dish was a homemade potato salad that was meant to be served prior to the steak and brussel sprouts.   However the second dish was served with the first because we all wanted to eat the steak still hot off the grill.  The potato salad had a very neutral effect on the first and second wine.  I believe that this is because the potato salad did not have strong distinct flavors.  The both the first two wines taste very jammy with raspberry flavors. 

Dish #2 –

The second dish was the highlight of the meal.  The brussel sprouts were lightly grilled and salty.  This brought out a fruit flavors in the first wine.  The flavor of the wine reminded me of welches’ grape juice with a bit of heat in the after taste.  The steak paired great with both wines by accentuating the fruit flavors.  The Fredonia wines raspberry flavors were more pronounced with both the brussel sprouts and steak.

Dish #3 –

The third dish was a dessert.  It was a chocolate brownie and vanilla ice cream.  We drank the chardonnay with this dish.  The wine had a strong nose of peaches and mangos and these smells continued  to its taste.  This wine had a creamy finish.  Unfortunately this wine did not pair well with this dish.  It lost its crisp fruit flavors when paired with the chocolate and ice cream.  However this wines creamy finish was accentuated by the ice cream.

Tasting - Peter Lehmann

Name: Peter Lehmann
Type: Chardonnay
Country: Australia
Year: 2010
Price: $20 ($9.95 sale)













My Review:  

This chardonnay is pale and sweet.  It smell has hints of peaches blended with stronger floral scents.  It taste was crisp and had a crisp apple taste.  Similar to a sparkling cider taste.

Shop Review:

The 2010 Chardonnay presents subtle notes of spiced apple slices and ripe peaches with hints of freshly baked bread and melon. Light bodied, clean and refreshingly crisp in the mouth, it offers just enough apple and pear flavor concentration, finishing with medium-long persistence. 

Tasting - Jam Jar

Name: Jam Jar
Type: Sweet White
Country: South Africa
Year: 2011
Price: $8.95













My Review:

This wines did not have much color.  It had familiar floral and peach smells.  This wine had good balance to it sweet flavor.  It had hints of peach and honey flavors.

Shop Review:

100 % Muscat. Soft floral hints add depth to the otherwise straightforward ripe peach and nectarine aromas. There’s a good balance in the mouth, with a nice acidic lift and slightly lime edge to cut the sweetness on the finish and close with the faintest hint of honeydew melons.

Tasting - Vina Borga Borsao

Name: Vina Bogia
Type: Borsao
Region: Campo de Borja
Country: Spain
Year: 2012
Price: $6.95












My Review: 

This wine had a dark rich color.  The wine had a nose of cherries.  The wine had a sweet taste with jam flavors.  It has a smooth finish. 

Shop Review: 

Its medium dark ruby color is followed by abundant notes of strawberries and black cherries offered in a straightforward, medium-bodied, soft, hedonistic, round style. 

Tasting - Estrada

Name: Estrada
Type: Malbec
Country: Chile
Year: 2013
Price: $5.95













My Review:

This red wine is dark and does not have any transparency.  It has smells of blackberries and black fruits.  The taste was hot and acidic which left my mouth dry.  Overall a little to acidic for my liking.

Shop Review:

Firm and structured, this is a solid wine, laced with mineral acidity and tight tannins. It has a juicy, blackberry fruit component cutting through the texture.

Tasting - "Protocolo"

Name: Protocolo

Type: Vino de la Tierra de Castilla

Country: Spain

Year: 2012

Price: $6.95

My Review: 

This wine was pale in color and it had a floral scents.  The taste was sweet with hints of honey that paired well with the floral scents.

Shop Review:

Mostly Airen with a little bit of Macabeo .Greenish gold. Subtle aromas of mint, lemon and orange, with a hint of honeysuckle. Dry, understated and focused, offering clean citrus and melon flavors and slow-building sweetness. Finishes dry and brisk, with an echo of lemon. A usual, this is an outstanding value.

Tasting - Oak Leaf

Name: Oak Leaf
Type: White Zinfandel
Region: Ripon
Country: California, USA
Price: $5.00












Shop Review:

This refreshing, fruit forward White Zinfandel has aromas of ripe strawberries and raspberries with a perfect touch of sweetness.

My Review:

This wine was extremely sweet.  It had floral aromas which matched it sweetness.  Overall this wine was overly sweet and it did not retain any good distinct flavors.  It was like drinking a floral sugar water.