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.

Tasting - "Chateau Ste Michelle"

Name: Chateau Ste Michelle
Type: Riesling
Region: Columbia Valley
Country: Washington, USA
Price: $10.00












Shop Review:

Classic Washington state Riesling in this fresh crisp and balanced style. Delicious flavors of ripe peach and juicy pear are underscored with racy acidity.

My Review:

This wine was pale in color.  Its aromas were of pear and granny smith apples.  The wine was crisp and tasted floral with hints of peaches.

Tasting - "El Sierro"

Name: El Sierro
Type: Cabernet Sauvignon
Region: Tempranillo
Country: Spain
Price: $14.00












Shop Review:

Bright deep coloured wine with clean fruit and jammy aromas, fruity and pleasant.

My Review:

This wine was a fruity Cabernet.  The wine was very fruity to the nose and had scents of raspberries and black fruits.  The wine had taste of raspberry but the tannis cause the wine to have a very dry finish

Tasting - "Sonnenband"

Name: Sonnenband
Type: Moscato Magnum
Country: Spain
Price: $9.95














My Review:

This sweet desert wine is very drinkable.  It has a array of floral aromas mixed in with hints of peach.  This wine has a refreshing sweet finish which accents of citrus.

Shop Review:

This wine is intricate with the delicate perfumes of white flower blossoms, profound tropical fruit sweetness, and energized by citrus nectars.

Tasting - "Neu Direction"

Name: Neu Direction
Type: Cabernet Sauvignon
Region: Mendoza
Country: Argentina
Year: 2010
Price: $7.95








My Review: 

This cabernet sauvignon has the typical scents with blackberries being over powering to the nose.  The taste is fruity and has a sour bitterness to its after taste.

Shop Review:

This wine shows very good purity of fruit and skillful wine-making.  It is full of black-fruit aromas, depth, and style.  The palate pushes ripe plume and berry-fruit along with chocolate, and the finish is chewy and correct in terms of tannins and structure.

Tasting - "Champteloup"

Name: Champteloup
Type: Pinot Noir
Region: Loire Valley
Country: France
Year: 2011
Price: $15












My Review:

This wine is a dark and rich red color.  It has earthy scents with hints of tobacco and leathery taste.  This wine did not have a fruity taste though hints of black cherry could be detected.

Shop Review:

Serge de Bucy employs a light touch in his touch in his wine making, using no wood and doing as little as possible to preserve freshness.  Bright cherry and strawberry fruits are followed by a soft, smooth palate.

Tasting - "Baumann"

Name: Baumann
Type: Gentil Classiq
Region: Alsace
Country: France
Year: 2012
Price: $9.95












My Review:

This white wine was sweet and reminiscent of desert wine.  This wine has strong floral aromas.  This wine has a dry finish and has slight hints of citrus.  There are no distinct flavors in this wine as compare to many similar white wines.

Shop Review:

A delicious and fresh blend of Riesling, Pinot Blanc, Muscat, Gewurztraminer, and Pinot Gris.  Light aromas of fresh fruit and delicate white flowers start your journey, followed by crisp flavors of stone and citrus fruit.  A well balanced acidity of the dry finish ends this French blend beautifully.

Tasting - "Fattori"

Name: Fattori
Type: Runcaris
Region: Soave
Country: Italy
Year: 2010
Price: $7.95

My Review:

This white wine has a light color and had aromas of of citrus and honey.  The honey scent was especially apparent to the nose.  While this wine was had a citrus sweet taste it had a dry taste to its palate.

Shop Review:

From a local Italian word for "to work the soil," Runcaris represents an easy, fresh expression of Soave Classico with lingering aromas of citrus, yellow rose, honey, jasmine, and dried herbs.