Wednesday, February 25, 2015

Red Guitar Traditional Sangria

Name: Red Guitar Traditional Sangria
Variety: Grenache Noir, Tempranillo
Region: Navarra
Country: Spain
Year: 2014
Price: $7

Winery Review: This premium red wine is blended with natural fresh fruit flavors of orange, lemon, lime, and cherry, creating a deliciously perfect balance of wine and fruit. 

My Review: I thought this was a really tasty, wonderful sweet red wine. It was very tasty, favor flavorful, with lots of fruitiness. It had a 10% alcohol content, but the heat wasn't very detectable. There were lots of citrus flavors. I could definitely taste orange and lime. This would make a really good wine for after dinner or for a fun group gathering. I enjoyed this with ice but I didn't try it with any food. 

Friday, February 20, 2015

Little Bosco Malvasia di Castelnuovo Don Bosco

Name: Little Bosco Malvasia di Castelnuovo Don Bosco
Variety: 100% Malvasia Nera
Region: Piedmont
Country: Italy
Year: 2014
Price: $11.99

Winery Review: Malvasia di Castelnuovo don Bosco is a DOC for sweet, sparkling, red and rose wines from the very center of Piedmont, in north-west Italy. All wine produced under this title is based on a minimum of 85% Malvasia grapes, in this case Malvasia de Schierano. The remaining 15% can be made up with the light, strawberry-scented Freisa, a grape variety undergoing something of a renaissance at present.

My Review: I like sweet wines, so I loved this one. It had a cherry-color red, and had a hint of cherry taste. The smell was fruity and slightly  Because it was so fruity and had pretty much no heat, it tasted almost like carbonated fruit juice. Full body, full flavor. Definitely would recommend as a dessert wine, but I didn't try it with any food.