May 2, 2007
Wine Tasting: the First Four
Stone Valley White Zinfandel, 2004, California
What better way is there to start a wine tasting campaign than with something pink and sweet and unsophisticatedly yummy?
JSM Chardonnay, 2005, California
This Chardonnay was in a big display in the front of the store advertising it as highly recommended, but I found it to be tart and mostly unpleasant. As I sipped it, I longed for a bottle of the very drinkable “value wine” I had always known and loved. I found myself torn: was my palate that unsophisticated or had I simply been duped by the old trick of repackaging something nobody wants as a recommended item to move it off the shelves?
Stone Valley, Cabernet Sauvignon, 2004, California
Cabernet Sauvignon — the name just sounds like wine to me. The flavor was bold and spicy, my favorite bottle so far.
Glenn Ellen Reserve, Sauvignon Blanc, 2005, California
I’d had luck with a Sauvignon the previous week, so I decided to keep it going with a Sauvignon Blanc. I found it to be light and refreshing.
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