Cheap Wine Critics

North Carolina Hard Cider

itstraycc — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 23:18:29 +0000

Popped open a bottle of NC Hard Cider from McRitchie Winery. Yummy.

Lakeridge Cuvée Noir Reserve NV

Damion — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 23:17:41 +0000

Wine Makers Notes:Proud of our dry red, this wine is a delight with a deep burgundy color and a hint of oak as well as a little spice. Light on the tannins, this wine should complement meats or richer foods nicely.

Duplin Carolina Scuppernong NV

Damion — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 16:09:57 +0000

Wine Makers Remarks:Duplin Winery’s Scuppernong is the most famous variety of Vitis Rotundifolia and the oldest wine made in America. No plantation dinner would have been complete without this delicious sweet wine. Muscadine wines, both red and white, have ten times the resveratrol found in ordinary red wines.

Duplin Carolina Scuppernong Blush NV

Damion — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 02:17:04 +0000

Duplin Remarks: Sweet, smooth and fruity!

Scuppernong Blush is made from the famous Scuppernong grapes, lightly blended with our Coastal James grape. This is the perfect wine to have with romantic walks on the beach or just sitting around the pool on warm summer nights. Scuppernong Blush is best when it is serve chilled.

Retsina of Attica Kourtaki NV

Damion — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 02:08:25 +0000

Wine Makers Notes: Made from the Savatiano grapes grown near Athens this Greek classic is not the Retsina of old that any people might remember. It is a fruit driven wine framed by the addition of a small amount of Pine tree resin during frermentation. The pine flavour is disticive and works well with the fruit. This wine is extremely popular in Greece and nearly every holiday maker that has made the trip to Greece will have at some point tried this wine. Ideal with Greek food – hence the 4000 year heritage of this wine.

Cheap Wine Arts and Crafts!!

Damion — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 02:22:46 +0000

Your guests will love it!!

Do you save all your corks? There a different types of corks now. I save only real cork. Surprisingly it did not take me long to collect a large amount of them. This became an issue because I was running out of places to put them. I ran up to my local craft store and picked up a shadow box. Took my corks and just started filling the shadow box. It came out great! Looks like something you would buy for a good price. I say just give it a try!

2007 ARIEL Non-Alcoholic Cabernet Sauvignon

Damion — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 13:31:44 +0000

Wine Maker Remarks: Cabernet Sauvignon is fermented and aged in the traditional red wine method: fermentation in stainless steel cooperage on the skins at temperatures above 75 F (24 C). After fermentation, the wine is separated from the skins and a portion is moved into a combination of French and American oak barrels for extended aging. Just prior to bottling, the alcohol is gently removed by cold filtration.

Two Buck Chuck Feeling

Damion — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 02:40:22 +0000

So the $2 to $4 question. Is it worth sitting down and drinking a bottle of Charles Shaw Two Buck Chuck? How do you feel? Do you wake up wishing you would have just picked up a 4 pack of Bush? Last Why do they call it Two Buck Chuck anymore when it cost like $4.00+

Fre Non-alcoholic Wine 2008 (Sutter Home)

Damion — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 04:24:41 +0000

Wine Maker Remarks: Fre White Zinfandel boasts a pale salmon color; a fresh, fruity aroma suggesting strawberries and cranberries, and soft, fruity, berrylike flavors leading to a crisp, lingering aftertaste. It’s excellent both as an aperitif and as an accompaniment to a wide variety of foods.

Forest Glen White Merlot 2007

Damion — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 18:12:37 +0000

Tasting Notes The bright reddish-pink hue sets the stage for thisfruity White Merlot. Aromas and flavors of raspberries and cut watermelon make for a slightly tart but well balanced wine with a fruity finish.