North Carolina Hard Cider

March 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment

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

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Lakeridge Cuvée Noir Reserve NV

March 6, 2010 | 1 Comment

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.

Posted by Damion | Filed Under Pinot Noir

Duplin Carolina Scuppernong NV

March 6, 2010 | 1 Comment

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.

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Duplin Carolina Scuppernong Blush NV

February 26, 2010 | 1 Comment

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.

Posted by Damion | Filed Under Muscadine, Scuppernong

Retsina of Attica Kourtaki NV

February 26, 2010 | 1 Comment

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.

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2007 ARIEL Non-Alcoholic Cabernet Sauvignon

February 11, 2010 | 1 Comment

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.

Posted by Damion | Filed Under Cabernet Sauvignon, Non-Alcoholic

Two Buck Chuck Feeling

February 11, 2010 | 4 Comments

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+

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Fre Non-alcoholic Wine 2008 (Sutter Home)

February 5, 2010 | 1 Comment

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.

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Forest Glen White Merlot 2007

September 7, 2009 | 2 Comments

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.

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Mad Housewife Merlot 2007

September 7, 2009 | 1 Comment

Wine Makers Notes Mad Housewife Merlot marries complex flavors of blackberries and plum with hints of vanilla and spice, for a rich and smooth wine, easily parable with an array of dishes.

Technical Information: Appellation 100% California Alcohol 13.5% Sugars 0.6 g/l

Posted by Damion | Filed Under Merlot