This week we tried a wine recommended to me by a co-worker. Fortunately for her sake I don't judge my co-workers by their choice in wine. The single word that best describes this wine for me is 'incomplete.' It wasn't terrible, but it really did nothing for me. My favorite thing about this wine was the label. I really enjoy the choice of font and the use of primary colors. When we tried this wine 3 long weeks ago I wrote a list of reactionary words during my first glass. I have since misplaced said list, but I can assure you none of the words would be appropriate to be include in a glowing review.
Red Wine Wednesday #5: Guenoc Lillie's Merlot
This week we tried a wine that my friend's mom purchased at BevMo's 5 cent (buy 1 bottle, get the 2nd for 5 cents) wine sale. It's funny because I almost bought this wine myself two days earlier when I spent an abnormally long time trying to decide which new wines to buy during the BevMo sale. The sale is tricky, you see. If you end up liking the wine you choose, the 5 cent sale is awesome because you essentially get 2 great bottles of wine for the price of one. On the other hand, if you end up not liking the wine you choose, then you're stuck with an extra bottle of some shitty wine you never want to drink again. I guess at that point you just tell yourself, "Suck it up cheapskate, you're only out a nickel!" At any rate, I did not choose this wine and after tasting it with my friend this week, I am very glad I didn't. It was terrible. Price wise it was the most expensive wine we've tried so far, but taste wise it was the worst we've tried. I wish I could come up with fancy pants words to articulate precisely what I wish to convey, but alas the only word that comes to me with ease is "gross." I would only recommend this wine to someone who was in training for a competition in which the contestants had to keep a straight face despite the presence of an offensive external stimulus. If you can drink a glass of this stuff without contorting your face in any manner you would certainly be a champ!
Red Wine
As I mentioned earlier, I went to BevMo this week for the 5 cent wine sale. After reading the labels of numerous bottles, I was eventually able to decide on 3 new wines. The first one was Stanza Pinot Noir. Simply put, this wine was fantastic. Smokey and smooth with great character and depth. Classy and sophisticated. The fact that this wine was consumed over dinner on a Tuesday night renders it ineligible for the Red Wine Wednesday rankings, however if it was eligible for the rankings it would certainly be my number one. The only drawback I must note is that the aroma of this wine was not exactly delicate on the nose. I will not elaborate so as not to deter you from trying this otherwise enjoyable wine.1. Night Harvest Cabernet Sauvignon
2. Snapping Turtle Merlot
3. Cellar No. 8 Cabernet Sauvignon
4. Cupcake Red Velvet
5. Guenoc Lillie's Merlot
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