Wine tasting

Wine has a huge part of history. It was turned into water by Jesus, it was a a source of commerce (and later, politics) in many of the European countries. Its at old as time and revered by many.

I had the opportunity to partake in a wine tasting of sorts. The problem is, I don’t drink. At all. No, really, not ever. I have lots of friends that do though and many of them are wine connoisseurs. They can tell a dry wine, one by its age and what type of meal goes with which color, vintage and label.

I give you their expertise, written by me with their opinions. I was presented with these 2 bottles.

The Belvedere, a chardonnay was not recommended due to the overwhelming oak taste. This may also be a personal preference in the taste of wine of the consumer. It also had a strong after taste which added to a negative experience drinking it.

The Bradford mountain wine, a red Zinfandel, was highly enjoyable. It was perfect in it’s dryness yet had a robust fruity flavor. This is a wine that will do well with a meal of roast of lamb or even barbecued chicken.

With the wine came a very informative newsletter with information about the vineyards and wine tasting in general. They also offer a wine of the month that allows members to sample a new wine every month. For any avid wine lover, this is a must have for the Christmas season. I was very pleased to be able to take part in this sampling.