Tasting Update

Hello!

Here is an update from the wine tasting I did yesterday at the local Fresh Market. We tasted 3 wines, all from California:

1. Bonterra Syrah- Bonterra is a great organic vineyard out in California that makes delicious wines (especially their Viognier). The Syrah was no different. It was very fruit forward but then a bit dry with a buttery finish. A bit on the pricier end (17.99) but a good bet for Syrah drinkers.

2. Ghost Pines Cabernet Sauvignon - First of all, the name Ghost Pines sounds like a retirement community or a planned living community BUT don't let that stigma fool you, Ghost Pines is an excellent Cabernet. It has a lot of cherry flavor in it, a bold taste but not so strong that you think you are going to have a tannins headache. It's on the pricier end, 20.99, but it is a good dressy wine for special occasions.

3. Dynamite Chardonnay- Dynamite is an interesting wine to me because the label is so bold, but for the price I think it is a pretty solid wine. Their chardonnay is aged in vanilla oak but it does not have that wood chippy taste that many oaky Chardonnays have. At 10.49 this is a good sipping wine.

Now on to my top pic of late : COLUMBIA CREST SEMILLION-CHARDONNAY!
I put this wine in caps because it is THAT good AND it was only 7.99 at Total Wine. Columbia Crest is an organic vineyard out in Washington State and I was turned on to their wines at a tasting that was going on at the same time as a tasting I did a few months ago. I have tried their Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc and highly recommend both but the Semillon-Chardonnay is possibly even better.

It is not quite as sweet as a riesling but with a bit of sweetness and it has a buttery finish like all the Columbia Crest wines seem to have. Check it out. I wouldn't lead you astray!