Tasting - Oak Leaf Cavernet Sauvignon

Name: Oak Leaf

Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon

Country: USA
Price: cheap

Winery Review: This medium-bodied, smooth Cabernet Sauvignon has vibrant notes of blackberry fruit, a hint of toasty oak, and a lingering finish. Pair with Rib Eye Roast.

My Review: This wine followed the two-week old wine, and although it didn't have much competition, boy did it underwhelm. Apparently my friend got this wine from Walmart and he was just looking for the cheapest red he could get. The nose on this wine was pretty much non-existent... it could have been water if I had my eyes closed. On the taste, it was again very light and watery with some light dryness and maybe a hint of blackberry, but otherwise nothing. Honestly, drinking this felt like drinking Natty Light after drinking some nice craft beers. It was interesting to see the difference that price would get you.

Tasting - Petroni Poggio Alla Pietra

Name: Petroni Poggio Alla Pietra

Variety: Sangiovese

Region: California

Country: USA

Year: 2007

Price: ??

Winery Review: Poggio Alla Pietra is produced from high intensity sangiovese grosso grapes. The vineyard site enjoys volcanic rocky soil, southern exposure and gentle afternoon breezes. Poggio Alla Pietra is aged in French Oak barrels for a period of twenty months and exhibits great fruit, elegance and depth of flavor.

My Review: So my friend actually had this wine sitting opened in his house for two weeks and he had never gotten around to finishing it, so he offered it to me. He had said that when he had it after first opening it, he had really liked it, so I decided to give it a try. The nose of the wine smelled like straight up expo dry erase markers. I'm not sure what I was expecting after that nose, but the wine tasted kind of funky and I'm not sure if it was safe to drink. But I'm alive so I guess it was okay! There were no tannins so I'm sure the taste had mellowed out and it was kind of sweet but at the same time funky. 

Tasting - Fetzer Shaly Loam Gewurztraminer

Name: Fetzer Shaly Laom
Variety: Gewurztraminer

Region: California
Country: USA

Year: 2012

Price: $7.95

Winery Review: Seasoned. It's often called 'gavurtz' because it's hard to say and even harder to spell. This wine, though, is a secret weapon, great for taming spicy food or sipping on its own. Enjoy the honeyed apricot and peach flavors in the glass, and breathe deeply to capture the aromas of rose petals and honeysuckle. Lots of people love this wine, eve if they'll never spell it.

My Review: The smell of this wine was very pleasant, and I could definitely smell the honeysuckly and light fruit scents. I also could smell the lychee, which was not mentioned in the tasting description. The wine was light bodied with a light finish as well, and I really enjoyed it. I could taste everything I smelled. I paired this wine with some of my mom's spicy Pakistani cooking and it worked wonderfully, definitely toning the spices down and complementing them nicely.