Liberty School Chardonnay

A bottle from the Simply Wine April club and produced by Hope Family Wines. A nice Chard, medium bodied, a pretty yellow. Crisp with a slightly oaky undertone, I read on their website that they age in partial oak barrels. A bit of sour apple bite as well. I really enjoyed drinking this Sunday afternoon while enjoying the first beautiful day of spring!

This is a bit of a splurge as this retails at Simply Wine for $15.99, but I do believe I would seek this out again, especially for a spring or summer get together.

Red Velvet

One of my favorite, go to wines. I enjoy Cupcake wines so much that I made my 40th birthday party Cupcake Wine themed! This is a red blend, very smooth, velvety like an Elvis print.  Red Velvet combines Zinfandel, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Petite Sirah. I actually hadn't pick it up in some time, but it was in sale at Albertson's for $7.77 so I had to pick up a bottle. This wine is consistently under $10, so is a list purchase when I can. I really need to stock up again as it is the perfect Tuesday night-watching "Cougar Town" wine.

 

 

Check out my other posts about my love affair with Cupcake Wines here and here.

SledgeHammer!

I picked up my latest wine club last week and as today is Malbec Day (really, it is), I opened up the SledgeHammer El Gaucho Malbec. It's Argentinean and a nice Malbec. A cherry flavor, with a smokey finish.  El Gaucho refers to the Argentinean cowboy and appropriately, they recommend this with beef.

This is a great deal as part of the wine club as it retails at Simply Wine for $18.99. A definite splurge, but very worth it.

So, be sure to sing through the Peter Gabriel song and let the "El Gaucho" bring back memories of "The Three Amigos" as I most certainly did [though to be fair, that was El Gaupo] and enjoy this Malbec!

Sir Paz Parker Road Bin 8

This is a Shiraz-Merlot blend from Australia. I LOVE Australian Shiraz, probably because the first Shiraz I had was in Hunter Valley. Rocky picked out this one the other night when I asked him to grab a bottle out of my cellar (I'll have to write about that later). This is one that probably could have been saved, but it was a great wine! Medium-bodied with a great peppery finish, I may have to find this one again.

Cost: I'm not exactly sure what the local retail for this wine is. This was part of the March wine club and I did not write down the costs. An online search show this averaging over $20. While I may pick up another bottle should I find it, this would not be one to just enjoy on a Tuesday. This would be a great one to share.

More Middle Sister

Ahh Wild One, Malbec! Full, spicy. A bit of blackberry flavor and very velvety smooth. This wine is made with Argentinian grapes -- which I love. I really love the South American reds. They seem to be a bit fuller, spicier. This is a nice Malbec. I'm really enjoying continuing my Middle Sister tasting and plan to pick up more bottles as I see them, especially if Target continues to have them on sale.