Isaiah's Wine Blog

  TASTING - Barefoot Fruitscato Today... we will be exploring the depths of wine in tasting this Barefoot Blueberry Fruitscato. This is a non-vintage flavored Moscato, made from traditional Muscat grapes, is from California, USA and costs $9.99. According to a full review on tastings.com, "Violet color. Tropical aromas of blackberry-sage lozenge, honey, and earth with a satiny, vibrant, petillant, very sweet light-to-medium body and an even, relaxed finish with no oak flavor. A brambly, funky flavored Moscato." I could not agree with this review any more. This wine tasted of blueberry, honey and blackberry. A very sweet medium bodied wine with a bold blueberry flavor and aroma. Personally I love blueberry ANYTHING so this was a pleasant treat to end dinner with. Was eaten alone after a dinner of tacos. According to page 86 this wine is supposed to taste of lemon, mandarin, pear, and orange blossom. After reading this I could then detect the citrus notes in this wine but the h...

  TASTING - LT BLENDER'S SANGRIA IN A BAG Today... we will be exploring the depths of wine in tasting Lt Blender's Sangria in a Bag. This is a non-vintage wine made in Galveston, TX, USA. This wine is made from the Grenache grape and costs $9.99. According to a review on vinoshopper.com this wine is a delicious tropical mix with Grenache. With flavors such as orange, lemon and grape juice. A very citrusy and sweet tasting drink and I would have to agree. Upon first whiff I smelled orange, lemon and pineapple and tasted grapes, orange and lemon. This wine was enjoyed with some blueberry cheesecake which I feel like enhanced the flavors of both the drink and the food. According to wine folly page 112 a Grenache is a fruity wine with dominant flavors of strawberry, plum and grapefruit. This mix was heavily juicy and washed out a lot of the wine taste but not too much to where I would not agree with this page of text. Overall great experience and would recommend!

  TASTING - SOUTHERN WHITE Today... we will be exploring the depths of wine in tasting Southern White. This is a non-vintage wine made by the Tennessee Homemade Wines Co. in Gatlinburg, TN, USA. This wine is a take on a sweet Moscato and costs $21.99. After deep investigation, due to the local nature of this wine I could not find any reviews online. However, personally this wine was fantastic. It smelled of green apple, gooseberry and raspberry. Tasted of pear, cherry and syrup. This was eaten with vegan sushi, lasagna and a Japanese pancake. I would say this wine enhanced the flavors of the sushi and the pancake and dulled out the flavors in the lasagna. According to wine folly page 86, these flavors and smells are similar to those found in a regular Moscato. The flavors it shows are lemon, orange, pear and orange blossom. This wine was very fruity, sweet and overall a great drink. Would highly recommend if in Gatlinburg.

  TASTING- ROSCATO ROSSO DOLCE Today... we will be exploring the depths of wine in tasting Roscato Rosso Dolce. This non-vintage wine is made by Fabrizio Marinconz in the region of Northern Italy in Lombardy. This wine is made from a blend of native and international red grape varieties and costs $11.99. According to drizly.com intense aromas of blackberries and ripe wild berries. Fresh, lively and frizzante with a soft lingering finish. This wine made from three native grape varieties, Croatine , Teroldego and Lagrein. According to palmbay.com this wine is a ruby red wine with ripe fruit flavors like cherry and strawberry. It is fresh, lively and frizzante with a soft lingering finish. I could not agree more. Personally this is my girlfriend and I's favorite wine ever. We have had probably 6 bottles by the time of writing this review. We have enjoyed it with several meals, our first time was drinking a glass of it while enjoying a pizza which made the wine taste even more swe...

  TASTING - TWO SHILLING RED Today... we will be exploring the depths of wine in tasting Two Shilling Red, an American Red table wine. This non-vintage wine is made from a blend of red grapes, originally from The Williamsburg Winery in Virginia, USA and cost $9.99.  According to titalwine.com this wine is a light bodied blend in the tradition of the wines of Beaujolais. According to 114 reviews on vivino.com this wine has notes of cherry, raspberry, black cherry and jam. A good fruity nose with no hint of sweetness in the taste. Personally I could not agree more. In my tasting notes I wrote that the nose of it smelled sweet adn fruity like dark cherries and plum and the taste was drier than eating sand. After the initial shock of how dry it was I noted flavors of raspberry, black tea and flowers. According to Wine Folly page 98, these flavors are what make a Beaujolai, Violet, black tea, sour cherry, raspberry, plum, boysenberry, potting soil and truffle are the flavor aspects...

  Tasting - Bay Bridge Vineyards White Zinfandel Today... we will be exploring the depths of wine in tasting this White Zinfandel from Bay Bridge Vineyards. This wine is from the Bay Bridge winery located in California, USA. The grape variety is a Zinfandel grape and is of the style of a Californian Rose and only cost $3.59. According to tastings.com this Zinfandel has a crisp and lively, fruity, juicy and smooth and non-oaky style. Smells and tastes of watermelon candies, apple lollipop, and cherry taffy. This wine is a dryish wine best enjoyed now on its own or with food! And I couldn't agree more, this wine had a floral and sweet smell, almost of vanilla to me. Tasted of cherry, red apple, strawberry and peach. To me this wine was sweet to medium-sweet in taste. According to wine folly on page 94 a white Zinfandel (which is a rose) is supposed to have notes of strawberry, rose petal and orange peel. Overall, I would rate this wine well, did not eat anything with t...