Tasting -- Clean Slate

Name: clean Slate

Variety: Riesling

Vintage: 2015

Origin: Mosel, Germany

Price: 9.95

Winery Review: The balanced taste profile of Clean Slate is created by carefully selecting grapes from vineyards throughout the Mosel. Grapes from the Lower Mosel provide mineral notes, while grapes from the Middle Mosel create a hint of spiciness and grapes from the Upper Mosel supply fresh, peach flavors. The result is clean, fresh flavor that is delicious with food and perfect to share with friends

Personal Review: the wine had a classic Riesling smell to it, though i cant put my finger on what exactly it smelled like. The wine had a nice soft and sweet taste, like a light honey or fruity sweetness. It then had a crisp and refreshing after taste. 

Tasting--Tabali

Name: Tabalie

Variety: Reserva Carmenere

Vintage: 2012

Origin: Chachapoal valley, Chile

Price: 7.95

Winery Review: Dark, statuesque wine with concentrated, potent aromas of black olive, herbs and mulled blackberry. Tastes like textbook Carmenère, but without any jammy overripeness. Flavor of racy spiced berry, olive and  black pepper are all good, and there's that patented herbal, roasted quality on the finish, but not too much.

Personal Review: This wine had a nice tangy and spicy smell to it. It then had a nice front taste to it but the an odd side or background taste accompanying it. here was a sour after to the wine. 

Tasting--Yellow Tail

Name: Yellow Tail

Variety: Shiraz Grenache 

Vintage: 2015

Origin: Casella, Australia

Price: $5.95 for a 1.5 liter magnum

Winery Review: A classic blend of Shiraz and Grenache, with the raspberries, blackcurrant, lliquorice and spice characteristics of the Shiraz complementing the upfront cherry and cola flavors of the Grenache. The balanced wine offers earthy tones, strawberry aromas and vibrant acidity.

Personal Review: This wine had a nice licorish sweet smell. It was accompanied by a nice soft but odd cherry. It had a smooth mouth feel to it but an odd and kinda sour after taste. 

Tasting-- Closerie Saint Antoine

Name: Closerie Saint Antonie

Variety: Champ De Carra

Vintage: Viognier 2015

Origin: Languedoc, France

Price: $6.95

Winery Review: The 2013 Sauvignon Blanc Reserva is un-oaked and without malolactic, from a selection from the Talinay vineyard and 20% from the Tabali vineyard. It has an herbaceous note of asparagus and peas, a chalky sensation, and a fresh palate with bitter and citric flavors. It’s a superb value.

Personal Review: This wine had a present soft Fruity pear smell. When sipping it had a spiky body that would hit you tongue and sides, then mellow to a soft pear taste, with a nice refreshing after taste. 

Tasting-- Tabali

Name: Tabali

Variety: Reserva Sauvignon Blanc

Vintage: 2013

Origin: limari valley chile

price: $7.95 

Winery Review: The 2013 Sauvignon Blanc Reserva is un-oaked and without malolactic, from a selection from the Talinay vineyard and 20% from the Tabali vineyard. It has an herbaceous note of asparagus and peas, a chalky sensation, and a fresh palate with bitter and citric flavors. It’s a superb value.

Personal Review: The wine had a sharp acidic smell of a hayish old grass and earth smell. The wine had an odd taste different then the smell that i couldn't quite make out. It had a soft body but the acidity hit your tongue. 

Tasting-- Barao de figueira

Name: Barao de Figueira

Variety: Siria

Vintage: Vinho Branco 2014

Origin: Beira, Portugal

Price: $6.95

Winery review: This wine is soft and rounded. It has lemon and light spiciness along with cool acidity. It is an easy wine that is ripe with apple and fresh lemon juice and ready to drink.

Personal Review: This glass opened with a nice strong smell of pears and green apples. The wine had a nice soft feel to it though it had a bit of a dryness to it. The taste was not as strong as the smell and there was little aftertaste. Nice to sip on during a sunny afternoon. 

Tasting-- Ca'Bea

Name: Ca' Bea

Variety: 45% Uva Rara, 10% barbera, 25% croatina

Vintage: sangue di guida 2014

Origin: Oltrepo Pavese, Italy

Price: 9.95

Winery Review: Off-dry with a slight fizz, offering bright berry and mineral notes. Medium-bodied, with a clean, fresh palate and fruity finish. This is a rare, sweet red wine that is wonderful with desserts such as dry pastries, cookies and cakes

Personal Review: The glass had a nice sweet smell to it. It is a slightly fizzy wine with a bit or a caramel/ butterscotch flavor to it as well as a tarty apple taste. It has a pronounced mouth feel with the bubbles that that reach your whole mouth. It had a nice sweet aftertaste.