Tasting-- Montrio

Name: Montrio

Variety: Pinot Noir

Country: California

Price: $8.99

Year: 2015

Winery Review: Inspired by wine country escapes with friends under groves of majestic redwoods, Montrio wines are crafted from lush California grapes. This alluring Montrio pinot noir boasted ripe cherry and cola notes, with gentle fruit flavors that linger on the palate. pairs perfectly with BBQ chips, impromptu gatherings among friends and even a turkey and cranberry sandwich on sourdough 

Personal review: It has a dark berry smell to it with a bit of acidity to it. It smells powerful but it doenst have a strong smell of any particular flavor. It taste of the dark berry in it with a slightly spicy flake to it at the end. It has a soft feel to it with a bit of a pinch on the tip of your tongue. Eating with a bit of spicy food really brings out the nice flavors of the spice with out as much of the sharpness to it. 

Tasting-- Prime's

Name: Prime's

Variety: Ruby Port

Country: Oporto, portugal

Price: $9.95

Winery Review: Ruby color; red fruit aromas; pleasantly sweet and balanced taste. As the wines used to produce Prime's Ruby Port age, they gain smoothness and elegance while retaining their fruitiness, intensity and youthful ruby color. They are then blended together for balance and consistency.

Personal review: It had a whiskey smell to it mixed with a spiciness to it. However, it had a smooth body with a bit of sweetness to it resembling honey. It had an oaky and earthy taste after the sweet flavors. The alcohol really hits the tongue at the end and it feels a little viscous. very pleasant wine though i don't think i could drink a lot in one sitting. 

Tasting-- Lindeman's 

Name: Lindeman's bin:80 

Variety: Cabernet Merlot

Country: Southeastern Australia

Year: 2015

Price: $7.95

Winery Review: Medium red in color with ruby hues. On the nose aromas of dark red berries, blackcurrants and ripe plums. While the palate is  medium bodied, with dark red berries and a soft tannic finish.

Personal Review: It had a nice smell of black fruit with a very wet smell to it. It had a similar taste of a smooth black fruit and berry.  It finished with a soft body to it with a lasting flavor on the tongue. 

Tasting--Domaine du Poujol 

Name: Domaine Du Poujol

Variety: Coteaux du Languedoc

Country: Southeastern Australia

Year: 2011

Price: $5.95

Winery review: Minerally and berry notes make for a savory blend of flavors in this fine-grained red. Dried berry fruit dominates, with accents of white pepper and dill seed. Delivers lively acidity on the finish. Drink now through 2018.

Personal Review: This wine had a pleasant smell of a red berry mixed with a slight hint of a muskiness. It had a hint of the red berry mixed with a black berry to it in the taste but its smell had a much stronger flavor to it then the taste. It was also a bit dry. It was good but not amazing. 

Tasting-- Pazo De Monterry

Name: Pazo De Monterrey

Variety: Godello

County: Monterrey Spain

Price: $5.95

Winery Review: Clean, minerally, slightly green in aromatics and oh so approachable and nice. For an under-$15 white, this Godello from Monterrei excels with layered flavors of apple, minerals and natural spice. The finish is long and hints at fresh herbs like thyme and tarragon. Potentially superb with garlic shrimp or calamari over fresh greens.

Personal Review: This wine smelled sweet and had a strong aroma to it. It smelled slightly citrusy or tropical. When tasting it bough out that citrusy tropical flavor in it. It had a nice soft flavor though and felt refreshing. It had a slightly sweet after taste to it. 

Tasting-- Jam Jar

Name: Jam Jar

Variety: Sweet white

Country: Western Cape, South Africa

Year: 2015

Price: $7.95

Winery Review: This charming, easy-drinking Moscato offers flavors of peach, apricot, lychee and orange blossom. A lively jolt of acidity keeps it fresh and fruity. Fancy enough for a special occasion toast, yet sweet-natured enough to enjoy every day.

Personal Review: This glass smelled like sweet with a peachyness to it. It smelled easy and very nice. While drinking it had a sweet fruity taste with a large flavor of peach to it. It was soft and easy to drink, feeling light in my mouth. It left me refreshed.

Tasting-- Fox Creek

Name: Fox Creek

Variety: Shiraz

Country: McLaren Vale, Australia

Year: 2012

Price: $9.95

Winery Review: Bright purple. Exotic, expansive aromas of black and blue fruit preserves, vanilla and cola, along with a peppery overtone and a hint of violet pastille. Broad, fleshy, appealingly sweet boysenberry and cherry liqueur flavors show excellent depth and a seamless texture. Finishes juicy and long, with building spiciness, an echo of blue fruit and round tannins.

Personal review: At first is smelled slightly fruity sweet smell with some hints of pepper inside it. When i tasted it, it had a sharp peppery spice to it with hints of the fruity sweetness in it. It left the peppery taste as well as a little dryness on the side of my mough. 

Tasting--Candoni Buongiorno

Name: Candoni Buongiorno

Variety: Primitivo syrah and red blend

Country: Puglia, Italy

Year: Not specified

Price: $7.95

Winery Review:Black ruby color. Mild, spicy, earthy aromas of spiced berries and plum with a supple, bright, dry-yet-fruity light-to-medium body and a tingling, brisk earth and cinnamon finish with dusty, coating tannins and moderate oak. A sturdy, earthy red for the table. 

My personal review: It smelled spicy with a little bit of an earthiness to it. It tasted earthy but not mineral, with some spicy kick to it. It hit the side of the tongue and the back of the throat. It was a strong feeling in my mouth and after it left it a bit dry. 

Tasting- Garnacha de fuego

Name: Garnacha de fuego

Variety: a red wine blend

Region: aragon

Country: Spain

Year: 2014

Price: $8.99

Winery Review: The worldwide origin of the garnacha grape, the jagged mountains of aragon are home to out vineyards. high on the mountainsides, at 300ft. above sea level, out 45 year old dry farmed garnacha vines cling to the slate and iron soils they call home, fighting for survival in this desolite region. we select only the ripest clusters to produce a wine of considerable depth and finesse, that excludes intense aromas of sweet cherries and dark plums with an exotic white pepper finish

My Review: Smelled soft with a bit of a sweet smell to it, though not a strong or a super noticible smell. It has a soft taste to it and had a thin feel to it. It was smooth but didnt have a  pronounced flavor after it was just poured. After it opened up after a while it was still very smooth and the slight dark fruit flavor came out. Though still nothing super intense. A nice wine to have on its own.

Tasting-- Crane Lake 

Name: Crane Lake

Variety: Gewurstraminer

Region: California

Country: USA

Year: Not listed

Price: $5.95

Winery Review: This floral wine has notes of rose, peach, and apricot, with a smooth, lingering finish. This wine pairs well with both smoked Gouda and Munster cheeses. Also try it along with roast pork, turkey, red snapper or sautéed abalone.

My Review: It had a sweet kind of sharp smell to it. It tasted soft and sweet with a little peachiness flavor to it. It had a little sharpness to it in the end but not much. It was very refreshing and would go well to end a meal on its own.  

Tasting-- Grand Cru 

Name: Grand Cru

Variety: pinot noir

Region: California

Country: USA

Year: 2014

Price: $5.95

Winery Review: Garnet color. Aromas of black cherry, plum jam, rich dark soil, and violet honey with a lightly tannic, lively, dry medium-to-full body and a tingling, complex, medium-long black cherry, rich garden soil, crushed plum, and cinnamon toast finish with medium tannins and moderate oak. Dense, dark and chewy with earthy complexity, balancing the luscious jammy fruit qualities of new world with earthy qualities of old world wines

My Review: smells like an old wooden basement, hints of wood and a mossy or a dewy smell to it. It had a woody, an oak or some hardwood, strong taste to it. It had a full taste to it and hit the sides of my tongue. The after taste had a sharp alcoholic feel to it. It was a good wine and a full bodied that i feel would go well with food. Though i would recommend having it alone

Tasting- Carnivor 

Name: Carnivor

Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon

Region: California

Country: United States

Year: 2014

 

Price: $15.99

Winery Review: Carnivor Cabernet is a unique combination-full-bodied flavors with finesse. Our rich blend shows hints of blackberry, caramel, roast coffee and tasted oak. carnivor Cabernet finishes each bold sip with a refined smoothness

My review: Smells slightly acidic but there it berry in it. It has a soft thin taste to start but hits the back of your tongue with a small nice spice. Smooth finish to the first taste. when it opened up it became much smoother and sweeter. with more of the dark berry or licorice to it. there became soft after taste of acidity to it. it was soft to drink and pleasant. when it opened up it became much smoother and sweeter. with more of the dark berry or licorice to it. there became soft after taste of acidity to it. it was soft to drink a nd pleasant