This year in wine tasting started out a little rough. I started with three 2-star ratings in a row. However, the end of the month rounded out quite well with a 4- and a 5-star. Also, welcome to the new blog format! I will now be doing a roundup of all of the wines I’ve tried during the month, making for a more concise list of information and ratings. I hope you enjoy! Traversa 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon – Rating 2/5 This wine was from Montevideo, Uruguay and sampled on January 5, 2020. I didn’t even know Uruguay grew wine grapes…
Tag: australia
Mitolo Vermentino
Since it’s a scary time of year and this is a special Halloween blog post, I’ll try to do it up right with some special tricks and treats. This year my husband and I went all out for Halloween. We dressed up as Ron and Tammy II from Parks and Rec and had a total blast! We even won a costume contest! But enough with the bragging, let’s get down to the wine. This week’s wine was 100% Vermentino. Vermentino is a white wine grape that is grown mostly in Italy. However, the grapes for this wine were grown in…
Cumulus Wines Sauvignon Blanc Semillon
This week has been such a whirlwind! From Dallas to Seattle and back again, we toured so many houses and apartments that we could barely keep them all straight. So, when I sat down on a Tuesday night to finally have a wine tasting again, it felt like I was getting my groove back. The label of this wine perpetuated that same feeling. Five friends depicted on a sunny day just sitting outside and enjoying the weather. This is how I could picture myself a few months from now after we would be all moved and able to relax again.…
Point Ormond Sauvignon Blanc
This week, I was simply happy to be moving westward from New Zealand to Australia. I figured things had to start looking up if we moved a whole country over right? This wine was labeled in a playful way, which reminded me of the tree house we had when I was growing up. It almost made me want to get up and frolic about. The fun label matched the tagline of the company, which was, “Exciting, affordable wines of Australia.” * Point Ormond winery focuses on high acid, low alcohol wines, with an affordable price. In order to accomplish this,…