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: hungary
Hidden Vineyards Zenit
Do you ever have one of those nights where you look around the kitchen and realize you have the most random ingredients and no idea what to do with them? This was one of those nights. However, I happened to get an Eating Well magazine in the mail that day and while I was flipping through it, I found a recipe for acorn squash with cranberry compote and feta. Thanks to Thanksgiving and a random assortment of leftovers, I had exactly what I needed to make this dish and I had just the wine to pair it with. Last week,…
Vylyan Portugieser
The label for this wine made me think more of Halloween than the Valentine’s Day that was so close at hand. I’m a big hater of V-Day though, so for me this seemed like a perfect fit. The black cat with the quizzical stare had me a bit quizzical about what this bottle might hold. I had never tried a wine from Hungary before so I started my research there. It turns out that Hungary is mostly known for sweet wines, notably, Tokaji from Tokaj, Hungary. While other varietals are grown on a smaller scale, they are all equally difficult…