Tasting- Rosemont Estate Moscato

Name: Rosemont Estate Moscato
Variety: Moscato

Price: $3.95

Region: 

Country: Australia

Year: 2012

Description: Clear, medium-lemon yellow in appearance; lovely citrus and honeysuckle aromas with lemon, honeysuckle, apple and ripe yellow plum flavours.  Serve chilled with angel food cake or fresh fruit and mild cheeses.

Yum! This wine smelled heavily of sugar and flowers. It was fizzy, tasted of honeysuckle, with hints of lemongrass. I bought a bottle (at $4, how can you not?) and would love to try it with angel food cake and fresh fruit, as suggested! 

Tasting- Garnacha de Fuego Old Vine Grenache

Name: Garnacha de Fuego Old Vine Grenache
Variety: Grenache

Price: $8.95

Region: Aragon

Country: Spain

Year: 2012

Description: 92 Points, Wine Advocate. The garanacha de Fuego, a 100% Grenache cuvee, was aged in both stainless steel and neutral French oak. There are 10,00 cases for the Unites States. This amazing wine boasts a dark ruby/purple color along with a  sweet kiss of jammy black cherries intertwined with crushed rock notes that give the wine an undeniable minerality. As it hits the palate, a full-bodied, voluptuous texture takes hols and the flavor profile moves towards blacker fruits (ripe raspberries and black currants) intermixed with camphor and forest floor. This full-bodied, rich, glycerin-filled effort should drink well for 4-5 years, perhaps longer. 

I thought this red (not pictured) smelled of cedar, like hamster shavings. Like the name implies, it was very full-bodied, and actually gave me a burning sensation as I drank it. Not very enjoyable. 

Tasting- Librandi Ciro

Name: Librandi Ciro Rosso Classico
Variety: Ciro

Price: $7.95

Region: 

Country: Italy

Year: 2012

Description: Don’t let the pale garnet color fool you:  this is a substantial wine.  Aromas of red fruits and spice complement undertones of cranberries, wild berries, and plums.  On the palate, ripe tannins and good body make for an incredibly rich, yet easygoing red wine.  Pair this wine with sausage, spicy curry sauces, hot soppressata, and tandoori chicken

Woody and oakey on the nose, but tannic and very berry on the palate. Like any old red wine; nothing spectacular. 

Tasting- Angove Viognier

Name: Angove Viognier
Variety: Viognier

Price: $5.95

Region: 

Country: Australia

Year: 2012

Description: Bright light straw in colour with some green hues, this wine has a lush ripe tropical fruit aroma. This is a fuller bodied white which fills the mouth with heady flavours of apricot, peach and citrus.  Angove Nine Vines Viognier is perfect for today's relaxed life-style and is the ideal accompaniment to grilled prawns with chilli and garlic or roast pork.

This Viognier smelled of sweet fruit, but was dry and tannic like a red wine. 

Tasting- Yealands Estate Sauvignon Blanc

Name: Yealands Estate Sauvignon Blanc

Variety: Sauvignon Blanc

Price: $7.95

Region: 

Country: New Zealand

Year: 2012

Description: This aromatic wine shows lifted flavours of blackcurrant with underlying notes of wet stone and thyme. The palate is elegant yet full with sufficient weight and texture, balanced by a flinty minerality. This wine is a fantastic match with foods such as cheese salad, poultry dishes and a wide range of seafood dishes including freshly shucked natural oysters, prawns, green lip mussels and creamy scallops.

This wine smelled like the Payne Hall hallway...but was refreshing on the tongue. I had just eaten really salty tortilla chips in the car before the tasting, and this wine had a soft soothing effect. 

Tasting- Frascati Volpetti Malvasia, Trebbiano, Greco

Name: Frascati Volpetti Malvasia, Trebbiano, Greco
Variety: Malvasia, Trebbiano

Price: $7.95

Region: 

Country: Italy

Year: 2012

Description: Straw yellow in color with a soft, delicate perfume, fruitful flavor, dry and harmonious taste. Perfect with appetizers, soups, fish.

A boring white; tasted slightly like a Pinot Grigio, but sweeter. 

Tasting- Bricco dei Tati Rose

Name: Bricco dei Tati Rose
Variety: Rose

Price: $7.95

Region: 

Country: Italy

Year: 2013

Description: Fresh with aromas of strawberries, cherries, and rose petals. This is ideal with shellfish, salads, chicken, and with appetizers.

Like a 90's sweet tart necklace on the nose and palate. Just sweet and tart.