Tuesday, September 27, 2011

The Vineyard's "Big Taste" Wine Tasting Event



This weekend I headed to North Andover with my partner in crime, Lisa Shepard. The Vineyard had advertised a FREE wine tasting on
localwineevents.com I subscribe to this website and every so often, a free or inexpensive tasting comes up. If you are not a subscriber or have not visited the website at this time...Please do. I highly recommend it. 

This was the perfect start to a Saturday night and best of all it was free. The distributors were extremely nice and knowledgeable of their products. We learned quite a bit of information.



There were a total of six tables set up and each table averaged about eight bottles of white and red wines and were anywhere in price from 7.99 - 39.99 with the average price around the $14 - $22 mark. The following were our favs of the night: 


Ghost Pines Zinfandel - 18.99
Tasting Notes: Fruity or Jammy. Blackberry Aromas and Flavors



Dievole "La Vendemmia" Chianti Classico - 22.99
Tasting Notes: Normally I would not pick a Chianti unless I was planning on eating a big meal with it. However, this one had a real nice smoothness to it. 

Fruity with Spicy Highlights - This wine can be enjoyed from Pizza to Pasta to Grilled Steaks. FYI: If you are buying a Chianti, make sure it says "Classico" after it. The ones Sans-Classico are typically not as delicious! (Thanks Lisa!)


Guicharde "Cuvee Genest" - 16.99
Tasting Notes: Grenache / Syrah Blend. Dark Berry flavors ie Cherry / Blackberry with a bit of Spice. This is a great wine for a special occasion but at an everyday price. FYI: If you are shopping for a wine and are torn on what to get, this distributor told us to always always always for the one that says "Cote du Rhone". You will never be disappointed!


They saved the best for last!The final table was by far the tastiest and most entertaining. The distributor even had these cool little signs for us to read.



Llicorella Priorat 2005 - 19.99
Tasting Notes: Raspberry, Licorice, Herb Flavors - Very Crisp. Mi Piace!



White wines were not the stars of the show for this tasting, however out last table did have two whites worth mentioning:

LaPorte "Le Petit Duc" Savignon Blanc


Both appear to run a little cheaper online - However as the distributor put it - "For 12.99, nobody gets hurt!"

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