Thursday 21 November 2013

MYSTERY BROWN BAG WINE TIME! (Wine #1, Peninsula Ridge Equinox, 2002)



Revenge is sweet in this case. After putting my parents to the test with the brown bag challenge, they got An and A back two fold, with two blind wines. I don’t mind saying that I did pretty well, guessing that both had the same grape in them almost immediately. Here are our blind impressions though. I found blind tasting to be fun, because I had less bias and was forced to work like a scientist and observe with all my senses. Enjoy! (My parent’s reviews are shorter because they chose them).This wine is on sale at the winery at $16.95 a bottle.

An – Alright, I will say it. This wine is the colour of pee. It smells like white wine, a little sweet, but more tart than sweet. It is really fruity, like stone fruits like peaches and nectarines, not citrusy fruits. It is definitely not a dry wine and doesn’t have a strong aftertaste. It does leave a strong first impression. I like it and would buy it if it were on the cheaper side, because I am generally easy to please so go for cheaper wines. I agree that it tastes good with spinach dip and also would taste good with hard cheeses.

A – This wine is a very distinct yellow. It smells like apples and tastes a little like strongly brewed black tea, a little bit bitter and yet fruity and sweet. I like that it isn’t too dry. It tastes good with spinach dip and probably would go well with other snacky foods. I would eat it with a lighter meal, but not with a steak, or a roast, or souvlaki, I might drink it with fruitier pork chops. I like it a lot. It tastes like pears and vanilla (I have a tea with these flavours, which is probably why I thought it tasted like that too). I would buy this wine again.

D – This wine tastes like a lightly oaked chardonnay (this was my mom’s pick so he wasn’t cheating). It had a nice body to it and a really good aftertaste. I really liked it.

M – I think this wine tastes oaked. I find it to be a full mouthed wine with lots of flavours and it has a very distinct, strong aftertaste I just could not put my finger on, but I liked it.

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