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Wine: 2019 Sauvignon Blanc (California)Winery: American VintnersCheese: Wensleydale with Cranberries Day 6’s featured wine is the 2019 Sauvignon Blanc. Sauvignon Blanc has always been a “trendy” wine to me, This is an elegant, crisp wine with aromas of lemon, grapefruit and fresh cut grass. The aromas promise a very lively wine and thankfully the flavorsContinue reading “Advent – Day 6”

Wine: 2019 Zinfandel (Lodi, CA)Winery: American VintnersCheese: Applewood (again) For the fifth day of Advent, we have the 2019 Zinfandel. I wish I had thought of taking a picture of the wine in my glass before tasting it. Most wines are clear but for some reason this Zinfandel really stood out to me in appearance.Continue reading “Advent – Day 5”

Wine: 2019 Pinot Grigio (Lodi, CA)Winery: American VintnersCheese: Jarlsberg Day 4’s wine from the Holiday Sweater Collection is Pinot Grigio. Often when I try a Pinot Grigio I think of my WSET Level 2 Instructor who gave some advice for doing a blind tasting: “If it looks like water, if it tastes like water, thenContinue reading “Advent – Day 4”

Wine: Red BlendWinery: American Vintners (California)Cheese: Red Leicester For the third day of Advent we explored the wine labeled “Red Blend”. According to the tasting notes on the American Vintner’s website, it’s a blend of primarily Cabernet Sauvignon with portions of Zinfandel and Syrah. The nose is vibrant, with notes of berries, coffee and spiceContinue reading “Advent – Day 3”

Wine: 2019 Chardonnay (from the Holiday Sweater Collection)Winery: American Vintners (Central Coast, California)Cheese: Applewood Day 2’s wine is the Chardonnay. 🙂 It figures. Seeing as American Vintners is a California winery, one would expect to find a Chardonnay among its selection. After all, the California Winery Advisor calls Chardonnay the “Queen of California Wine”. ButContinue reading “Advent – Day 2”

Wine: 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon, from the Holiday Sweater CollectionWinery: American Vintners (Lodi, California)Cheese: Ilchester Cheddar This Cabernet Sauvignon is not only the first wine on the Advent Calendar, it is also the first wine I’ve tried from American Vintners. And I gotta say, I like it. It is a very pleasant, easy drinking Cabernet. It’sContinue reading “Advent – Day 1”

Looky what we got! Carleen saw the Cheese advent calendar in the local Busch’s and picked it up. A few days later, her brother Gary asked us if we’d be interested in a wine advent calendar. Needless to say, we were interested. 🙂 So now let the Advent-ure of December begin!

Wine:  Strawberry Wine Vintage:  N/A (bought it in 2018) Winery:  Dizzy Daisy Varietal (Fruit): Strawberries Appearance: Clear, color between red and orange, medium Nose:  Fresh Strawberries.  That’s it, that’s all. Taste:  Bright strawberry jam, sweet but not cloying or syrupy.  A little crisp, in fact  Finish is medium length. Overall:  A good strawberry wine isContinue reading “Wine Journal 6/8”

Wine: Signature Series Red Blend Vintage: 2017 Varietals:  Merlot (25%)                  Cabernet Franc (25%)                  Cabernet Sauvignon (25%)                  Tempranillo (13%)                  Chambourcin (12%) Appearance: Ruby, very dark, almost opaque Nose: Cherry, plum, leather, spice, tobacco, coffee.  Very beautiful. Palate: Cherry, vanilla, spice (nutmeg), coffee…  A little like unsweetened Dr. Pepper.  Low acidity, medium body and tannin structure.  FinishContinue reading “Wine Journal (June 7th)”

Hi,  My name is Ed Francis, I am currently studying for WSET Level 3 and I am using this blog to practice wine tasting and recording my observations.  I’m also using this to record the wines I’m trying for entry into the Wine Century Club.  I suppose sometime down the line I’ll try for aContinue reading “Keeping It Short and Sweet…”