24 Nights of Wines: In Good Taste 2024 Advent Calendar — Some Thoughts
These thoughts are a little late in coming. For Advent 2024 we tried In Good Taste’s 24 Nights of Wine Advent Calendar (granted we mostly enjoyed the wines during the day, but as they say “tomayto, tomahto”…) The wines In Good Taste Advent Calendar are represented by 7 different brands – Andiamo (Italian), Balance of…
2024 Wine Advent-ure: Day 24
Wild Child Cabernet Sauvignon (California) The final day of Advent for 2024, and the offering for this day is the 2021 Wild Child Cabernet Sauvignon from the North Coast region of California. This is a soft-bodied Cab Sauv, with deep flavors of blackberry, black cherry and spice. It has a light tannin structure making for…
2024 Wine Advent-ure: Day 23
Betise Cocoa-Cayenne Cabernet During the time of the Aztecs, chocolate and spice made for excellent bedfellows. Betise, the label that brought us the spicy Jalapeno-infused rose’ in Day 6, is back at it again with Day 23’s offering, Cocoa-Cayenne Cabernet. This wine is deeper in flavor than its lighter cousin (which is still pretty good,…
2024 Wine Advent-ure: Day 22
Fortune Favors Grüner Veltliner (Monterey, CA) For Day 22, we get a little taste of a Central European grape, by way of Monterey County, California in the form of a Grüner Veltliner from IGT’s Fortune Favors label. This wine is refreshing, aromas of green apple and lime promising a crisp fruity wine, and the palate…
2024 Wine Advent-ure: Day 21
Balance of Power Rosso d’Italia We travel back to Italy for Day 21’s featured wine, titled simply “Rosso d’Italia”, or “Red of Italy”, from Balance of Power. This Italian red is bold and complex, with fruity aromas of blackberry, black cherry and plum. The palate is a whopper, with rich flavors of the aforementioned dark…
2024 Wine Advent-ure: Day 20
Wild Child 2023 Chardonnay (North Coast, CA) Four more days of Advent! Day 20’s offering is a 2023 Chardonnay from the Wild Child label of In Good Taste. This is the second Chardonnay on this list, the first being from the La Pluma label on Day 11. I enjoyed the La Pluma Chard, it was…
2024 Wine Advent-ure: Day 19
Balance of Power Cabernet Sauvignon(Uco Valley, Argentina) Day 19 – we try a Cabernet Sauvignon from the Uco Valley in Argentina – Balance of Power. A bold title, to be sure, but does the wine back it up? This nose is deep and complex, with aromas of dark red fruit – blackberries, black cherries, and…
2024 Wine Advent-ure: Day 18
Wild Child Rosé For Day 18, we try a rosé wine from the Wild Child label, titled simply “Wild Child 2023 Rosé Wine”. I will confess that when I first smelled the rosé I was rather underwhelmed – the tasting notes referred to the aromas as “delicate”, but they were so faint they were almost…
2024 Wine Advent-ure: Day 17
Grenache (California) One more week of Advent to go! Day 17th’s offering from IGT is a Grenache from California. You might recall on Day 3, we tried a Garnacha from the same label. For those who don’t know, Garnacha and Grenache are actually the same grape variety, a thin-skinned grape originating in Northern Spain that…
2024 Wine Advent-ure: Day 16
La Pluma Fiamo (Italy) On the 16th Day of Advent, we have an offering from La Pluma that features a grape never tried before (at least not in my experience): Fiano. Also known as Fiano di Avellino, this white grape is found in Southern Italy, particularly the Campania region. This is a lush beauty, with…
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