Simply Naked Cabernet Sauvignon! What attracted me to this bottle of wine? The Name, of course, Simply Naked!
Then I looked at the label, and I discovered that the winemaker has chosen not to oak age the wine which allows the fruit flavors of plum and black cherry shine through.
The wine is a value priced wine, and full of fruit taste. You can learn more at the Simply Naked Wine website.
Enjoy and Drink up.
Spier Wines are from Stellenbosch, South Africa. Spier Wines have been around for over 200 years it seems. Recently, I sampled the Chenin Blan, Sav Blanc, and Pinotage, and all were excellent wines and also represented great value.
The Pinotage is unique to South Africa. Pinotage is a red wine grape that is South Africa’s signature variety. It was bred there in 1925 as a cross between Pinot noir and Cinsaut.
The whites are nicely done, and the Pinotage is well worth trying. I would certainly say give this vineyard a shot, and you will be pleasantly surprised.
Torre Dei Gesuiti Zinfandel 2008 is a Red Italian Wine from Italy. It is from Stornara which is in west southern area of Italy.
This Zin is an exceptional value that may not be found at every wine store in the United States. The Wine Rant team bought theirs at Total Wine & More. The price is under $10 dollars and has a great taste with a very European Zin flavor. It doesn’t have the over the top jammy taste that you get from some of the boutique Zins from California like the Tobin James collection or 7 Deadly Zins, but it is an smooth drinking wine well worth the price!
There are many more expensive Zins out there, but it is nice to try some from Italy where the Primitivo grape an earlier variety prior to Zinfandel has been grown in Puglia (the “heel” of Italy) since the 18th century. This wine has an alcohol percentage of 13.0%. Enjoy!
The California Collection by Beringer is a new project from Beringer Wines. The Chardonnay that we sampled this evening was really a fantastic tasting wine, and also an exceptional value (well under $10)! The fruits are very balanced between the peaches, apricots, and apples …. all layered with ripe flavors that the chardonnay grape can give!
They also make a Pinot Grigio that we have yet to sample, but look forward to!
California Collections Chardonnay
Twilight Summer Ale from Deschutes Brewery.
Deschutes Brewery was founded in 1988 in Bend, Oregon, and makes close to 20 different craft style beers with only 7 varieties actually made year round including this writers favorite – Mirror Pond Ale. They are primarily available in the west coast, but are moving eastward with availability in Colorado, Minnesota, and Texas.
They also make three seasonal ales: Red Chair NWPA (Jan-May), Twilight Summer Ale (May-Sept), and Jubelale (Oct-Dec).
Red Chair is a Pale ale/IPA and Jubelale is a strong ale with both having alcohol levels above 6%.
The Twilight Summer Ale, which is available now, is a lighter ale with golden color to it. It has lots of flavor, but doesn’t have that heavy ale taste. The Twilight still has some pop to it with 5% alcohol level and 162 calories (per 12oz serving); however it was made for the light fare of summertime with grilling and outdoors in mind!
“I enjoy many of the brews from Deschutes, and living here in the Seattle area, I have access to them all. I especially enjoy Twilight in the summertime! It goes great with grilling and the long summer nights we have in Seattle.” added T Keiper.
Twilight Summer Ale
Enjoy
CGol
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