Tenacity Winemaker's Blend 2016

Nice inky dark hie with aromas of cigar ash, rich dark berry fruit, Fresh ripe berries above the rim

Palate--Mouth filling flavors with supple tannins, loads and loads of dark black berry fruit, and a big fruity finish on the end.

This is your classic, well made 20 mega ton fruit bomb as I call these at times and that's not a pejorative. I love a well made fruit bomb and this is a blend of Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, Grenache, Mourvedre from down under!

The Aussie's have been making delightful wines for a long time and McLaren Vale is just one of many notable regions. Not everyone will like this, and I find not a few wine snobs who turn their noses up on fruit bombs as if they are inferior or simplistic or whatever. Fruit bombs can be awful and you might have to be a little more careful about pairing them with food. But this one will be wonderful with our Chicago deep dish pizza so raise a glass! I paid $10 for this $20 creation--fyi.

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Emma Reichart Gewürztraminer 2020

*Label is for their Riesling not their Gewurztraminer Pale straw hue with loads of sweet aromas consisting of vanilla, citrus, tropical fruit with a lime splash. Palate--mouth watering acid, mouth filling tropical fruit, lime base, with sweet-tart freshness This $10 Gewürztraminer literally "Spicy Traminer" is one of my favorite German grapes and under appreciated much in the way German Riesling is. If you can get past the name, it's a lovely wine that pairs with Asian foods, spicy foods, or all by itself so raise a glass!

Barrel Heist Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

Lighter hued cranberry color with aromas of sweet red berries and dried red fruit with a touch of spice. Palate--Fruit forward, easy to quaff with soft tannins, and a simple pleasant all around red. Just don't confuse this with a "real" cabernet Sauvignon. At $7 (Trader Joe's) let's get real... It's better than two buck chuck!

Beaulieu Vineyards Chardonnay (Carneros) 2016

Gentle golden hue with aromas of lovely cinnamon, vanilla, light tropical fruit salad, a hint of bananas and sweet baking spices. Palate--Lovely mouth filling tropical fruit flavors, a luscious, mouth watering, razor sharp acidity, tropical fruit compote., mouth watering structure and a finish that doesn't want to quit with a warm and sunshine flavors keeping you warm in colder climes. BV is one of my favorite California vintners having visited them twice with the best tasting room staff and always solidly vinified wines. This is a lovely Chard from one of my favorite Napa/Sonoma regions and at 5 years of age is going great and should be fine for another 5. The price point on this Chard is $30 and if I paid that I would not have been unhappy with what I got. But I paid $13 for it in this bizarre season of noon-science and pseudo medical BS. Raise a glass to the poor millions who are suffering needlessly in this dark, politically motivated scamdemic. Let wine help you cope....

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