Some mighty tasty wines are on today's list, all picked by the guest host, and most of them are reds. I am still searching for a decent white, so it looks like today's efforts might be for naught. There is a decent French Voignier, but it's not quite what my palate has been craving, and there is a rose, but I've been rose-d quite a bit since the Kentucky Derby.
It looks like another Battle of the Reds.
The second contender is a red blend from California. It's dark, a red-violet color and texture, and clings to the glass like blood. This wine earned a 91-point rating from Wine Advocate, which sometimes means nothing to me because I like what I like, but we seem to agree on this one. Better yet, it's less than $20 per bottle.
The only problem is that I simply cannot buy another red just yet. My wine rack is half full, it's packed with reds, and I'm the sole consumer of these bottles at the moment. I should be deeply ashamed of myself, yet, of course, I am not.
Ultimately, though, no wine comes home with me today, not even when I come across a second tasting closer to home. The guy at Tasting #2 pours a chenin blanc from Cotes du Rhone (I did not write down which vineyard) that is very nice, close to what I'm searching for in a white wine, but not close enough to convince me to adopt a bottle.
