Oh how I love shitty airplane wine...

Oh how I love shitty airplane wine when it's served on Air France.
Somehow that makes it all okay--

deceptively appealing

 

don't buy into it... the label could go either way --- really good or really bad. it's the latter. all of them. just my opinion ...

ooops ... medoc

 

I totally accidently bought this bottle of wine.

I went back-and-forth, back-and-forth, trying to decide if I should try a bottle of red that was titled, simply, "st-emilion". I mean, I by default love St-Emilion. But with a different label. Entirely. I like the french-style label. In the French section. Not on the seasonal end-cap. Such turmoil I experienced. I picked it up, I put it down, I picked it up, I put it down. You think I'm kidding. I'm not.

I finally decided, what-the-hell, and I grabbed it and headed for the register.

Except I picked up the Medoc bottle that looked exactly like the St-Emilion bottle.

Crap.

Wasn't that good. And now I'm torn. Do I go and try the St. Emilion bottle, or just let it go, knowing that it probably sucks because the label doesn't look French?

Ugh.

What-to-do, What-to-do.

Medoc
Christian Moueix
2005
50% Cabernet, 30% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc, 5% Petit Verdot

this susana has got it goin' on

 

Seriously, this Susana Balbo has got it goin' on... Al Green style.

Just read the back of the bottle, and again, this is the "offspring" or "lesser" wine AKA "crios" - but it rocks. This one is pure Malbec. Again, the leftovers --- but unlike the whole Cameron Hughes MBA wines, she is in it because she loves wine, and loves what she does. Or at least this is what I fantasize about Susana... I wonder ... is she real? Or is this an even "SMARTER" MBA who has created this marketing ...

I need to try her "signature" wines. If she even exists.

Crios
Susana Balbo
2007
Malbec
Mendoza

$12.99 at K&L Wine Merchants, although I'm pretty sure I got it at a Sendik's locally.

'tis the wine of the season

 

Almost made a mistake and posted this to the Detour blog... good thing I caught that. I guess that's an occupational hazard trying to blog at 3am when I can't sleep.

In any case, this is the WINE OF THE SEASON. Not sure why, other than it goes down smooth, it's on sale, and it represents redemption. From Holy Cow. And Kung Fu Girl.

OK. So awhile ago, quite awhile ago, I ripped on Charles Smith and his Holy Cow Chardonnay. If anyone is keeping up with my ramblings they'd know to ignore all comments about white wines. I just can't help myself from putting out my two cents sometimes...

And then my long-lost best friend Amy stuck up for Mr. Charles Smith - and I gave him a shot. I saw the "Chateau Smith" at Sendiks - bought a couple bottles and brought them to girls night at Shelby's big house. Or Chateau. I'm not sure.

The 2 bottles went lickity split (how do you spell that?...).

Everyone liked it... including NON-red wine drinkers. Which, usually by-the-way should scare you off. But oddly I think this one has wide appeal. It's a Cabernet but not too CA, and not too anything else. Not sure what it is ... but it's a bit addictive ...

Chateau Smith
Cabernet Sauvignon
Columbia Valley
2006
Washington State

I just had a thought... maybe Washington and/or Oregon wines might form a "new" classification ... new old world wine?

PS Not much information on the back label... other than I shouldn't drink the bottle then operate heavy machinery.

PPS Purchased on sale for $14.99 (regularly $19.99) at the new Sendiks on Layton in Greenfield.