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Wine Dinner (Week of 4/16/23)

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                                                                                    posted by ryanh19 on 4/16/23  Yesterday was a very nice day out with temperatures in the 60s and 70s with blue skies and some very nice scattering from the clouds on the Blue Ridge Mountains. I did a wine dinner with one of my friends yesterday evening. It was very different and we wanted to see what effect fast food would have on the tastes and aromas of the wines. We got Cookout from South Main Street and went to Heritage Park to do the dinner while we watched the sunset.  Photo of my friend in the class and I with the dinner  Photo of the Big Double Burger from Cookout  Photo of the side of Hush Puppies from Cookout  \ Photo of the...
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Wine Blog Week of 4/2/23 (Bay Bridge and 19 Crimes)

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                                                                                  Posted by ryanh19 on 4/2/23 Wine #1 Photo of the wine/label:  Photo holding the wine bottle showing:  Name of wine: Bay Bridge Varietal:  Merlot  Region:  California  Country:  United States Year : 2020 Price:  $3.99 Shop/wine critic review:  "Dark ruby color. Aromas of sweet gum tree, raspberry jam, sugar cane, and red bell pepper with a satiny, vibrant, fruity medium body and a smooth, medium-length toast and baking spices finish with drying tannins and moderate oak flavor. A solid Merlot pleaser for weeknight pairing. (https://www.tastings.com/Wine-Review/Bay-Bridge-Vineyards-NV-Merlot-California-USA-10-15-2020.aspx )"...
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Wine Blog Week of 3/26/22 (Apothic Crush)

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                                                                             Posted by ryanh19 on 3/26/23 Wine #1 Photo of the wine/label:  Photo holding the wine bottle showing:  Name of wine: Apothic Crush Varietal:  Red Blend ( Petite Sirah, Pinot Noir and Zinfandel) Region: California  Country: United States Year : 2020 Price: $11.99 Shop/wine critic review:  Deep, intensely flavorful and velvet-smooth, the 2020 Apothic Crush is a luscious Red Blend brimming with appealing fruit character. Ripe black cherry, wild blackberry and raspberry fruit notes are layered on the inviting palate with toffee and milk chocolate. The long, lingering finish adds hints of rich, silky caramel. A blend of Petite Sirah, Pinot Noir and Zinfandel, this i...
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Wine Blog (Pinetti Notte and Verdejo Frizzante) Week of 3/19/23

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                                                                                          Posted by ryanh19 on 3/19/23 Wine #1 Photo of the wine/label:  Photo holding the wine bottle showing: Name of wine: Principe Verdejo Frizzante  Varietal:   Verdejo Region:  Castilla Country:  Spain Year :  2022 Price:  $9.99 Shop/wine critic review: " The Prince Azul Frizzante Verdejo wine, as its name suggests, is a blue wine, made with partially fermented Verdejo grapes. But really it is a blue wine.  In most cases the blue wine is a white wine, colored with a natural substance, called anthocyanins. It can also be obtained if you add a chemical called indigocin This substance anthocyanin, is ...
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Ryan's Wine Tasting (Moondance and Oliver) Week of 3/12/23

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                                                                                               Posted on 3/10/23 by ryanh19 Wine #1  Photo of the wine/label:  Photo holding the wine bottle showing:  Name of wine: Oliver Varietal: White Blend Region: Indiana  Country:  United States  Year:  2022 Price:  $9.99 Shop/wine critic review: " This semi-sweet wine is luscious and tastes like freshly picked grapes. Remarkably rich and flowery aroma with a long, smooth and satisfying finish. Served chilled, Soft White is delightful when paired with poultry or pork dishes. An excellent accompaniment to fresh fruit...( https://www.totalwine.com/wine/white-wine/white-blend/oliver-s...
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Ryan's Wine Tasting (Barefoot and Riesling) (Week of 2/26)

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       Wine #1                                                                      Posted on 2/26/2023 by ryanh19        Photo of the wine/label:  Photo holding the wine bottle showing:  Name of wine: Barefoot Fruitasco  Varietal:  Moscato  Region:  California  Country:  United States  Year:  2019 Price:  $7.99 Shop/wine critic: " Pale pink coral color. Aromas of watermelon, fresh peach, honeysuckle, and apricot with a soft, crisp, petillant, moderately sweet light body and a polished, medium-length strawberry candies and ripe peach finish. A fresh and fruity sweet Moscato that will hit the spot. ( https://www.tastings.com/Wine-Review/Barefoot-Fruitscato-NV-Peach-California-USA-1.5L-06-10-2020.as...
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Ryan's First Wine Tasting (Juggernaugt)

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Ryan's Wine Tasting:                                                                                            Posted on 2/3/23 by ryanh19 Photo of the wine/label: Photo holding the wine bottle showing:  Name of wine: Juggernaut  Varietal: C abernet Sauvignon Region: California   Country: United States  Year:  2020 Price:  $19.99 Shop/wine critic:   "French oak beautifully transforms intense hillside fruit into a wine with uncommon richness and smooth, luxurious texture. Juggernaut hillside Cabernet is a wine that is fierce, brave and delicious( https://www.totalwine.com/wine/red-wine/cabernet-sauvignon/juggernaut-cabernet-sauvignon/p/194668750) ". References of specific flavors:  Black...
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