Wine Tasting #16

Name: Chateau Ste Michelle Riesling
Variety: Riesling
Region: Colombia Valley, Washington
Country: America
Year: 2016
Price: $9.99

Wine Critic Review: Begins with a very nice, inviting aroma full of honeyed fruit (primarily lime and peach) and lots of floral notes.

My Review: Has that acidic smell. Not too terrible, but it's kind of bland. To me it has high acidity and a bite to it. If I would put honey in the description it would be mixed with a lot of tree bark.

Wine Tasting #15

Name: Cupcake Vineyards Moscato D'Asti
Variety: Moscato
Region: California
Country: America
Year: 2017
Price: $11.99

Wine Critic Review: Vibrant and expressive with dominant floral notes and hints bright fruit flavors-- including peach, tropical fruits, and lychee-- this wine is soft and luscious. Just a hint of effervescence tickles the palate and balances the sweetness.

My Review: Smells sweet and slightly acidic. It tastes like fruit juice with an emphasis on apples. It's pretty good, sweet in a fruity way. No biting aftertaste.

Wine Tasting #14

Name: Canadian River Moscato
Variety: Moscato
Region: Oklahoma Canadian River
Country: America
Year: No year found on label?
Price: $13.99

Wine Critic Review: Wine is intensely sweet and concentrated, overflowing with late-harvest aromas like pear syrup and honeysuckle.

My Review: Sweet floral aroma. Sweet and smooth comparable to honey. To me, I feel like this wine is balanced. It's not bitter or dry. I think it has a fruity taste with a very slight hint of pear. Very good.

Wine Tasting #13

Name: Oakleaf Vineyards Chardonnay
Variety: Chardonnay
Region: California
Country: America
Year: no year found on label?
Price: $2.96

Wine Critic Review: Straw coloured and hints of honeydew melon in the aroma. The flavor is robust, sweet, and classic Chardonnay. And a tad sour.

My Review: Smells a tad acidic. Very sharp bite. Aftertaste is pungent. I can't place any specific flavors with the sharp whatever is there.

Wine Tasting #12

Name: Santo Di Villa Chardonnay
Variety: Chardonnay
Region: Veneto
Country: Italy
Year: 2015
Price: $10.99

Wine Critic Review: Aromas of perfume full bodied, and intense, fruity with scents of apple, and acacia flowers, and mineral notes. Taste: full, and balanced, with warm, rounded finish.

My Review: Very slight detectable smell of apricots or pears. Fruity, is dry but didn't seem dry to me. Tastes of pear and hint of apples.

Wine Tasting #11

Name: Leese-Fitch
Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon
Region: Napa Valley
Country: California
Year: 2015
Price: $11.99

Wine Critic Review: Deep garnet in color, with aromas of sweetened cranberry, cassis, toasted marshmallow, charred dill and roasted red pepper. The aroma is smoky, complex and inviting. Notes of tart raspberry, spring cherry, and crunchy plum, leading to toffee and fresh roasted Arabic coffee beans, followed by dill, sage and lime zest. The finish is smooth with hints of smoke, cocoa, and unsweetened dried coconut.

My Review: Floral aroma: seems dry to me? Almost oily, slightly bitter, like a blend of oak and oats. A little crisp and not great, but not too terrible.

Wine Tasting #10

Name: Red Electra California Moscato
Variety: Blended
Region: Modera, California
Country: America
Year: 2017
Price: $14.99

Wine Critic Review: This sweet, low-alcohol, red version of Moscato is fantastically fruity and floral in aroma. Boysenberry and rose-petal flavors accompany a broad texture that clings to the palate on the finish.

My Review: Smells sweet and wood like. Tastes beautifully, probably my favorite. I could see a sort of floral taste but would say a variety of sweet smelling flowers. I think there's a slight hint of cherry.

Wine Tasting #9

Name: Arbor Mist Peach Chardonnay
Variety: Chardonnay
Region: Canandaigua, New York
Country: America
Year: no year on bottle?
Price: $4.99

Wine Critic Review: Light varietal wine with the refreshing taste of natural fruit flavors perfect for relaxing at home or outdoors with friends and family.

My Review: Absolutely smells like peach. Tastes very fruity, like a punch of peach. A lot like fruit juice but with an odd acidic aftertaste.