Tasting-"Primo Amore"

Name: Primo Amore Moscato
Variety: Moscato
Region: Puglia
Country: Italy
Year: Unkown
Price: $8.95


Vintage Cellar Review: Straw-yellow with golden reflections and a delicate mousse. Fruity and very inviting, with intense scents of peaches and exotic fruit. Fresh and pleasantly sweet with a taste that reveals its varietal characteristic.


My Review: In the aroma I smelled lemon and a bit of a grass earthier smell. I felt this wine was very smooth, refreshing, and enjoyable. Really liked this wine and recommend it to anyone on a hot summer day.

Tasting-"Faraway Farms"

Name: Faraway Farms Shiraz
Variety: Shiraz
Region: Unknown
Country: South Africa
Year: 2008
Price: $5.95


Vintage Cellar Review: Fresh, modern style, with lots of plum pudding, sweet chocolate, mocha, blackberry and boysenberry flavors supported by round, sweet tannins and toast.


My Review: This wine's aroma was not that strong, but I got earthy smells from it. It was smooth with a touch of tannins that I felt was a good balance.

Tasting-"Tres Ojos Old Vines"

Name: Tres Ojos Old Vines
Variety: Garnacha
Region: Calatayud
Country: Spain
Year: 2009
Price: $6.95


Vintage Cellar Review: Bright ruby color. Primary dark berry aromas are simple but offer very good purity and focus. Juicy blackberry and bitter cherry flavors are youthfully tangy, with good back-end acidity adding snap. The clean, brisk finish leaves behind notes of sweet dark berry preserves and cracked pepper.


My Review: I wish my nose was better at picking up different scents because all I got was berry and pepper for the aroma, but you can see from the above description its a lot more than just "berry". You can really feel the tannins in this wine alluding to its young age and I could really taste the hotness of the alcohol. Personally I like my wines to be a bit smoother than this one but if you like a wine with a bit of bite this one would work for you. Also a comment on the "old vines" labeled on this bottle: there is no set age to be an old vine, I've been told it could be anything between 20-100 years so don't think much into a bottle labeled "old vines" there's too wide a range of old for it to really mean anything.

Tasting-"Oak Vineyard"

Name: Oak Vineyard Chardonnay
Variety: Chardonnay
Region: Napa and Sonoma, California
Country: United States
Year: 2010
Price: $5.95


Vintage Cellar Review: Quite an interesting Chardonnay, in an era when so many are too sweet and extracted. There's plenty of orange and apricot fruit flavor, but also a brilliant streak minerality, like a like of cold steel, and the overall taste is dry. Really easy to like, with lots of complexity to warrant repeated sipping.


My Review: This wine was just in the "okay" area for me. Not horrible but not great either. I caught a hint of pear in the aroma and when first tasting this wine doesn't taste like much. Its only after a few seconds that you get hit with the acidity, which I found to be a little too overpowering. In the after-taste the acidity continues but I also got the addition of the hotness from the alcohol.

Tasting-"Obikwa"

Name: Obikwa Sauvignon Blanc
Variety: Sauvignon Blanc
Region: Unknown
Country: South Africa
Year: 2010
Price: $7.95


Vintage Cellar Review: Obikwa Sauvignon Blanc is the ideal summer wine and smacks of crisp tropical fruit with a smattering of gooseberries and fig. If you're planning a night out with mates-don't forget to bring along a bottle of this yummy potion.


My Review: I really liked this wine. I can see why its described as a summer wine. This wine was crisp and refreshing without being over the top sweet. I smelled some floral smells in the aroma and this wine had a pleasant acidity to it. It didn't have a lot of after-taste which I enjoyed. Really recommend this wine!! It was a pleasure to drink!

Tasting-"Estrella"

Name: Estrella
Variety: Merlot
Region: California
Country: United States
Year: 2009
Price: $5.95


Vintage Cellar Review: This ruby colored Merlot has raspberry jam aromas with a subtle hint of spice. Layers of vanilla, plum and fig are revealed that linger ever so slightly on the palate.


My Review: You could really smell the raspberries in this wine. It was initially very smooth but that changed with the high tannin finish.

Tasting-"Doural"

Name: Doural
Variety: Blended Red
Region: Unknown
Country: Portugal
Year: 2009
Price: $8.95


Vintage Cellar Review: This Portuguese tinto(red) blend exhibits a deep red color with violet hues. The nose is vibrant and fruity. The palate offers notes of spice, cherry, and dark berry supported by good structure. Pairs well with red or game meat, cheeses and fish.


My Review: This wine had an extremely strong bouquet. Didn't even need to put my nose in the glass in order to get a good sniff of this one. There was some slight spice, berry, hotness, and tannic to this wine.

Tasting-"Oxford Landing"

Name: Oxford Landing
Variety: Viognier
Region: South Australia
Country: Australia
Year: 2009
Price: $7.95


Wine Spectator Review: 88 points, Bright and lively, this white is appealing for its pear, lychee and sweet spice character, which comes together smoothly against a silky texture.


My Review: I did not like this wine at all! Just had a very bad taste for me and I didn't even want to finish my glass. But for anyone that could enjoy this it was very smooth.

Tasting-"Tierra de Luna"

Name: Tierra de Luna
Variety: Chardonnay
Region: Torrontes
Country: Argentina
Year: 2009
Price: $7.95


Vintage Cellar Review: Fresh and crisp, with floral aromas and flavors of quince and pear, this wine is a versatile companion to informal meals, and is excellent as an aperitif.


My Review: The aroma of this wine was some flowers, pears, and other fruity smells. This wine didn't have much to it for me, slightly hot and little to no after taste.

Tasting-"Simonet Blanc de Blancs"

Name: Simonet Blanc de Blancs
Variety: Sparkling
Region: Elabore
Country: France
Year: Unknown
Price: $7.95


Vintage Cellar Review: On the nose, there is some bread-yeast and some toast, same on the palate. Great for an everyday bubbly or for mimosas.


My Review: The smell of this wine I could only describe as "non-winey". I didn't think this smelled like a typical wine. My first taste my mouth puckered a lot! Probably a little to much for me, but I felt this wine had a very pleasant slightly dry after taste.