I never thought much of Sherry before I spent some quality time in the area around Jerez, Spain. While technically a white wine, Sherry is actually a little different. I like my sherry chilled a little bit. This Fino is light like it’s supposed to be a bit floral and fruity and of course, good with snacks!
The Spanish are your go-to people on snacking.
Pastora Fino Sherry. $4.99 at Trader Joe’s. Go get yourself some!
From The Bruery in California comes Trade Winds Tripel, “belgian-style ale brewed with rice and Thai basil” says the label.
What’s it like? Floral, alcoholic, definitely a bit like sake. Delicate.
This beverage tastes like it is balanced, balanced in a way you may never be. Me? I’m not balanced, merely “aimed”.
This beer is balanced like a cartoon kung-fu master on top of a stone monolith, busting down his student’s sad rookie attitude with his mad skills.
I wish I could say I could taste the basil, but perhaps someone who hasn’t smoked a big cigar earlier could. It feels good that it might be in there.
I call it good, go out and pick up two bottles and send one to me.
I love Asian grocery stores, because I like unusual food. So I couldn’t resist the Wonderfarm brand White Fungus Bird’s Nest drink. The can claims the ingredients are: water, sugar, white fungus and bird’s nest. It’s a clear liquid with chunks of white stuff floating in it. Oddly enough, it tastes like a liquid twinkie. The Wonderfarm web site claims this stuff is a “health supplement”. Nothing like a whole lotta sugar to turbo-up your health performance. Frankly, this stuff is kinda boring. Other than looking a little weird, it doesn’t bring anything to the game.
But then there’s Pocky. I happen to love Pocky. I could not turn down the chance to try some “Men’s Pocky”. At last! Pocky – for him! Ok, it’s dark chocolate Pocky, and of course, it’s delicious. WTF it has to do with Testosterone-Americans, I can’t say. Perhaps if you eat enough of it you become a sumo wrestler. Not a bad idea, really.
Here in Portland, Oregon the skies are starting to clear. (just occasionally – don’t get too excited yet) What have we found at New Seasons Market for ten bucks? picnic wine!
Yes, it’s got a delightful light white wine flavor. Perhaps a wee hint of lemons, perhaps a wee bit of something peppery.
But get this – it’s got a bottlecap! It comes in a one liter bottle! I officially pronounce this wine awesome.
Put one (or two) of these in your picnic basket sometime soon.
From Weingut Berger, Austria
What is it?
What could it be?
Here’s a wine one cannot taste without tasting the name. I mean really, “cupcake” wine? So far this poor bottle of inexpensive red stuff has been the butt of endless derision. What does it taste like? I guess you could say that it tastes like every one of those eight George Washingtons you dropped on it.
“Gets the Job Done.” – Alan
As frequent visitors will note, I usually buy $10 and under bottles of wine. This one was $15.99 after QFC club card discount. I felt I owe something to Sokol Blosser for putting up with us. Some time ago I was part of a Clown Wine Tour – that is to say – two limos full of people dressed as clowns “tasting” wine. They knew two limos were coming. They didn’t know two limos of clowns were coming.
On the whole, the were good sports about the invasion and I believe everyone had fun, though we didn’t buy much wine on that tour.
Good news – this bottle here deserves a good review on it’s own merits. It’s what I like in a red wine. Strong meaty flavor. Some heft, like it would hold it’s own in a bar fight with a salami and olive plate. A single sip fills your mouth with tasty stuff. This is wine, not red-colored tap water. Yep, this is how I like it.
Oh my this is good stuff. The sweet taste of milk chocolate with a smooth lingering flavor of quality smokey / salty bacon. This is the kind of chocolate where a small bite satisfies, and you’ll keep coming back for those bites. You’ll be thinking to yourself, “Self, have I done enough good in the world to deserve another bite?” The answer is likely to be “yes!” but in order to taste something this good it feels like it needs to be a trade of some kind.
I found this at our local QFC, but you can have it shipped to your door if you’d prefer: http://www.vosgeschocolate.com/category/bacon_and_chocolate
Thank gawd that wines as unpleasant as the last one we opened are pretty rare. God, Thank you! This one here is quite nice. Mountain Estate, perhaps that’s what gives it the slight flavor of rich blueberry juice. A taste from my childhood, the juice on your fingers after picking every little berry off the bushes you can possibly reach.
I like the flavor of this wine. Just slightly sweet, dense and powerful like high mountain berries. A velvety smooth mouthfeel.
The bottle also comes with a practical screw-top cap. That’s bad news for the cork forests of southern Europe, but good news for lazy wine drinkers.
$10 @ the QFC with their “frequent boozer” discount.
Well, I usually find most wines are perfectly good in most ways, or certainly “good enough”. Not this time. I’m afraid a more accurate description of this wine’s varietal would be “half-empty juice box found in the minivan”. I guess there is a reason why this bottle is on extra-special make-it-go-away sale at the QFC.
Even though it’s attractively priced, don’t buy this unless you’re fond of half-fermented corn syrup. This is a great wine buy if you’re looking to give up drinking.