Fort Berens Estate Winery: Meritage

Winemakers Notes:

This classic Meritage is a blend of 68% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon and 2% Carbernet Franc. This wine has beautiful BlackBerry, cherry, and dark chocolate notes.

Food Pairing:

Beef or pork tenderloin, eggplant parmesan and cheeses like hard gouda and applewood smoked cheddar

Cheers and Enjoy Responsibly

Buronga Hill Estate: Shiraz

This is the first Australian wine I am featuring on the blog so I wanted to share some fun wine facts about Australia, before getting to this week’s feature.

  1. Australia produces more than 1 billion liters of wine each year.
  2. Although a wine leader, Australia cannot grow certain sorts of grapes, such as: Sauvignon Blanc, Cabernet Sauvignon and Semillon. These are imported.
  3. The first wine production in Australia was in 1788.

Winemakers Notes:

This classic Australian Shiraz is bursting with spicy plum, cherry ad blackberry jam fruit flavours and complementedby fine grained tannins with sublt hinys of cedar and leather from oak aging.

Food Paring:

Grilled Tuna, Grilled swordfish, Lamb Loin, Venison, Caribou, Hamburgers, Nachos

Cheers and Enjoy Responsibly

Jumilla – Castillo De Madax

Winemakers Notes:

This wine has a soft warmth that reflects its Mediterranean origins. Fruity and well balanced, powerful and round, this is a pleasant wine with a sweet, nutty finish.

Food Pairing:

Cured or Smoked Meats, Pasta with Meat Sauce, Baked Pasta with meat filling, Duck Confit, Roast Duck, Grilled Pork, Grilled Veal, Tacos, Burritos, Fajitas, Pizza, Hamburgers

Cheers and Enjoy Responsibly

Black Cellar: Shiraz Cabernet Belan No. 19

Winemakers Notes

The winemaker explored 19 different blends. This is a smooth, full flavored wine with an abundance of sweet cherry, blueberry and spice notes

Food Pairings:

Grilled steak, roast beef, rack of lamb, lamb shank, osso bucci and sharp cheddar

Cheers and Enjoy responsibly

Sierra Salinas: Bobal Rosé

International challenge 2020 90pts Gilbert and Gaillard

Winemakers Notes:

A fresh and vibrant wine with strawberry notes

Fruity and balanced, smooth and with a long finish.

Food pairing

Enjoy as an aperitif, with pasta, rice and white meat dishes

Cheers and Enjoy responsibly

Ah, September!

Happy September! I am glad to be back, sharing wines, beers and spirits with you all.

For the month of August, I did not drink any alcohol so did not try any new drinks that is why I did not post much last month.

Everything I feature on this blog, I have personally tried and that is why I showcase them.

I am excited for the Fall and Winter seasons and looking forward to all that is to come.

Be on the look our for the first blog for the month of September.

Cheers and Enjoy Responsibly!

– Kaswii

Mancura etnia: Sauvignon Blanc

Mancura is the first winery in Chile to obtain sustainability certification in the following three areas:

  • Full compliance in the green 2 area of the Sustainability Code
  • Inclusion of the local community
  • Assessment and care of the soil

Winemaker’s Notes:

This elegant dry white wine is bursting with delicious tropical fruit aromas and delicate floral notes. The palate is clean, zesty and refreshing, full of ripe citrus flavors and crisp acidity.

Food Pairing

Seafood


Sources:

Macura – http://www.mancurawines.cl/home/

Wines of Chile – http://www.sustentavid.org/en/

Tryst [ trist, trahyst ]

This wine will make you want to have a tryst. What is better than wine with a lover

Winemaker’s Notes

A wine inspired by those sudden and undeniable attractions that turn strangers into more-than-strangers.

An international blend from imported and domestic wines

Cheers to the lovers

Please Enjoy Responsibly