Wine Night!

It's 70+ degrees out still and perfect. The kind of weather that makes you want to take a half an hour or more to get to class, nice and light and comfortable. Thus, we kept our wine selection tonight just that: airy and fruity. (Or, at least, we tried.)

Selection:

"Protocolo 750 mL" Vino De La Tierra De Castilla (Spain)
2005 (No varietal listed)
13% Alcohol
Price Paid: $7.99

Thoughts:

Well, according to my roommate, this wine was not light and fruity, but that's just because she only likes grape juice. Halley and I, well, we're a little stumped, slightly impeded by our lack of vocabulary. I think I'm actually going to have to agree with my roommate on this one and say that it isn't light and fruity, however it's not rich and heavy (and amazing) like the Black Sheep. There's a definite difference. Though, there's also less taste of berry as there was in the Argentinian wine from last week. Halley says, "It doesn't have a smooth finish...you definitely need something to chase it with. It just like stays on your tongue." I totally agree. It's not a bad wine, and I don't know if it's just a table wine either (though, thechnically, it's supposed to be, according to Google). We paired it with Ranch dip and Kettle Lightly Salted Chips and maple roasted organic cashews and it seemed to work with those. I think overall, we're going to have to go with "mediocre" on this one. Not good. Not bad. Just a decent, tolerable red wine for under ten bucks.

I think the greater significance of this wine night however is that we've learned two things tonight. 1) We need to take wine classes 2) As amazing as the co-op is, we are definitely still limited out here in middle-of-nowhere Vermont by our wine selection (and our budget as college students).

Final Recommendation:

A good wine to have on hand (for cheap) to have for when you're stressed and just really need a glass of wine to help you relax. (The website does say, after all, "Gulpable." - Editors' note: This is not an accurate claim.)