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We find a lot of the videos about wine online to be a little bland and serious so when we find something unique and fun we like to give it a mention.  We found this one on YouTube.  It is pretty funny and the T-Pain style Auto-Tune is awesome.  This is in the same vein as the Wine Country Rap Video we posted earlier in the year.  However, this one from C-Money runs the gambit of wine mentions....from Moscato's ability to pair well with Weed to Pinot from the Napa Valley.  Bravo, C-Money, Bravo..... Give it a watch. NOTE:  As with a lot of music the kids listen to these days, watch the language. 'I like wine, I like wine...don't hate on me it's not a crime.' Indeed. Keep on tasting! Chris & Shannon

This wine is from Bodegas Septima  in Argentina is part of a larger Wine Company called Aveníu Brands.  Somewhere along the way we feel like we have tried a Red from this Bodegas but we can't place it and that is frustrating in comparative terms.  The vineyards are located in Agrelo which is in the Mendoza region.  In any event, this wine retails for $25 but we got it on sale closer to $18. The wine has a golden hue which shows obvious time in oak, but upon further research we found that 40% of the wine spent 8 months in new oak barrels.  Either way, this is the type of traditional Chardonnay we have enjoyed in the past.  The golden colour seems to have green around the edges which kind of reflects the fact there is some fruit in the wine.  Overall, a nice looking wine. The nose is very, very nutty.....almonds, walnuts, cashews....we are not exactly sure which one.  But, we do get nuts as a dominant smell.  The secondary note is ho...

We bought this wine after having a sample at a local store.  This wine from Terra d'Oro  is from their Amador Valley vineyard in California.  This is a direct quote from their website: "The Vineyard, in its entirety, was grafted over to Zinfandel in 1994 on the susceptible rootstock AxR. It is the only Zin vineyard owned that is bilateral cordon trained and used for red wine production. The vineyard is surrounded by mature Valley Oaks with deep roots that monopolize the water supply, thus making it necessary to harvest the outer vines first and continue in a doughnut pattern." Say what, now? So after we finished pondering that we got down to actually trying the wine.  The wine is dark as expected but where the wines from the last two nights had a violet colour this one is much more brownish red in colour.  Very different and still quite dark and thick, yet again. The nose on this wine is definitely different and not exactly a wow smell.  Good...

That's right folks....Chilean Carménère two nights in a row.  We are sooo cray-cray.  This was another Port of Wines Festival purchase that was a late in the show selection so we wanted to make sure we were not off our rockers for choosing this one. This Carménère is from the Loncomilla Valley in Chile made by G7 Wines and is 100% from the variety.  So far so good. The wine is not as dark as last night but still has that violet hue consistent with Carménère.  In comparison again, the wine is not as thick and the legs stream down the glass a lot more quickly.  Thin is not at all the adjective to describe this wine, just thinner than last night's version. The wine smells of green pepper and an outdoors-y fresh field smell.  So, let's say vegetal with a nice subtle cherry blossom smell.  Not flowery but not overly fruity either. Interesting is the word that comes to mind.  Somewhat unique for the fact that there is some restra...

We bought this wine at this year's Port of Wines Festival and we recalled it to be an amazing flavour profile and mouth feel.  We were right.  Thank you taste buds! This wine from Vina Maipo  is from the Maule Valley in Chile and is made from 75% Carménère and 25% Syrah and, let's get this out of the way now....is delicious! In the glass this is a wine is extremely dark and that darkness is made up of that South American wine violet colour and is thick, really thick.  It hugs the glass and has very extended legs once you give it a swirl.  Nice looking wine. The nose is rich and delicious.  There is a nice boldness to the wine which has notes of spicy cherries, leather, and tobacco.  The spice is like a white pepper which perks up the nose when you stick it in the glass and give it a whiff.  The fruit is there for sure, but there is an oaky backdrop that is awesome. The taste is round and luscious with a lot of great notes cherries and ...

So, we can't in good conscience do a review on this wine that we opened up tonight.  As soon as we got the foil off the bottle we saw that the cork had some moisture on it....not good.  We decided to pop the cork and see how it was.  The good news was it did not have the musty basement/wet dog notes that we would expect from a wine with cork taint but it did not have what we would consider an attractive nose.  It smelled like burnt sugar or raisins.  Now, this is why we won't review it.  We don't know if there has been evaporation from the cork which might have caused some concentrations of the fruit notes but if this is how this wine is supposed to smell, it is not the best.  The burnt sugar smell goes passed the caramel and ripe fruit sensations to the raisin level.  Too much. There is also debris in the bottle which again might be part of the wine but maybe not.  Maybe the wine has begun to oxidize and there is yeast dropping out of su...

MyNSLC.com We attended the Saturday afternoon Grand Tasting at this year's Port of Wines Festival put on by the Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation.  It is an annual event that we absolutely look forward to each year.  Who are we kidding?  Let's just call it what it is...it's our Christmas.  The event had modest beginnings back in the Nineties will less vendors and a smaller venue.  It is now an extremely successful event with a featured country/region each year.  This year's focus was on Chile.  Ten tables of Chilean wines that we were really looking forward to as it is such a value driven wine country.  Check out the full Event program here  (note this link might disappear someday). The weather was not cooperating with a lot of rain but the kind staff allowed us into the entry area of the Cunard Centre so we weren't drowned rats.  Bravo!  The layout of the room is tasting tables around the edge of the large room with tasting stat...