Masala – World’s Edge Meadery.
Hendersonville, North Carolina
Mead infused with natural Chai Tea flavor.
Color of polished gold, very clear.
Prominent nose of chai tea with notes of wildflower honey, almonds, and vanilla.
Flavor notes of sweet honey, cinnamon, clove, cardamom, nutmeg, cumin, and vanilla.
Medium finish with notes of honey and baking spices.
Overall a mead of very good quality.
11% ABV
$20 per bottle.
Serve chilled.
Pair with soft cheeses or carrot cake.
Révant
Biltmore Estate Winery
White wine blend.
Pale lemon in color.
Nose of white peach, honeysuckle, lemon, banana, lychee, and cream cheese.
Light bodied with medium-high acidity.
Labeled as off-dry but drinks more semi-sweet.
Flavor profile prominent of white peach, persimmon, banana, paw paw, lemon custard, and cream.
The finish is short but pleasant.
An easy-drinking crisp white wine perfect for hot summer evenings.
12.5% ABV.
$18 a bottle. Available Online or at the winery.
JenNis Beverage Marketing score of 88 points.
Biltmore Estate’s Révant series of labels are inspired by the most intriguing elements of George Vanderbilt’s magnificent estate.
“The label features an enhanced photograph of a detail from one of the hand-carved stone friezes on the facade of Biltmore House,” Biltmore Wines Marketing Manager Chris Price said, “while the name was drawn from the French word for dreams.”
A perfect Fall wine!
Spiced Apple Wine!
Fermented of North Carolina grown apples with raisins, almonds, and spices added.
Vintage 2017.
Medium yellow in color.
Smells like apple pie….
Nose is pronounced of spices, expressive of cinnamon and steeping of nutmeg.
Sweet with low-medium acidity and light bodied.
Pronounce flavor intensity showing green apple, nutmeg, and cinnamon, with a medium almond finish.
Indeed it smells and taste like a freshly baked hot out of the oven apple pie!
11% ABV
$18 a bottle.
This Apple Pie Wine has won silver at the Dixie Classic Fair and gold at the N.C. State Fair.
Carolina Heritage Vineyards is the first USDA certified organic vineyard in North Carolina.
Dry Rosé
The Winery at Biltmore Estate.
Vintage 2019
Medium pink-orange in color.
Medium bouquet of strawberries , cranberries, fresh sliced watermelon, honeysuckle, white peaches, and rose petals.
Mildly prominent legs, medium acidity, and nice mouthfeel for a rosé.
It’s dry on the tongue though does lend some slight residual sugar.
Medium flavor profile of strawberries, honeysuckle, red cherries, dried cranberries, watermelon jolly rancher, and orange blossom honey.
The finish presents notes of dried red fruit, just not as lingering as we’d prefer.
13.5% ABV.
$17 a bottle.
JenNis Beverage Marketing score of 86 points!
Chocolate Strawberry.
Twisted Vine Winery, Lenoir, North Carolina.
Real Strawberry Fruit Wine with natural chocolate flavor.
Beautiful color of light orange. it can be difficult to good good color from a real strawberry wine. This on has a very nice color!
Medium intensity nose with blended notes of strawberries and chocolate.
Sweet, a light body wine with light acidity and soft tannins.
On the tongue, sweet but not cloying. Strawberry notes up front, finishes with chocolate notes, lingering finish reminiscent of a tootsie roll.
A really solid fruit wine, flavors nicely balanced.
12% ABV
Perfect for dessert or just Sippin on the porch!
Bronze Medal winner in the 2021 North Carolina Mead-Cider-Fruit Wine Competition.
Sangiovese
North Carolina grown.
Mountain Brook Vineyards in Tryon, North Carolina.
Vintage 2019.
Decanted for 30 minutes.
Medium ruby in color.
Medium pronounced aromas of cranberries , dried cherries, cocoa, lilac, and black tea.
Medium high body with high acidity and high tannins.
Medium pronounced flavor notes of cherries, cranberries, red plums, dried figs, cedar, thyme, roasted peppers and smoke.
Medium finish of bell peppers, green olives, and pipe tobacco.
13.5% ABV
JenNis Beverage Marketing score of 88 points.
Put this one on your list visit. Just minutes from the Tryon International Equestrian Center.
In 2020 Mountain Brook uprooted the existing 18 year old vines and in 2021 have replanted 12 acres under vine.
Check their website ➡️ Mountain Brook Vineyards
Dry Riesling.
The Winery at Biltmore Estate.
Vintage 2020.
Limited Release.
Serve chilled.
Medium Lemon in color. Beautiful, just shimmers!
Medium-high intensity aromas of grapefruit, lemon tart, mango, peach, pear, cantaloupe, apricot, mint, and dried herbs.
Off-dry with medium-high acidity and medium-light body.
Complex flavor profile with notes of lemon, grapefruit, pear preserves, apricot, sliced peaches, apple pie, and baking spices.
Finish is lingering with the notes of spice and sliced peaches.
Overall quality is very good.
A nice crisp easy drinking Riesling. Great for summer nights on the porch.
JenNis Beverage Marketing score 89 points.
Tonight’s wine is the special release Apple Cranberry Hard Cider from McRitchie Ciderworks.
Artisan hard cider produced from North Carolina mountain grown apples blended with sweet-tart cranberries.
Beautiful reddish-pink in color.
7% ABV
Apple flavors shine with a cranberry finish. Well balanced with the slight tartness from the cranberry.
This is a very good quality cider.
Sean McRitchie is one of the more respected winemakers in North Carolina’s emerging Yadkin Valley AVA.
Served chilled as suggested. #NCWine #NCCider #YadkinValley
Cuvée Richeaume from Domaine Richeaume in France.
Vintage 2016
Dark ruby in color with a purple rim.
Red Provence wine.
Expressive nose of cedar, damp forest leaves, tobacco, black tea, black licorice, and earthy spices.
Blend of 47% Cabernet Sauvignon, 42% Syrah, 8% Merlot, 3% Carignan.
Richeaume Vineyard on the red flanks of Cézanne’s beloved Mt. Saints Victoire.
Dry on the palate.
Flavor notes of black currents, cloves, black cherries, plums, espresso, vanilla flavoring, coffee liqueur, and finishing bold with hints of leather, chewing tobacco, bitter herbs and earthy spices.
Decanting recommended.
14.5% ABV.
$30 a bottle.
Our wine tonight is “Love Drunk”, a Rosè from Oregon’s Maison Noir Wines. This brand was established by Sommelier Andrè Hueston Mack. Check the link above to learn about this wine superstar.
Pinot Noir -Chardonnay blend.
Beautiful light pale salmon in color.
Nose of strawberry, watermelon, pink grapefruit., lemonade, and honey.
Off dry
Pronounced flavors of strawberry, raspberry, watermelon, grapefruit, and bubblegum.
A good crisp refreshing Rosé!
JenNis Beverage Marketing score of 88 points.
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