Medium prominent nose layered with aromas of black cherry, black currant, black plum, black licorice, dark roast coffee, cedar, and vanilla.
Dry and medium-full bodied, high tannins and medium-high acidity, with high alcohol all very eloquently balanced.
Prominent flavor profile of black cherry, black currant, black plum, black licorice and light oak, with a long smooth finish of toffee, dried herbs, and light oak.
14.8% ABV
JenNis Beverage Marketing score of 92 points.
From the label: Selected from vineyards in Dry Creek Valley respected for their red wines
VinoWine App of course is our most favored wine app, useful for locating wineries nearby no matter where you find yourself in the 48 states.
The VinoWine App provides so much additional information about each winery in the database. We love clicking each winery green as we visit!
The Virginia Wine Pass is an unique passport which offers discounts and upgrades at more than 150+ Wineries and Cideries in Virginia.
The partnership offers Reserve Tasting Room Club Reserve members a 50% discount off a subscription to The Virginia Wine Pass.
Certainly sounds like a win-win to us! The announcement also teased that members should stay tuned for further integration as we will be displaying Virginia Wine Pass wineries and their deals in the VinoWine app very soon.
So if you’re a Virginia wine fan like we are! Join the Reserve Tasting Room wine club and get your Virginia Wine Pass at 50% off the normal price!
The VinoWine App is a founding sponsor of our Palmetto Wine Competition and has long supported our efforts to promote the local and regional wine industry!
The VinoWine App and Reserve Tasting Room story.
The Virginia Wine Pass story. By the way, the 2022 subscription price is $69.
So here’ to a awesome Virginia Wine experience in 2022. So let’s get exploring Virginia wine! Cheers!
Wandering Bard Meadery in Greenville, South Carolina recently took to social media to announce winning four medals in the prestigious Atlantic Seaboard Wine Competition!
The Atlantic Seaboard Wine Competition promotes American produced wine in seventeen states along the East Coast.
Wandering Bard Meadery is no newcomer to the world of award-winning meads, having wine multiple medals in past Palmetto Wine Competitions.
The meadery is conveniently located at Hampton Station in Greenville, South Carolina.
Their award-winning meads can also be purchased online at this link ➡️ Wandering Bard Meadery
A new listing recently showed up on the TTB’s List of Pending American Viticultural Area Petitions.
The list which is regularly updated, consist of only those AVA petitions accepted as “perfected.” The term perfected in this use, precisely means the petition meets the requirements to be designated as an American Viticultural Area.
While several regulatory steps remain and gaining official recognition is not guaranteed, the final stages are usually considered in general a mere formality. However, it can take up to an year for the final approval to be granted.
The current List of Pending American Viticultural Area Petitions includes eleven Proposed new AVA’s in California, one in Washington, one in Ohio, two in Tennessee, and the Tryon Foothills in North Carolina.
The proposed AVA will be inclusive only of Polk County.
The Tryon Foothills petitioner is listed as Cory Lillberg of Parker-Binns Vineyard and Winery.
The Tryon Foothills AVA is poised to become North Carolina’s seventh American Viticultural Area.
The current six official North Carolina American Viticultural Area’s are; 1. Yadkin Valley 2. Swan Creek. 3. Haw River Valley 4. Appalachian High Country. 5. Upper Hiwassee Highlands. 6. Crest of the Blue Ridge Henderson County.
Current wineries in the Tryon Foothills region include, Mountain Brook Vineyards, Parker-Binns Vineyard and Winery, Overmountain Vineyards, and Russian Chapel Hills Winery.
Currently 258 official AVA’s are established by the TTB. California has the most with 142 established AVA’s.
Direct from the TTB. Gov website – An American Viticultural Area, or AVA, is a specific type of appellation of origin used on wine labels. An AVA is a delimited grape-growing region with specific geographic or climatic features that distinguish it from the surrounding regions and affect how grapes are grown. Using an AVA designation on a wine label allows vintners to describe more accurately the origin of their wines to consumers and helps consumers identify wines they may purchase.
It has been said, an AVA is the recognition of the pedigree of a wine growing region.
Even more so, the designation brings credibility to the wine region as being unique and special. The designation then gets placed on wine maps and list touting the numerous wine regions in the U.S.A., which in turn generates tourism from traveling wine lovers. The benefits are truly multi-faceted.
We’re still waiting for the petition to be posted in the TTB reading room. Once that becomes public, we’ll explore the many reasons why the Tryon Foothills region is very worthy of an AVA designation!
Sémillon is not a grape grown in North Carolina, so this fruit was sourced from Northern California.
Sémillon
Pale yellow in color.
Moderate intensity nose of pear, apricot, apple pie, lemon, brie, and honey.
Dry on the palate, medium-light acidity with a full structured mouthfeel.
Smooth and creamy on the tongue, flavors of honeydew melon, pear, dried apricot, grapefruit, and honey, with a medium-lingering finish with hints of grilled jackfruit and vanilla wafers.
13.7% ABV
$19 a bottle.
Pair with blackened fish, oysters on the half shell, or a low country boil!
JenNis Beverage Marketing score of 89 points.
We love the Biltmore cork with the Biltmore printed on the sides. The cork also features the fancy V for Vanderbilt facing up on the top of the cork. Makes for a really nice presentation.
Medium-prominent nose of cherry, strawberry, cranberry, pomegranate, vanilla, and spice.
Dry, light bodied, moderate tannins with high acidity.
Layered flavors of strawberry, cranberry, cherry, cola, toasted oak, vanilla, and smoke.
The finish is lingering, slightly spicy which is throwing us. Could it have a touch of Tempranillo?
13.3% ABV
$20 a bottle.
From the producers website:
Winemaker Note: This wine is all about the bright fresh purity of Willamette Valley Pinot Noir! The Commuter Cuvée is our first release Pinot Noir each year and is a blend from multiple Willamette Valley vineyards that capture the essence of each vintage. It’s a wine for every occasion from a family dinner to relaxing in front of the TV. Take it to the beach, the mountains, the office party or along on a bike ride (not encouraging, just saying). This is your anytime go-to bottle. Drink up!
Winemaking:
Hand sorted and mostly destemmed, and only 5% whole cluster fermentation this vintage. Aged 8 months on lees, 30% in stainless steel, 68% in French oak, and 2% in concrete tank.
Harvest: A relatively mild and early winter was followed by a wet, yet warm spring. The growing season saw a few mild frosts during late April, but started off warmer than average, moderating through mid-vintage with fewer than average heat spikes and nearrecord precipitation during June and July. The vintage will be remembered for the early rains in September and rapid cool down in October which challenged harvesting decisions.
JenNis Beverage Marketing score of 90 points.
Of interest, the label of this 2019 shows a bicycle with a mask hanging from the handlebars. Pr-Covid?
Wine Competitions and Marketing! 