Happy New Year!

Hope everyone had a great Christmas. We start the new year off right with this sparkling wine from South Africa called Pearly Bay. We gave it an 8.5 as it intrigued our noses with hints of honey and tickled our tongues with pieces of pear. Impress your friends with this bottle for new year's.

Z & R.

Beaujolais Day

Hello everyone. It is Beaujolais Day here at Weeknight Wine and to celebrate we have brought you our latest podcast, the Christmas Edition. Enjoy this French red for the holidays with friends and family.

Merry Christmas.

Z & R

2007 Me'nage `a Trois Chardonnay

I'll save any jokes on the name of this wine for any podcasts we may do in the future on it. But for now, I'll tell you Chardonnay lovers out there why you need to try this Me'nage goodness. First, is the bouquet filled with green apple and something creamy that reminded me of orange sorbet. Then, everything in the nose carries over to the palate! And to top it off, it has a nice, long, oaky finish. This wine gets a well deserved 8.4! For $10 a bottle, its a great wine to share with a friend(or two;)
HAPPY TASTING!
Z & R

2007 Fetzer Cabernet Sauvignon

For $6.99 this Fetzer Cab isn't a bad choice. The pleasurable smooth texture and the notes of blueberry and black cherry as it opens up I believe make up for the backbone this wine is lacking. I do admit that this wine was a little weak for my taste in Cabs to begin with, but it gets better after it opens up a little bit. So if you decide to pick up a bottle, you may want to decant it or just let it open up in your glass for a few before drinking so you can enjoy the best parts this wine has to offer. With a rating of 7.0, we consider this wine a Weeknight Wine! Cheers!

Z & R

IF YOU WERE A WINE BOTTLE, WOULD YOU DRINK YOURSELF?

I know I would if I were a Rosenblum Zinfandel! This 2005 Zin from Rosenblums Snows Lake Vineyard with its aromas of raspberry-strawberry jam and vanilla puts this wine at the top of my favorites list. But it doesn't stop there! With flavors of blackberry jam, ripe raspberry, and vanilla parfait, I gave this Zin a 9.4 in my wine journal. One of the best characteristics of this wine is that it doesn't fade after a glass or two. The last glass was as good as the first if not better! May I add that my brother helped me drink this bottle, and he likes it as much as I do. Now this bottle usually goes for around $35, but I found it on clearance for $10! This is why I bought the last ten bottles they had. As of now, I only have two bottles left, so I'm trying to be patient and not open another one until next year(a few weeks away;) This is definately not an everyday wine, but if you have some extra money for the holidays, this might become your new favorite Zin also! HAPPY TASTING!

Zack

SIDE NOTE: This wine goes well with the new STAR TRECK movie

2008 Bohemian Chardonnay

Hey guys and gals.

Check out the new cast for this Chardonnay. It's only $7.99 and that's for the big bottle. We give it an 8! And you should give it a try.