Texas Hill Country Wine – 5 out of 10 stars – Under $12 – Decent medium-bodied red with smooth wood and berry characteristics. Solid but unremarkable.
Monthly Archives: March 2013
Cecchi Chianti 2010
Wine Review – 6 out of 10 stars – Under $12 – An Italian Chianti with notes of tart cherry and tobacco. For this price, it’s well worth a try.
Quinto Sauvignon Blanc 2012
Wine Review – 7 out of 10 stars – Under $20 – A crisp acidic Argentinian Sauvignon Blanc with grass and tropical fruit undertones. A bit pricey at $20.
Shiner Ruby Redbird
Texas Beer Review – 4 out of 5 stars – Under $10 – Fruity but not overwhelmingly so, this is a pleasing and fun beer. Smooth with a dry finish.
Becker Vineyards Iconoclast Cab 2011
Texas Hill Country Wine Wine Region: Texas Wine Type: Merlot Price: $8.69 Notes: Black Currant, Jammy, Smooth K: Mmm, i like that. Its really good. C: Smoooooth. Very dark and fruity. K: Black currant, totally. It even smells like currants, which is really pleasing. I would describe it as light-bodied. Its a good summer Texas […]
Becker Texas Fume Blanc 2011
Wine Region: Texas Wine Type: Fume Blanc* Price: $10.99 Notes: Dry, Acidic, Lemon K: It’s very citrusy. I don’t know if thats just me. (Kristen burned her tongue the day before our tasting) C: No, its citrusy and acidic, like a Chardonnay. K: Except it doesnt smell like cat piss. C: It’s more lemony than […]
Becker Vineyards Moscato 2011
Texas Hill Country Wine K: Not effervescent. It is more simple than the Sister Creek Muscat Cannelli. Different flavor notes. Its thicker and more syrupy. I can imagine it on a pancake. C: I think the Frito’s we just ate to counteract that Spanish wine may be screwing with our taste buds. It doesn’t […]
El Sancho Escudero 400 Anniversary Red Wine
Wine Region: Spain Wine Type: “Red Wine” Price: ?? Top Notes: #1 tangy metal & #2 citrus C: What?! What is that taste? It tastes like juice? Like watered down juice? How do you get a red wine that tastes like orange juice? K: It’s tangy. Thats what it is. B: It tastes like rubbing […]
Becker Vineyard Iconoclast Merlot 2010
Texas Hill Country Wine Wine Region: Texas Wine Type: Merlot Price: Under $12 Store: Spec’s Liquors Top Notes: #1 Wood (smooth) & #2 Cherry C: Its a nice, solid, easy to enjoy red wine. That’s what merlots are supposed to be, right? Red wine for beginners. K: It does have that dirt and red wine […]
Becker Vineyards Texas Riesing 2012
$8.39 Spec’s Liquors K: It’s very grapey, very peachy. C: Yes, fruity but not too sweet. It tastes a tiny bit vinegary. K: The acidity does balance it out. B: It tastes like the milk after a bowl of cereal, you have the smoothness of the milk and the fruitiness of the cereal, like fruity […]