one of the best things about summer for me is that for some reason i feel more free to try wines that are not so serious. true...i would scare off a few of my wine snob colleagues with what i drink on a hot summer day. but i have a theory; real wine lovers are adventurous and will try MOST wines at least once. i have two practically full plastic bottles of banko, wine from guyana, in my refrigerator as i type this. i tried it...once.
a far, far reach from guyana's attempt at wine, is another one of my box favorites. in one of my postings i talked about "black box", a california product, premium grapes, pretty fine chardonnay and riesling. i now dare you to try "killer juice" california chardonnay. this black box with a harley davidson-like logo in red, is a great buy for around $25 a box (contains 3 liter bottles of wine) is round, southern peachy, nice alcohol at 13.5 %. the box describes itself as creamy butterscotch, toasty oak. i can't say it any better. the 2005 is out now...give it a swirl.
next on my list is another rose wine for the summer or anytime, for that matter. miguel torres, chilean, santa digna, cabernet sauvignon rose, 2006. this wine was so economical, i bought 2 bottles on a whim having never tried it, a little over $6 a bottle. it is worth much more. this wine was so much fun, strawberry, fresh, crisp, french picnic, blanket on the lawn, towel on the beach. i can't stop talking about it. try it.
don't be afraid to tilt the glass.
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