My New House Wine
Cork: Authentic
Name: Toasted Head
Type: Cabernet Sauvignon
Vintage: 2006
Region: North Coast California
Country: USA
Producer: Toasted Head Winery
Price: $14.99
Purchased at: Cheers Liquormart
Date: 08/12/08
Served With: Colby Jack Cheese Chunk
Appearance: Looks meduim bodied, Garnet
Aroma: Cherry, Coffee and Chocolate
Taste: The aroma did not disguise the taste. Numbs the tip of the tongue on entry then spreads evenly throughout the mouth. Excellent tannin structure that represents a solid body which slightly belies the appearance but it all matches up in the end.
Comments: You gotta love a wine that warms the belly without being overly heated. We have made this wine our new house wine and did a blind test with our old house red wines (Blackstone Cab and Hayman & Hill Cab) and there was simply no comparison. This wine has much better body, is more even and is a better fit overall for my current palate. And the price is good too…I’ve seen it online for as low as $11.99.
I have a wooden wine rack that sits in my living room and holds 24 bottles of wine. Here in Colorado Springs the type of storage that I have is only a factor during the last 2 weeks of July and the 1st 2 weeks of August as that’s when the temperature soars and we don’t have A/C.
We’re fortunate that we don’t have to worry about the ambient temperature very often but there have been times when I’ve noticed that our red wine is too warm at the time of drinking. Of course, the white wine is stored in the fridge as we don’t usually have many bottles of it to worry about! During the summer season though we do put the open bottles on ice as even they can become too warm for the palate.
If you’re fortunate enough to be able to have open storage like I do and are looking for a stylish Wine Rack then look no further. I was checking this site out earlier today and found that they have a very large selection of functional and stylish racks. They also carry coolers if you’re budget allows and your palate demands!
I fear that even as a redneck I’ll be investing in a cooler sooner rather than later and this may just be the place I purchase from!
