TRICK - RED TABLE WINE

Vintage: 2005
Price Range: $8
Producer: Chateau Diana Winery
Region & Country: Healdsburg, California, USA
Grape Variety: Red Table Wine
Recommended By: Tasting

Place & Date Purchased: World Market, Evanston, IL - 10/26/2008
Place & Date Tasted: Home - 11/11/2008

Appearance: Medium-bodied; opaque, deep red
Nose: Powerful, sweet scent, some spices and berries
Taste: Juicy, sweet, blackberry taste
Finish: Smooth with slight acidity
Overall Impression: You want to know what the trick of this wine is? It's so much better aerated! Actually, this wine was surprisingly good for the price and for being a seasonal wine. I would definitely bring it to my next Halloween Party.

Overall Rating: 89/100
Overall Value: ****.5 / 5 Stars

FORTITUDE. - RED TABLE WINE

Vintage: 2006
Price Range: $20
Producer: Kraemer Family / Etude Wines
Region & Country: Napa, California, USA
Grape Variety: Red Table Wine - Zinfadel 45%, Petite Sirah 21%, Primitivo 18%, Barbera 9% and Tempranillo 7%
Recommended By: Wine Club

Place & Date Purchased: WineStyles, Evanston, IL - 10/08/2008
Place & Date Tasted: Home - 10/24/2008
Dinner: Various cheeses & bad weather :(

Appearance: Brilliant with a gleaming reddish-purple; medium bodied
Nose: Oak, cherry and spices; medium bouquet
Taste: Cherry and spices flavor; it has a good sweetness
Finish: Very acidic and dry. Flavor lingers.
Overall Impression: The wine was good straight out of the bottle, but the aerator brought out its full rich flavors. I liked this wine, but can't say that I loved it. I think it would be good with spicy food. I really did like the sweetness of the cherry flavors.

Overall Rating: 90/100
Overall Value: *** / 5 Stars