Verdi (spumante)Bosca Winery, Italy
Light, semi-sweet sparkling white wine. Very refreshing but doesn't have a strong taste. 3.5 out of 5 stars.
Cattleman's Red (American dry red wine)Prairie State Winery
Genoa, Illinois
Full-bodied, oaky red with a hint of spice. Would be great with red meat. Has a strong aftertaste, but only slightly wooly feel after drinking. 4 stars.
Prairie State Winery
Genoa, Illinois
Light, slightly fruity, slightly sweet wine with a good nose and a clean finish. The taste stayed with you but like most white wines left no wooly feel. 3.5 stars.
Banrock Station
Kingston on Murray, South Australia
A good shiraz. Very peppery, full-bodied. Coats the entire tongue. A good buy for the price (easily found for under $10). 4 stars.
Blue River
Germany
A gift from a coworker, this was a disappointment. Not a great riesling. Slightly sour, but not due to having turned. Dry reislings are good, but this is somewhere in between dry and sweet. Not really a semi-sweet, either. Ultimately, we're perplexed. 1 star.
Hickory Creek
Buchanan, Michigan
This wine was okay. Not overly apple flavored, but a nice semi-sweet wine nonetheless. The apple adds a little extra to what would be simply an adequate wine. 3 stars.
Lynfred Winery
Roselle, Illinois
Forgotten until after the Christmas season was over, this was still a tasty wine for winter weather. Says to be served warm, but we had it at room temperature and were still pleased. A sweet, spicy wine, not as good as Lynfred's Christmas Red, but still a winner in its own right. 3.5 stars.
Warner Vineyards
Paw Paw, Michigan
When they say blueberries, they mean blueberries. It tastes like blueberries as wine. A sweet, but not syrupy, almost-dessert wine. A nice, full-bodied flavor and aroma, and really awesome legs. 4 stars.
Domaine de la Sauveuse
Pugel-Ville, VAR, France
Another great find at Binny's, this time for a whopping $3. This was a very unexpected rose. An almost smoky taste with a surprisingly clean finish. Not sweet at all, and took a little getting used to when not expecting this kind of complex flavor. 3.5 stars.
Monte Verde Vineyards
Paso Robles, California
A full-bodied red with a hint of pepper. A strong, but not unpleasant aftertaste, everything that you'd expect in a petite sirah. 3 stars.
Tenuta Le Velette
Orvieto, Italy
Complex, semi-sweet wine. Slightly citrus overtones, sort of spicy with a good nose, smooth finish, and nice legs. E enjoyed this one a lot. 4 stars.
St. Julian Winery
Paw Paw, Michigan
Not to be confused with Frankenmuth Wine, the Frankenmuth May Wine is the sweeter of the two offerings from St. Julian. We would not go so far as to say it's a dessert wine, but it's about as close as you can get. Sweet, with hints of spice and citrus, great for summer gatherings. Should be served chilled. (Also makes a great dessert with sorbet.) 4 stars.
Waterman Winery
Waterman, Illinois
A good, medium-dry red wine. Nothing fancy, goes down easy, but stays with you in a good way. An easy-drinking wine, this one is perfectly pleasant. 3 stars.
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