Cabinets and Cabernets

Ok firstly just to clear up that the spell checker on this thing has not been working and if it had it still would not have picked up on the most disgraceful spelling mistake that i made the other week. Yes i wrote cabinets instead on Cabernet laugh all you pleas but this is a serious disorder that i have i just can not spell for shit and that is that.
Anyway back to the wine i had a very nice glass or two of a Primitivo this evening with my fellow wine drinker Thud. A great glass that gave great flavor although it disbanded very quickly leaving very little remains that it had ever passed my lips (more excuse to take another sip). This Italian wine was very deep in colour and strength and after been taught a new skill this evening by Thud it showed to be a very young wine.

not giving up

just a quick post as i am unwell at the moment due to cold and flu it would be pointless to try talking about the tastes of my favorite drop as i can not taste it. therefore my selection of Zin will follow when one can stop coughing up crap.

The Challenge

family recently returned from the great wine making Napa Valley and brought me back a special bottle of red which i have not opened yet. while talking on tuesday evening my friend J noticed id bought a bottle of Gallo Zinfandel (im currently drinking my way through this at the moment, great bottle), this sparked a conversation into what was a good bottle of zinfandel and i had to say the Gallo as it was the only one i could think of at the time. J went on to say that his sister (a serious wine enthusiast, she made my very special bottle of red) from Napa is always on the look out for a great zinfandel and with myself and my partner planning on going out there this summer it presented a challenge to me.
so im now on the hunt for a great Zin can i find one in th UK that is accessible from the high street or will i have to wait and find one in the cooler hills of California.
although im already a fan of the Gallo im sure that this will not excite my soon to be friend in Napa so i really think that a lot of thought is needed for this task.
so whats the specification? well the Zinfandel needs to be dark and thick in color almost black with a deep berry taste hints of pepper. ideally the wine needs to be served between fridge and room temperature and possibly from california or its native italy, there could be some wines from greece too but we will see what i find along the way.

This the first of two wines that i am going to write about tonight, but first i wanna ensure that although t looks like i have drank two bottles of red so far this week it has actually been a relaxed week and iv just enjoyed the wine.
This wine is a Chilean wine and i love Chilean wine, well the red anyway. Iv had this wine once before and only realized when i poured the glass it gave off a very distinctive aroma which when i first had this wine i really didnt like . It felt to strong for me but after a couple of glasses i really started to enjoy it. it has a strong after taste and you feel that it is going to give you a bad head but it really is very respectful. I drank this with steak this week and it was a fantastic compliment to a perfect cooked sirloin steak (i cooked it). After i continued with a bar of plain chocolate (read last entry) this gave the most amazing texture in my mouth, the two very strong flavors just feel so right and yet you really would not put them together. I would always say if you ant to play it safe always pick a Californian wine however if you have tried Chilean wine before then go for Chilean, it has a bold flavor with a aftertaste that only people who enjoy red wine will appreciate and you wont get the bad head. I rate this wine 6/10.

Great Texture

just a little tip for you all. try a god quality bar of plain dark chocolate with a glass of red wine, shiraz or merlot. the taste and texture on the tongue is fantastic. and if you are like me its a great little treat while sitting watching a good film or surfing the net.
new bottle to follow.....

Andrew Pearce

sorry about the picture being on its side but i could not turn it round for some reason. i chose this wine because of the label, hahaha i know its not really a good way of choosing wine but hey who gives a shit. Anyway the wine itself was a Shiraz, again and unlike the last Shiraz i reviewed it was a lot stronger. moderate in price and with an aftertaste that over powers the curry i was eating at the time. it is not a wine you could drink casually through the week. the label did suggest eating it with spicy foods but i'm thinking more Mediterranean than Indian. i do like some Australian wines but this one has not had the effect on me that would entice me to buy it again. also this really did give me a bad head after a few glasses, therefore personally not a good wine to drink during the week (my pupils felt my bad head during this week at school). i rate this wine 5/10 and would recommend this to people ith a stronger palette.