Tasting better wines
WAG Grocery Store $20 to $50 Tasting Results
Tasting: Cabernet Franc - 3 from Virginia and 1 from France
Wegman’s in the Virginia area carries Cabernet Franc from the local Virginia wineries. Cabernet Franc is a grape that grows well in Virginia so we tried 3 Virginia Cabernet Franc’s up against a single original French Cabernet Franc. The tasting consisted of 2022 Domaine de La Colline from the Loire valley in south eastern France, a Cabernet Francs consisting of a 2022 Fabbioli Cellars, a 2017 Horton and a 2022 from Barboursville winery. Lynn rated the Barboursville at the top of her list and combined the French Cabernet for $14.99 came out on top
Tasting: Red Blends from Paso Robles, purchased from Safeway
We tasted 3 red blends from the Paso Robles, California wine region and one of the blends being from Lodi. These were purhased from Safeway and the winner was the Booker Harvey & Harriet Red Blend from 2022.
Tasting: Bold country Reds
We tasted 4 bold reds from different countries with 10 tasters participating. Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa, a Châteauneuf-du-Pape from France, Tempranillo from Spain, and a Barolo from Italy. The Châteauneuf-du-Pape was purchased from Costco with the rest from Total Wine. The winner was the Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa.
Tasting: Pinot Noir, California and Oregon.
Lynn and I tasted 4 Pinot Noirs from California and Oregon with the Meomi coming out on top at $23.99.
Winner: 2020 Badiolo Chianti Reserva from Tuscany, Italy, $14.99
The winner was the lowest priced Chianti Classico Reserva that sells for $14.99
Tasting: Italian Nebbiolo, Chianti, Primitivo and 1 US Cabernet Sauvignon
Six of us tasted 3 Italian varietals along with a US Cabernet Sauvignon. The Italian varietals included Nebbiolo, Chianti and Primitivo (aka Zinfandel)