Wines. Consumed. Enjoyed. Reviewed.
It's a lot of work, but someone has to do it.
This was created by metro Detroiters who love moments with friends & family, sharing tales of travel, food, connection and novel experiences. All that is often made even better over wine & cheese- or dinner- especially when some of the wine or dinner fixins' are homemade!
Having contributed at a couple of global wine-review sites, and getting generous feedback regarding the "novellas" we were leaving as tasting notes, we wanted to create this as more of a homegrown page, a place for us Metro Detroiters to "gather" and discuss- electronically- (but also breaking actual bread when desired) wines available and the places from which we purchase them locally...
Vino has been a part of our personal journey for years, from what we made and gifted to our wedding guests, to how our tastes have changed, to eventually building a unique cellaring space.
We'd love to hear from other metro beverage fans... We want wine lovers to Drink Better Wine in Better Places!
We see this page evolving a great deal over the coming years, if any of you find it useful enough to visit and read the reviews shared.
Noroc & Salud to you all!
What We're About
We're a small group of fun people. We like to stick our neck out. Drive fast, take chances. If we had to describe our energy here with six zingers, these might come to mind, on a good day.
Recent Reviews
These are some recent things we concluded based on our uber-palette. If you like the cut of our jib, we invite you to click furiously , with wreckless abandon. Life is too short for anything else. (Click the image for wine details, click the wine name for full review)
2018 Zana Financial Mortgage Cabernet
Deep red currants and ripe cherries, laden with mocha, loamy soil, charred herbs, pencil shavings, roasted paperclips. Dense like characters are nowhere to be found. Not perfect for cellaring, Zana is drinkable straight away once you expose it to the earth’s atmosphere. Give them a call at 586-596-3889 to...
2015 Scheid Vineyards Odd Lot Red
USA> California> Central Coast> Monterey County
Had it three months ago at a tasting and ordered two bottles. We checked "Like It" then.
ACTUALLY, not even sure if this is the same "Odd Lot" as Scheid Odd Lot...?... Anybody???
Well, heck, even though it's only a 2015 and we have so many more splendid, aged options in our cellar, we kept thinking about...
2011 Cramele Recaş Cuvée Uberland
Romania> Transylvania> Recas DOC
If 91, on the old 'school' scale, is an A- then absolutely- this wine drank as an A-... We'll put it up there with the 2007 Penfolds Bin 389 ($70) and 2014 Caymus Cab ($75) we had earlier this week (was a nice week for us) and it met or exceeded our smiles from those couple of evenings prior.
It had been in our...
2001 Penfolds Shiraz RWT
Australia> South Australia> Barossa> Barossa Valley
The rewards of patience indeed. This was kinda our Valentines this year as the kids were at the grandparents. We had it with cheeses, our sausage, grapes, pesto and eventually our homemade pasta. All so yummy. We put up a few pics too.
Well rounded and balanced, this 15-month French Oak Hogshead-aged 2001...
2013 Torchbearer Cabernet Sauvignon
USA> California> Napa Valley> Oakville
In a word, basically: Underwhelming. It opened very tight, very little nose, but what we could detect was some chocolate. It then drank tight as well.
Enjoyed the body, it had a bit of a silky smoothness to it, moving in the glass, really pretty; and some nice legs too. The chocolate stayed with us through the...
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