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Wine Tastubg- Villa Doluca Klasik

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Name : Villa Doluca Klasik Varietal:  Red Blend (Okuzgozu, Shiraz, and Alicante Bouschet) Region : Thrace, Turkey Price: $40 (restaurant price)  Tasting Notes:  Öküzgözü grapes from Eastern Anatolia for its unique aroma and fruity attributes, Alicanté grapes yielding easy to drink wines, with its vivid ruby color and Carignan grapes for its fruity flavors and balanced structure. With its fruity, smooth, and complex characteristics Villa Doluca KLASİK Red invokes the aromas of red fruits and spices. (Doluca) Wine Folly:  Though Wine Folly does not have a dedicated page for Okuzgozu, I found a short blog post that talks about the flavors. This was a very fruit forward wine, I could definitely taste plum, pomegranate, as well as a bit of blackberry. Decent acidity and not as dry as other reds. Thats not at a bad thing though. This was a juicy wine with a smooth finish. Review : My Mom and I went in on this bottle for her birthday dinner. We went to a Turkish restaraunt for it. This wine i
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Wine Tasting- Menage a Trois Exotic Bland

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  Name: Menage a Trois Exotic Blend Varietal: White Blend (Chardonnay, Moscato, and Chenin Blanc) Region: California (Not specified) Price: $9.49 Tasting Notes-  Ménage à Trois Exotic Blend is a trip to the islands. It’s undeniably fruity and unabashedly easy. It’s meant to be quaffed, not analyzed. The Exotic Blend brings together citrus and tropical fruit flavors with crisp acidity. Dare we say it’s refreshing? With food or without, alone or with two companions, this is one of the most exhilarating experiences imaginable. (Menage a Trois) Wine Folly : This bottle leaned heavily toward Chardonnay so I will comparing it to that first. Definitely dry, strong apple flavor, a little pine apple too. White grape as well. Very fruity smell too, quite aromatic. If I want to compare it to Moscato, I definitely get a citrus flavor and pear.  Review: To be honest I only bought this bottle because of the name. I was like "Ha three way thats funny, lemme try it with my roommates". Overal
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Wine Tasting- Moonx Cabernet Sauvignon

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Name- MOONX Varietal- Cabernet Sauvignon Region- California, not specified Vintage- 2020 Price- 8.99  Tasting Notes-  "This juicy, super dense wine is inspired by the total blackness of a new moon-a lunar phase occurring when the sun, earth and the moon are all aligned. Loaded with intense flavors of blackberries, black cherry and dark chocolate, Moonx is the perfect wine to enjoy with roasted meats, barbeque, chocolate or just by itself." (Label on Bottle) Wine Folly : This was a very fruity cabernet. Really got cherry, red grape, and blackberry. Smelled vert nice as well. Not a lot of tannins, very low acidity. Also not dry at all. I would've enjoyed pairing this with some steak or chocolate as the label suggests. Review: This was an interesting bottle of wine. I would've liked my Cabernet Sauvignon's to be dryer than this, but this bottle has a nice juicy flavor. I would definitely get this bottle again, possibly for a friend who doesn't normally like reds.
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Wine Tasting- Dark Horse Sauvignon Blanc

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  Name- Dark Horse Varietal- Sauvignon Blanc Region- Various California Vineyards Vintage- 2020 Price- $7.99 Tasting Notes-  A deliciously refreshing Sauvignon Blanc offering bright citrus and tropical fruit, with a crisp, juicy finish. Perfect as an aperfitif or paired with grilled fish or pasta. (Total Wine) Wine Folly : This Sauvignon Blanc was weird. It was not nearly as dry as I would've expected, and had a very strong green apple flavor. Very aromatic as well. Other flavors like melon and peach were noted. Review: This bottle was to tie me over on a late night of studying. Ran to the Shell station and grabbed this. I was not a fan. This Sauv Blanc tasted like nothing. It was very sweet for a sauvignon blanc and was overall bland. Very easy on the palate, but it almost reminded me of green grape juice. The Lacroix of wines. Would not recommend.
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Wine Tasting- Beliveau Chardonel

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Name: Afternoon Delight Varietal: Blend, mostly Chardonel supported with Vidal Blanc Region: North Fork of Roanoke, Virginia Vintage: 2019 Price: $24.00 Tasting Notes-  A lightly oaked dry white blend that features notes of melon, honeysuckle, kiwi, and white pepper. ( vinoshipper ) Wine Folly : I will be comparing this to Chardonnay as wine folly does not have a designated section for Chardonel; a blend of Chardonnay and Seyval. This was an oak aged Chardonel, however I did not detect much a woody flavor. Yellow apple was definitely noted. Definitely a semi-dry mouth feel but also very refreshing.                                                                                 Review: This was from my winery tour of Beliveau winery here in blacksburg. The full post for the tour will come later. After having a flight of reds, buying this white was definitely a welcome change of pace. I tend to like dryer whites, and while this was designated as semi-sweet, it definitely erred on the dry
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Wine Tasting- Bell'Agio Chianti

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  Name- Bell'Agio  Varietal- 95% Sangiovese, 5% Canaiolo Nero Region- Tuscany, Italy Vintage- 2020 Price- $11.99 Tasting Notes-  Color: Ruby-red with purple hues. Bouquet: Full and reminiscent of violets. Taste: Dry and smooth with zesty notes of cherry and berry fruit. ( banfiwines ) Wine Folly:  Very dry as it is supposed to be. High acidity and tannins as well, maybe a little thinner bodied than I would have accepted with a wine as dry as this. Definitely got the cherry and plum accents, and maybe I'm tricking myself, but the leather flavor as described on Wine Folly was present, possibly as a result of the high tannins and acidity.                                                                                Review: This is a very interesting wine. I initially had this by itself and it was quite dry. Almost two dry for a Wednesday afternoon. However, once I had paired it with a gourmet Stouffers Chicken Piccata, it certainly supported the wine at least a little bit. This w
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Wine Tasting- Clos des Papes

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  Name-  Paul Avril Clos des Papes Chateauneuf-du-Pape Varietal - Rhone blend, 60% Grenache, and supported by Syrah and Mourvedre Region- Southern Rhone Valley, France Vintage- 2006 Price -  $221 Tasting Notes - Complex aromas of cherry, plum, mocha, licorice and smoke enhance this sweet, dense, ripe and harmonious Chateauneuf-du-Pape with a solid underlying structure and finishes with balanced, unaggressive, and ripe tannins. ( Wine.com ) Wine Folly:   Strong presence of black berry, has a an almost sour scent but in a good way. I could be tricking myself here but I also detected lavendar. Has a very warm mouth feel almost                                                                                      like liquor, woody flavors as well.                                                                                                                                                                    Review:  I am honestly not sure what my roommate's mom was thinking with entrus
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