torsdag 27 juni 2013

Battle of the metal wines

One recent trend in wines have been the heavy metal wines. Several wines released with the name of a famous heavy metal band. Motorhead was first out but now there are any wines like AC/DC, Slayer and Kiss. And of course Kiss has at least three wines out. I had the chance to sample two of these wines and see how the quality is.

First up is the AC/DC wine Highway to hell from 2008 consisting of cabernet Sauvignon grapes. The label promises it would be like a world tour taking the centre stage. Yes, there is a lot of crap written on these bottles. The taste is of black currents and I felt that it was very sour, way to much tannins. Not in my taste and not that good. Maybe it will be better in the future with some storage, but today no.

The money loving band Kiss has released three different wines and I had the chance to taste Zin Fire made with Zinfadel grapes from 2011. It says that it is a true rock'n'roll wine and made to lick it up. So anyone knows what a rock'n'roll wine is? This wine is drinkable. A bit peppary and blackberrys. It is decent Zinfadel wine.

And the winner of this contest is Kiss with Zin Fire.