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.

Macvin du Jura

Macvin du Jura is a strange wine. Mybe it cannot even be called wine since there is no fermentation involved but I call it wine anyway. Macvin du Jura is produced in the region of Jura in eastern France. It is produced by boiling down the grape juice to half and then fortfied with marc (wine brandy from France) and then finally stored in oak barrels. The macvin du Jura that I had the pleasure to taste is from the producer Chateau D´Arlay and has an alcohol level of 17%. The smell of the wine if very strong and the colour is lightly amber. I find it hard to describe the taste. If other sweet wines have been smooth and almost like a womans touch, this wine is more like a man shaking you and asking you to wake up. Such distinct flavours. Very nice and interesting. Got the tip for this wine from http://winevirtuosity.com/. Thank you.

Heavy metal and wine

Since I love heavy metal and I also love wine so it is no surprise what gifts I get when I have a party.

Will be interesting to see how they taste. What is missing now is the Slayer wine but I don't think that one is any good.

Three white Italians

I love Italian wine. And this time it is time for three different white Italian wines. First up is Zecci Classico from 2010 by producer Piersanti. It is made of the grape verdicchio and from the DOC Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi. The smell is clear and very distinct. The taste is sharp and full of citrus and a hint of oak. The taste lingers long in the mouth with a dry finish. Very good for drinking of with food.
Next wine is from Sicily is made of the grape Chardonnay. Producer Cusamano has made the wine angimbé from 2012. The taste is of pear and apples. A perfect summerwine when the sun is shining. Very good.
The last wine tasted is producer Masis white wine Masiano from 2012 made by grapes from Pinot Grigio and verduzzo. The taste of this wine has a big citrus character with big acidity. Definately need food with his wine. I think that fish would go perfectly with this wine.

Two Italians

In the weekend I had the pleasure of trying out two wines and see how they went with my cooking. For my main course of salmon with  caponata I opened a bottle of Pinot grigio Mongris 2011 from the producer Marco Felluga in Collio. Smelled very nice and the colour was yellow with some copper. Very dry taste and a long nice after finish. The salmon went very well together with the wine.

For the dessert I had almond biscotti and for this I felt that a passito wine was a very good pairing. The 'Fior d´Arancio' Passito from producer Zanovello has a very dark amber colour. The nose has a very heavy smell of  apricots and peaches. Absolutely delightful. The taste is wonderful with a good balanced acid and taste of apricots and some other tastes. Worked so well with the almond biscotti. I read that this wine had recieved three glasses in Gambero Rosso and after tasting it I can only agree. Wonderful wine and I wish I had a couple of more bottles at home.

Couvent des Jacobins, time for a Bourgogne

What wine to have when the main course is fish and the starter is a carpaccio? I went with a stronger white wine from Bourgogne. Couvent des Jacobins from producer Louis Jadot. The nose of the wine were nice, a smell of citrus and oak. To my surprise it went well with the carpaccio. For the fish it was very good together. The taste of the wine were of citrus, plums and some oak. Good aftertaste.

Been a time

It has been a long time now since I had port wine. Almost 28 months and that is too long time so in time for Easter I opened a bottle of Churchill's late bottled vintage from 2001, which I had stored for seven years. I was suppose to have drunk it a couple of years ago but that never happened but finally it was time.

The Churchill's LBV had a very nice nose. Smelled very nice. The taste was even better with a taste of cherries and a hint of figs or plums. Nice aftertaste. From the bottle I tasted in 2006 this had become slightly more complex with the extra years in storage.