- White wines made in steel barrels don't taste the same as white wine made in oak barrels or with oak chips in the barrels. I hadn't realized that there was such a divergence in the wine community about the choice. Apparently the implementation of steel barrels proves to be more economical for smaller vineyards. The tradeoff is that the white wines have a less "woody" taste.
- The Bordeaux region of France doesn't like others calling wines made out of grapes from Brodeaux, "Bordeaux wines." Thus, "Bordeaux" wines from other locales are blended and called "Meritage" wines.
- Vineyards go to a lot of trouble to make the wine tasting room and wine tasting experience so pleasant that you can't leave without buying some of there wine.
- Tasting with cheese or chocolate can dramatically change your impression of the wine.
As it was, I ended up picking up four new bottles of wine. One is an exceptional dessert wine that I'm going to save for a special event (called Rosso Dolce). It tastes a lot like chocolate. I think I'll have to make a chocolate souffle to go with it. I also found a great red called an Alouette. It's a sweeter red wine. I also found a Vidal Blanc and a Seyval Blanc. Both are great end of summer white wines.
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