Tag: Wine Wednesday

Wine Wednesday – 2018 J.LOHR MERLOT

Entertaining Trails, Wine, Wine Reviews

We paired this with a Chicken Parmesan, heavy on the cheese and a Cesar salad. J.Lohr has always been a go to wine, both this and the Cabernet. The Chardonnay is also excellent.

The Merlot is a very smooth, dry wine and very soft on the palate. It has major oak, vanilla and chocolate notes. You can pretty much pair it with anything.

You have likely noticed that we are big on California wines, and with good reason. They are usually fairly light, yet bold with strong berry and vanilla hints prevalent. They are reasonably priced, this one in the mid 20’s. I would recommend this wine for any type of occasion, even (especially?) just having a glass. We rate it 4.1 of 5 stars.

PS: For some reason The BC price was 16 cents lower than the average on Vivino. SHHSHH, don’t let them know.

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Wine Wednesday – 2017 Noble Vines 337 Cabernet

Entertaining Trails, Wine, Wine Reviews
Opened this one to drink with a homemade pizza on a Friday night. They paired well, the pizza was very cheesy and meatless. I can see why Vivino calls it popular. Typical of the Lodi, California cabs, it is a deep ruby with lots of oak and vanilla notes. Loads of berry as well for those fans. At it’s price point over 30 bucks CAD, I would consider it to be overpriced, and there are many competitors out there at a lower price. Having said that, I would still give it 4 stars out of 5, but likely will not got back to it based on the aforementioned price point.Opened this one to drink with a homemade pizza on a Friday night. They paired well, the pizza was very cheesy and meatless. I can see why Vivino calls it popular. Typical of the Lodi, California cabs, it is a deep ruby with lots of oak and vanilla notes. Loads of berry as well for those fans. At it’s price point over 30 bucks CAD, I would consider it to be overpriced, and there are many competitors out there at a lower price. Having said that, I would still give it 4 stars out of 5, but likely will not got back to it based on the aforementioned price point.

Besides pizza, I would recommend pairing with pretty much any meat dish other than fish. It is to bold for a seafood dish. Also a nice wine to just have a glass with friends.