Tasting- Risata Moscato d'Asti

Name: Risata Moscato d' Asti
Region: Piedmont
Country: Italy
Year: 2011
Price: 15.95
Shop: Vintage Cellar
Winery Review:  This Moscato d’Asti is fresh, fragrant, and frizzante with vibrant, flavors and aromas of ripe stone fruit, tangerines, and honey. The wine is concentrated and flavorful, but not overly rich or heavy; sweet, yet balanced.
Review: The wine smelled like perfume, flowers, sugars, and pear. It was wonderful. My parents bought this for new years and I stole it to bring to my new years party. It's awesome.
It tasted even better than it smelled. The first thing that hits you is the sweetness.They have to have added sugar, no grape is that sweet. You could also taste the pears and apple aspects still. Other than that the sugar drowns everything else.

Tasting- Emma Pearl

Name: Emma Pearl Merlot
Region: Napa Valley CA
Country: USA
Year: 2009
Price: 17.95
Shop: Vintage Cellar
Winery Review:  Fresh juicy cherries and ripe sun-kissed raspberries grown on California’s Central coast come to mind when swirling the 2009 Merlot in the glass.  On the palate, the welcoming fruit-laced nose gives way to delicate notes of exotic spices, vanilla and soft silky tannins. The finish is velvety smooth with lingering notes of pomegranates and cherries.  It’s easy to pair this charming wine with the likes of strawberry vinaigrette salad or roasted lamb with red plum sauce.
Review: The wine smelled like citrus fruit. Then some pear and orange in particular. There was also a sugary vanilla smell. The wine tasted like butter and spice. I also got the tannins very strong. It was balanced. There was acid and flavor and tannin all nice together. I did not get run over by just one of them.

Tasting- One Hope Cabernet

Name: One Hope Cabernet Sauvignon
Region: Napa Valley
Country: USA
Year: 2010
Price: 11.95
Shop: Vintage Cellar
Winemaker's Review:  WINEMAKER ROB MONDAVI JR. - ONEHOPE Cabernet Sauvignon is hand-crafted and made from a blend of grapes sourced from select vineyards throughout Napa Valley, Sonoma County, and California’s Central Coast in partnership with Rob Mondavi Jr. The dark, ruby red Cabernet Sauvignon is a pleasure for the senses with the aromas of lush black cherry, cassis and a hint of tobacco. Aged in American and French oak, its complex layers of spice are balanced by soft tannins making it the perfect wine to pair with roasted and grilled meats such as lamb, prime rib, or porterhouse steak.
Review: It smelled like mushroom, dirt. Then I caught some salty sea smell. And lastly some green grass. I do not smell this tobacco that the description says is there. I tried. It tasted like pepper and oak, and maybe some other strong spice I cannot name. I did not like it at all.

Tasting- DeLoach Pinot Noir

Name: De Loach Pinot Noir
Region: California
Country: USA
Year: 2009
Price: 12.95
Shop: Vintage Cellar
Winery Review:  This Pinot Noir from Durell Vineyard is distinctive in style and unique in taste. On the nose, savory aromas of smoked meats and fragrant herbs are touched with the scent of mouthwatering ripe berries. Flavors of liqueur-soaked dark cherries, with pancetta and rosemary support smooth tannins that precede a long, silky finish.
Review: The smell was a very strong buttery burst. Then came a spicy chemically thing. Not exactly sure if that is good or bad. I thought maybe they would balance each other out. It tasted strongly of tannins, berry and soil. There were some herb overtones. However the aroma itself was not very pleasing and neither was the taste. 

Tasting- One Hope Chardonnay

Name: One Hope Chardonnay
Region: California
Country: USA
Year: 2009
Price: 11.95
Shop: Vintage Cellar
Winemaker's Review:  WINEMAKER ROB MONDAVI JR. - ONEHOPE California Chardonnay is hand-crafted with a blend of grapes from select vineyards throughout Napa, Sonoma and the Central Coast of California. Our Chardonnay is blended with Muscat and Chenin Blanc displaying a pale gold color with aromas of fresh apple blossom and honeysuckle. Flavors of crisp pear and apple are vibrant on the palate, while its balanced oak and bright acidity makes this wine a great match with broiled or grilled seafood, poultry dishes and a wide assortment of cheeses.
Review: This wine was terrible. I think the only reason they ever sell any of it is if people are ignorant or feeling generous towards breast cancer research. It smelled like mandarin oranges, flowers and sugar-chemical. It tasted like yucky pear, honey, chemical, butter... It was gross. I immediately thought of Gary's spit bucket and wanted one very badly.

Tasting- Bolla Soave

Name: Bolla Soave
Region: Verona
Country: Italy
Year:2010
Price: 10.95
Shop: Vintage Cellar
Winery Review:  Pale straw in color with aromas of flowers and pear. Medium-bodied, harmonious, and balanced with hints of lemon and acacia honey. Pair with antipasto, risottos, seafood, and pizza.

Review: This says Classico on the bottle and I have seen that many times before on Italian wine labels however I have yet to ask what it means. It smelled like milk almost with some mold in there. Then there was some fruity and floral smells along with oak and musty smells. The taste was sweet, dry apple.
It was nice but did not floor me. Not a single 'Classico' has ever floored me.

Tasting- Moscato

Name: Innocent Bystander- Moscato
Region: Victoria
Country: Australia
Year: 2011
Price: 10+
Shop: Vintage Cellar
Winery Review:  Innocent Bystander’s pale-pink 750 ml serve of Moscato comes dressed to impress. Flaunting a beautiful floral label, a convenient pop-top crown seal, and a gentle mouth-tingling fizz, it is sure to keep you cool this summer! This refreshing sipper offers delicious aromas of watermelon, red apples and fragrant rose petals. On the palate, strawberries and hints of sherbet ice cream are backed by a clean acid zing. A delicious aperitif, or perfect with Sunday morning brioche and homemade strawberry jam. Either way, Innocent Bystander’s Moscato is sure to please.
Review: It smelled like tropical fruit, licorice, apple, pear, and vanilla. It tasted like sugar mixed with pear, flowers and citrus. It was wonderful. I tend to love sweet whites thou. I bought a bottle. It was not like several moscatos I have had in the past. It had more flavors going on in it than did many of the standard moscatos from CA. And it was not as sweet as they usually are either.