Monday, January 10, 2011

Good new york state red wine? (Zugibe)

Over the years I've been drinking NYS red wines, I have found as good as they taste at the winery, once you get em home, they don't measure up. I've also come to the conclusion that the reason for this is they have no finish. I went to a tasting at Zugibe vineyards over the summer. Their red wines were delicous, but I did not purchase any at the time. They were a bit expensive at the winery, and you can usually find them at a local liquor store at a discount price.(Why this is, I will never know) Anyway, as it turns out, being a fairly new winery, they did not have any distribution channels set up yet. So, I could not purchase any of the wine. Well last weekend I was going to meet some friends for breakfast, and this would have put me about halfway to the winery. So I was going to make the journey and pay the price because I REALLY wanted to try these wines. I ended up doing a bit of research just before I left and found a local wine shop that carried the Zugibe brands. I purchased three of the reds and a riesling. I have opened the pinot noir tonight and so far it has not disappointed.Some of the traditional cherry you would expect from a pinot with a nice long finish. I'll have to share the next bottle with some friends to get some other feedback.

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