Wine Review: Bonus Double First Review!

Ok, so I made a huge mistake.

Last week I had two new wines that I've never tried before. It would be perfect for my first review, right? Well, I made the dumb mistake of not writing the review as I was trying them. I didn't even take notes...

Both wines are from California by Meridian Vineyards. One was a 2007 Pinot Grigio, and the other a 2005 Merlot. Unfortunately, all I can recall is that the white was not too sweet, and the red was quite strong.

Let me try to salvage this review.

An interesting point is that I chose these two because I am cheap. Yep, I'm cheap. I looked at the local grocery store's wine selection and quite a few were on sale. These two were the best deal in my budget. They were $6 each on sale and a regular $11. Nothing came close to saving $5 like these two did.

This begs the question, does price have any relationship to the quality of a wine?

Well, usually, but it's not that simple.

I wish I could go to the wine isle and ask myself, "do I want a $3 stomachache tonight or just a $5 hangover tomorrow?"

I am a vino newbie myself, but I have enough of a palate to tell the difference between a merlot from a gallon jug and one from the top shelf. So my advice is this - stay away from the jugs of wine, anything that has "MD" on the label, and anything from a box. Try finding something on sale at the grocery store. Get a notebook or some way to take notes on it.

Wine isn't as simple as red or white.

Oh, and for the record, both of the Meridian wines were good.