Haley's Fellowship of the Wine

As I mentioned previously, my bf and I bought two little 4 packs of cheap wines. He chose the Sweet Red variety (which didn't give much description). After I downed a Moscato, I tried his choice. His was the same price of $7, and his wine was a sweet red blend from California. Cute part 2. I actually enjoyed his wine even though I'm not normally into reds. It had that dusty taste that is very cool and I've tasted before in a cabernet. It's a very muted musty taste that accompanies the dryness and I really like it. It was sweet, but somehow in a different way than a white. This was sweet like dried fruit or jam rather than the apple sweetness of whites. It tasted a bit like blackberries or plums, a dark juicy fruit. The alcohol didn't taste especially strong, but the dryness was very evident, and it had a medium body. I tried this one with our deluxe array of cheeses as well. Recycled images because same snacks. I stuck with the toasted sesame crackers ...

Made another trip to Crest recently for fun because that's how I spend my free time. Found out they sell cute little four-packs of wine that are each about 5 oz and great for someone like me who can't get through a whole bottle in one sitting! Hazzah! They didn't have my favorite as an option (riesling) but they had Moscato, which is still a sweet white wine so that's what I picked out. My boyfriend picked out a sweet red (he's a big cabernet guy, but if he didn't like it he hoped I'd drink it because it was sweet). Isn't it cute? The packs were each about $7, so not a bad price. The Moscato was from California. I stuck my pack into the freezer when we got to CJ's apartment so that they would chill. When they were nice and chilled and I ran out of patience, I tried it. It tasted somewhat like riesling, keeping the citrusy/crisp notes, but had a bigger presence of alcohol in my opinion. It was slightly less sweet than a riesling, but had ex...

Hooray! This Saturday evening I had the chance to do a wine experiment with my friend Evan and my bf CJ (sorry if you're tired of hearing about these people, I have like 5 friends total). First, we had to pick out some aromatic wines. I let Evan take the lead on the red because I still haven't gotten used to it, and I set off for the white. I wasn't sure just how aromatic riesling was (since that's honestly what I wanted to go for) so I asked the staff and they told me they recommended a pinot grigio for something really smelly (sigh..... I had a bad time with pinot last time, but okay). They led me to a fairly inexpensive half bottle since I let them in on what the experiment was. Evan was directed to the zinfandels, and he went ahead and bought a whole bottle since he figured he'd finish it off. (Side note: I live in a sorority house, so I can't do ANY of these things at home, I have to go to friends' places and also store any leftovers there. That...

On Saturday, CJ and I went to Louie's for lunch because I'm still pescatarian and was craving their blackened shrimp tacos! While I was there, I decided to try some wine with my dinner :) I explained to the waitress the kind of wine I enjoyed and what food I was ordering, so she recommended something not TOO sweet, but light and white so I could enjoy my shrimp. She recommended the Flip Flop moscato. She said it was lightly sweet, and had a bubbly aspect to it. The glass costed about $4.50. It came out in a HUGE glass, so I decided to try sniffing it. I swirled it around and sniffed, and got quite a bit of clues! I could immediately smell the green apple and the peaches, and could tell it would be sweet. After I got to taste it, I could get the acidity of it, and it had a syrupy quality to it.  It had a hint of strawberry to me, and was also possibly oily (unless that's the same thing as syrupy). When my shrimp tacos came out, I tried them with my drink. It defin...

On Friday after OU's Rah Rally for homecoming, I traveled to my boyfriend's apartment again. He had already gone to the store to purchase some wine to try with me! He picked out Wildhorse Canyon pinot grigio, something the workers recommended he try an Oklahoma wine! Apparently the whites are better, so he had to choose between riesling and pinot grigio. As much as I enjoy rieslings, he does not like sweet wines so he compromised with the pinot. At first glance, the wine was nearly orange. It had a nice golden hue! It is a 2016 pinot grigio from Luthor, Oklahoma! It was about $14. Was very excited to try a home state wine. The excitement did not last long, however. The taste was alright, but it had a sharpie twang to it. I could taste a lot of orange, and some apple and pear. It was definitely acidic, but I could especially taste the alcohol in it and I'm not sure why. It was definitely sharp, but it wasn't pleasant like the stomach acid taste I l...

I hope y'all are ready for a good time. (Pictured: Mowgli. Feline on table. 2018.) Just yesterday I recruited my OG group of friends to a wine dinner!!!!! We all voted pasta because that's simple and pasta and wine are like Sonic and Tails, they just go together. (CJ and Liz have an intense discussion about W-4s and other things adults with jobs talk about) First, we met up at Evan and Liz's apartment, gathered into one vehicle, and set off to the liquor store. My sister was sent into Walgreen's and Sprouts to get dinner items, as she is just a baby freshman. And before you accuse me of enabling an underage individual, I got her plenty of Dr. Pepper to drink during dinner! ANYWAYS. I headed straight for the rieslings (leave me alone), CJ picked out a cabernet, and then Evan got a rosé just for fun. Did we go in completely blind? You betcha. Part of the fun is being terrified of what you're about to taste. I picked a 2017 Barefoot riesling, refreshingl...