Tasting notes - 2013 - January

Tasting of January 10, 2013  

The January tasting featured seven wines in alternative packaging. Yes, the dreaded “box wine”!

In a blind tasting (which does not mean drink until you’re blind), we sampled a Moscato, a Riesling, a Malbec, an old vine Zinfandel, a Pinot Noir, a Shiraz, and a Cabernet Sauvignon. All of the wines came in three liter boxes, which are the equivalent of four standard sized bottles.

As has been our tradition since the late fifties, we voted at the end of the tasting and the favorite wine was the Bota Box Old Vine Zinfandel, followed closely by the Black Box Cabernet Sauvignon.

All of the wines are available at your local Fine Wines and Spirits stores. The price list is below, with the PLCB code numbers. As a side note, we tried to purchase the Fish Eye Moscato at the Perry Shops on Perrysville Avenue, and they only had ONE left!