Brotherhood, 2010, Pinot Noir, Washingtonville, NY

Brotherhood, 2010, Pinot Noir, Washingtonville, NY

Price: $15 per bottle

The wine was cherry red and a little cloudy. The were some cherry on the nose. The first taste was a little bland, the cherry flavor was present, but muted. The finish was dry with some tannins. It reminded me of drinking a flat Coca Cola, the flavors were there, but there was no effervescence Overall the wines is very drinkable, better priced at $7 a bottle.

Konzelelmann, 2009, Riesling, Niagara Peninsula, Canada

Konzelelmann, 2009, Riesling, Niagara Peninsula, Canada

Price: About $12 a bottle

This wine was light and crisp, this citrus tones on the nose and the taste buds. The finish had a nice tartness to it, asking for you to have another sip. It was refreshing to drink on a warm summer evening. We purchased it last summer while visiting Niagara on the lake. We will need to stop back and purchase another bottle.

Alamos, 2010 , Cabernet Sauvignon, Mendoza Argentina

Alamos, 2010 , Cabernet Sauvignon, Mendoza Argentina
Price $8 per bottle

Finally a relatively cool night, so we start the grill and put a couple a steaks on the grill. We opened a bottle of cabernet sauvignon. The wine was dark ruby red, and had a nose of dark black berries. Lots of black bery of the palette with a dry finish. There were some tannins on the finish. This wine when well with the charred tenderloin steaks. The wine needed the flavorful steak, to balance the full body flavors of the wine. The wine would not match well with finger foods and just sipping alone, maybe with a strong cheese.


We will purchase again.

Brotherhood, 2011, Dry Riesling, Washingtonville, NY

Brotherhood, 2011, Dry Riesling, Washingtonville, NY

Price: $10 per bottle

We visited the Brotherhood winery in Washingtownville, NY. While ther we had lunch in their Vinum Café, I had a Kobe Burger, was topped with a fried egg, and lots of fresh greens. It was great. There were a lot of other interesting items on the menu. I highly suggest trying this for lunch or dinner.

Of course after lunch we headed over to the wine store and purchase the Dry Riesling and a couple of other bottles.

The Riesling has a lite yellow color, there is not much of a nose. There was some citrus flavors on the taste bud, and a dry finish. It was missing that nice crisp finish that I expect with a dry Riesling. Over all this was a good wine, it would have been better priced at $8 per bottle. Hopefully, we will stop by the winery again, maybe take the tour. It is the oldest continuous operating winery in the USA. Part of that is because it was exempted from prohibition, because they supplied wines for the clergy.

Herman J Wiemer, 2010, Semi-Dry Riesling, Finger Lake, NY

Herman J Wiemer, 2010, Semi-Dry Riesling, Finger Lake, NY

Price: $17 per bottle

The wines starts off with a nice citrus aroma. There are tones of grapefruit of the palette, with some peach in the finish. A little effervescence add a little party atmosphere to wine. The wine was very refreshing and enjoyable to drink on a hot evening.

If I had the money to experiment, I would open a Dr Frank's semi dry Riesling and try them side by side. I do not know how the experts can remember the taste and textures of the wines to compare them when there has been several days, weeks or month between the tasting. But, I am not ready to open two bottles at the same time just for an experiment.