Wine Experiment Day 1- Lucky Duck Cabernet Sauvignon

I really want to see how a crappy wine can change over time. This idea fascinates me. I chose to experiment with Lucky Duck Cabernet Sauvignon mainly because of the bottle (c'mon, it's adorable--a duck wearing a hat?!) and also because this wine costs about $3.95 at Walmart. Boyer said that red wines work better for this experiment and I wanted to try more reds anyway.

Here's more information about the wine:
•Lucky Duck
•Cabernet Sauvignon
•Chile
•2012
•$3.95

Note on back: "Rich cherry and fruity blackberry notes. Enjoy Lucky Duck alone or paired with red meats or pastas."

First taste:
I can smell the cherry and fruitiness. It doesn't have as strong of a flavor as I expected. It's tart. It's not as bad as I expected, so that's nice. It's definitely drinkable. (I'm picky.) I don't taste much of the blackberry they mention.

That's it for now. I'm going to let it aerate and try it again later!

Tropical Wine #3 - Mango Mama

•Mango Mama
•Tropical wine
•Florida
•USA
•2012
•$19.95
• --> Review from Impressive Designs & Florida Wines: "Made from fresh squeezed mangoes, it's a semi-dry to semi-sweet wine with the undeniable taste and bouquet of fresh Florida Mangos. It's ideal with any seafood dish. Serve with chunks of mango in the wine glass for that special tropical touch!"

•Since I started with the Hurricane white sangria, the other wines didn't stand a chance. I liked this better than the watermelon wine. It was sweet again but with a dryness. It had a  very clean, crisp taste.

•I did not have this with food. I agree that it would go well with seafood dishes.

http://impressivefloridawines.com/

Tropical Wine #2 - Watermelon Wine

•Watermelon Florida Wine
•Tropical Fruit Wine
•Florida
•USA
•2012
•$18.95
• --> Review from Impressive Designs & Florida Wines: "A sip of this wine finds the delicate flavor of watermelon sliding gently across your palate bringing back lazy summer memories long forgotten. Perfect with any summer picnic, meal, or barbeque."

•This reminded me of a melon mojito. It was very crisp and tart. I could taste the alcohol. It was like a light cocktail. It was my least favorite but still good.

•I did not have it with food. I can see it pairing well with a number of dishes.

***In class someone mentioned grapefruit wine. I believe they were talking about the type of wine that was sold in this store in Madeira Beach, Florida. Grapes are not used. Instead the fruits listed are fermented.
http://impressivefloridawines.com/

Tropical Fruit Wine #1 - Hurricane Class 5

•Hurricane Class 5
•White Sangria
(This wine is a blend of tropical wines: pineapple, watermelon, key lime, passion fruit, and mango.)
•Florida
•USA
•2012
•$19.95

•Review from Impressive Designs & Florida Wines: "This secret blend of several of our most popular tropical wines is a refreshing, white sangria. Uniquely Florida, it is elegant for any occasion and perfect with any food."

•This wine is amazing! It's really sweet but not too sweet. I am a person who steers clear of Moscato because I find them too sugary tasting. The pineapple flavor was very strong in this. Lots of fruit flavors as listed above - pineapple, watermelon, key lime, passion fruit, and mango. I also tried the watermelon wine which I think helped cut the sweetness.

•I did not have this with any food. I think it is very good on its own. I disagree with the store when they said "perfect with any food." I don't see serving it with a heavy meal.