Bottom Bottle Sale

I recently bought Beringer 2009 Pinot Noir on a fantastic sale, I bought a half case.  It is excellent and definitely at  a very affordable price point.

www.beringer.com

Clear Winner in Bottom Bottle's Summer Wine Tasting!

Washington's Columbia Crest Two Vines 2006 Cabernet took first place at our 2011 Summer Wine Tasting.  It was true mouth magic and as Darin so aptly put it, "Frick'n Delicious!"  It's full of body, bouquet, bells & whistles, and should blow the doors off most wine snob's mid-shelf buys.  It can be acquired near the bottom of most wine racks for a paltry sum--I got mine on sale for $4.50.  


Darin brought an enjoyable Argentinean selection that secured second place.  Eagle Rock Pinot Noir had a nice nose and was pretty complex considering it's hasty (but tasty) nature. 


The lowest score was Australia's Jacob's Creek Merlot which was suprisingly, shockingly, sickly awful!  It appeared off color (like my humor) and in bad taste (like my jokes) and showed poorly on all score sheets.  This winery purportedly puts out a decent product so maybe it was simply a bad bottle--or was it?  
In April, a U.K. Online News service reported: "Fake-obs Creek: Counterfeit wine gives itself away with misspelt label.... and awful taste!"  Hundreds of imitation bottles of Jacob’s Creek have been seized bearing copies of the winemakers’ logo. They look identical to the real thing but warned of a tell-tale sign – apparently the wine tastes awful.  It is believed to be from China and was of very low quality and substandard taste.  ‘Tests indicate the content is not harmful but anyone with doubts concerning the authenticity should not consume it.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1373629/Counterfeit-Jacobs-Creek-wine-gives-away-misspelt-label.html#ixzz1Tfv8HnDY

Now THAT's a BOTTOM BOTTLE!