Renwood Sierra Series

2003
Barbera
California

Might drink again.

This was pretty good I guess :# - The Guy really liked it. It was good, just too weak for my liking - more on the lighter side than medium. I thought it accompanied turkey meatballs and spinach well. The Guy liked it all the way around - alone, with food, in front of the computer, upside down with a spoonful of Italian Ice.

A spicy, hot cherry scent, it was slightly peppery, subtle fruit and a slight olive finish.

You don't know about my past, and
I don't have a future figured out.
And maybe this is going too fast.
And maybe it's not meant to last,

But what do you say to taking chances,
What do you say to jumping off the edge?
Never knowing if there's solid ground below
Or hand to hold, or hell to pay,
What do you say,
What do you say?

Celine Dion, "Taking Chances"

7.5 out of 10
$10 / 750 ml. bottle
13.5% alc. by vol.
www.redwood.com

Renwood 2005 Red Zin

2005
Sierra Foothills
California

Will drink again - already did, and will yet again.

I had this wine a couple of weeks ago alone and really, really liked it. I had it again tonight with salmon and crab cakes. It tasted different, more peppery than fruity, but it was still good. Tonight it had more of an herb taste than a sweeter, plum taste that I noticed before. It's easily drinkable. It smells a bit like a summer barbecue in a glass. Not a bad finish, sort of "meaty". I think it's a good value for the price.

The coldness still resonates, aches,
thoughts disintegrating laden with strife.
Shut out, message received, loud and clear,
looks good on paper but not in real life.
As if things every really could . . .
Yes, just let it be . . .another glass of Renwood.

7.75 out of 10
$9.99 / 750 ml
13.5% alc. by vol.
http://www.renwood.com/