Back in October, I found "Trim 2011 Cabernet Sauvignon" at my Costco. The sign indicated that this wine was highly rated in the previous vintage but not rated for 2011. It was only $9.99 and looked like a great deal for a California Cab. I thought I should buy 2 bottles before they were all sold. I came home and opened the first bottle. I thought that it was worse than 2 buck chuck! I poured a glass for Cindy and without prompting she thought it was bland and tasted watered down. I let a month go by. I have found that sometimes I think a wine is not good, but when I open another bottle I wonder why I did not like it before. Tonight, I opened the other bottle and it was as bad or worse than the first bottle. Maybe we can throw it into pasta sauce or something. Last week, I noticed that there were still more bottles at Costco. Somehow, everyone else knew something I did not figure out! At least, if you read this, you will not be fooled!!
It has been a year since I have posted to the South Carolina Wine Blog. However, I was provided with an advance copy of the latest novel by Steven Laine entitled Dragon Vine for my review. Mr. Laine writes novels with a wine focused theme and I reviewed Mr. Laine's previous novel Root Cause in 2019, which I greatly enjoyed. The synopsis of Dragon Vine is as follows: When his father dies in a wildfire, Carmine Cooper takes over the family winery in the middle of harvest, putting his dreams of becoming an architect on hold. He soon finds himself fighting with a vengeful neighbor, blackmailed by a local gang, harassed by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) authorities, and the target of an ATF (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives) investigation. Carmine’s only hope to solve his problems and finish his first solo vintage successfully rests in identifying an unknown grape variety his father grew and made into wine for a quarter century wit...
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