Sunday, November 22, 2015

2015 New Leaf Chardonnay

This is an Argentinian Chardonnay, purchased at Aldi. It has flavors of tropical fruit and melon, with some floral notes. I had mine chilled, as an aperitif, but I think it would be especially good with seafood dishes, or perhaps soft cheeses.
It is fair trade certified.

Making homemade blackberry and blueberry wine

 On September 29th, I began fermenting two very small bottles of wine: one blackberry and one blueberry. Simple ingredients: the fruit, suga...