My First Wine Tasting

Name: Giarola Bianco di Custoza Saint Valery
Producer: Saint Valery
Variety: 40% Garganega, 25% Cortese, 20% Trebbiano toscano, and 15% blend of Trebbianello & Chardonnay
Region: Custoza
Country: Italy
Price: $15
Wine Review: "Giarola Bianco di Custoza Saint Valery is made from 40% Garganega, 25% Cortese, 20% Trebbiano toscano, 15% blend of Trebbianello & Chardonnay. Brilliant pale straw-yellow color with greenish reflections. Fruity, floral bouquet. Dry, crisp and clean with a soft, fruity finish. Harmonious and refreshing. Pairs best with seafood, grilled and roasted white meats and chef salads."
My Review: Light, yellow tinged glow. Medium bodied. Contained a citrus like flavor with a berry-like slightly burning aftertaste. A little dry, but goes down smoothly until the aftertaste becomes present. 

Name: 2013 Sauvignon Blanc 
Producer: Four Sisters
Variety: Sauvignon Blanc/Semillon
Region: Central Victoria
Country/Continent: Australia 
Vintage: 2013
Price: $9.00
Wine Review: "Vibrant passionfruit, gooseberry and lemon citrus flavours shine through on the nose and palate with a fresh, crisp finish. A fantastic match with fresh shellfish, sushi or smoked salmon."
My Review: Full bodied, and very distasteful. Smelled strongly of alcohol instead of the mixture of berries present in the wine review. An almost musky smell and taste persisted, with an earthy taste persisting on the palette. Found it rather dry. 

Name: Tenuta Rapitala Nero D'Avola
Producer: Tenuta Rapitala
Variety: Nero D'Avola
Region: Campo Reale/Sicily
Country: Italy
Vintage: 2016
Price: $14
Wine Review: "This early-drinking Nero d'Avola opens with ripe black-skinned fruit, tilled soil and cooking spice aromas. Straightforward and savory, it delivers black cherry, blackberry and ground pepper flavors alongside round tannins."
My Review: Fuller bodied with cherry and spicy aromas that instantly hit the nose and palette. Also contained a slightly earthy taste with hints of black pepper that were tasty. A beautiful darker red color.

Name: Tres Ojos
Producer: Tres Ojos
Variety: Old Vines Garnacha
Region: Calatayud
Country: Spain
Vintage: 2016
Price: $12
Wine Review: "The wine has a brick red color with a bouquet of red raspberries, spice and white pepper. The palate is incredibly concentrated and rich. The modern styles of Garnacha in Spain are continuously being perceived worldwide as wines of extraordinarily good quality. This wine is fruity, juicy and shows a great depth, ripe tannins, length but yet with wonderful elegance and lightness."
My Review: Medium bodied with a dark red color. Spices made up the smell of this wine. A little on the dry side with a fruity and raspberry like flavor that was really enjoyable while swishing the wine in my mouth. Went down the palate very smoothly.

Name: Sangria
Producer: Vina Galana
Variety: Tempranillo
Region: La Mancha
Country: Spain
Price: $9.00
Wine Review: "Natural fruit flavors and succulent red wine all fused together in one bottle. This doesn’t require a punch bowl and big ladle, you can chill your bottle in a cooler and head out to the beach or a hike and enjoy a cup of the best sangria anywhere you choose to be."

My Review: By far the most delicious of the five wines in this list. I loved the cinnamon flavors that reminded me of red hot chewing gum. The flavors absolutely burst in your mouth with a nice sweet finish. Light bodied.