Stellar Organics (Cabernet Sauvignon 2008)

Stellar Organics
Cabernet Sauvignon, 2008
USDA Organic
Fair Trade Certified
Certified organic by Control Union
Stellar Winery, W.C., South Africa
No added sulfites
Price: $9.99

Yesterday it was bitter cold. It was fifteen degrees in New York City and probably even colder with the immense wind gusts. I made it home from work in one piece and with a hankering for dark chocolate. Luckily for me the store around the corner from my apartment had some Green & Blacks's organic dark chocolate. I wasn't willing to travel more than a block.

Someone once said that cabernet sauvignon goes great with dark chocolate. Well, someone was wrong. This particular cabernet sauvignon did not pair well with chocolate. In fact, it changed the taste of the wine completely and not in a good way. I drank a small glass and went off to bed. Which brings us to today. I decided to give the Stellar Organics Cabernet Sauvignon one more try and I am glad I did. It was fruity, dry, tangy, and much better than it was the day before. If I were to attempt another pairing, I would probably go with roast lamb or flank steak.

Like I said, I am no wine expert, just a girl with pretty good taste, so if you would like to find out more about this wine, follow the link below for more details from the winemaker. And if you have tried this wine rate it below, it couldn't hurt! I gave this wine a "3" for average, whatta you say?

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Badger Mountain (Riesling 2008)

Badger Mountain, Certified Organic Vineyard
NSA Organic, Riesling, 2008 Columbia Valley
Badger Mt., Inc., Kennewick, WA
No sulfites added
Price: $11.99

Last night after a thirteen hour drive from Michigan to New York City, we returned home to our small apartment. But we did not return home empty handed. While in Michigan I came across a small natural health food store with an entire section of n.s.a (no sulfite added) wine (a very rare occurrence). You can imagine my excitement. I am a wine lover that has been drinking the same two bottles of wine for over a year now. There in front of me sat over ten beautiful bottles that I had never tried before. I was so excited I wanted to buy three cases but after calming myself down and pondering my bank account, I bought four bottles.

We ordered sushi for dinner and cracked open the first bottle (Badger Mountain Riesling 2008) as soon as we returned home. I was so impatient i tossed the bottle in the freezer to cool it off (don't tell). The wine was sweet, fruity, dry and crisp. Now there are a lot of bad n.s.a. wines and s.a. (sulfite added) wines for that matter out there, I would say over the past year I have significantly lowered my standards in terms of the wine I am willing to drink, but this wine can hang with any good s.a. wine. It was delightful and paired extremely well with our sushi dinner. I am no wine expert, just a girl with pretty good taste, so if you would like to find out more about this wine, follow the link below for more details from the winemaker. And if you have tried this wine don't forget to rate it below. I gave it a "5" for great (see wine rating scale on right), whatta you say?

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