Saturday, November 16, 2013
Llano Estacado Moscato
For years, the Llano Estacado winery in Texas has made an excellent white table wine. So needless to say, I was excited when I saw that they had come out with a Moscato. I purchased it on sale at HEB for about $9 a bottle. Unfortunately it was a bit disappointing. It just didn't have a very sweet taste and seemed more like a muscat wine than a moscado. I'll probably end up using the remainder of the bottle for cooking.
Friday, November 15, 2013
Gallo
Gallo makes both a pink and a regular Moscato. I frequently see small bottles of both on sale at my local CVS pharmacy for $1 a bottle. The small size is nice because it is just enough for one glass and I don't have to worry about the rest of a bottle going bad before I can finish it. However, I would not recommend them, especially the pink. The taste is tart/bitter.
My Favorite So Far: Stella Rosa
My husband and I stumbled on the San Antonio Winery in Paso Robles during a recent trip to California. We had signed up for a wine country bicycle trip, and this happened to be the winery where the ride started and ended. It This was lucky for us because Paso Robles has so many wineries, we never would have found this one on our own.
The San Antonio winery makes two fruit-flavored Moscatos under the brand name of Stella Rosa. One is a peach-flavored Moscato and the other is a berry-flavored Moscato. Both of them are excellent! I liked them so much I bought a case with six of each to ship home to Texas. Even with shipping, the price came out to just around $11 a bottle, which is extremely reasonable considering how good this is.
The San Antonio Winery is actually headquartered in Los Angeles. Here's their website if you want to check them out: http://sanantoniowinery.com/
The San Antonio winery makes two fruit-flavored Moscatos under the brand name of Stella Rosa. One is a peach-flavored Moscato and the other is a berry-flavored Moscato. Both of them are excellent! I liked them so much I bought a case with six of each to ship home to Texas. Even with shipping, the price came out to just around $11 a bottle, which is extremely reasonable considering how good this is.
The San Antonio Winery is actually headquartered in Los Angeles. Here's their website if you want to check them out: http://sanantoniowinery.com/
Introduction
For more than 25 years now, I've been visiting vineyards across the country. Mostly I like the ambiance, but every once in a while I find a wine that I like.
After tasting many different types of wine, I discovered that I have a preference for only one type: sweet white wine. Until recently, this meant I was limited to just a few options such as Riesling and Gewurztraminer. In the past few years, however, a new type of sweet white wine has taken the country by storm: moscato. Now almost every restaurant has a Moscato option on its wine list.
A good Moscato should be light, fruity and sweet. And it shouldn't give you a headache.
I decided to start this blog to help myself keep track of which Moscatos I like and don't like.
Happy reading (and tasting)!
Ellen
After tasting many different types of wine, I discovered that I have a preference for only one type: sweet white wine. Until recently, this meant I was limited to just a few options such as Riesling and Gewurztraminer. In the past few years, however, a new type of sweet white wine has taken the country by storm: moscato. Now almost every restaurant has a Moscato option on its wine list.
A good Moscato should be light, fruity and sweet. And it shouldn't give you a headache.
I decided to start this blog to help myself keep track of which Moscatos I like and don't like.
Happy reading (and tasting)!
Ellen
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