Even as did last week, due to

Even as did last week, due to lack of local availability, we have not tried to assessment a $10 Kosher wine. Which means this week's review has no teammate. The Tulip winery is situated near Nazareth, Israel. Unlike any other winery that we am familiar with, they have made dedication to hiring the mentally incapable. This particular wine comes from a vineyard on the edge of the Carmel Mountains, overlooking the Jezreel Valley. The winery was established in 2003 and from now on handles about 100 thousand wine bottles a year. The 2010 particular traditional is not described on their website. None of all their other wines are presently found in my area.

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Wine Reviewed

Tulip Just Cabernet Sauvignon 2010 15% alcohol about $25.

In the a shortage of marketing materials let's start by quoting the back label. "Tulip is a family owned vineyard, located in a town near Nazareth. The winery employs mentally disabled individuals, enabling them to share the enjoyment of winemaking. This wine is made from Cabernet Sauvignon grapes grown inside the Upper Galilee. It was aged throughout top quality French and American oak barrels. This impressive and elegant wine has a dark red bordeaux color, plus features flavors of ripe grayscale red fruits, with a hint regarding oak and a long and satisfying finish. " And now for my own review.

At the first sips this particular wine was long, multilayered, in addition to slightly sweet. When paired with Wasabi-less Japanese rice crackers the Pickup's cab tasted grapey, offering light acid and tannins. Then came baked chicken thighs in a medley associated with spices including basil, cumin, black pepper, garlic, and oregano that will managed to take away that grapey flavor but the wine remained too fairly sweet. The situation improved with the delicious section dish of okra cooked within stewed tomatoes, onions, and garlic clove over quinoa. Our Galilee friend's acidity stepped bordeaux fine wines up and appeared to be now forceful with a tinge regarding oak. Blackberries for dessert was able to keep that grapey taste from my glass, but didn't do anything else.

My next meal showcased a boxed Baked Ziti Siciliano, doused with grated Parmesan parmesan cheese. Now the wine started off weak, I will not say subtle, but did have the ability to strengthen as the meal went on. Remarkably enough when paired with chocolate cake bursting with nuts and frosting typically the liquid stepped up and became oral cavity filling.

The final meal centered on meats balls. Now our Cab introduced mouth-cleansing acidity and was a little metallic. It was very long and relaxing. In response to green beans in tomato sauce over Basmati rice the wine picked up some sweetness. Its maple was very pleasant. Fresh bananas mellowed and darkened the wine.

Conclusion. This wine is a definite not good practice. I don't like sweet reds and once I want that grapey taste I will reach for a grape, not for a wine. To be fair some of the pairings were quite good. But I would personally not buy this wine again, even at half the price.