3 posts tagged “review”
Last night I went to see Motley Crue and Aerosmith. I am not a big fan of either, I have no Crue albums and only the Toys in the Attic album from Aerosmith, but I thought the concert would be fun. The Motley Crue performance was way beyond its vintage date. Since The Crue was a pretty shitty band to start with, I would equate there performance to a Thunderbird Wine that has been left out since 1984 behind a Mcdonald’s sitting on top of that grease only garbage can in the scorching hot desert weather of Phoenix. 20 years past there prime, that is if Thunderbird is every in its prime.
Aerosmith on the other hand was completely different. Their performance was more like a 1978 from a First Growth Chateau. A wine that is big, well balanced and with lots of flavour, you know exactly what you are getting. The hype and price of a First Growth lived up to its billing. But then again anything you serve after Thunderbird is going to be spectacular.
This winery is essentially an urban winery. It is located on the outskirts of Seattle. So it is no more located in the Columbia Valley as Calgary is located in the Okanagan Valley. With that being said this wine was very good. Very dark in colour with berries, cedar and almost a bacony aroma and those who know me know I like bacon. To sound like a wine snob this wine was well balanced and smooth. I didn't purchase this wine, it was a gift from my sister, but I would definitely buy more and drink it again.
Music Match - The Doors - You Need Meat
On a recent trip wine shopping I was a bit dissapointed whith the wine shop so I thought I would start writing Wine Store Reviews so here is the first one.
Willow Park Wine Store Review.
This is the Big Box of wine stores, a lot of stock and lower prices and not much staff.
The Good
A lot of stock…almost too much…I could spend hours in the store.
A visit to the whisky wall is a must. The beer selection is also good.
They have a great selection of tasting classes.
On the Fence
The staff is knowledgeable but lacks sincerity.
The prices are usually lower although I have found the occasional bottle cheaper elsewhere.
The stock never seems to change. I recently went there and haven’t been for a couple of months and found that there wasn’t much new.
The Bad
The atmosphere is lacking, but which Big Box store has good atmosphere.
The way the store is arranged is a bit confusing. The lower end wine is all set up by country, the middle range is set up by varietal and the high range is set up by country/region again. I think they should stick to one type of organization.
If you are looking for cheaper Burgundies I hope you like Joseph Drouhin
No case discounts….They say their prices are cheap
already.
Overall rating – You will leave with a full case, but
you are left wanting more.
