Beauty Farming Life

We like wine.  But we don't understand all the tasting and smelling notes.  When someone starts talking about tobacco, blackberries, lemon rinds and oaky barrels as a good thing, our minds think "ashtray and trashcan at an orchard"!   We just know what we like and what we don't like.   So occasionally we'll post a review, our own review, it might make you want it or not, you might have a totally different opinion, but hopefully it'll make you laugh.   It's all good fun, right...? We picked up this bottle the other day.  It's Martin Fierro, an Argentinian Cabernet Sauvignon.  Don't Cry for me Argentina...yeah, maybe on this bottle you will.  It pours out as a deep beautiful color in the glass.  Sort of what you'd think a wine color should be.  Alas, the taste was a bit off putting.  The best description we can give is 'bitter'.  I'm sure there is some technical term that goes along with that, but hey, bitter is not ...

We like wine.   But we don't understand all the tasting and smelling notes.  When someone starts talking about tobacco, blackberries, lemon rinds and oaky barrels as a good thing, our minds think "ashtray and trashcan at an orchard"!   We just know what we like and what we don't like.   So occasionally we'll post a review, our own review, it might make you want it or not, you might have a totally different opinion, but hopefully it'll make you laugh.   It's all good fun right...? Rib Shack Red wine review During our " STEAKSGIVING " celebration a couple of months back, we (of course), had grilled steaks.  When I went to the store and the guy asked about the wine I was looking for, I told him we were having grilled steaks.  He said "for Thanksgiving?"  Hey, don't judge!  I told him it was for "Steaksgiving" and after describing it, he laughed and said he understood.  He directed me to this variety.  It...