As I sit there and grow more and more agitated, I remember the words the counselors told me in brief stent to alcohol counseling (long story for another day, no I'm not an alcoholic, the even told me so).
Serenity, Serenity, Serenity.... Only this time it is a wine New York State Wine!!!
From a Winery on the north west shore of Cayuga lake ----> Knapp winery www.knappwine.com. This table wine was the perfect answer to my Friday evening Wine Tooth.
This little red wine is currently only available in the tasting room, although it should be back online shortly. This a NV wine great for an evening of enjoying. At first wiff, I didn't recognize it even though I had just been to the tasting room and tasted it the weekend prior.
Its nose was very fruity like black raspberries with just a hint of all spice at the end. The imparted a white black pepper taste on the tip of the tongue before becoming a big red fruit bomb threw the middle. The wine was balanced by light but structured tannin that slid down the slides of the tongue. The finish was a big of a lit down as there was much of one.
Overall the wine was just what the doctor ordered to watch Baltimore finish off the KC Chiefs during the preseason. It wasn't special but filled the gap without making me feel like I had wasted a great wine on a quiet evening a home.
On a side note, if you plan on visiting the FLX wine region soon and might visit Knapp, be prepared. The have literally dozens of wines to choose from. Each tasting allows you to try seven of them. My personal favorites from this winery was their home made Grappa. They then use this to make some of the most authentic Lemoncello I have had since I left Italy. The also make an equally tasty limecello although not nearly as authentic.
