Hello fellow tasters of the grape!!  A belated Happy Easter to all of you across the fruited plains.  I apologize for the lack of interesting and informative wine tasting notes from our now infamous Wine Tastings at Greenfield Liquors. But, alas, my trusty computer took a serious nose dive and had to be placed in intensive care. While minions of "techno geeks" were pouring over my hard drive, I too, took a nose dive on Saturday and poured myself a new addition to the store from Southern Australia.

May I introduce you to "Shoo Fly, Buzz Cut 2006." This reasonably price white blend is new to the store so in an effort to appear chic and cutting edge, we chilled this little Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling and Viognier blend and popped the "Stelvin Enclosure" (or Screw Top for those of you in Lebanon) Unfortunately, I think we chilled our little "Fly" just a scoosh too much as the initial taste was bland and lacking in any kind of flavor. However, I am happy to report that, by tastings end, the wine had warmed up and the citrus of the Sauvignon Blanc and the flower of the Viognier could definitely be identified on the palate.  

So, for those of you who tasted my little "Shoo" early on and were seemingly disappointed, just remember, "Days in summer are apt to linger"* and when they do, may you have plenty of good summer wine to enjoy with a little food, a few good friends and minutes that linger as you watch the world go by... in "Fly " time, of course.

As always,
The Wine Taster
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*Quoted by Oscar Wilde