I admit, I bought this one for the name alone. I thought it would be a fun wine to serve around Halloween. Not only that, but I love the association of velvet when I think of merlot.
Of course, my husband would tell you, I am one for instant gratification. I couldn’t wait until Halloween and wanted to try this wine right away. OK, well, I waited until dinner time, but you get the picture. I justify this with not wanting to serve a bad wine to guests, or if it’s good, wanting to go back and get several more bottles. That’s my story, and I’m sticking to it!
I liked this merlot. I have to admit I’m “iffy” on merlots. I love ‘em or hate ‘em. I LOVE Red Diamond Merlot, but had a BV merlot this past weekend that was horrendous. The Velvet Devil was good! Not my favorite, but good. I really liked the notes of cherry and chocolate that I tasted and the smooth finish that it left in my mouth. Would I buy it again? For $12 or so, this was a good merlot and would be a fun addition to a party.
Off to get my ‘TO DO’ list accomplished:
- Yearly “womanly” Dr. appt.
- Grocery shopping
- Clean bathrooms
- Laundry
- 3 mile walk with Ava and Chase
- New recipe for dinner tonight. :-)
Have a great Wednesday everybody!!
Do you ever buy wines purely because the label called out to you?
I am guilty of buying wine for the label, especially if it has cute animals on it.
ReplyDeleteOh yes. I do that often :( Terrible, I know.
ReplyDeleteha I was never a big wine drinker until we went to Napa and now I'm hooked. I like a sweeter wine..not a huge fan of merlot. I DO buy wine based on the bottle though haha the more fun the name...the better
ReplyDeleteI definitely have. Actually that was what I think first brought me to Kung Fu Girl, then I realized it was awesome and kept buying it. From the look of the label on that one I think it has the same distributer or maker. I'm definitely not a big merlot girl. I keep trying to like it but it never really fulfills my fancy.
ReplyDeleteOh yes...every wine I buy is because of the label:):):)
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