I go up to the counter of my little local beverage shoppe with a bottle of this. She looked at me and said “seriously?”
“It’s for my blog”, I explained.
Tait. The Ball Buster. I’ll read from the label:
G’Day Mates,
I don’t know what aromas and flavors you’ll find when you try this wine – wine appreciation is so subjective and often too pretentious for my liking. I make my wines the way I like them – big, thick, juicy and deep in color. I wanted to name this wine “Michelle’s Block” – after my wife. But that conjures up visions of a soft and elegant sort of wine – and trust me mates, this little beauty is nothing like that. She’s broad shouldered, build like a stallion and packs an intensity of flavor – like only the Barrosa can deliver. She’s what I call “The Ball Buster” mate… and so is this wine!
Enjoy it – Cheers!
Bruno Tait winemaker
See? How do you *NOT* get one of these to review even if you know that the lady behind the counter is going to roll her eyes at you?
In any case, the guy hit the nail on the head. This ain’t subtle at all. Have it with a steak, have it with nachos, have it with pizza.
Have it with a half-bag of goldfish crackers.
It’s got dark fruit and not a whole lot else… but it’s Friday night. What more do you need?
But… today is International Beer Day!
Heretic!
Heretic!
No religion.
I’ve never had that wine, but this just gives me a chance to post this link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AeyqS9BDPds
Sweet berry wine!!
I must confess that when it comes to wine, I’m a sucker for a good name, regardless of the quality of the product itself. I got a bottle of “Educated Guess” as a Christmas present for my boss — I would’ve paid double for a bottle of the same liquid labelled “Wild-Ass Guess”.
Sold! I’ll take two!
Hide it among some classier bottles, and hope you don’t get this.