I Lied...Petite Sirah Part II

A while back I confessed to you all that I was cheating on Cab and endulging in Petite Sirah.  I am not ashamed of this admission.  I stand behind my confession...I continue to hold my head high and stay the course...

This past weekend I was in the big city and on the way back I stopped at Trader Joes to pick up some much needed items...Oh, ok...Wine - if you must know the details...

So the past couple nights Lover and I have been enjoying Trader Joes Petite Sirah.  This is when I realized I am a liar...not on purpose mind you...but a liar nonetheless...  You see I told you that Trader Joes does not give a flowery description of their wine, but they do.  So here you go -

From the Bottle
Our PET, as it's affectionally called by  Winemakers, promotes the cooler Northern climate of the famed Russion River Valley by exhibiting  bright blackberry fruit with rich clover and cola overtones.  Soft but full tannins conclude the performance.

Carol's Thoughts
This is a light Petite Sirah compared to some, but it is satisfying and  easy on the palate.  Glides over your tongue and down your throat with ease.  Smooth from start to finish.  The 'girl next door' of wines...the 'one you bring home to mama' if you will...  And at $9.99 - it is easy on the pocketbook and in my opinion it's one of the best tasting wines in the $10 catagory!!  Enjoy!

Confession: I am Cheating on Cab...

It all began innocently enough, My Lover and I were out and about wine tasting when we stumbled upon what I would now refer to as one of my favorite wine rooms to go to.  Every wine at this place was amazing! (and I don't say that lightly) At this wine room I tried a Petite Sirah that made my heart go pitter pat...

Since this day, the winery has sold out of this Sin in a Bottle so My Lover and I have been forced to try other Petite Sirah's and the results have been a blissful love affair. 

Believe it or not, Trader Joes has their label on some excellent wines...no I am not talking about the 'Three Buck Chuck' but rather a private Trader Joes label.  Their Petite Sirah is very good at $9.99.  However, we also found this excellent bottle for $12.99:


2007 Stonehedge Reserve Petite Sirah

My only complaint is they don't give a flowery description on the back label...so you will have to suffer with my description alone: 

One sip of this sinful jezabel will have you begging for another. 

Since we don't have a Trader Joes in my town, I also found this one at my local grocery store for $16.99:

2007 Rosenbaum Petite Sirah
Heritage Clones

It's Description: Bold flavors of blackberry and chocolate mingle with exotic notes of currant anise, coffee and creamy orange zest.

My Description:

This temptress is bold, sexy and doesn't let you forget it.