So with a firm budget in mind, and considerable online research written down on my moleskine, I set off to Jusco, Queensbay in hopes of finding a wine that I could enjoy. And I came back with this - Angove's Misty Mooring - Late Harvest Sweet White.
Quite a plain looking bottle, but the price was right, and since it's a Late Harvest variety, it's supposed to be sweet, ie a dessert wine. Late Harvest wines are normally made from grapes that are left to ripen on the vines. Ripe grapes have a higher sugar content, so the end product is sweeter and generally a higher percentage of alcohol.
Did I like it? Misty Mooring being of the Late Harvest grape variety is a dessert wine, and I enjoyed the extra sweetness. I tried sniffing the wine in hopes of discerning some kind of fruit to describe the smell, but all I could describe is that the wine has a fresh aroma... of grapes.
I found it tastes pretty good after a spicy meal, just like it's recommended by the wine maker. I also find myself enjoying the wine in small sips. It seems to be more flavourful that way.
2 comments:
Hi, Louis! I prefer slightly sweet wine too. Carrefour used to have Les Pasteliers which is a bit on the sweet side. Another nice sweet wine is the Lambrusco but it is lower in alcohol content. Usually, the sweetness depends on the fermentation - more fermentation, less sugar left and more acidic. Over ferment and we get wine vinegar :o) Cheers! *hic*
Hey Bart! Thanks for dropping a comment. I'll have to keep an eye out for the labels that you've suggested. I recently bought a Rose wine. I was kinda disappointed. But that's a blog post for another day.
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