A couple weeks ago we took a little field trip out to Loew Vinyards in Mt. Airy, MD. Like many of the local vineyards in our area, Loew is a small, family owned, business. They are listed on Frederick Wine Trail along with two of our other favorites: Linganore and Elk Run.
A general wine tasting at Loew Vinyards is only $7.00 and that includes going home with a “free” set of wine glasses. 🙂
The fact of the matter is that it’s awkward and rude to be taking cell phone photos during a wine tasting when the owner is talking about all the interesting facts pertaining to their various varietals. It’s rude so I don’t do it but I did save the tasting menu and took a photo of it later.
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Believe it or not, Xavier and I don’t agree on every single thing in the whole world.
I know, shocking. Right?
My three favorites (in order of appearance) were the Harvest Red, Country Classic and Viva Vidal.
He liked the Honey & Grape, Strawberry Jubilee and Viva Vidal.
So we bought the one we both agreed on.
That being said, I have to say that I thought the Harvest Red was very good. To me, it was smooth like a straight line. Naturally, it was also the most expensive bottle on the menu. Xavier said that he thought it tasted sour. While I honestly have no idea what he’s talking about, this is not an unusual difference of opinion for us.
Different strokes for different folks.
While tasting the Serendipity, the bar tender mentioned that some previous patrons had thought it tasted like grapefruit.
I said, “Well… it is grape.. fruit…..”
And after a moment of crickets and tumbleweeds, she got the joke and we had a nice laugh.
Thank you, I’ll be here all night.
So anyway, about the Viva Vidal.
We came to a unanimous agreement that it literally tastes like a grape Blow-Pop. I am not misusing the word literal in a figurative expression. This wine is blow pop in a bottle.
Pork chops are good with sweet flavors like grilled onions, sauteed apples or pears, or Blow-Pop wine.
While Viva Vidal does indeed taste like candy, it manages to avoid going into the land of nauseatingly sweet. I don’t know how they pull it off because this wine is quite sweet but I thought it was perfectly fine to have with dinner.
A word of caution: just because it tastes like candy doesn’t mean it won’t knock you on your booty. Vival Vidal is 12% alcohol so be sure to sip responsibly.
Trust The Devil You Know 