My dad always pops open a nice bottle of wine when I come home to visit. When I say "nice", I mean it didn't come from Grocery Outlet or a box. The "nice" bottles have traditionally been saved for special dinners and events, but its becoming more and more common for my dad to open a nice bottle whenever I come to town.
I don't complain. :-)
Tonight we drank a 2002 "Jasmine" Syrah produced by Hanna Vineyards in the Sonoma Valley. It was completely delicious. It drank smoothly right away and my dad didn't even want to use his decanter. The label boasts aromas of lavender, rosemary, and white pepper, and I found it to be velvety, and full of chocolate and berries. I doubt one could find another bottle - I looked online and didn't see anything - but I have it on good authority that Hanna Winery makes good wines, so if I ever see another label, I would feel confident in buying it.
My parents picked this up on one of their frequent wine-tasting trips to Sonoma and Napa valley. They are not fancy, snobby wine drinkers. The way my dad tells it, this was one of the cheapest bottles! They go tasting, buy the cheapest (yet tasty) bottle they can find, put it in the cellar - I mean a closet in the basement - and forget about it until a reason pops up to grab a "nice" bottle of wine. It must be a legitimate method because most of the "nice" wines my dad opens are pretty amazing.
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