Full Review

Paradise Hills Vineyard

Paradise Hills Vineyard
NV President’s Choice Red Blend, American

Pair this wine with:
Beef Cheese Pasta Pork

Category: Other US Red

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 14%
Bronze Medal
Recommended
$37

Paradise Hills Vineyard
NV President’s Choice Red Blend, American

Pair this wine with:
Beef Cheese Pasta Pork

Category: Other US Red

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 14%
Dusty ruby color. Aromas and flavors of black plum, black olive tapenade, and menthol and cocoa nibs with a round, bright, dryish medium body and a tingling, stimulating, medium-length finish with impressions of black plum, leather and olive, cherry tootsie roll, and shoe polish. An interesting blend of aromas and flavors with a sweet and savory palate.

Tasting Info

Wine Glass Style: Juicy & Smooth
Aroma Aroma: black plum, black olive tapenade, and menthol and cocoa nibs
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with impressions of black plum, leather and olive, cherry tootsie roll, and shoe polish
Sweetness Sweetness: Dryish
Enjoy Enjoy: Now with food
Recipes Pairing: Baked Ham, Meat Loaf, Lasagna
Bottom Line Bottom Line: An interesting blend of aromas and flavors with a sweet and savory palate.

The Producer

Paradise Hills Vineyard & Winery

The Producer
15 Wind Swept Hill Rd
Wallingford, CT 06492
USA
1 203-284-0123

Other US Red

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Serve in a Zinfandel Wine Glass
'Other Red' is a catch-all category for both uncommon grape varietals and uncommon combinations of varietals. There are little pockets of other red varietals grown throughout the US. In California, Italian varietals such as Barbera, Gignolino, Primitivo, and Nebbiolo and esoteric Rhone varietals like Cinsault and Carignano can be found. Tempranillo, best known as the principal red variety of Spain’s Rioja, can also be found in small plantings in the Southwest where hot grown conditions favor the grape. Many producers throughout the US produce blends of Bordeaux with non-Bordeaux varietals such as Zinfandel, Petit Sirah, Syrah and even hybrids like Chambourcin that fall under our Other US Red category.