Danish Countryside Vines and Wines

Wine: Winery: Ambiance: Jul 21, 2012

Favorite Wine: Tivoli Celebration

The winery owner here is just a gem of a man and a Norton Wine enthusiast as well. And you have to be to make the attempt to get Norton to grow North of the Iowa/Missouri state line let alone north of I-80. But hey, where there is a will there is a way. Of the wines three of us tried and shared this day, we did not really taste a bad one. For the dry wines they struck me as more European in style rather than fruit-forward. Some of the dry reds could have used more oak in my opinion but again that is not to say they were bad. I liked the Tivoli Celebration best among the dry reds. The Norton which is Named Horse Trader here was decent. It seems that when I am out tasting, I get a lot of fruit forward and sweet wines and all of those make me less appreciative of subtle reds like this Horse Trader Norton. Later though when I get home and relaxed and not so ADD'd from tasting a whole bunch of wines, I end up really liking these more subtle European-style dry reds. I think Horse Trader will be the same. I also liked his dryer (not real dry though) steeled Chardonnel. My son who has a greater appreciation of the sweeter wines really liked the Danish Arbor wine which is a Concord.

Wine: Winery: Ambiance: Aug 23, 2011

Favorite Wine: Berryessa

I went here with my husband, the wine tasting was free.You try up to five wines a piece. We had four. We both like the sweet wines so we tryed the sweetiest. We bought two Danish Arbor wich is my husbands favorite and the Berryessa. The vinard was so nice and the winery were we had our tasting was so lovely and very peaceful. They have a upper room overlooking the vineyard. This room can be rented out. The staff are so polite and egger to help you fingd the right wine for you.