Tasting - Beringer Main and Vine Rose Sangria

Name: Beringer Main and Vine Rose Sangria
Variety: Sangria
Country of Origin: United States
Region of Origin: California
Vintage Year: 2018
Price: $6

Winery Review: Rose wine with fresh and fruity flavors. Notes of melon and berry in a slightly sweet rose wine. Perfectly paired with fresh fruit and great friends!

Wine Folly: Once again, there is no dedicated section for Sangria in Wine Folly. However, this is a highly sweet wine, which means that there is 72+ calories per serving, according to Wine Folly, noted in page 16. This is the calories per 5 oz. or 150 ml. serving. Color intensity is that of a rose, which simply means that the wine was macerated in grape skins for a certain amount of time, according to page 25 in Wine Folly. This wine is also a bit on the acidic side, which contributes to a lighter body, according to page 20 in Wine Folly.
My Review: This was a TERRIBLE wine. It tasted like cough syrup, and I'm not exaggerating. By far the worst wine I have tasted, and luckily it was only $6. It was a very light bodied wine with fruity flavors. I detected melon and berries, but it mainly just reminded me of cough syrup. The wine's flavor hit first, and then a wave from the alcohol afterwards - the finish lasted for a while, longer than you would expect from a light bodied wine.. It is a unique wine, but definitely one that I would not want to try again. It was see through red - just like a rose.

Tasting - Beringer Main & Vine White Sangria

Name: Beringer Main & Vine White Sangria

Variety: Sangria

Country of Origin: United States

Region of Origin: California

Vintage Year: 2018

Price: $6

Winery Review: White wine with fresh and fruity flavors. Tropical fruit flavors perfect for any season!

Wine Folly: There is no dedicated section for White Sangria on Wine Folly. However, this was a very sweet wine, which translates to higher calories per serving than average wine (72+), this information can be found on page 16. On page 14, there is information about wine body, and White Sangria was a white wine, which means that it doesn't have those tannins. 

My Review: This was the better of the two of the Beringer Wines that we selected. This was actually decent for the $6 price tag. There was nothing too special about it. It was very sweet, and tasted of many fruits, like pineapple and oranges. It was very light bodied, and fresh. The taste was basically just fruity flavors and then the alcohol as well. Fruity, light, and refreshing. There's not much else to say about this wine.

Tasting - Rosemount Estate

Name: Rosemount Estate Diamond Label
Variety: Shiraz
Country of Origin: Australia
Region of Origin: South Australia
Vintage Year: 2018
Price: $9

Winery Review: This Shiraz is full-bodied, well-defined and juicy-sweet with blackberry, plum and cherry flavours complemented by the subtle richness of oak.
The 2013 Diamond Label Shiraz was recently awarded Double Gold at the 2014 San Francisco International Wine Show and the Gold Medal at the 2014 Royal Queensland Wine Show.

Wine Folly: I can find information about Shiraz on page 172 of Wine Folly. Shiraz is an alternative name to Syrah. Syrah is a "rich, powerful, and sometimes meaty red wine that originated in the Rhone valley of France. It's the most planted grape of Australia, where it's called Shiraz." Just like what Wine Folly said, this wine is from Australia and called Shiraz. It is big bodied, very dry, decent tannins, acidity, and alcohol.
My Review: It's a quite cheap wine, so I thought I would pick it up. As soon as I smelled it, it had a strong jam scent. Tasted of dark berries, and stays in the mouth for a while. It's on the dry side, but I've tasted drier wines. Very bold and big bodied, with medium tannins and acids.