Tasting - Local Hitlon Head Wines Part 1

Wine Tasting #11 Spring Break Edition
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Venue Name: The Carolina Tasting Room

Location: Coligny Plaza 1 North Forest Beach
                Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
Price Paid: $3.00 US
Wines Tasted: Hilton Head Nebbiolo
                       Island Winery American Riesling
                       Daufuskie Time Key Lime
                       Forest Beach Peach White
                       Carolina Cherry Red
                                                                           Palmetto Pomegranate Red
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Image Above: [from left to right] Palmetto Pomegranate Red, Carolina Cherry Red, Forest Beach Peach White, Daufuskie Time Key Lime, Island Winery American Riesling, Hilton Head Nebbiolo 

*Note: This wine tasting post is going to be slightly different than the normal blog entries because unlike other major wines I've reviewed, critiques and professional reviews will be scarce. If the vineyard has a description of the wine it will be included but otherwise this post will only contain my own personal impressions.*

Name: Island Winery
Grape: Nebbiolo
Region: South Carolina
Country: USA
Year: 2013
Price: $16.99 (Carolina Tasting Room [CTR])

Personal Review:
     The Hilton Head Nebbiolo surprised me because it was radically different from Nebbiolo based wines. In terms of smell,  the wine did not have much of a floral component. I detected a hint of blackberry but it wasn't a strong aroma. The taste of the Hilton Head Nebbiolo was what shocked me because it was extremely dry and had a kick of spice and pepper. I am assuming that the humid climate of South Carolina had a major impact on how the grapes were grow and therefore affected how much residual sugar remained in the wine.

Personal Score: NG (2.5/5)
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Name: Island Winery
Grape: Riesling
Region: South Carolina
Country: USA
Year: 2013
Price: $18.99 (Carolina Tasting Room)

Picture Note:
     I am still trying to figure out my new phone, I accidentally deleted the picture of the individual American Riesling bottle.

Personal Review:
    The American Riesling was very similar to your standard Riesling but lacked that element of "umph" you get from German Rieslings. It had a dry characteristic that verged on semi-sweet giving this wine a pleasant, refreshing taste. In terms of flavors, I would say that it had a wet rock or flinty taste which really made me think of a rocky beach shore.

Personal Score: G (3.3/5)
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Name: Island Winery
Grape: Pinot Grigio
Region: South Carolina
Country: USA
Year: 2014
Price: $16.99 (Carolina Tasting Room)

Personal Review:
     According to the lady behind the counter, this is a Pinot Grigio with a lime infusion giving it a unique, almost dessert quality kind of alcohol. Apparently this winery uses primarily sugary fruits with some grapes to make their wine. As much as I enjoyed a twist on traditional Old and New World styled wines, I couldn't make myself like this extremely sweet lime wine. The funny thing about this is that the wine actually tasted like a key-lime pie!

Personal Score: NG (2.8/5)