Secret Beach and Green Apples

Welcome back! Seems like just a day or two ago since we were here together. *wink*

Shane and Alex enjoying the water

Okay, what to update... Well, this weekend we had a lovely time with my darling Kate and her hubby Alex. We did a wine, beer, and booze tour in Prince Edward County (ended up hitting 7 spots, not bad at all). We stopped for a delicious picnic lunch of smoked salmon, cheese, crackers, and dips at a beautiful secret beach that we heard about. (Sorry, I'm sworn to secrecy, so I can't give directions.). 

On Monday, one of my best friends from out west came to visit with her 3 month old baby girl. Oh my word. My heart almost burst for this little muffin. A lil' ginger baby, with all those beautiful, pudgy baby rolls. So adorable. I just wanted to stick her in my pocket. Unfortunately, Tyson was a bit too excited about the tiny person, and licked her right across the face... She didn't like that so much... *insert screaming baby here* Oops. 

July 14, 2016

This week we celebrated with a bottle of bubbly from Chile, Emiliana's Organic Brut. When Shane popped the top he made a bit of a face and hesitated before telling me what he smelled. Turns out it was a mix of breakfasts: Carnation Strawberry Instant Breakfast... or was it Frankenberry Cereal? I don't really know, I've never had either. 

In the glass, it was a very pale yellow colour, with lots of bubbles. It had a dry, sour-tart smell. The first couple sips were intense. Very dry, very sour, under ripe, green apples. Pretty sure my whole mouth dried out and puckered in on itself. It had a very fizzy mouth feel which was lovely. 

After a few glasses, nothing had changed. It was still very tart and dry, and green appley... We really wanted to like it. But we couldn't decide if we did or not. It was just so intensely one dimensional, almost sour for the sake of being sour, dry for the sake of being dry. Usually after a glass or two, dry bubblies mellow out, or you get used to the flavour and start getting different notes, but that wasn't the case with this guy. 

So yeah, we didn't not like it, but we didn't particularly like it either... Not sure what to tell you... We tried to like it, we really did. It should've been something we were over the moon in love with, but, alas, we weren't. 

~S

• Brand: Emiliana Organic Vineyards, Chile
• Type of Grapes: 77% Chardonnay, 23% Pinot Noir
• Sweetness: 9g/L (not as dry as it seemed, that's for sure)
• Price: $15.95
• Tasting Notes: Very tart, very bubbly. Lots of green apple flavours. Would pair nicely with something creamy, like a baked brie.