Where can I get the wines?
Posted by dan1658 on June 11, 2008
I visit wines shops and stores around the North Central area of the state quite frequently. I am always looking for new wines from West Virginia to try. It seems that Kirkwood and Lamberts are the wineries that are getting their products out there. I find very little of the other wineries offerings on the shelves. Are these other wineries not producing enough to cover selling them at retail? I asked one of the workers at Rockos in Bridgeport when checking out and he confirms the production theory. He says they have tried to get other wineries besides the mentioned to stock their shelves but their production is not high enough. I would say the best way to get the other wines would be for you to visit the actual winery or most of them have a provision for ordering online. Tell me what you think.
Todays review will be of a wine that I tried long ago but recently bought a bottle to try again. It is the American Chambourcin from Lambert Vintage Wines in Weston. Normally when I want to review a wine I’ll check the website of the winery for a description of the wine and base my review on what they say the wine should taste like but alas Lamberts no longer list this wine on their website. I googled chambourcin and found some pretty good ideas of what to expect. The aromas of this wine were very good and got even better after about ten minutes of letting it breathe. I had a glass of this early in the day and then had another glass at supper and the second glass was by far much better. It seemed to take on a spicy taste which I enjoyed. I would recommend this wine with a pasta dish or even better with a good steak. There was no year marked on the wine so I couldn’t tell what year it was produced. The ABV was 12%.