Hoodsport Winery - Loganberry Wine
Jul 23 '01
The Bottom Line Hoodsport Winery makes some delicious fruit wines, particularly the Loganberry.
Hey gang, here I am late at night in loverly Tulsa Town, having fully imbibed - and feeling quite natty. The wine of choice was decidedly not on the regular list of products, as it is not from a major winery, or at least not one yet recognized by the epinions marketing denizens. And so it goes, and so it goes. I have chosen to romp forth with a review of what I considered an extremely yummy, fruit based wine. Hoodsport Winery - Loganberry Wine.
This is from a small winery on the Olympic Peninsula of Washington State. This area has dynamic forests coming down to the coast of the ocean it abuts. There is a lot of Halibut fishing and gorgeous scenery. The Olympic Peninsula has an actual spot that is topographically categorized as Tropical Rain Forrest. This is some seriously rainy turf people.
This part of Western Washington is also famous for its berries, and how they grow naturally and on huge berry farms. You can find Black and Raspberries growing everywhere, along with Thimble Berries, and of course Loganberries. There a number of fruit wines that Hoodsport offers, beyond the Loganberry they also do a Raspberry and a tart Rhubarb.
I served this wine with a dish of White Chili, Cornbread, and Cabbage fried in butter. Soul food? Perhaps so, I was definitely listening to some Otis Redding while my friend and I were eating - and the sweet wine was a delightful addition to the fire of the chili. This is really a desert wine, which is perfect and recommended as a companion to Cheesecake or just Cheese. I find it to be an excellent dinner wine, as a counter to lighter chili.
The wine tastes quite obviously of Loganberries, and it has a mellow taste, maybe a honey flavor. It does have a good balance in my mouth, and I could feel the sweet dominating certainly. It was a very light red in color - hedging on a Pinkish hue. It really looked lovely in the bottle, and it sat well in the glass. The cork was a kind of purple plastic covered arrangement. Which I found an interesting twist. The berry flavor took me right back to my parents pantry where I would sneak small glasses of their home made raspberry wine. It was similar in color and texture to that. It left a very lovely after taste in my mouth - reminding me of the berries, but still tangy.
The 96 and 97 versions of this wine apparently won silver medals at the World Wine Championships for Best Buy. This however is a review of the 1999 version.
This is another wine that I cannot buy in Oklahoma because of the Nazi-like trade embargos that certain states have with one another for alcohol. These laws are immediate post-prohibition laws, and seriously jeopardize the competitive spirit of business in my view. And while I am all about States having more power then the Federal Government - I am usually in favor of fewer laws then more. Besides then, I cannot buy it here and that is a real drag. So some very nice person brought a bottle with them for dinner on Saturday night.
This wine was 11% alcohol by volume and did give me that happy warm feeling that I enjoy with the introduction of alcoholic fluids. And at $15 or so for a bottle, it is a wonderfully priced and delicious bargain.
If you are looking for fruit wines, and looking to choose - try the Hoodsport Wines.
http://www.hoodsport.com
They specialize in several - the berry wines are outstanding if you can find them in your area, I cannot.
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