The wine of the day (for Friday October 15th) is from Chateau Charmail on the Médoc Penninsula in the Bordeaux region of southwestern France. The appellation (or Appellation d'Origine Contrôllée abbreviated AOC in French) is Haut-Médoc. This is a controlled name, like Napa. I'm not sure who controls these names, but you can't call your wine whatever you want. You need permission from the powers that be (or PTB in Buffy-speak.). So what grape is the wine made from you might want to know. So do I. But the bottle is mute on that subject. See, here's the back:
I think Bordeaux wines are mostly made from Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc. But I'm going to visit some wineries and find out the real scoop. Stay tuned. But in any case, it tasted yummy swell! And I guess that's all that matters. ...wild blackberries with a hint of snail dung... Just kidding--it tasted better than that!! Maybe raccoon dung.
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