I am just home from a 7-day business trip in which I had meetings in San Antonio, Austin and Dallas, Texas. The trip was great and I learned a lot, but it is so nice to be home. Tonight, we had a gin & tonic with fresh lime, followed by a glass of this Cascade Canyon Merlot from Washington state. For dinner, we grilled beef kabobs with green and red peppers and red onions along with brown rice and a garden salad. The salad was special because I thinned my lettuce and green onions from my garden and made the salad exclusively from those tender and sweet morsels.
This wine is very fruity. The nose was a bit overpowering at first, but after decanting it mellowed into a fragrant blend of blackberries and blueberries. The taste is heavy with fruit along with a touch of pine. The finish is chocolaty.
It’s nice to be home and to see the spectacular green grass and trees of MIchigan. Texas is so impressive, but MIchigan is home.
April 27, 2009 at 7:37 pm
I have been searching for a supplier of Cascade Canyon, 2005. I received a bottle in a shipment of a wine club that my son gave me. Can you help?
May 23, 2009 at 11:47 am
Great wine! I called this number on the bottle 1-800-823-7727 and was connected to something called the Four Seasons, not the hotel, but a distributing co. They had the merlot in stock, and it is available to buy in 1/2 cases(6 bottles) or a full case. The price was pretty reasonable, 6 bottles for $96.00, a full case for double that amount. They said they ship UPS and estimate a 12 day delivery time. I wish I could find it locally, CA, but better than nothing. Hoped this helped.