I want to start by saying that I am by no means a wine expert. I’ve read a book about it and am willing to sample many different wines in the hope that I can start to discern the different flavors and essences. Until then, you’ll just have to deal with an amateur lover of wine.

I picked up three different wines from Kroger. The first was a Duckhorn Vineyards, Napa Valley, Merlot 2016 and it was $28.99 (single serving). I found this wine to be a not too dry, smooth red wine. Out of all the notes listed I tasted black cherry the best. While it ran on the more expensive side (for me), I quite enjoyed it.

The next wine was Kendall Jackson, Vintner’s Reserve, Chardonnay 2021 at $6.02 (single serving). I thought this wine was almost sour and I was not a big fan.

Lastly, I tried the Ogio, Sparkling Rose which was $4.99 (single serving). It describes itself as extra dry but I did not get that when sampling it. It had a peculiar taste (to me and my taste buds) that reminded me of sour dough bread. As you can imagine I wasn’t going to add this wine to my bar cart any time soon.

Try these wines for yourself…or not, it doesn’t matter to me, but if you do, let me know what you think!