Just another lazy Friday afternoon. Well mostly. This Friday contained the last few hours before Mike and I (and some other really BA friends) would be completing a sprint triathlon. To prepare we cracked open an early bottle of Gallo White Zinfandel to start us off with something light while Mike worked on his car. Carb loading, right? This particular bottle was on sale for $2.99, probably my favorite wine price, and was light and drinkable without being overly sweet. I'd rate it 4.5 for value, and 4/5 for its drink-ability. Although please note: that is because I personally liked it, not because I think its a "good wine". It lacks depth (like most white zin's i've encountered) and is pretty much exactly what its label says, white zin for 2.99. Whoot!
Later on in the night we pulled out some Gallo Family Merlot. Generally I try and stay away from the really cheap red wines, and this was a fairly good sample of why. The smell was fairly fruity- mixed with isopropal. This is a decent wine as long as you don't start with it, or expect much. 3/5 for value (still only 3 dollars, and you could probably cook with it) and 2/5 for yumminess. Sorry Mike, maybe next time...
The race itself went AWESOME this morning, more celebratory drinks later!
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