Paradisos del Sol

Pardisos del Sol was one of the main attractions of the whole trip. I was intrigued by their philosophy towards wine making and the varietals they produce. I always am impressed when you go to a winery and don't see four different merlots and cabernets. Driving up to the winery is interesting because it is in what looks like someones house. I found it quite charming. They started us off with a dry rose that was a blend of cabernet sauvignon , lemberger, sangiovese, and merlot. It was unusual and quite tasty. Next was the Gerty del Sol, which to this point is the best American gewurztraminer I've had. Their lip smacking riesling was next before we moved on to the reds. The Under 10 Buck Red was great, especially at this price. Lemberger is definitely something I'm going to try to drink more of. Their Paradisos Red was very good as well, although it seemed less food friendly to me than the straight lemberger. Finally they moved us on to the dessert wines. First, we had the Angelica G. It's basically a port made with gewurztraminer. A very good wine, but not something I would ever drink at home. Finally, we had the Late Harvest Botrytis Riesling. It was sweet and complex, and would make a good dessert, but not something I could drink at home.

I absolutely loved this place. The staff was super friendly and very knowledgeable. They offered food examples with each wine to let you know how to pair it, and they gave you the recipes for the food as well. Even if the wine had sucked this place would have been worth a stop, and the wine most certainly did not suck. If you make the trip out to this part of the country, please stop in here.