Vineland Estates Carriage House Red

We got this Vineland Estates Carriage House Red as part of our subscription to the winery's Wine Club, which means (since we pay $35 a month for two bottles) that it cost us $17.50. It's only $9.95 if you buy it right at the winery, but on the other hand, we didn't have to go to Ontario to get it and it came with tasting notes and a very good recipe, so we're not complaining.

This is Vineland Estates' own house red, served in their restaurant (where we've eaten a couple of times, enjoying the deck beneath the giant shade tree). Our notes from December 16, when we tasted this, speak of pepper and dark berry notes on both the nose and tongue. As it happens, Margaret Anne is a big fan of black pepper on strawberries, so maybe that's why she enjoyed this quite a bit. (So did Ed, although he's not so big on the peppered strawberry idea.)

A very nice blended red (Cabernet Sauvignon and Baco Noir, to go by the winery's notes) for drinking at table.