I have been enjoying a tour of wine maker’s blends, and I can occasionally be talked into a purchase because of a catchy name and interesting description.  This is how I ended up opening a bottle of Dead Bolt red winemaker’s blend.

I like a strong flavored wine.  In fact, I like strong and challenging flavors in many things, and this part of me was delighted to be drinking Dead Bolt.  I am also pretty indiscriminate when it comes to wine varieties.  I notice flavors in the wines I drink but few ever stick out enough for me to remember a brand or why I wanted to get it again.  My consumption of wine is based on geographic availability and pricing, mostly.

Dead Bolt will not suffer from my poor wine memory.  I will forever remember the wine that tasted like liquified summer sausage with a hint of pepperoni.  The taste was so convincingly meat and spicy that I fancied I’d develop heartburn.  Though impressive, Dead Bolt, for me, will not be an all the time kind of wine.