Beringer's White Zinfandel 2007 California Collection

I went to a graduation party today. It was a hot muggy day here in Pueblo Co The temperature was in the 100’s. So when I was offered an Ice cold (literally) Mike’s hard lemonade that was submerged in a steel tub of ice I greedily accepted it, Wow it was good. It has been many years since I drank a Mike’s Hard lemonade. The flavor that I drank was the original. I noticed that it now came in other flavors such as, raspberry, a pomegranate and a lite.
What a refreshing drink, next time you’re sitting outside on a hot day reach for a Mike’s Hard lemonade. We will be poolside tomorrow and you can bet that I will have some of that by my side. I’m thinking of putting it in a blender with some Ice and to see how that turns out. I’ll be letting you know how refreshing it is.
A few hours after the party I drove to my favorite liquor store in search of Beringers 2007 California collection White Zinfandel and Little Black Dress. While I was in the store I saw a bottle of White Merlot. I’m not crazy about red wines so I thought hmm a white merlot might be good. I will let you know as soon as I can how that one tastes.
Researching he “California Collection” I Found That it is part of a tier that was launched in 2008,which includes White Zinfandel, Pinot Grigio, White Merlot and Chenin Blanc. This tier also includes Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot.
The grapes for the Beringer California Collection Chardonnay areonly harvested from the premium vineyards throughout California.

The Zin was chilled when I bought it and the Little Black dress came strait off the shelf. It was about 40 minutes before I got around to drinking these wines. So when I got home the first thing that I did with the LBD was stick it in the freezer, then I poured myself a glass of Zin.
I read a little bit about breathing, what I found out was a lot of people are under the misconception that all you have to do is open a bottle and set it out for a few minutes and that will be ok. That’s not entirely true. What I have read on the matter, states that not only does your wine need room to breathe properly, but it needs to breathe in a calm peaceful environment. WOW! Not in my house. Also, according to experts, it’s mostly red wines that need to breathe or young wines. This has turned into a fascinating topic that I plan on delving into a little deeper.
I poured myself a glass of the White Zin, took a sip, The flavor was somewhat tart, it was not as cool and crisp as when I had it at Brandy’s the other night. So I thought that I would test a theory.
I let my glass of wine set on the counter for about 20 minutes, I swirled it a bit to release more of the flavors before setting it down.
After the 20 minutes was up I tasted the wine and it did not taste as tart, in fact I could taste a little of the fruitiness. I swirled some more and set the glass in the freezer this time to give it a good chill.
What a difference the chill made, it had a fruitier flavor and was crisper and not as tart. I enjoyed the chilled wine much better than the just barely cold wine.
In my opinion, this is a good social wine. A wine that you can knock a couple of glasses back with a friend. It’s actually quite delicious and a pleasant surprise for the price. I also consider it a good backup wine. It’s real good to have on hand for an occasion, all thought it’s not the must have got to have, impress your friends wine. You can’t go wrong for the price.
But that’s just my opinion.
Cheers to you!
Rebekah