Trick, California 2005

This one is a very cute one. Not a fancy wine, just a table red... but packaged very nicely for Halloween:

California Red Table Wine, 2005
Bottled by Chateau Diana Winery in Healdsburg, CA

I have not heard of the winery OR the city! But the wine itself isn't bad. Pretty much a table red and not anything fancy, but it's fruity and slightly sweet. Not like a dry merlot or cabernet at all- but more like a mix of a red and a fruity light white. Definitely not for the snooty!

I like it. It tastes sweet for a red, but if I eat it with a pomegranate (like I did last night)- the wine tastes rather sour! I always thought a pom was tart, but it's sweeter than wine.

I'm not sure of the cost, as this was a cute gift from my Hiker-man on Halloween. :-)

The bottle is neat. The front label looks black, but if you look really close (or take a photo using a flash- which is how I discovered it!)- you see words in the black background. Very cute... the words say "Trick or Treat, Kiss my Feet, Give me Something Good to Eat"!!!

And then on the back, the label says:
The Trick is to serve this wine during a full moon with eye of newt, BBQ boneyard ribs, or some other ghoulish delight.

Funny that it doesn't mention pomegranate... but I also know why.

Very fun wine! Too bad it's available only once a year (assuming they put this out each year). The winery has several varietals, but no "table red" available on their web site. But at least from there, you can see the other labels for their regular look.