Weggy Winery, Richland Center, Wisconsin

Weggy's tasting room was a small area segmented off from their warehouse and winemaking operation. My wife and I entered with some trepidation as there wasn't a soul to be seen anywhere about. After looking at their setup, we finally found a bell to ring and the winemaker came up front from the back.

I'm regularly a red wine drinker and visit most wineries to get a taste of their reds. Then, I buy a bottle or two or more for home consumption later. At Weggy, my interests were the same...to start with.

The winemaker asked us what we liked and started straight away with their "big reds". We tried their top two reds, Oakey Red and Hilltop Red, and to tell you the truth, I didn't much care for them. They were heavily oaked and tasted bitter to me. I like a good red that I can drink and enjoy and these reds didn't do it for me.

Next, we tried their Oak Ridge Red and Merlot. Again, the Merlot was less oakey than the first two reds but still didn't quite do it for me. The Oak Ridge Red had no oak in it and was somewhat enjoyable. My wife, Amy, chose this as one of her wines to buy for the day.

Having failed me with their reds, I went on to some of their other wines. So, I tried Marlys Blush. While this is a rosé type wine and was advertised as a semi-sweet wine, it wasn't really sweet to me at all. I actually enjoyed this the best out of all of the wines I had tried so far.

NOTE: This day may just have been a bad tasting day for me. I had been eating some candy earlier before the tasting which could have affected my ability to enjoy these wines. I'll just have to visit Weggy again another time and give their wines another chance.

After the blush, I tried some of their white wines. I decided to try their Chardonnay and an unusual experiment of the winemaker's called a Vanilla Oak White. The Vanilla Oak white really impressed me and had an interestingly soft taste without being too overpowering with the Oak flavors. The Chard was alright but nothing that made me jump up and buy some.

I ended the day with a purchase of one bottle each of the Blush and the Vanilla Oak. Amy chose the Oak Ridge Red and another bottle of the Vanilla Oak White. This one seemed to just jazz both of us.

Thanks for reading,
Woj