Sunday 25 October 2009

Vampire Vineyards - Merlot


Rating:★★
Category:Other
Now I'm not normally a sucker for marketing, but at this time of the year who could resist trying a wine called "Vampire" made in Transylvania no less?

It was cheap (I think I paid about $10.00 aus for the bottle & I figured at that price if it was swill I could always use it for cooking.) It was a little rough around the edges for a Merlot, but definitely drinkable.

Curious about the vineyard I did a little online research. Turns out the head vampire is Michael Machat, an entertainment attorney based in the US.
Machat started Vampire Vineyards 20 odd years ago and sold his first 500 bottles to rock star, Alice Cooper (go figure!).

You can check out or order online here: Vampire Wines