Every once in a while we open a bottle for which we had high hopes that ends up disappointing – fortunately, it’s rare, but it happens.  Last night, the poor performer was intended to be the subject of today’s Weekend Wine posting: a Viognier from California’s Lodi (the link is to Wikipedia) region.  The wine in question lacked structure because it was too short on acidity, and it had what we felt were unappetizing aromas and flavors consisting of a mixture of lemon custard and pineapple.  As we’d never recommend a wine we wouldn’t want to drink ourselves, we are going to move on to the next bottle this weekend and will look forward to reporting back next week.

Have a great weekend!