(Disclaimer: any and all recorded comments are from a hazy wine-influenced memory.)
AS PART OF MY FOOD, INC. gathering last night, we tried out some regional wines. Mitch brought a bottle of Mizzou Cellars Norton, bottled by the Missouri University Institute. The wine is made with norton/cynthiana red grapes and is a full-bodied dry red wine. Sounds like a good healthy drink to me!
Christie brought a bottle from Texas called Texas Sunset, a red table wine from Bella Vista Cellars of Wimberly. So, this is another red wine to keep in mind for your daily drink.
I picked up two bottles of Oklahoma wine: Oklahoma Sunset, a dry rose, from Tidal School Vineyards in Drumright, and Oklahoma White Zinfandel (the name says it all) from Canadian River Vineyards & Winery of Slaughterville, just a few miles from here. 
We started from light and went to darker in our tasting. Everyone agreed that the zinfandel was sweet, but I don’t really like sweet wines and it was pretty good, I thought. So mildly sweet but not too bad. This wine, Oklahoma White Zinfandel, was my favorite. Altogether I think everyone liked this wine.
Next was the Oklahoma Sunset, more dry than the zinfandel, but very similar in taste. A couple of people preferred this wine – Marcie said this was her favorite. It was in my top two.
The Texas Sunset was next in line and it is a good red wine. The flavor is not sweet, and not too dry. Just a good solid wine. I don’t think the Texas Sunset was anyone’s favorite, but again we all agreed it’s a good wine, and no one really disliked it.
Last in our line of wines was the Mizzou Vineyards full-bodied red wine. Everyone liked this wine; it does have a full array of flavors. Mitch, Tracy, and Christie said they liked this wine best. That’s three of five people who participated. I think we have a clear WINNER.
I think I can speak for all of us in recommending any one of these wines. This was my first taste of wine from any of these states –the great flavors really surprised me. I can’t wait to try more regional wines, especially from Oklahoma. OK, now, who makes organic wine in Oklahoma? Off to research . . .
14 Months to 50 
