Usually, I know no fear when it comes to tasting wine. But when I saw the Geyser Peak on sale at Kroger, I was a bit wary. A decade ago, when I started writing about cheap wine, this was one of the first ones that impressed me. It was in the first couple of $10 Hall of Fames, and I’ve always had fond memories of it.
But, for a variety of reasons, I haven’t tasted the Geyser Peak ($8, purchased, widely available) much over the past several years, and wasn’t sure what to expect this time. I didn’t want to be disappointed if the wine wasn’t what I remembered it being, or if my palate had gone in one direction and the wine had gone in another.
Not to worry, though. The Geyser Peak was all that it ever was — solid, dependable, $10 wine that succeeds in being more than some wines that cost twice as much. It has lots of lime, a bit of a middle (not something many $10 wines have), and a long, lime pith finish. Chill and serve with salads, grilled shrimp, and roast chicken — almost any white meat dish, actually. A candidate to return to the $10 Hall of Fame.
