Wine Down Wednesdays @ Urban Flats

Each and every Wednesday, in the Buckhead neighborhood of Atlanta, you can kick back after work and enjoy a fab wine tasting at Urban Flats!  The fun starts at 5pm and "wines down" around 9pm.  The cost is $20 which includes 8 wine tastings (4 reds and 4 whites) and some yummy eats; Urban Flats famous flatbread pizza, delish! The whole wheat flatbread pizza crust is seasoned to perfection and the toppings get rather quirky; shrimp, meatballs, pears, eggplant, or even fig jam!  Be sure you're in a fun mood to try to creative flatbread pizza creations.  As for the wine, you can choose which names you want to graze your palate first.  Choose wisely!

First, I sampled one of my first loves; Shiraz.  The label was Shoo Fly and comes from the down under, Australia.  It has a sharp, strong taste and would pair well with beef or steak meals, but NO spicy foods allowed!

I moved on to the Petit Pinotage, which is a cross between Pinot Noir and Cinsaut, made uniquely in South Africa.  It has an earthy, oak taste.  The flavors are rustic and smokey, with burst of wild berry aromas.  It is a lighter tasting red than the Shiraz and may pair well with a chicken dish, or flatbread pizza!

Next on my hit list was the Relative red table wine, hailing straight from sunny California.  This table wine is a mix of Zinfandel, Caberet Sauvignon, and Syrah.  It is fun and sassy, not sweet but not bitter.  Relative Red put a smile on my face, and the Zinfandel twist gave it hints of fruit flavors.

The most conservative of the bunch was SKN Savignon Blanc. It was a plain, crisp taste and could probably pair well with a spicy dish.

My favorite tasting was the Matua Valley Savignon Blanc.  My face lit up, and I think my taste buds did a dance when the wine touched my tongue.  The first thing that came to mind when tasting it was grapefruit! It boasts very prominent, pleasant aromas of fruit.  It was pleasant and passionate. Yummmm!!

I know that was only 5, but I left the tasting with 3 tickets left; holding out for some goodies next week like this mysterious Choco Vino.....details coming soon!  Definitely visit the bar, and ask Gene to make you his famous white gummy bear or chocolate covered strawberries shots.  They are to die for! And Haywood can answer all of your tasting questions at the wine table. If you're not in Atlanta, make your way to the liquor store asap and pick up these delicious spirits! If you are here....see you next Wine Down Wednesday! ;-)