I am a BzzAgent (what's that, you ask? Click here to find out!) and they picked me for the Concannon Vineyard Wine campaign.
First, I will mention that in terms of wine, I very rarely drink whites (er, never), AND I tend to prefer the really hearty reds and Italian varietels (hey, who doesn't like Italians???)
I purchased the Concannon Cabernet Sauvignon from my local Publix. This wine falls into the $10-$15 price category. For me, that's table wine price, not dressed to impress the husband's boss. But, you need the day to day stuff too, especially if you have kids, lol!
I was so excited to be on my first BzzAgent mission, that I really should have planned and paired the meal better. I was all about the wine. I took the easy road that particular day and just bought a rotisserie chicken and a microwave freezer bag of veggies. First of all, let me just say that chicken is really tricky to pair properly with a red wine as it is. I don't know what I was thinking. Again, I had my "wine goggles" of excitement on. Secondly, I don't think I've ever found a Cab that goes well with rotisserie chicken.
Trying the wine before the meal (hey, I wanted to make sure I didn't poison my husband!) I found it to be what I would consider a decent table wine to add to my repertoire of Monday through Friday "with dinner" wines. Not overpowering, but not awful. Just pleasantly there. Please note however, that I was vastly disappointed with my chicken choice. It flattened out the taste of the wine and made it next to flavorless. EPIC FAIL.
The second time I tried the Concannon, we included it with grilled steak. Much better choice. In fact, if you read the back of the label, it is very oddly specific about exactly what to pair the wine with. Overall, I would give this wine a 3 out of 5 star rating when paired incorrectly (MY BAD). I would give it a 4 out of 5 rating when paired properly, just because it wasn't a wine that really grabbed me and said, "HELLO THERE! I AM ON YOUR PALATE!"
Cheers!
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