Enoch's Stomp Vineyard and Winery *

Wine: Winery: Ambiance: Jun 17, 2012

Favorite Wine: Norton

Norton Wine Review: It is so much fun to be totally impressed with what you can find when touring a new area of the country, ~ in this case, the extreme Eastern countryside of Texas along I-20 (about 60 miles west of Shreveport, LA). We went looking for a Texas Norton, but got so much more. The pictured winery on Enoch’s web site houses a French cuisine restaurant and retreat. The actual winery is a side structure with its own parking lot. Our hostess made our day in this unadorned setting. She sized us up so very quickly and then began to pour one surprise after the next. How can such a young winery get it all put together so quickly? Enjoy such wines as Villard Blanc, Blanc du Bois (dry, off-dry or sweet) and two Nortons. In the extreme summer heat of this area I was only expecting a pale blush Norton, but got side swiped with a bold, deep garnet wine with a taste of Texas. Missouri, Virginia and the deep South all have their own unique Norton tastes and now add Texas for another venue. Our hostess noted our preference for dry wines, but insisted we try Enoch’s Cweet Norton (not listed on their web site). I would not have imbibed in such if it were not for her personality. Oh my, Cweet it was and what a crowd pleaser this will become. After distributing a half case of this to friends, all we hear now is “when you going back for more?”