This week we had two wines worth blogging about that stuck out for being the opposites. One was white while the other was red. One was a value wine, the other not a value per se, but under $40. One was from the New World, the other about as Old World as you get. The two wines?

N.V. Sokol Blosser Evolution No. 9 (USA, Oregon) $13.99 (up to 16.99)

Bridge Wine

Our first encounter with Evolution No. 9 was at dinner with a group of friends and we wanted a cheap white with some oomph to get us through the first course where most had scallops, shrimp, or 3 cheese polenta. A Chardonnay was not going to cut it and I did not want a Sauvignon Blanc, steel or barrel fermented. To me this was a great