1st Friday Wines, March 5, 2010
March White Wine of
the Month
Fiano 2008. MandraRosso, Sicily, Italy
A vivacious,
exciting white. Ripe tropical fruit and citrus notes
with full flavors and a nice
mineral aspect. Medium body. Dry with a fine balance between the fruit
and the acidity. One of our
favorite whites. Originating in southern
Italy, the grape Fiano has been grown for over two thousand
years.
Fiano is a wonderful and versatile food wine as well as a delightful
aperitif. Its fresh acidity
makes it a fine partner to rich food; seafood, chicken, pork dishes,
creamy sauces, rich cheeses.
Pinot Gris, 2008 Acrobat, King
Estate. Oregon
Here's a marvelous Pinot Gris at an easy-on-your-budget
price. This
beauty is made from their estate organically grown grapes by the
premier Oregon Pinot Gris producer, King Estates. Taste it and
you'll see why it has garnered awards and high accolades. Lively
aromas and flavors of pears
and citrus, a nice note of honeydew melon with just a hint of
spice. Herb roast chicken.
Creamy cheeses. Mustard & coriander crusted salmon. Aperitif.
"Wildflower" (Valdiguie) 2008, J Lohr Estates. Monterey,
California
Wildflower
is a vibrant, red-purple in color with bright aromas and flavors of
boysenberry, Bing cherry
and raspberry. Its luscious fruit and
balancing acidity make Wildflower a delightful aperitif and also
a very good food wine. Grilled salmon, sausages. This
wonderfully appealing light-bodied red is made
from the Valdiguie
grape, a grape originally of the southwest of France. Now it is
grown
very few
places besides Jerry Lohr's cool Arroyo Seco Monterey vineyards.
Malbec 2007,
Diseno. Mendoza, Argentina
A very appealing Malbec with blackberry aromas with spice notes and a
slight floral aspect.
Generous flavors of dark fruit and blackberry with and a hint of cocoa
and a nice mid-palate flavor
lift. Lingering finish. Steaks or burgers with Argentine
chimichurri
sauce. Grilled eggplant and
red peppers with Manchego cheese.
March
Red wine of the Month
Tres Picos Garnacha (Grenache) 2008, Bodegas
Borsao, Campo de Borja, Spain
A perenniel favorite! Vintage after vintage Tres Picos is superb. A
dense and complex full-flavor
wine from 30-40 year old vines, hand-harvested, low-yield.
Intense
flavors of ripe blackberries,
raspberries and dark cherries. Hints of
black tea and spice. Silky texture and a lovely, lingering
finish. Age-worthy, 3-4 years. Perfect for your rich
dishes, for beef, game, lamb.
Full-flavored cheeses. At this special sale price, while supplies
last.
ChocoVine,
Europa. Holland
"The great taste of Dutch chocolate and fine Cabernet wine"--from the
website.
We've had many requests for this; many customers love it; many who were
skeptical have liked it very
much. . . so, why not? Here is your
opportunity to taste this award-winning novelty wine-beverage.
Quality
dark Dutch chocolate, cream and French Cabernet wine are blended
carefully to produce a
rich, luscious, creamy, sensational taste. Think Bailey's Irish Cream,
but much lower alcohol and
much, much, much lower price. Very long, very lingering finish.
Cheers,
Wine World
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