Just about everyone knows that Argentina produces great Malbec. Malbec is a variety of grape that originated in France but something in the climate and soil make the Malbec excel in Argentina. Hottest red grape out there. We just found a fabulous Malbec from Ben Marco for $19.99 a bottle. Sizzle up a steak and serve it, great match. But...
There is a grape from north-central Italy named Bonarda. Makes an ok but not great red dinner wine. The same grape grown in Argentina makes a rich complex tasting red wine. Much better than what you can get from Italy at the same price. Spend $11.99 for a bottle of Santa Hermida and serve it with the same steak. Delicious. Not as rich as the Malbec, but the Bonarda has much more complex aromas and flavors. Makes the steak taste better.
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Thursday, June 24, 2010
Friday, June 11, 2010
Blue Moon
The blue moon occurs when there are 2 full moons in one calendar month. The rarest is when it happens in February. I don't know how often it happens, my guess is once in two and a half years for any month. Hopefully, not once in 10 years. But then Mother Nature can be fickle.
In 1996 a red wine made from the Bonarda grape in north central Italy was made. Zaffo was its name-o. Mother Nature conspired with the winemaker in 2006 to make Zaffo once again. We waited impatiently for 10 years, and what do we get?
A wine that needs to age for 10 years to show its greatness.
Zaffo is the name of the big black horse on the label. He was a working horse, used to pull the plow in this classic vineyard.
If you even think about tasting this wine now you will be dissappointed. If you know how to taste through massive but ripe tannins you will recognize how great this wine will be. If you are not familiar with massive but ripe tannins, you will hate the wine. Either of you will love the wine in 5 years, but if you can store it properly and wait the full ten years, you will learn the true meaning of life, well not life, but why some wines need to age.
In 1996 a red wine made from the Bonarda grape in north central Italy was made. Zaffo was its name-o. Mother Nature conspired with the winemaker in 2006 to make Zaffo once again. We waited impatiently for 10 years, and what do we get?
A wine that needs to age for 10 years to show its greatness.
Zaffo is the name of the big black horse on the label. He was a working horse, used to pull the plow in this classic vineyard.
If you even think about tasting this wine now you will be dissappointed. If you know how to taste through massive but ripe tannins you will recognize how great this wine will be. If you are not familiar with massive but ripe tannins, you will hate the wine. Either of you will love the wine in 5 years, but if you can store it properly and wait the full ten years, you will learn the true meaning of life, well not life, but why some wines need to age.
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