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Almost Seductive
This one is for the modern stylists. Nicely balanced. Quite Fruity but with good structure and has a bright freshness about it.
A very pleasant wine – either by itself or paired with Continental cuisine – pasta, cheeses, and crusty breads.
The game changed in the early 1990s when international investment arrived with the opportunity to modernize and update. New and old vintners alike found new markets to showcase their indigenous grapes.
The family of vintners has found that Touriga Nacional is the most flexible of grape varieties because it adapts so well to both dry and wet conditions. The vines are planted up and down the slope and patamares (terraces) with one or two rows of vines.
It is a lovely blend of 30% Tinta Roriz, 25% Touriga Franca, 35% Touriga Nacional and 10% Tinta Barroca
2018 Flor de Crasto
14% Alcohol
$17.99
Who, or Whom?
The Mammoth Book of Heroic and Outrageous Women, Gemma Alexander, 0-7867-0695-3
Little Known facts about well known people, Dale Carnegie
The Persian Letters, Montesquieu, translated by George R Healy 0-672-6-336-5
Dancing Greeks in Portland
The Late Bill Papas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Papas
You’ll find more of his art here: https://papasart.com
Diverse
Highwaymen – Ghost Riders – Live
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOWjX4BpC24
Tommy Joe White – Ain’t goin down this time
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pt0RFrDXZU0
Simply Red – Holding Back The Years (Symphonica In Rosso
12 short Truisms
Gently, Please
Restrained? What the hell! Am I supposed to tie up the grapes and whip them instead of stomping on them to get out the juice?
Where do some of these wine reviewers get their terminology?
Another reviewer of this Sauv Blanc went on to say that the Vineyard is a story of passion. Now we’re getting kinky. Next thing you know we’re going to have to put a Restricted rating on the wine.
Villa Maria was also the first wine company in New Zealand to declare the winery a “cork-free zone,” sealing all wines from the 2001 vintage onwards with a screw cap to ensure quality in every bottle. They have used sustainable viticulture and wine making since the1990s. And they have been NZ’s most Admired Wine Brand from 2015-2019 for consistently outstanding focus on quality.
Southern Clays is a sub-region of the Wairau Valley in the eastern foothills of Marlborough New Zealand.
Definitely a fruit driven style with natural acidity.
Very much enjoyed with quick seared scallops (lightly seasoned with salt, pepper and paprika) and the house Special couscous made with the usual bad boys of cumin, cardamon, and turmeric.
SAUVIGNON BLANC – VILLA MARIA SOUTHERN CLAYS MARLBOROUGH 18
$24.97 regularly $33.99
13% Alcohol
UPC: 09414416105470
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Great Value Organic
The vines vary in age from 30 to more than 60 years and the sun exposure is north- south in the warm and dry Mediterranean vineyards.
The wine is fermented in steel, aged in oak. The vineyard is sustainable with organic practices. Castaño makes all types of wines but their calling card is their vibrant and juicy version of the variety called, simply, Monastrell.
At first glance, a rather Cherry look to it. Intense nose and great expression to the taste. Hard to believe that the price is less than $12. Almost is too good to be that price. Definitely a 90+ pointer that is full bodied and robust.
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YECLA MONASTRELL – CASTANO
14% alcohol
$11.49 regularly $12.49
UPC: 00805109112247
History in Motion
Travels, Michael Crichton, 1988, 0-345-359232-1
National Geographic Visual History of the World, 978-0-7922-36955-5
Collected Poems 1931-1974, Lawrence Durrell, 0-670-22792-7