Location! The old advice about real estate works for wine too. The specific location on a wine bottle label can guide us to quality … and value.
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How many glasses of wine can you get out of a bottle? This can be a useful number to know, but one thing is certain: It’s not as simple as it seems.
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Labeled Vin du France but actually grown sustainably in France’s Sud-Ouest region, Dubard Coeur du Mont Sauvignon Blanc is a very light brass color. It shows an appealing, surprisingly complex aroma mix of ripe peaches, lemon and lime, and a whiff of green olive. Peach and citrus carry over in a fresh, mouth-watering flavor framed by food-friendly acidity and intriguing minerality.
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Check prices and find vendors for Dubard Coeur du Mont Sauvignon Blanc on Wine-Searcher.com.
Read about the Vin de France classification (formerly Vin de Table) Here is Wine-Searcher’s info pageabout Sauvignon Blanc, with links to dozens of Sauvignon Blanc wines and vendors. Read article.
Last summer I praised New Zealand’s Cloudy Bay, still a good value in the $30s. Today let’s delight in an even better value, a $20-something NZ Sauvignon Blanc.
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Whiplash: I bought a tasty Rhône rosé on a balmy spring day last week. Now it’s rainy and almost too cool for rosé. It was a great value. But tariffs may soon change that.
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A pale golden-pink Rhône blend of Cinsault, Grenache, Mourvèdre, and Syrah, Perrin Côtes du Rhône Rosé Réserve is a truly refreshing wine for spring and summertime. Appealing, complex aromas focus on strawberries, with peaches and honeysuckle playing harmony. All this fruit comes through in a fresh, dry, and appropriately acidic flavor, with grapefruity citrus joining the party.
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Read about the Côtes du Rhône and browse wines from the region at this Wine-Searcher link.
Wine-Searcher offers this link to a Famille Perrin info page with a clickable list of vendors for Perrin’s portfolio. Read article.
Unfamiliar varietal blends can yield wines as delightful as a chef’s creations, or as scary as Frankenstein’s monster. Or even both at the same time!
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Quick! Name a wine from Portugal! Who said “Port” or “Madeira”? That’s the obvious answer, but there’s lots more to discover in Portuguese wine.
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A blend of the Port wine grape Touriga Nacional with Alicante Bouschet and Syrah in undisclosed proportions, Casal Garcia “Alegria” Vinho Tinto is a dark reddish-purple color with a thin, clear edge. Ripe and juicy red-berry and cherry scents grab your attention, and carry over on the palate in a fresh cherry-berry flavor that’s dry and acidic, adding hints of cranberry and red plum.
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Check prices and find vendors for Casal Garcia “Alegria” on Wine-Searcher.com. (Wine-Searcher lists it as a Douro wine, but more recent vintages have moved from Douro to Portugal’s coastal Lisboa (formerly Estremadura) region.
Read about Portugal’s Tourigo Nacional grape and browse other wines made from this variety at this Wine-Searcher link.
Go to this Wine-Searcher link for information on Portugal’s Lisboa (formerly Estremadura) wine region. Read article.
Gewürztraminer! It’s a tasty, aromatic white wine, but that name is so daunting that some nervous wine lovers avoid it out of simple embarrassment.
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