This Spanish red is just 13 bucks! And it's great! Monastrell, also know as Mourvèdre, is a great grape for Cab Sauv drinkers as it can have a lot of tannins, acidity and flavour! This wine is a 2020 Finca La Solana Las Hermanas Monastrell.
My journey to complete my WSET level 2 and my WSET 3 certifications was populated with many tastings and bottles of fine wine. In the older posts, read about my journey in this blog that featured wines in both of the courses. Now that I have completed my WSET 3, I now use this as a place to review and talk about different wines that I am currently drinking as well as wineries that I visit in my new role as a private Wine Tour Guide.
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Time for a Taste of Honey - 2017 La Guardiense Janare Falanghina del Sannio
Time for a Taste of Honey - This Italian white wine is made in Campania with Falanghina grapes. It is a very easy-drinking, food-friendly wine that has a subtle honey flavour!
Friday, February 11, 2022
Don’t Mess With This Sicilian!
This Nerello Mascalese is a well-priced red that is definitely worth checking out. Pasta? Pizza? Cheese? This 2020 Zabu Il Passo will go with them all!
This wine is made in Western Sicily in a passimento style where the grapes that are left on the vines after being harvested from 15 - 20 days - this makes a very flavourful, rich wine.
Time to Taste a Rioja where Phoenicians Made Wine
This time we try a delicious 2018 Era Costana Rioja Reserva from Spain made with Tempranillo and perfect with a variety of food.
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Way back, when I was first exposed to alcohol (I must have been legal, right?) I drank hideous wines. They were cheap and sweet and ...
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It's been a while..... School had to end, then we were off on a trip to Eastern Canada for a couple of weeks Then a fishing trip ...
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This time we try a delicious, food friendly Tempranillo from the Castilla La Mancha region of central Spain. El Tocador was the name of a ...