“There must be always wine and fellowship or we are truly lost.” – Ann Fairbairn
These are outside wines, and TeamWine met in Angela’s backyard to sample, savor and enjoy the conversation. You see, when we taste, we have a lot of fun. We talk about the wines, color, aromas, flavors, and of course, what we’d ideally like to have with them. I then winnow that information that’s been written on our self-made tasting mats, into a column. But we also talk about what’s going on…for instance one pair of our taters had just returned from Scotland, and they commented on the similarity of tasting the whiskeys and bourbons of Scotland to our wine review process. We also bring our own snacks and it’s always interesting how creative we can be when an appetizer is made, or how different something might be that one of us finds on our trips, that we bring back for the others to try. All in all, we have a good time, doing our best to tell you about wines we’ve liked, or not so much, for you to try. And we hope you find a new wine, now and again, that pleases your palate. Here are two wines we recommend!
Sips
This month’s white was purchased locally. It was a 2023 Gorgo San Michelin (12.5%abv, $36) from Veneto, Italy. This wine is fully organic and vegan friendly. Grapes used are Garganega, Cortese, and Trebbiano. The wine had a crystal-clear lemon-yellow hue and a medium to full body with some mineral notes. Hints of citrus, white peach, pear and wildflower and sea salt were on the nose. Flavors that we tasted were melon, fresh pear and apricot. It felt bright and crisp on the palate. We all commented on how well this wine went with almost everything, especially the tinned fish.
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