Boston Wine Expo: The Finds
The Boston Wine Expo is the largest wine event in the US and each year I try to find a few new wines to enjoy and share with friends and family. This year we spent a good deal of time in the South Africa, Spain, Italy, Portugal and Australia areas of the grand tasting. Here are the golden nuggets found at this year’s big event:Groot Constantia Gouverneurs Reserve - I like this big red blend with 54% Cabernet Sauvignon, 23% Merlot, 14% Cabernet Franc, and 9% Malbec. It's really nice to find a smooth heavy red that uses some of the lesser known [or used] grapes like Cabernet Franc and Malbec.
Juno Cabernet Merlot - An easy drinking red which is sure to be a hit at your next party but what is really amazing is the art work on the label. I'm not usually drawn into the whole label thing but Tertia du Toit's art work is truly amazing. Besides their wine, you can also buy calendars, prints, t-shirts and aprons with her work on it online.
La Motte Musique - Another well balanced blended red which was not as bold as the Groot but very enjoyable. This is a Bordeaux-style blend of Cabernet Sauvignon (37%), Merlot (35%), Cab Franc (20%) and Malbec (8%).
Palandri Cabernet/Merlot - Another blended red, although only with two grape varieties, which is pretty easy on the taste buds and is most likely the least expensive of the red group. This easy drinking red is sure to go great with your next meal and fit nicely into your budget at the same time.
Rolling Sauvignon Blanc/Semillon - A soft wine blend that will be perfect for a warm summer afternoon on the back deck. The semillon flavor tones down the sauvignon blanc's natural tendency to be fruity and/or grassy is nature. Looking forward to rolling some croquet while Rolling some wine.
Sebeka Wines - This brand will be available in March in the US and they have a standard fleet of wines [Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, and Shiraz] as well as a couple of localized blends [Cape Blend: Shiraz-Pinotage and Cabernet Sauvignon-Pinotage] to choose from. The wines taste good and I did like the blended reds and what will make this wine popular is the pretty cheetah label and a catchy marketing slogan [currently they are using Introducing Sebeka Wines from the Western Cape of South Africa - where the cheetah hunts.]. Look out Yellow Tail.
Sella & Mesco La Cala Vermentino di Sardegna D.O.C. - A dry, light white with some fruit taste and just a hint of sweetness made from Vermentino grape. Sella & Mesco is located on Sardinia, which is an Italian island in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea. This might be one of those winery's just have to see to really appreciate the beauty of a grape field in the mists of a picturesque body of water.
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posted by TheWino @ 9:07 AM
3 Comments:
Kym, you know that this was the case for this Ed and LeeLee, too. It is just that after the haze clears on Sunday afternoon, it seems a whole lot more sophisticated if you can write a little bit about the wines that got you schnikeyed the day before.
Maybe E should have written it like he said it at the expo:
"An eazhy drinkin' rhed HIC! which is shur to be a HIC! uh...what was I saying? Oh yeah, hit at your next pahty. I need to eat somethin' or I am gonna hurl. Is that Kitty Dukakis over there?"
QUOTE -- Is that Kitty Dukakis over there? -- QUOTE
That's really funny J Man
Sounds like March shipment on Sebeka Wines was about right, they just showed up in the Midwest. I tried Sebeka Shiraz 2006, and it was OK. Not a big, bold Shiraz, but like you, I thought the packaging was creative and appealing.
Roger
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