So last Thursday (Jan. 24th), my good friend and colleague, Grace, and I had lunch at Lefty's Main Street Grille (highly recommended) and then went to the Vintage Cellar for the "value wine" tasting. I have in fact been into the store before and thought it was precious, but I had not been to a tasting here before. So my tasting notes are probably not too detailed or correct for that matter, but hey I did try. Here is the first wine I tried (and bought a bottle of...)
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Name: Encostas do Lima
Variety: Vinho Verde
Region: Ponte de Lima
Country: Portugal
Year: 2010
Price: $4.95 (whaaa!!!)
VC review: Pale golden silver color, bright floral aromas of peaches, raspberry and honeysuckle with a soft, dry-yet-fruity medium body and a crisp, tart citrus and talc accented finish. A delightful sipper that is
sure to please.
My notes: This wine is very tart, fruity, and sharp. I almost immediately liked it, which really caught me off guard because I usually don't like sweeter fruity wines. But I believe it was this crispness of this wine and its effervescent quality (it had a small amount of bubbles which I learned later was because of the greenness of the grape and the quick bottling process of the wine), that made it so refreshing that I just had to buy it (and the price was ridiculous). What a way to start off my semester!
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