I Had A Menage a Trois Last Night…..
And I liked it! The wine of course…
Before your mind sinks in the gutter, I am referring to the California blend. This wine was easy to drink both before and with the meal. It’s a three grape blend of Zinfandel, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, and at under $20 a bottle, easy on the pocketbook as well.
The first aroma on the nose was oak. But the oak didn’t over-power the taste. It has a nice medium color and the three bedfellows blend well. Fruity Zinfandel, smooth Merlot and Cab Sauv with nice tannins. I had grilled pork and I thought it went very well together.
And now for my value find of the week. I love Italian reds and this was a pleasant surprise to say the least.
This is the Pietra Pura negro Amaro from the Salento region in Italy. (trying saying that fast 3 times) At $12.99 a bottle, I hope you will be as pleased as I was at the find. The Negroamaro, or sometimes referred to as the Negro Amaro grape variety is native to southern Italy. It’s not an area or a grape I am very familiar with but I did like the wine. Great color, good structure, nice finish. I had it with pasta and you can’t go wrong with an Italian red. The glass I had after the meal tasted good as well. Will definitely buy more of this wine.
Till next week, Cheers.
Darlene
December 15, 2012 at 12:08 pm
Love the Blog,Darlene.Maybe we can get together sometime for a
“Manage a Trois `Bottle of wine ,that is.
Now go do more research !
December 15, 2012 at 12:31 pm
Thanks Rick… absolutely… we should definitely drink some wine together… you can help with my research! Take care… thanks for reading
January 6, 2013 at 8:05 pm
Merlot’s low acidity serves as a balance for the higher acidity in many Italian wine grapes with the grape often being used in blends in the Veneto , Alto Adige and Umbria .