Well winter seemed to arrive in a hurry. Last week we were seeing temperatures in the double digits and this past week we saw them dip to -17 with a windchill. My sister and I were heading to Moncton to watch her son play hockey, but she got delayed because of a storm. The news media were calling it the ‘the most intense storm on the planet’. I don’t know if I would agree with that, but snow and wind cause flight cancellations, property damage and a whole lot of inconvenience. Personally this is how I like to spend cold winter evenings.
And I do have a wine for that. Let’s start with this Italian beauty
I Had this wine a few weeks back, buying it from a boutique wine store. Moi Primitivo from Pyglia is an easy to drink affordable wine. It is soft , and full-bodied with notes of liquorice, and it’s definitely a wine I would buy again. It’s a nice little treasure for under $15.
Here is one of my favourite people in the world, my nephew Riley. And this weekend I’m up in Moncton watching this talented young man play hockey. Regular leaders of this blog well remember Riley from when his family and myself went to Barbados in May. We are actually just staying outside of Moncton in a gorgeous hotel called Hotel Shediac in the small community in New Brunswick of Shediac. They have a spectacular restaurant in the hotel called St. James Gate.
Both my sister and I had the Chicken Carbonara, out of this world. And the wine…
The Masi Ripasso Campofiori was so very smooth and rich. This particular dish and this particular wine seemed to go together like peas in a pod. This wine is made with partially dried grapes which gives it a rich raisinated flavor, The grapes in this particular wine are mostly Corvina with some Molinara and Rondinella. All the grapes in this wine are grapes originating from Italy. This is a great wine and although I don’t think it’s available where I live, here are in New Brunswick you can bring it home for under $24.
And now for my wine of the week….
If its all about the flavour at a great price point, this would be your wine of the week as well. From the Languedoc region of France, this is La Baume Syrah. In the late 1800s a pest outbreak destroyed much of France’s vineyards, but in 1882 a man by the name of Jean Prat took over Domaine De La Baume. It has changed owners since then, but in 2010, this Syrah was given the title of the worlds best Syrah. It’s mind blowing when you think about that, it’s even more mind blowing that this wine is under $19. Smooth, silky with soft tannins, this is truly an incredible wine at an incredible price!
Have a great week, till next week cheers!
Darlene
Wine-It’s Just My Opinion 