I didn’t have a wine blog last weekend because I was home on vacation, and while I was there I attended my 40th high school reunion. It is hard to believe that we all graduated high school 40 years ago. I had the chance to reconnect with friends that I went through my school years with and it was the most wonderful time. Many of them I haven’t seen in years.
My friend Paula and I reminisced about a school trip we took in Grade 6, when we were 12 years old, to Northwest River Labrador. Susan and I talked about the joys of her becoming a grandmother recently,
My friend Jackie’s daughter got married recently and all of us had things to share but the underlying theme was how happy we were to get together and have a drink. Sadly, I had to leave a little early and we were just getting into the wine really good. I didn’t take any pictures of the wines that evening but I will share a couple of good wines I had while on vacation
My dad was intent on buying me a bottle of wine while I was home visiting, so I chose this one. Here in Nova Scotia, we can get Dada #2, and it’s a staple in my wine rack because it’s a really good organic Argentinian Merlot at $15 a bottle. What a treat it was to get #1 while I was home, which is a blend of 50% Malbec and 50% Bonarda. Although Bonarda is not a very well known grape, it was planted about 3000 years ago in the Padana region of Italy but nowadays most of the Bonarda in the world is grown in Argentina. Great wine for about a $15 price point.
And now for my wine of the week…
I love Spanish wine. I also love the Grenache grape, or as it is known in Spain, Garnacha. Grenache, or Garnacha, was once mostly used as a blending grape especially in France with Syrah and Mouvedre. I love how more and more wine makers are taking the chance and having Grenache (Garnacha) the star of the show. This particular wine is mostly Garnacha with some Carignan blended in. Gorgeous flavours of cherry and raspberry with some vanilla from the toasted oak. A fantastic wine for just $16 a bottle.
Here’s to great friendships and good wine, may they always go together!
Till next week, cheers
Darlene
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