Is it just me or did January seem really long? I swear its the only month of the year that feels like 3 months. But it’s over now, and we say ‘Hello February’ starting today. Here on the East Coast of Canada, we had some snow and we had some bitterly cold temperatures. At least in February, the days are getting longer!
Last week we talked about some hearty winter wines, and here’s one from my friend Anthony. Here’s a picture of Anthony and myself, taken a few years back!
Anthony is a producer at the radio station I work at and we share a love of wine. I asked him yesterday to share a new favorite. Here’s one of the wines he’s loved lately.
Here’s what Anthony had to say about this wine. “It’s deliciously smooth with ripe fruit and oak. A bit of spice. “
Personally, I love Italian wine and this particular wine is from the Campania region of Italy, where Naples is the capital. Anthony has wonderful taste in wine, so if you’re up for a treat, try this wine. It sells here for about $52 a bottle.
Italy is home to some great whites as well, and I’ve written about different Pinot Grigio wines. But there’s more to Italian white wine than just Pinot Grigio. Trebbiano for example. Trebbiano is a grape that makes a wonderful white wine.
The Antinori Family is one of the biggest winemaking families in Italy, and played a huge role in the making of the ‘Super Tuscan’ wine movement of the 70’s. It is the 10th largest family owned company in the world. They can date making wine back to the 1300’s. This Antinori Villa Bianco is a wonderful expression of Tuscan white wine and in my opinion, is a great value at $18.99 a bottle.
And now for my wine of the week…
For this weeks wine of the week we had to the Mendoza region of Argentina. This is the wine I bought to Happy Hour last night. A great Malbec-based blend, from Lebanese winemaker Karim Mussi Saffi. It’s a great wine for under $20!
Till next week, Cheers
Darlene
Wine-It’s Just My Opinion 