In this episode, we pop the top on some Mionetto Prosecco DOC made with organically grown grapes! Listen carefully - you can hear the cork POP! … [Read more...]
Casteller Cava Brut
The Casteller Cava Brut is 40% Macabeo, 40% Xarel-lo, and 20% Parellada (the 3 traditional indigenous Catalonian grapes used in producing Cava) sourced from the Celler Vilafranca vineyards and winery, the largest vineyard owner in the Penedes area of the Catalunya region of Spain (near Barcelona). Brut indicates that this is a dry or not sweet Sparkling wine and this Bubbly was … [Read more...]
Luzada Albarino 2017
The Luzada Albarino 2017 is a $7.99 Trader Joe's import exclusive (though it seems to available in other countries), it is estate grown and bottled in the Val do Saines DO (a DO in Spain is the same as an AVA in California, a specific boundary) located in Rias Baixas in the northwest corner of Spain, just above the border with Portugal. That is a very legit pedigree for a … [Read more...]
Mionetto Prosecco Brut DOC
The Mionetto Prosecco Brut DOC is made rom the Glera grape sourced from vineyards near the town of Valdobbiadene inside the Treviso appellation in the Veneto region (near Venice) of Italy. Mionetto has been producing wine since 1887 and all Prosecco is made from one grape varietal, the Glera grape. There are 2 main growing areas in Prosecco, the DOC and the DOCG, the DOCG … [Read more...]
Maison Barboulot Marsanne-Viognier 2017
The Maison Barboulot Marsanne-Viognier 2017 is a $5.99 Trader Joe's import exclusive sourced from vineyards near the Black Mountains in the Languedoc region of Southeast France (along the Mediterranean Ocean). Maison Barboulot is a brand name, there is no Maison Barboulot estate and the label is faux French. It is actual French writing, but none of it is anything that you would … [Read more...]