Mo Wine - Wine, Mishaps and More

Tonight we are tasting the 2018 Buena Pinta, Moravia Agria from the La Mancha region in Spain. This is a blend of the dark-colored Moravia and Garnacha. Here is a little fun fact. The word Agria means bitter. See how I upgrade you every week, lol.  

This wine boasts a beautiful dark ruby hue and is full of cola, cherries, herbs, and coffee on the nose. You don't get to the Agria part until you taste it. It is a full-bodied wine with a nice long rustic finish. Although the tannins are on the medium side, the acidity is reaching some new heights.

At $14.99, this is an excellent value wine and  12% alcohol is a sweet spot to be in as to not overpower the character of the wine.

Tonight we are tasting the 2019 Passaros from Anselmo Mendes. Loureiro is a white wine grape from Portugal in the Northern region of Portugal. 

Here is a fun fact, Portugal has 350 different indigenous wine varietals. Did you know that? I think that is pretty cool. This wine is very zippy, full of mouth-puckering acidity and a freshness that can only be associated with a warm breeze on a summer night. What I love about this wine is that there are no tannins in this wine. Can you imagine tannins on top of that acidity in white wine? Ain't nobody got time for that.

This is a very young, light-bodied wine that I can only see being paired with Sushi or some sort of fish dish. I love the light lemon hue of the wine and it has just the right amount of length on the finish. Just beautiful at a price point of around $14 or so. Don't miss the opportunity to try this wine. It is lower in alcohol at around 12%, which is just fine for white wine. 

I am not in love with sweet wines, but I can respect them. And so I am learning just like you are this is my first time having Dornfelder. So let's get into it, it's, it's so like I said the color is gorgeous. Just seems really deep, dark red grape, but it's like inky purple like almost bordering like if wine could be black, it probably would be black. But, um, yeah. You know I tried to give it a lot of air because I wasn't, I didn't know what to expect so I was trying to give it a lot of air. So, but the color I mean, I just love it you know purple is my favorite color so I'm down with anything that has any type of purple in it but it's a, it's a clear wine it's really the colors just intense, intense purple. So let's get into the nose because the nose, always knows

 So, it tastes like a fruitcake, in a glass, that's what it tastes like. It's not as sweet as ice mine but it is a sweet wine and I know, tons of people. Tons of people that adore sweet wines, and, ladies and gentlemen, if you are listening this evening. You might want to get into this Dornfelder, it is right up your alley. I know a lot of my dream catcher sisters would love this wine.

In tonight's show, we are tasting Alicante Bouchet which is originally from the Languedoc- Roussillon region in France. Henri Bouchet planted the grape in the mid-1800s and comes from the red-fleshed Teinturier grape variety. It has also found great success in Spain and Portugal. Teinturier literally means “dry” and is a cross between Petit Bouchet and Grenache.

We are having the 2017 Coelheiros from Portugal. It boasts a beautiful deep purple hue with an intense nose of black fruits, olives, and chocolate with a spicy finish. It is a bold wine that has 14% alcohol and should be prepared with a hearty vegetarian meal and grains or. Perhaps some lamb or BBQ.

This will be one of the times where you can definitely break out your finest decanter and let it breathe for 30 or so minutes. Yanno I like my big girl wines and this wine is like is thicker than a snicker, which might pair well with this as well.

Happy Inauguration Day! Welcome President Biden and Madam Vice President Kamala Harris! The inauguration wine that I am celebrating with is the 2017 6th Sense Syrah from  Michael David Winery. Congrats to them on winning the 2020 American Winery of the year. They have been making wine for 150 years in the Lodi Appellation of California and they were also one of the first wineries to plant the Syrah grape in California.

On this day, last year, I was actually in Sicily and most likely drinking a glass of Nero D'Avola, the star of the show today.  Tonight we are tasting the 2016 International Eastern Wine Competition's Silver Award-winning wine from Villa Amoroso. Villa Amoroso is located in Tuscany but the grapes are from Sicily. Nero D'Avola is the most widely grown grape in Sicily which has an IGT classification, which stands for Indicazione Geografica Tipica. It is the 3rd classification out of 4 of the Italian government wine distinctions.

This is not a wine that likes to be alone. It is to be enjoyed with spaghetti and meatballs or can be paired with some Mediterranean dishes. You can find a bottle between $12 to $17. Nero D'Avola is full of plum, tobacco, chocolate, and spice,

Welcome to Season 2 of Mo Wine - Wine, Mishaps, and More. Tonight, we are tasting the 2018 Marques Turia Bobal/Shiraz Blend. Bobal is primarily grown to produce bulk wine for mass production or used a the base wine for red blends in Spain. Bobal is the 3rd largest grape grown in the Valencia, Jumilla, Yecla, and Manchuela regions.  It is a medium-bodied, lightweight, dry wine with light to medium acidity and it is totally ok to keep this served chilled.

On the nose, you can smell black cherries and tea leaves, and oregano. The alcohol content is are 12.5%.  In the world of wine, that is light work.

Ciao a tutti!

Tonight to cap off this season, we are tasting the 2019 Barista Pinotage from South Africa. This wine has more tannins than a little bit with medium acidity,  I love how it just coats your tongue and sits with you for a nice long finish. This wine is a little chewy but I am here for it. Pinotage was created in 1961 in South Africa and it is a cross between Pinot Noir and Cincsault.

Tonight we are tasting the 2019 Grand Reserve Champbeaux Marselan. If you like jammy, fruit-forward wines with spice, this is the wine for you. It is one of the big girl wines that keep you warm in the cooler months.

Tonight, we are going to be tasting the 2018 Principessa Gavia Gavi from my beloved country Italy. Gavi is grown in the Piedmont region of Italy and made from the Cortese grape.

Today's wine word of the day is "must". After the grapes are crushed and right before the fermentation process starts, the crushed grapes are known as must. So put that in your glass and sip it

Gavi is full of Pineapple and Green Apple on the nose with some minerality. It is a crisp, medium body wine with high acidity and tannins.  Gavi has a pale straw hue with hints of lemon undertones with a medium finish.

You can pair this wine with Pringles or pair it with Lobster Mac and Cheese.