We’ve been trying a lot of new wines and need to keep track of the ones we like, so I’m going to start blogging about them.
Last week we had Julianne and Tanner over for dinner, so we opened a Nora Albarino and a Posenato Costa Lunga (Soave Classico) to compare. Everybody liked both wines very well. The Nora was spicier and more crisp, while the Posenato was smoother and more delicate, without having the sort of sweetish, sticky mouthfeel I often associate with “smooth” wines. I’d buy either again. The Nora was about $15. I’m not sure about the Posenato because it was a Winestyles selection of the month in recent months. If you are Winestyles members, one benefit is a monthly selection of a couple of bottles of wine. Winestyles is gimmicky, but between the tastings and monthly selection, we are learning more about what we do and do not like. Additionally, you’re almost forced to articulate what that means to you, as you try the different wines at the tastings. Most of the monthly selections have been great, but there have been a couple of ringers, such as the extremely sweet champagne we opened on July 4th for fireworks. We didn’t even drink it!
A great example of a type of wine we probably would never have tried on our own is Albarino. In addition to being featured in a tasting, there was an Albarino in a recent monthly selection. I haven’t tried one yet that I disliked. I believe we had a Martin Codax and really enjoyed it.
I will try to blog our opinions when we try new wines in the future.
