Wine

[Layne]

Crossposting from the Snacks thread since it's somewhat relevant.

Selections de la Vina started importing Gueyu Mar tinned seafood. Get it if you can.

GUEYUMAR | select-de-la-vina

www.selectionsdelavina.com

 

[Gaseous Clay]

Crossposting from the Snacks thread since it's somewhat relevant.

Selections de la Vina started importing Gueyu Mar tinned seafood. Get it if you can.

GUEYUMAR | select-de-la-vina

www.selectionsdelavina.com

Looks like I have a reason to go to a new wine store that just opened in Pasadena - theyre on the list it seems.

 

[Stabby]

So stoked to have this. It's not as lava lampy or as limey as its predecessor, but it's still delicious. A bit of sharp citrus (whatever that means; it makes sense to me), a little tea leaf. This has been so damn difficult to get but our wine director worked his magic and got us some.




Also while I'm at it... this also happened, courtesy that wine director guy.

 

[Thirst Trappist]

A bottle of wine gift my lady got

 

[Layne]

Possibly the best Southold wine I’ve had. 2019 skin contact Albariño. Amazing apricot, stone fruit nose. Taste follows with a pleasant tartness. Lacking the VA of some Southold bottles and that’s a big plus here. This is basically a top-tier peach fruited sour or something very similar

 

[sobeleg]

Always tasty

 

[Sacrelicio]

Was great with some duck l'orange

 

[Sacrelicio]

This is extraordinary.

We had one of their other wines recently and it was great.

 

[Layne]

Hitting the spot with tinned sardines and fried potato cakes. Snow in Austin means I don’t even think about leaving the house

 

[Sacrelicio]

Having fun working my way through the Cru Beaujolais at South Lyndale. Another excellent one.

 

[Gaseous Clay]

I keep wanting it to be winter but it was 75F today so summer wines it is. This is delicious. Reminds me of Tropicale but with more of a honeydew and tangerine flavor profile.

 

[Stabby]

We did a thing.



This is a smaller batch of Controvento Rosso which yielded about 700 bottles. It's a bit savory, with a little fig/raisin/black cherry. The natural wine funk was there at first, albeit very faint, but has since faded (and I had this open for a couple hours before sampling). 100% Montepulciano.

As part of the beer team, I didn't have a hand in this, but I'm thrilled to be associated with it!

 

[Layne]

I keep wanting it to be winter but it was 75F today so summer wines it is. This is delicious. Reminds me of Tropicale but with more of a honeydew and tangerine flavor profile.

I enjoyed this is a lot more than tropicale

 

[flexabull]

I am a sucker for wines from Amador. Especially Barberas.

 

[Dave]

This shit is honeydew juice.

 

[Layne]

Popped this tonight with a boatload of pasta. I am currently sick full but need to find more Drago bottles

 

[Stabby]

Popped this tonight with a boatload of pasta. I am currently sick full but need to find more Drago bottles

Rosso should be around but not sure about Rosa or Botte. Let me know. Rosso is stellar.

https://newark.coolvines.com/websearch_results.html?kw=drago

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[Layne]

Rosso should be around but not sure about Rosa or Botte. Let me know. Rosso is stellar.

https://newark.coolvines.com/websearch_results.html?kw=drago

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Yeah it’s still around I just haven’t made a wine run in a few weeks. I was trying to make a bulk Kermit lynch buy... but after a lot of back and forth, they won’t ship to TX and the proxy they rec’d is being flakey af

 

[sobeleg]

This is taking me back to when we could actually travel to places like this (photo circa 2018).

 

[BelgianChris]

Interesting Spanish wine.