Ep 196 - Lebanon

12/06/19 • 6 min

This week we are talking about Lebanon and its wine. Check out our wine recommendations for some amazing wines.

Wine Recommendations

Blend of Grenache, Syrah, and Mourvèdre
Aromas of blackberries, pepper, cedar and bitter coco
It’s dry with medium acidity and tannins with flavors of similar to aromas with the addition of mushroom or earthy notes
The tannins provides a wonderful texture to the wine
We thought this wine was at its best paired with food like a hard or semi hard cheese

This wine is a blend of 60% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Sauvignon
Very deep inky colored wine with aromas of blackberries and black cherries, dusty earth, and eucalyptus notes
It’s dry with medium plus acidity and tannins with flavors of dark berries, coco and spice
Great textured wine with a lot of structure with a nice long finish

Sources

This week we are talking about Lebanon and its wine. Check out our wine recommendations for some amazing wines.

Wine Recommendations

Blend of Grenache, Syrah, and Mourvèdre
Aromas of blackberries, pepper, cedar and bitter coco
It’s dry with medium acidity and tannins with flavors of similar to aromas with the addition of mushroom or earthy notes
The tannins provides a wonderful texture to the wine
We thought this wine was at its best paired with food like a hard or semi hard cheese

This wine is a blend of 60% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Sauvignon
Very deep inky colored wine with aromas of blackberries and black cherries, dusty earth, and eucalyptus notes
It’s dry with medium plus acidity and tannins with flavors of dark berries, coco and spice
Great textured wine with a lot of structure with a nice long finish

Sources

Every couple of months we take a pause on our normal format and talk about four wine we’ve enjoyed recently and want to share with all of you.

Wine Recommendations

Fermented in stainless steel tanks, this Chardonnay did not undergo malolactic fermentation
Light golden color wine with aromas of pineapple, apple, white flowers and tangerines
It’s dry with medium plus acidity, light body and flavors similar to aromas
Crisp, light and refreshing wine great with light pastas, grilled fish or salads.

This wine is a blend of Sangiovese, Colorino, and Merlot with aromas of sour cherries with a hint of earthiness
It’s dry with medium plus acidity and tannins with flavors of sour cherries, earth and black tea
The tannins give a lovely smooth texture to the wine with a pleasant finish
Great food wine to pair with salami, cold cuts and pasta

This wine has aromas of cherries, baking spices a hint of earth
It’s dry, light bodied with light tannins, medium plus acidity and flavors of cherries, red berries and rose
This wine is delicate but needs a little time to open up with some oxygen for the flavors to really shine
The new oak was perfectly done with just enough to give it some complexity but not overwhelm the wine and keep all those lovely red fruit flavors.

From Venturi Vineyard in Mendocino County California
These vines were planted in 1948.
This wine has aromas of red fruits and baking spices
It’s dry with medium plus acidity and tannins and flavors of red fruits like cherries and cranberries as well as a little earth
This is a leaner style Zin than what you would get from other places in California like Lodi.
Really fresh tasting, fruit forward wine with bright acidity

This week we are talking about Brachetto d’Acqui. Brachetto d’Acqui is a DOCG in the Piedmont wine region of Northwest Italy.

Wine Recommendations

Risata is a larger producer in the area - in fact they produce the #1 seller of Moscato d’Asti in America
Aromas of candied red berries and orange
It’s sweet with medium plus body, medium acidity with flavors of red berries and apricot preserves
This wine has enough acidity to stand up to the sweetness but not syrupy
It’s very lively, bright and a real treat
It paired well with dark chocolate so this wine can handle more intensely flavored desserts