#175 Aleatico

2008 Rossini Pergola Rosso Aleatico Marche

I swear I have had this wine before but things do get a bit hazy at this point.  The nose suggests that I am in for a sickly sweet experience with loads of blueberry syrup wafting from the glass.  My first sip still has me thinking blueberry... and has me waiting for the sugar...  but no! Instead this bottle hits me with a delightful curveball.  Bone dry with nice acid and just enough of the alcohol "burn".

#174 Colombard

Sweet up front, quick dose of acidity and a fast finish which leaves me thinking I just had a glass of orange juice.  This is a $5 New Jersey white which gets me a step closer...

#173 Lacrima Di Morro D'Alba

Marotti Campi Rubico Lacrima Di Morro D'Alba


This red is explosively aromatic with loads of floral scents.  The wine itself is dry and acidic and requires a food pairing.

There is a great description of the grape found via the link above.

#172 Kadarka

Marika Nemes Kadarka

Sweet dry red.  Very nice.

#171 Alexandrouli

Khvanchkara, 6% alcohol

Sweet red, perhaps with a hint of oak?

#170 Frontenac

Saint Croix Vineyards

This is a University of Minnesota varietal.  Designed to be winter hardy.  Interesting raspberry flavor.

#169 Alfrocheiro

Dao Cabriz 2007

Bone dry, Anise and acid.

#168 Fateasca Regala

Curtea Regala PodargaSarca Niculitel 2006

Romanian sweet white.  Funky butterscotch nose then semi sweet from start to finish.

#167 Catarrato

La Piazza Sicily 2007

Simply this was a Sauvignon Blanc-lite.

#166 Catawba

Ranier Rose Tomasello Winery "American Table Wine"

This is an American original grape.  Syrupy sweet, tastes of Concord grape jelly.  We added some seltzer to create a spritzer which might be an interesting summer surprise.

#165 Bacchus

Peter Brum 2008 Rheinhessen

A white wine in a red bottle.  Very sweet but flavor fades rapidly and finishes perfectly clean with just a wisp of hazelnut.

#164 Baga

Luis Pato Casta Baca

Very dry, high acidity sparkler.  Not a crowd favorite.

#163 Delaware

Saint Croix Vineyards

White wine tasted like Pixie Sticks, sweet yet drinkable.  "Grapey" but with an artificial grape flavor.

Wine Flood!

In an effort to catch up with my backlog of wine posts the following posts will be short and sweet.  If time permits I will back and fill with photos.  For now though this will have to suffice...