Geography of Wine

Name : Santola White Wine  Cultivar : Vinho Verde White Blend  Vintage : 2021 Country : Portugal  Price : $9.00  Wine Review : "Lemon and wet clay. The great zest of vinho verde. Who cannot love this? Clean palate with some apples and pear. Exquisite. Easy to love." - Dale at Vivino.com. "So easy to gulp down - citrus, green apple, pear, lemon, and a touch of salt. Slightly fizzy so greatly enjoyed it very cold on a hot, sunny day." - John at Vivino.com.  Wine Folly : pg. 184 - Vinho Verde. Vinho Verde is typically a wine blend from Portugal that is offered in white, rose, and red styles of wine. It is often described as low alcohol, high acidity, semi-sweet, low tannins, and low body. The most common notes would be lemonade, white blossom, pink grapefruit, yellow apple, and lime zest. It is often paired with seafood, mango salsa, anything with cilantro, etc.  Personal Take : I bought this wine on a whim after tasting the Rose version of this wine as I like that

  For the last dinner of the semester, my roommate and I decided to make a three-course meal on a budget, especially after our third round of exams before finals. She found a recipe for less than $20 and I got the other foods from Westend, a dining hall on campus, as I had dining dollars to use. We went back and forth on which wines we should have and we finally decided on Nebbiolo, Barbera, and Strawberry Moscato.  For the first course of the night, we had a 12oz Ribeye steak paired with a $21, Anzivino Gattinara Nebbiolo. The steak was marinated with lemongrass, garlic, and an herb blend and cooked to medium-well consistency. The flavor of the steak was impeccable. I have never had a steak this good. The wine on its own has very good flavors of plum, cherry, black currant, oak, spice, and vanilla. By itself, the wine is very high in acid and tannins. When paired with the steak, the acidity was lowered but not like the tannins. The tannins were lowered to a point where the wine paired

Name : Santola  Cultivar : Vinho Rose Blend  Vintage : 2021 Country : Portugal  Price : $9.00  Wine Review : "Nice inexpensive Rosé with aromas and flavors of peaches, red cherries, strawberries, and hints of lime. A supermarket-tasting sample." - Keith at Vivino.com. "Great PQR rosé! A bit muted on the nose, with only slight hints of lime and cherry and a salty minerality backdrop. However, it really opens up on the palate, with great acidity and a wholesome strawberry, cranberry, candied apple, and grapefruit profile." - Andre at Vivino.com  Wine Folly : pg. 184 - Vinho Verde. Vinho Verde is typically a wine blend from Portugal that is offered in white, rose, and red styles of wine. It is often described as low alcohol, high acidity, semi-sweet, low tannins, and low body. The most common notes would be lemonade, white blossom, pink grapefruit, yellow apple, and lime zest. It is often paired with seafood, mango salsa, anything with cilantro, etc.  Personal Take

Name : El Cortijillo  Cultivar : Tempranillo  Vintage : 2021 Price : $6.95  Country : Spain  Wine Review : "Very good with steak." "Delicious, not too dry." "Deep, rich grape/blackberry flavor. Very warming. Tannins are definitely there but still very drinkable. Cherry mild flavor; aftertaste a somewhat subtle, mild, meaty chestnut flavor. Possibly a floral note even." - Vivino.com  Wine Folly : pg. 175 - Tempranillo. Tempranillo generally has a lot of body, tannins, alcohol, and acidity with low sweetness. The typical notes in Tempranillo are cherry, tobacco, cedar, dill, and dried fig. They can be opened and consumed young but they are best when they have been aged for a little while in an oak barrel. More refined Tempranillos pair best with gourmet burgers, steak, lamb, baked pasta, and tomato-based dishes. Personal Take : When I first tasted this wine I was hit with the tannins that give the mouth pucker feel. I got notes of cherry, plum, oak, black

  Name : Lolea Sangria No 1  Cultivar : Red Blend  Vintage : Unknown  Price : $3.99  Country : Italy, Spain Wine Review : "A delicious frizzante sangria crafted with Tempranillo and Cabernet Sauvignon red wine, Mediterranean citrus, and a touch of cinnamon. Clear, neat, bright, and attractive with a fine constant bubble. Keeping its fresh wine essence, with a cherry touch, orange rind, sweet peach, cinnamon, and sour strawberry."  Wine Folly : pg. 175 - Tempranillo. Tempranillo generally has a lot of body, tannins, alcohol, and acidity with low sweetness. The typical notes in Tempranillo are cherry, tobacco, cedar, dill, and dried fig. They can be opened and consumed young but they are best when they have been aged for a little while in an oak barrel. More refined Tempranillos pair best with gourmet burgers, steak, lamb, baked pasta, and tomato-based dishes. pg. 88 - Cabernet Sauvignon. Cabernet Sauvignon generally has notes of cedar, cherry, baking spices, black currant, a