April Wine Club Tasting - Indigenous Italian Varietals

155 South Main Street,Keller TX 76248

27 April, 2023

Description

This month we will taste and discuss five Italian wines that are indigenous Italian varietals. Before the tasting we will have a special pre-tasting with Messina Hof, with a focus on their wines that are also originally Italian grapes. A representative from Messina Hof will get started pouring at 5:30. This will be less of a formal presentation but a tasting and some information on each of the 3 wines we will be bringing in and they will be pouring. You do not need to be there by 5:30 to participate, this will just be happening from 5:30 until 7:00 until the official wine club presentation begins. Cost for this special pre-tasting will be just $10. There will be an add-on button on Eventbrite which will really help us gauge and prepare beforehand but also feel free to pay in-store that night. Those three wines are: - Bonarrigo Heritage Select white (Trebbiano-Pinot Grigio - Sagrantino Reserve - Bonarrigo Heritage Reserve red (Primitivo-Sagrantino-Sangiovese) With nearly 20% of global production, Italy is the world’s largest wine producer, ahead of France and Spain. It is now thought that wine-making in Italy dates back to around 4000 BC. We will be tasting five wines from native Italian grapes. Indigenous Italian Varietals Wine list: Folada Nosiola - 100% Nosiola - The only local white grape that is still cultivated in Tentino - 7-8 months in steel tanks, 3-4 months in bottle - Hay green color - Aromas of apricot and elderberry - Serve at 50-55°, pair with trout, whitefish Brugnano V90 Vino Vanta Grillo - 100% Grillo - Sicilia DOC / Partinico area of Alcamo DOC - Bright straw yellow and green highlights - Intense floral notes, apricot, white peach, and yellow plum - Great balance of acid and freshness, creating an easy drinking full bodied fresh wine - Serve at 50-55° Brugnano Naisi Sicilia Red - 75% Nero d’Avola / 25%Cabernet Sauvignon (okay, we’re cheating the theme a little bit on this one, but we felt this wine would be better received that the 100$ Nero d’Avola options we were considering) - Aromas of blackberry, ripe cherries and peppers - Palate is full and enveloping, with a pleasant spicy note on the finish - Serve at 60° Rosset Terrior Cornalin Vallee D’Aoste - 100% Cornalin - Ruby red color - Red fruits, plum, cherries. Dry with a little bit of spice balanced well with the tannins - Pair with cured meats, red sauce dishes, cheese Giribaldi Barbaresco - 100% Nebbiolo - Ruby red with hints of purple - Floreal perfume with notes of wild roses, raspberries and cinnamon - Dry and balanced on the palate with notes of vanilla, leather, and tabacco - Pair with pasta dishes and fatty meats