Wine Flights This Week 9/15 – 9/20

September 14, 2009  |   Posted by : events  |   Wine Tasting   |   0 Comment»

EUROPEAN WHITE BLENDS                                                            $14.00 FLIGHT

Mouras de Arraiolos “Patameiras” Branco 2007       Alentejo, Portugal

Heard of Antão Vaz, Arinto or Perrum??  These are the grapes that make this quaffable white wine.

Taste:  $3.00 Glass:  $5.00

Castellana “Pinspiración Pampano Vino Blanco Seco 2008    Rueda, España

A blend of 60% Verdejo and 40% Viura from Castellana, who consistently produces award-winning white wines.

Taste:  $4.50 Glass:  $9.50

Sertoli Salis “Torre Della Sirena” 2006     Lombardia, Italia

This wine is obtained from the local pink-skinned Rossola and Pignola grapes, oak fermented and bottle aged for 12 months.

Taste:  $6.50 Glass:  $17.00

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VIVA ESPAÑA                                                                             $11.50 FLIGHT

Señorío de Sarría Rosado 2007              Navarra, España

A bright and lively rosé made from the best vineyards of Grenache grapes.

Taste:  $3.00 Glass:  $5.00

San Martin “Señorío de Unx” Crianza 2004                       Navarra, España

A blend of 80% Tempranillo and 20% Grenache with a year spent in American oak barrels.

Taste:  $4.00 Glass:  $7.50

Viña Alarba Old Vines Grenache 2007      Calatayud, España

Old vine Grenache from the best vineyards from vines minimum of 50-year-old vines.

Taste:  $4.50 Glass:  $9.00

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LOVELY LOMBARDIANS                                                                              $17.50 FLIGHT

Martilde “Tina” Barbera ORGANIC 2005                   Lombardia, Italia

Barbera made from organic grapes and bottled without filtration.

Taste:  $4.50 Glass:  $9.50

Picchioni Buttafuoco 2001             Lombardia, Italia

Cool climate blend of Croatina, Barbera & Vespolina left on the skins for an extended period then rested in barrique.

Taste:  $4.50 Glass:  $9.50

Andrea Picchioni “Arfena” Pinot Nero 2007                        Lombardia, Italia

Oltrepò Pavese is a triangle of land in Lombardia that is wedged between Liguria, Emilia-Romamagna & Piemonte. Forming the northern end of the Appennini mountains.

Taste:  $8.50 Glass:  $19.00

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WORLDLY RED BLENDS                                                      $16.00 FLIGHT

Algarve “Cinco Sentidos Malbec-Cabernet 2004   Mendoza, Argentina

A 50/50 blend of Cabernet and Malbec, hand picked and aged for 12 months in French oak.

Taste:  $5.00 Glass:  $11.50

Marquis Philips “Sarah’s Blend” Red 2007   South Eastern Australia

Blend of Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot aged in French and American oak, ready to enjoy now and in years to come.

Taste:  $5.00 Glass:  $11.50

Palamà “Mavro” Salento Rosso 2006                Puglia, Italia

“Mavro” is Greek for “black” and this blend of Malvasia Nera and Negroamaro IS quite dark.

Taste:  $ 6.00 Glass:  $14.50

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