TN: NZ, Etna, Ribiera Sacra

Monday was no wine night, with pasta with ramp pesto and Plenty-styled poac hed vegetables. The poaching liquid called for most of a bottle of white wi ne, I used the 2014 Kumeu “Village” Chardonnay. Tasted the remnants Tuesday. Sweeter pear and pit fruit, but no apparent oak. Enough a cid to keep from flabbiness, clean and easy. B/B-

Tuesday I did pork chops, a broccoli salad, quinoa, and salad, wine was the 2014 Calabretta Rosato. Very dark for rose, somewhat dense and structured. Red f ruits, some flint, big. This just isn’t what I look for in rose. B- /C+

Wednesday Betsy grilled a spice rubbed chicken, served with Chinese spinach , shisitos, king trumpets, and rice (with umeboshi and nori). Wine was the

2014 Guimaro (Ribiera Sacra). Lovely fresh red, bright raspberry fruit with bacon and peppery spice notes. With time gets quite floral, and some earth and pine needle as well. Fresh bright and tasty, pretty complex for a sub- $15 red. B+

Grade disclaimer: I'm a very easy grader, basically A is an excellent wine, B a good wine, C drinkable. Anything below C means I wouldn't drink at a p arty where it was only choice.Furthermore, I offer no promises of objectivi ty, accuracy, and certainly not of consistency.

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