Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Sakonnet Vidal Blanc


My first write-up of a Rhode Island wine – and while no ones wine merchant is likely to carry this wine – I thought I might use it to encourage you (and me) to seek out wineries close to home and give them a chance. (Every state in the NATION has a winery! Bill O'Reilly and Steven Colbert would be proud) This is the first time I’ve tasted a wine and connected to multiple distinct fruit flavors on both the front and back ends of each taste. Mrs. Vino tasted before me and said, “grapefruit”. I tasted and got apple juice, but as I continued to taste the acid kicked in and there was the grapefruit. This was a really interesting and unique wine and I’m glad I selected it amongst the many wines I tasted at this winery last month. Perfect for a summer night - or day for that matter. The November 2003 Food and Wine magazine said the wine has "an impressive amount of flavor and intensity." Indeed!

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