Arnaldo Caprai Sagrantino di Montefalco 25 Anni 2005 DOCG Montefalco Italy Made with the best grapes of 100% Sagrantino, aged 2 years in French Oak Barrique and a minimum of 6 months in bottle. I'd like to thank Kristen and her good friends for helping me taste this flight of wine picks for Thanksgiving. Great deal at $10. SRP $40.

said a woman next to me, savoring a sip of 1993 Arnaldo Caprai Sagrantino DOCG, the last wine to be tasted in a vertical that lasted nearly ninety minutes. Sagrantino is a powerful wine to taste alone, so tasters were treated to a variety of small dishes from the Eataly chef, which all paired nicely with the wine.

She is to make her own wine, in its own tank, from the tannic Sagrantino grape in Sonoma County under the guidance of a seasoned winemaking friend. Naked Wine by Alice Feiring. Reviewed by Marisa D'Vari. Most people think that like buying the freshest produce in a greenmarket, the more natural the wine, the better. have a business to run!”.

2007 D’Arenberg The Cenosillicaphobic Cat Sagrantino Cinsault. Winery owner Justine Henschke holds bottle next to WA Susan Barros. Very interesting tasting of Australian wines Susan Barros organized today for the first Wine Australia Tasting of 2011 -- Unusual Varietals and Classic Blends. So now you are asking: did it work? Shiraz Blend.

Below are some of the wines experienced: Wines: Arnaldo Caprai “25 anni&# , Sagrantino di Montefalco DOCG 2005. The event was so much fun! Bellavista Franciacorta Cuvée Brut. Castello Romitorio Brunello di Montalcino DOCG 2004. Dal Forno Romano Valpolicella superiore DOC 2004. Feudi di San Gregorio Greco di Tufo DOCG 2009.

Made with the best grapes of 100% Sagrantino, aged 2 years in French Oak Barrique and a minimum of 6 months in bottle. What is immediately apparent is the very deep dark opaque colors, with strong and vibrant vanilla concentrates on the nose, laid over violets, earth and spices.

The other is Montefalco Rosso, which by law is a blend of several grape varieties:: Sangiovese, Sagrantino, Montepulciano, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. Founded in 1971 by Arnaldo-Caprai Caprai, and now in the hands of his son Marco, the estate has become the leading producer of Sagrantino wines in the region.

Paolo Bea Sanvalentino IGT 2006 From Umbria and made from a blend of 70% Sangiovese, 15% Sagrantino and 15% Montepulciano d'Abruzzo, Paolo Bea is one of Italy's top producers. My friend Eric Guido has done it again. He's obsessed with Risotto, and I'm so glad. It's a tough job, but hey. somebody's got to do it. But first. to the wines.

The Sagrantino di Montefalco DOCG requires 100 percent Sagrantino used, with a required 29 months aging before release. The Montefalco is a blend of 70% Sangiovese, 15% Sagrantino, and 15% of Merlot. montefalco. The bouquet is one of dark, brooding red fruits with hints of plum, cinnamon, and earth. This wine is 100% Grechetto.

Eric pulled out all the stops, bringing with him 3 picks from his wine cellar, a Paolo Bea Sagrantino di Montefalco, a Giuseppe Quintarelli Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Riserva, and for dessert a Giuseppe Quintarelli Amabile del Cere Passito. Now we could relax and enjoy the party. but what followed is what I want to focus on here.

100% Sagrantino grapes fermented in stainless steel tanks then aged in French oak barriques for 14 months and an additional 8 months in bottle. My red is so confident he flashes trophies of war And ribbons of euphoria. Orange is young, full of daring but very unsteady for the first go 'round. My yellow in this case is no so mellow.

God is great (though a little too late) and opportunity came my way last year when I was putting the sagrantino to bed. "Boots is not going to be a switcher!" a friend said about her charmer of a daughter. It took a few beats for me to understand that we weren't addressing Boots' sexuality, but proper utensil strategy. was raised by wolves.

Last night we popped the cork on a barrel sample of the Sagrantino I helped to make (foot stomped, wine copped) up on my rooftop. Here is Pascaline, sommelier of Rouge Tomate's reaction

The Goretti Family of the Umbria region of Italy creates this Montefalco Rosso at Fattoria Le Mura Saracene from a blend of Sangiovese, Sagrantino and Merlot. The process begins in stainless steel tanks, then 12 months in oak barrels followed by 8-10 months in bottle.

70% Sangiovese, 15% Sagrantino, and 15% Merlot is the blend for this earthy, resinous number from Montefalco, Italy. Dense and ruby colored, full bodied with plums and vanilla, this extracted red speaks of dark sour fruits with structured tannins and hints of oak, but is a good drinking wine that goes down easy

Made from mostly Sangiovese and blended with Sagrantino, this full-bodied red from the Umbrian region of Italy is a juicy, perfumed wonder-wine. Imagine this. you're holding a basket of fresh-picked mushrooms, then stepping into a barn, that's what's on the nose. Has an herbal edge that reminds me a bit of an Aglianico/Nero D'Avola.

Then he informed Mr. Sonoma about my recent blog on making Sagrantino "Thats nice," I said. Then he informed Mr. Sonoma about my recent blog on making Sagrantino Kevin Kelley (Im beginning to think everyone in the world is now named Kevin!) Alice is a wine writer," our mutual friend said. box soon showed up on my doorstep.

So, now that Im not preoccupied with Sagrantino, I can come back home to this space that I have neglected. So, now that Im not preoccupied with Sagrantino, I can come back home to this space that I have neglected. home : wine recommendations : wine girl for hire : bio : articles : contact « "Theyre killing the vines!"

So, now that I'm not preoccupied with Sagrantino, I can come back home to this space that I have neglected. It's over. At the beginning of it all I wondered if blogging for someone else is still blogging. I'm not sure it is. It is more essay. Which is fine because I love the form.

Thanks to the new FLIP, (sorry, I have not mastered the art of the edit) I was able to quasi document the adventure --traveling to California to help winemaker Kevin Hamel birth of what might be the only Sagrantino in America, belonging to olive oil meister, Ridgely Evers in Sonoma. They used knives, I used secateurs. The 3.5

Ten days after I started the process of turning Sagrantino grapes into wine

But here you go--here is the listing of LOVE Laurent Barth 2006s Love the pinot noir and the pinot gris. But right now Im an an Alsatian Pinot Gris roll. Antoine Arena The Corsican magician 2007 Carco This is a barrel sample, who knows what will happen but glug glug, I say. Like apricot water--not watery--it just has that kind of purity. FINALLY!

The Sagrantino Adventure in Pictorial Thanks to the new FLIP, (sorry, I have not mastered the art of the edit) I was able to quasi document the adventure --traveling to California to help winemaker Kevin Hamel birth of what might be the only Sagrantino in America, belonging to olive oil meister, Ridgely Evers in Sonoma. The 3.5 The 3.5

There was no Sagrantino but how happy was I to see the still lovely 1999 Bartolo Mascarello Barolo? Garys Friday night speech was manic and engaging, bringing the bloggers to a frenzy with his message that if they were not bringing in six figures from their site, they were screwing up. The conference was a sell out. got closer to my theme.

met a man growing Sagrantino grapes. One of the wines of his life was a Bea Sagrantino. met a man growing Sagrantino grapes. One of the wines of his life was a Bea Sagrantino. Stephen was fresh from the roof, because Ive banned him from smoking in my apartment. He sat down to be served. The phone rang. Out of Area.

©2008 Digital Image by Dave Trieger From Umbria , smack in the middle of Italy , comes this wonderful Arnaldo-Caprai Sagrantino Di Montefalco 2003 DOCG "Venticinque Anni". It's colors are on the purple side of a deep ruby red with aromas of black fruits, spices, plums, and truffles. big tasting "thank you" goes out to Gary

It is in the same category as my belief that Ximanavro is genetically related to Sagrantino, Im just skating on instinct. home : wine recommendations : wine girl for hire : bio : articles : contact « Niche Blogs from Food & Wine Magazine | Main | The Elusive Californian Terroir » Added Tannin Gives Red Wine a Bad Name? I asked.

The Sagrantino Voice of Reason » Newmans Own.Mistake February 07, 2008 You may have heard that Newman as in Paul now has a vanilla and chocolate wine on the market. home : wine recommendations : wine girl for hire : bio : articles : contact « But.Can You Get Past Airline Security? Main | Filippo Antonelli. Whats the rule? really?

Most every choice seems to have a consultants magic touch with one bright spot: one wine on the list is not only drinkable but lovely is the Antano Sagrantino but $110 for the pleasure is a wee bit too high. Youd miss a fine pizza if you did. from what I could see, almost everything else was a work in progress. Delicious.

inquired, and a guy named Konstantin sent back a laundry list of ultra exclusive top Italian bottlings, such as 2001 Argiolas Turriga Isola Dei Nuraghi , 2001 Braida Barbera D' asti 2001 Ai Suma , 2001 Colpetrone Montefalco Sagrantino , and countless Barolo's, Barbaresco's and Brunellos. Today I'm going to talk about how I buy wine. So what?"