Continuing on with part 3 of our Holiday Wine Picks, we are rolling out our holiday wine parings for cheese.
Very popular and found at almost every holiday get t0geather, cheese is a perfect appetizer and wonderful with wine. Don’t know which wine to choose? The staff at We Speak Wine developed our holiday wine picks for cheese just for you.
Continuing on with part 2 of our Holiday Wine Picks, we are showcasing wine picks for the beloved, often glazed and poked with cloves, ham. Next week will be our final installment for our Holiday Wine Picks list, with our fantastic picks for cheese.
Ham is a traditional choice for many homes during the holidays, especially for Christmas. Ham is a bit trickier when it comes to paring wine, that is why the staff at We Spek Wine are here to help you out.
Another holiday season is upon us! Time for food, drink, family, friends, fun and gifts. This holiday season we thought that we would help you out with your holiday wine selections by creating this quick list of our favorite wines.
This is a 3 part list, this week we will start with turkey and follow with ham and of course cheese, so check back in the next week for our other selections.
Turkey is certainly one of the most popular choice for holiday meals around Thanksgiving. Nothing better than to enjoy a great wine with friends, family and Tom Turkey.
Castello Monaci "Liante" Salice Salentino DOC 2007
Let us start an open discussion of a wine we have become a big fan of. The wine is Castello Monaci “Liante” Salice Salentino DOC 2007. We invite everyone to post their experiences with this wine. Please feel free to provide your own critique by placing a message in the comments area of the blog, this will help others select the perfect wine for their occasion. We will preview your comments and moderate them, once we do that we will approve a comment and it will show on the website.
Producer Background: Located near the bucolic town of Salice Salentino in Puglia, the “heel” of “Italy’s boot” which is an idyllic spot situated between the Adriatic and Tirrenean seas, is the new property of Castello Monaci. The eponymous castle is nestled amid groves of centuries old olive trees, and a long road slices straight through the estate’s 150 hectares of vineyards, forming what Monaci terms a meridian, an imaginary line which is the highest point in the sky reached by the sun.
With such a bounty of sunlight flooding the land, Castello Monaci is disegnati dal sole (‘crafted by the sun’).
Vinification:
Liante (“Wind of the Levant”) is the icy wind of winter and the hot one of summer, which gusts fiercely through most of the Adriatic, particularly Puglia. The liante is a symbol for a land that breathes.
Vineyard trellising at Monaci is a combination of Alberello Pugliese and spurred cordon systems on deep and dry, limestone, clay and siliceous soils. Resembling a small tree, the Alberello is optimal for achieving vine maturity while shielding the grapes from excessive sun. The spurred cordon insures small yields to maximize concentration and flavor of the grapes. The average yield is a low 4.4 tons per hectare, around the 2 tons per acre that is typically farmed to produce high quality wines.
The grapes are hand harvested at dawn and fermented separately because they ripen at various intervals. In early September, Negroamaro ripens first, while the Malvasia Nera takes another two weeks. There’s a controlled-temperature fermentation in stainless steel tank, with 10-12 days maceration and daily pumping over. After the malolactic fermentation, the wine is blended and approximately half is aged in French barriques and the rest is aged in steel.
Tasting Notes: With intense, complex aromas of wild cherry conserve, dried plums, chocolate and vanilla, the wine shows powerful, ripe dark fruit and spices on the palate, with a pleasant finish. The wine is a great match with spicy foods like Fra Diavolo sauce.
Food Match: roasts, red meat, pasta in meat sauce, Hard cheeses, grilled meats, beef.
Folie A Deux Menage A Trois Red 2007
This week we would like to open a discussion on Folie A Deux Menage A Trois Red 2007. If you are new to You Talk Wine, which we are sure you are because we have just launched our website, we invite everyone to tell us your experiences with this wine. Please feel free to provide your own critique by placing a message in the comments area of the blog, this will help others select the perfect wine for their occasion. We will preview your comments and moderate them, once we do that we will approve a comment and it will show on the website.
WINEMAKER NOTES
Our 2007 Ménage à Trois exposes the fresh, ripe, jam like fruit that is the calling card of California wine. Forward, silky and soft, this delicious dalliance makes the perfect accompaniment for grilled meats or chicken.
So what do you think? Let us know if you have tried this wine, give us your 2 cents.
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Welcome to the We Speak Wine “You Talk Wine”. We would like to select a wine each week and create a discussion group. We will encourage everyone to give their feedback on the chosen wine, especially if they have tried it. This is a great chance to let others know what you think of a wine, and can help others select the right wine for their occasion.
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