I did not approach this week’s wine with high expectations. The label was a confusing mismatch of images on the front. On the back, the font was fun, but I noted the labeling of “Vino da Tavola,” or “table wine.” However, I started prepping my food and delved into my research anyway.
The labeling of “Vino da Tavola” is generally used to distinguish between “table wines” and high quality wines in Italy. Table wines encompass a variety of different grapes. They can utilize blends of grapes from different regions as well as different vintages. * For this reason, they usually are not labeled with a vintage year and instead are simply marked “NV” for non-vintage. Vino da Tavola wines are progressively being labeled as just “Vino.”
Tim Manning is the man behind this wine and the others at Vinaccio. Tim first started the wine project Vinochisi in Italy. He wanted to mix things up with how wines were being made in Italy. Tim has since started Vinaccio as an effort to bring wines created with his methods to the masses. Since Vinaccio means, “plonk” in English, then I started by plonking my glass down on the table. *
This wine was from Sicily, Italy and sampled on September 9, 2018. I noted the nice gold coloring in my glass and took a big whiff from it. I inhaled the simple scents of butter and lemon. It instantly made me think of lobster. I was listening to “New Light” by John Mayer. The lemon continued once I took my first taste and grapefruit and honey joined it. The taste was almost as if cough drops were instead candy and this one had been liquefied. It left my lips a little puckered and my taste buds wanting more. It made for a refreshing release with the Gouda.
I gave this wine a rating of 4.5. I was utterly surprised and taken aback by it. I did not expect a table wine to be this crisp and delicious. I had to plonk down a second glass!
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