We have a couple Jim Dandy wines this Saturday, under $10, and we have them made up just for us. No kidding. Something of a GWS wine/private lable, well, sorta but you get the idea. One is pictured to the left and the other is described below; 1 nice white, 1 very nice Rose.We do this every so often, pop the cork on some moderately priced wine, for a number of good reasons. The best is that wine doesn't have to be expensive to be good. There are plenty of moderately priced wines that just call out "I don't want to spend a fortune but a glass with dinner or at the end of the day would be nice".
The second is to share with you something we think is a good value and we like. Otherwise, we wouldn't put it forth at the tasting. Wine also tells you who we are ... not all the secrets, but it says something.
Last, it gave us a chance to pull up the vintage (did we write that??) I Love Lucy....hey. The wine has to start somewhere.
2010 ALMARA FINCA LINTE,
NAVARRA
This 100% Tempranillo variety provides an excellent quality wine, packed with ripe fruit and good soft tannins, with a great aromatic concentration of red fruit. The taste is of forest fruits, with a ripe juicy palate.
Saturday, 3-6p 132 Front St., Greenport.
