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Wine of the Week: 2011 Yalumba Vermentino

June 4, 2014 in wine by traveleatlove | 5 comments

Summer days are here at last, and easy, inexpensive wine is here to stay, at least until pumpkin beer makes its too early appearance in August. We picked up a Yalumba Vermentino from Australia on a recent Bin Ends wine trip, and it paired perfectly with a leisurely back yard evening dinner made up of snacks: salami, cheese, crackers, veggies, and hummus.

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Vermentino, which originates in Italy, is fresh and fun, with zippy acidity and lemon notes with a kick of mineral flavors. It’s nice and dry and would be a crowd pleaser at any barbecue or summer outing. This wine sells for around $8 a bottle, so it is definitely something you won’t mind sharing or opening up on a random weeknight, just to celebrate nice weather.

Yalumba Vermentino

Happy Wine Wednesday!

Tags: Summer wine, vermentino, white wine, wine, wine blog, wine of the week, wine tasting, Wine Wednesday

Wine of the Week: Travessia Rosé of Pinot Noir

May 14, 2014 in wine by traveleatlove | 2 comments

I honestly can’t believe that my blog is going to be five years old next month. That makes me five years older when I started! As I was sitting down and sipping this glorious Wine of the Week, Rosé of Pinot Noir from Travessia, my mind wandered to my first encounter with this winery, at the Coastal Wine Trail kickoff event shortly after I started my blog. Umm, my photos have gotten slightly better than my post about the event then, but my palate still loves Travessia, and we have enjoyed seeing this Massachusetts winery grow and succeed over the years. It was the Travessia Rosé that really got me the first time and what made us sign up for the wine club and head down to New Bedford for the first wine club event.

Travessia rose wine

This 2013 Massachusetts Rosé of Pinot Noir is one of the best rosé wines I have had ever, from anywhere. I have said this about rosé before, but it is summer in a glass, and this one is so perfect chilled on a sunny day. The color of this wine is vibrant and fun, and it’s nice and dry with some juicy, bold strawberry and raspberry notes. It’s easy to drink, so easy that we tend to bring out a bottle anytime we have company, even when it doesn’t feel summery out. We’re going through our stash of “boat wine” before boat season even begins!

Travessia Rose of Pinot Noir

I’ve recommended it before, but visiting Massachusetts wineries makes for a great day trip/half day after a visit to Horseneck Beach. As you start to plan your Massachusetts day trips for the summer, here are a few posts on what you might expect.

Truro Vineyards

Westport Rivers, Travessia, and New Bedford

Coastal Wine Trail Kickoff 2010

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Wine of the Week: Fess Parker Viognier

April 16, 2014 in wine by traveleatlove | 4 comments

What a heavy week. The anniversary of the Boston Marathon brought a lot of heavy heartedness to the city, and another suspicious backpack brought flashbacks and nerves. I hope the rest of the week brings peace and cheers and at worst sore muscles as we look forward to welcoming the Boston Marathon back.

Before the week began, I got away to enjoy some seriously warm temperatures (80 degrees!) and belated birthday celebrations with my family in NJ. Originally we planned on going out to dinner, but when the weather turned out to be perfect, we decided to grill at my sister’s.

I knew I wanted a luscious white for sipping on the backyard swing while my brother-in-law kindly cooked dinner, and I was pretty sure it had to be a Viognier. Luckily the Wine Chateau, a store near my mom, offered a good selection, including my choice, this 2010 Fess Parker Viognier from Santa Barbara County.

Fess Parker Viognier

Just as you would expect from a Viognier, this wine was full of stone fruit flavor like ripe peaches. The mouth feel on a Viognier is such a huge part of its beauty, and this one certainly had weight, along with slight oak and vanilla notes. This Viognier goes perfectly with sunshine. I also highly recommend pairing it with a grilled dinner.  We had a serious feast of grilled shrimp, chicken sausage, lobster, mushrooms, asparagus, corn, and salad, followed by homemade chocolate ice cream. It was pretty much the best birthday dinner I could have asked for, and it was a nice preview of summer.

grilled lobster

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