Given the interruption to the regular activities
of the UWS, I thought I'd revert to my story of the Wine Century.
I've done the 100 – and have a very nice
certificate, and have gone past the 200 now..I have sort of stopped,
but if something comes up. Well. Why not? .
So, I have a number of bottles of wine of obscure
grape varieties which need drinking. This is one of them. I will be
posting weekly on this until I run out.....
I bought this for the Croatina grape, but as an
added bonus it has some Uva Rara in there. Nope, I've not heard of
either before.
Croatina Grape:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croatina
Uva Rara: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uva_Rara
The Wine: Sangue di Giuda 2017, Bruno Verdi.
Region: Pavese, North East Lombardy - City of
Pavia
Grapes: Croatina, Barbera, Uva Rara
The interesting thing about this wine is that it
is a sweet red wine, low in alcohol at 8.5%, lightly sparkling. Quite
like Lambrusco.
I've actually been putting off opening this
bottle, as in Sweet Red Wine - really?
But, it is really nice! Very deep red, light
but powerful at the same time, and not that sweet.
The website says:
Intense ruby red with violet tinges, it has a
large and complex nose rich in fruity olfactory sensations with a
clear memory of typical aromas of wine at a young age. Sweet,
slightly moved, fruity, soft, slightly tannic, long, with a very
pleasant persistence. Try it with salami or young cacciatorino, fruit
tart, homemade donut.
You will not see it in the supermarket - but
it is not too expensive online at <£10 from various sources.
I bought it from Turton Wines,
https://www.turtonwines.co.uk/products/bruno-verdi-sangue-di-giuda-paradiso?_pos=1&_sid=14d455724&_ss=r
Also available from other suppliers
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