Posting this on a Saturday, as I'll be winging my way up to Portland for a short trip tomorrow afternoon. Working on the podcast this afternoon as well, so expect it to be released tomorrow morning.
One word for this wine - Corked! Ya know, I was looking forward to a red from Portugal and this one looked promising sitting on the shelf at Trader Joe's. This one was so corked, I couldn't even get an idea of the grape, a varietal that I have never tried before. Too bad.
So info on cork taint from wiki - TCA has a characteristic odor, resembling a moldy newspaper....
Hope your afternoon is going better - I decided to crack open a Flipside and enjoy some pinball.
Must be an isolated incident. I had a bottle of this Tuella Douro 2011 last night, that I've had in my rack for awhile, and was impressed. It is a solid red dinner wine which went well with our home made pizza. Trader Joes has been very responsive in replacing bad product, in my experience.
ReplyDeleteI agree with DickWms. It's wonderful Douro red from the Symington Family Estates. It is imperative to open it a let it breathe for a while either using a decanter or simple pouring it into the glass letting it aerate for a while.
ReplyDeleteHi Dick and Lino - you convinced me - I'll be giving it another try next week - Cheers, Jerry
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