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This $14 Italian red is a gem that invites a pairing with a pot roast or pasta
Dave McIntyre, The Washington Post
Feb. 12, 2021
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From left: Zeni FeF Collection Corvina Veronese 2018, Babylonstoren Mourvedre Rosé 2020, Bovale Old Vines Bobal 2019, Longevity Vintner Select Pinot Grigio 2019, Herdade do Esporão Monte Velho 2019.The Washington Post
Some people enjoy expensive trophy wines. For me, the real gems are value-packed, reasonably priced wines from unheralded regions or from obscure grape varieties. This week, we have a scintillating red from the corvina grape, grown in northern Italy near Verona, as well as a rustic red from the bobal grape, redolent of cherries and wild herbs. We also have a California pinot grigio with a salmon hue from skin contact that essentially looks and tastes like a rosé, plus a bracing rosé from South Africa and an affordable, tasty white from Portugal.