White Wine
Kourtaki Retsina Of Attiki, Central Greece P.G.I., Greece: Kourtaki Retsina Of Attiki is fragrant, dry and medium-bodied with lemon preserve, herbal, cedar and pine resin flavours on the palate. An acquired taste, one either loves Retsina or not. Chill and enjoy it with some traditional Greek fare like calamari, pan-fried saganaki cheese or taramosalata with black olives, fresh cut tomato and cucumber slices. Retsina is designated a traditional wine from Greece and has been made in Greece for at least the past 2000 years. Winemakers would often let wine stand in open or porous vessels and the wine would quickly spoil. However, they also discovered that sealing the vessels with pitch from Aleppo pine trees, prevented the wine for oxygenating and the wine would keep longer. This example was awarded Gold at the 2019 Sakura Japan Women's Wine Awards. Retsina Of Attiki food pairings: grilled calamari, fried Saganaki cheese, chicken brochettes. Drink: 2023 - 2025 46888 11.5% XD 750 mL $13.95 Score: 86/100. April 2024. Best Value White Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Red Wine
Trivento Golden Reserve Malbec 2021, Luján De Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina: From the Luján De Cuyo, Mendoza wine region, Trivento Gold Reserve 2021 is a dry, medium-plus-bodied, vegan-friendly Malbec and just superb value at $21. Grapes were mostly sourced from third-party vineyards in the Luján de Cuyo, from Vistalba, Las Compuertas, Agrelo and Perdriel. Big and juicy with a mouthful of fresh and ripe blackberry, blueberry, dark plum, violets, chocolate, spicy flavours and balanced with vibrant acidity. Tannins are grippy and textured, so do decant the wine for one hour prior to enjoying it with meats from the grill or a meaty sausage casserole. Malbec food pairings: grilled sausages, venison steak, roast partridge. Drink: 2024 - 2029 588731 14.5% D 750 mL $19.95 Score: 92/100. April 2024. Best Value Red Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart