March 30th, 2012 - Spainish Tapas
Spain has a number of different wines that are fairly inexpensive. I wanted to try some of them paired with different tapas. Anna's place with Jacquie, SR, Shereen, Julie, Carmela, Tayisa. CASTELL D'OLERDOLA BRUT CAVA VINTAGES 267369 | 750 mL bottle Price: $ 18.95 Wine, Sparkling Wine, Other Sparkling Wine 11.4% Alcohol/Vol. Tasting notes: This is an elegant and well-structured semi-dry sparkling wine. A blend of three classic grape varieties: Macabeo, Xarel-lo, and Parellada. On the palate, the wine is elegant and well-balanced with lemon and cream. Paired with : Mahon cheese PEDRERA MONASTRELL ROSADO 2010 VINTAGES 224998 | 750 mL bottle Price: $ 10.30 Wine, Rosé Wine 13.0% Alcohol/Vol. Tasting notes: Pretty-in-pink colour with intense aromas of strawberry, cherry