On a Thursday evening, after coming back from a run after work that was capped off by a quickly approaching thunderstorm I hurried in the house thinking only about dinner. It was 8 o’clock and we ordered a pizza from local restaurant that delivers good food and fast. A beer sounded like the perfect accompaniment but we were out and so I opened a bottle of 2007 Resonata Nero D’Avola that my husband, Matt, bought and had sitting on the counter. It was wonderful and perfect with the pizza. After my second glass I pressed him about how much he had paid for this bottle – if it wasn’t outrageous I knew I wanted more! To my luck and surprise he paid just $7.99 for the bottle. I remarked that in a blind tasting I easily would have believed it was a $50 bottle and quipped that if this was so good I don’t think I ever want to pay more than $10 a bottle again. Matt suggested that maybe we shouldn’t – for a whole year. In an instant it seemed that this would be a great challenge for us. I vowed not to buy any wine that costs over $10 per bottle for one year and to try at least one new bottle each week. So, this is week one and the bottle that started it all.
Perhaps the most fun part of this challenge is that it is forcing me to educate myself about wine. There is certainly enough information on the internet and in my local wine stores for a good start. We found the 2007 Nero D’Avola to smell fruity and floral on the nose and even more so in the mouth. On www.kysela.com they describe the wine as being heavy with blackberry, cherry and plum. The blackberry resonated most with me on the palate and the finish. It comes from Sicily, a large island that lies just off the tip of Italy’s boot. The nero d’avola is a type of grape that grows naturally in Sicily.
The Bottle: 2007 Resonata Nero D'Avola
Perhaps the most fun part of this challenge is that it is forcing me to educate myself about wine. There is certainly enough information on the internet and in my local wine stores for a good start. We found the 2007 Nero D’Avola to smell fruity and floral on the nose and even more so in the mouth. On www.kysela.com they describe the wine as being heavy with blackberry, cherry and plum. The blackberry resonated most with me on the palate and the finish. It comes from Sicily, a large island that lies just off the tip of Italy’s boot. The nero d’avola is a type of grape that grows naturally in Sicily.
The Bottle: 2007 Resonata Nero D'Avola
Price: $7.99
Would I Buy This Wine Again: Definitely! But not for a year, I’m trying something new each week.
Would I Buy This Wine Again: Definitely! But not for a year, I’m trying something new each week.
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