Lesson #11:~ The Fun of a Good Café Red
Our culture is still relatively new to wine, so we tend to go for the big show ““ especially in reds. We entertain light/refreshing whites as long as we know there’s a blockbuster red to follow. But what about the idea of a red that will refresh, and complement most everyday foods? What the Europeans call café wine. A red to drink with gusto and which has some of the lipsmacking character of white wines. A red to have the minute you get home.
Valpolicella is one of the world’s great everyday reds. Vibrant, juicy and delightful. I drink a ton of the stuff. Chilled ever so lightly. Tommasi makes a good one.
TOMMASI 08 Valpolicella, Veneto, Italy 669150 $13.95
P.S. If you live near a Vintages store you MUST try this Valpolicella. ~ “¨Juicy, furity flavours combined with high energy. A wow for the senses. Very invigorating and an invitation to get pasta on the table ““ and pour more wine. MONTE DEL FRA 08 Valpolicella “˜Lena di Mezzo’, Vento, Italy 160226 $13.95
I think that I may have cheated on this one. The LCBO I went to did not have the $14.00 TOMMASI 08 Valpolicella, but they had a Vintages TOMMASI 08 Valpolicella for $20.00, so I bought it. 🙂
I could learn to like a good cafe red upon my return from a day’s work. This is lovely. I found that it was pleasant on its own and also with pasta in a red sauce.