Missives from Odisea and Siduri
Summer is officially here. You can tell by the lovely sunshine, the preponderance of rosé at supermarkets, and the (planned) total closure of I-405 during rush hour on the first Friday of the summer. Ahh, Seattle!
Summer also heralds the arrival of more wine from two interesting wineries: Odisea and Siduri.
Odisea has long been a fixture in my links column on this blog. I tried their Temporary Insanity (TI) Tempranillo while I was in Oklahoma for Christmas, but I didn’t remember the name of the wine later. What followed was a long wait to hear back from someone at the wine bar/restaurant where I tried the TI, and then another wait while I hoped to hear from the vintner himself. I eventually did, and I ordered 3 bottles directly…and someday soon I hope to open one of them, but I’ve been waiting for a special occasion, or at least houseguests.
They have a new wine club called the Journey Member Program. I’m going to join it if I can; you get 3 bottles of wine every 3 months for $75 including shipping. They have some rare reserve wines that don’t make it to the public any other way, and I’m a sucker for such shenanigans. Plus, I want to support Odisea and their quest (ha ha, a pun!) to make some Spanish wines in the Lodi area. I love a good tempranillo, and I also enjoy a grenache/temp blend. They do both quite well from what I’ve tasted and read.
Siduri also sent me a flyer to announce some spring wine releases, even though it’s summer now. They look terrific! I need more money, space, time, etc. for my wine collection, and for my dream wine collection. Ahh, at least it’s sunny outside…all the better to get stuck in traffic as they lower a road bed by three feet. Seriously.