Wine Blogging Wednesday #35 announced…
A great theme once again: “Passionate” Spanish wines. Nice! I love Spanish wines and I am looking forward to seeking out a worthy bottle for this tasting. This time the host is Wine-Girl.net, a good blog with a great wine rating system. Head over there and check it out!
The stipulations for WBW #35 are few but noteworthy:
- Less than $10/bottle is a primary goal, and I will do my best to adhere to this goal
- Wine from a region other than Rioja is a secondary goal (lesser-known regions deserve attention too!)
- Red or white, it doesn’t matter…or perhaps a rosé is just the thing
I am leaning toward an Albarino such as the one from Serra da Estrela, which I already know I like quite a lot. But I need to pick something new, and I know just the place in Seattle to look for a good Spanish wine: The Spanish Table. This place has a great selection of Spanish wines, red and white, many at budget-conscious prices too. Plus, I need some more Matiz smoked sea salt, and TST has the stuff at a decent price. Talk about a secret weapon in the kitchen….
Anyway, I think I’ll pay a visit to TST on my way home tonight to see what sort of selection they have for strange Spanish white wines. A rosé is tempting too. We’ll see what they have.
The deadline is July 11, which is also my wife’s birthday. I guess I had better get that review done early…again.
June 20th, 2007 at 6:18 pm
Personally, I think you should go with a Rosé AND the Serra da Estrela. :-) After all, the more wine the better!
Cheers!
June 20th, 2007 at 6:24 pm
Ha ha! Yes, that would be plenty of wine…*) I’ve made a selection, though: the 2004 Ailia. It’s a really interesting one…can’t wait to try it!