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SO MUCH TO TASTE. SO LITTLE TIME.Archive for Sardinia
Sardinian Red [Instant Cred]
A positive side effect of the big, bad economic slowdown is a greater focus on value when it comes to wine. Most of us aren’t in the market for first-growth Bordeaux, anyway, right? On the cheap side, anyone can throw down $5 for a flabby syrah at Trader Joe’s, but it takes a little more creativity to really score a wine worth talking about. On that note, the good people over at Tasting Table point out a great deal on a Sardinian wine I heartily second: Argiolas Perdera, a robust red made with monica grapes, an ancient varietal found only on the Mediterranean isle that’s similar to Côtes du Rhône. And it’s only $15 bucks. I visited Argiolas during this year’s harvest for a day, touring the winery with a member of the Argiolas family, and managed to get lost in the cellar, of course. Bring one home for turkey day.
Here, some out takes from my too-short visit to Sardinia’s most noted producer, including crates of just-picked nasco, a white varietal that’s also unique to Sardinia.
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