Wine Tasting News for December 16, 2022 🍷

Dragonfly Wine & Spirits LLC

Wine Tasting News

Friday, December 16, 2022

5:00-8:00pm

Pasqua Black Label Pinot Grigio 2021

Country: Italy

Region: Veneto

Varietal: 100% Pinot Grigio

Ageing: 30% of the wine ends alcoholic fermentation in French oak barrels and

continues the maturation in Tonneaux of second usage for about 3 months.

Alcohol: 12%

Winery notes: Pasqua's production of outstanding wines is a result of the company's ties to the Valpolicella and Veneto region.

Tasting notes: A fruity, intense wine with a strong character. The color is yellow straw to golden. On the nose it displays floral and fruity notes reminiscent of white peach with shades of Williams pear and tropical fruit. On the palate it is complex, intense, and balanced, revealing notes of toast, hazelnut and vanilla, all aromas deriving from aging in wood.

Pairing: As an aperitif, with appetizers, fresh pasta, fish and seafood, white meat' poultry and sushi

Our Price: $13.00

Scaia Corvina I.G.T 2018

Country: Italy

Region: Veneto

Varietal: 100% Corvina Veronese

Ageing: Stainless Steel

Alcohol: 13%

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate Score 90

"The Tenuta Sant'Antonio 2018 Corvina Scaia is a wine I adore, and how could I not, considering this super affordable price tag. Entirely made in stainless steel, the Corvina in this expression has been shaped to produce easy elegance and a streamlined style, and it does all this effortlessly. Cherry and raspberry confit segue to light spice and tarry smoke delivered in faint but well-placed doses. The wine is polished and contoured, opening it up to an easy pairing with your favorite home-cooked foods."

Tasting notes: Ruby red with purple reflections. Floral aroma of red roses and pansies, fruity aroma of cherries, sour cherries, plums, greengages, woodland berries such as blackberries, redcurrants and blackcurrants, raspberries. Well balanced, tangy and fresh. Intense and with a good body despite its young lightness.

Pairing: Ideal pairings include first courses and risottos (even traditional Veneto cuisine such as flour dumplings with mountain cheeses, pasta with beans, risotto with sausage), red meats, roasts, mixed boiled meats of chicken, beef, tongue, cotechino, white meats and poultry in general, toasted polenta with herrings, mature cheeses.

Our Price: $13.00

1911 Cider House Cranberry Hard Cider

Country: USA

Region: New York

Ingredients: Fresh pressed Cider, Sugar, Malic Acid, Natural Flavor, Sulfites to protect flavor and freshness. Lightly carbonated.

ABV: 6.9

We at Beak & Skiff Apple Orchards have committed ourselves to quality and innovation for over 100 years. This tradition of excellence spills over and into 1911 Established Hard Ciders, Spirits and Wines. From “Tree to Can,” our process is handled in-house to ensure that we provide handcrafted, small-batch beverages that we hope would make our great-great-grandfathers proud.

From our fifth generation family to yours, enjoy over 100 years of history and heritage in every can.

2021 Great Lakes International Cider & Perry Competition Winner

Tasting notes: 1911 Cranberry hard cider is a semi-sweet cider that provides the perfect combination of classic American flavors. Our Unique blend of apples and New England cranberries strikes a delicate balance of sweet and tart.

Sweetness Scale

1 2 3 4 5 6

This cider is dry.

Our Price: $13.00 (4 pack)

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