Price: unknown
Region: India
Year: unknown
I am having a little problem uploading the picture for my blog this week, and I think it may have to do with the fact I am doing mt first international blog. Before I get into that though, I want to say 2012 didn't turn out exactly as planned. It wasn't necessarily in a bad way, but in terms of my wine blog, I ended up with about half as many posts as previous years. That is definitely something I plan to fix going forward. Part of the reason I have not posted a new blog in a while is that I am just getting used to typing with two hands as I broke my wrist pretty badly a few days before Christmas. There wasn't much I could do except try to get it back to some working order. It is better now, but not 100% there yet, so hopefully soon.
Anyway, this week I find myself in India for a business trip. To be honest, the last thing I thought I would be doing is writing a wine blog entry for an Indian wine. However, at a dinner put on by our hosts last night, I tried an Indian red wine from Sula wineries. This particular wine was a blend of Merlot and Malbec. I few people told me on the way over that if I tasted Indian wine, it wold be earthy, almost to the point of tasting dirt. While I tend to be an adventurous type when it comes to trying wine, I wasn't sure I was up for drinking something that reminded people of dirt. As this was the only red wine available for dinner, I thought I'd give it a try. When someone poured me a glass, I saw right away the wine had nice color. It looked to me to up to par with other wines of the same variety for sure. Next I swirled my glass a bit and took in the aroma. To my surprise, it had a very nice, but not overpowering smell of fruit. In that same vein, as I took a sip, I tasted a wine with a very nice fruit-forward flavor (I would say predominantly blackberry). I was quite surprised that overall I thought this wine was very solid. It was a bit short, but the flavor was very good, and I found myself asking for another glass in a few short minutes. I'm really not sure how much availability this is for this wine outside of India, but if you find yourself in these parts, it is definitely a safe bet. I'll look for a good picture foer this wine when I am back home in a few days.
Rating: 3.25 Corks (If you are in India, give it a try)
Region: India
Year: unknown
I am having a little problem uploading the picture for my blog this week, and I think it may have to do with the fact I am doing mt first international blog. Before I get into that though, I want to say 2012 didn't turn out exactly as planned. It wasn't necessarily in a bad way, but in terms of my wine blog, I ended up with about half as many posts as previous years. That is definitely something I plan to fix going forward. Part of the reason I have not posted a new blog in a while is that I am just getting used to typing with two hands as I broke my wrist pretty badly a few days before Christmas. There wasn't much I could do except try to get it back to some working order. It is better now, but not 100% there yet, so hopefully soon.
Anyway, this week I find myself in India for a business trip. To be honest, the last thing I thought I would be doing is writing a wine blog entry for an Indian wine. However, at a dinner put on by our hosts last night, I tried an Indian red wine from Sula wineries. This particular wine was a blend of Merlot and Malbec. I few people told me on the way over that if I tasted Indian wine, it wold be earthy, almost to the point of tasting dirt. While I tend to be an adventurous type when it comes to trying wine, I wasn't sure I was up for drinking something that reminded people of dirt. As this was the only red wine available for dinner, I thought I'd give it a try. When someone poured me a glass, I saw right away the wine had nice color. It looked to me to up to par with other wines of the same variety for sure. Next I swirled my glass a bit and took in the aroma. To my surprise, it had a very nice, but not overpowering smell of fruit. In that same vein, as I took a sip, I tasted a wine with a very nice fruit-forward flavor (I would say predominantly blackberry). I was quite surprised that overall I thought this wine was very solid. It was a bit short, but the flavor was very good, and I found myself asking for another glass in a few short minutes. I'm really not sure how much availability this is for this wine outside of India, but if you find yourself in these parts, it is definitely a safe bet. I'll look for a good picture foer this wine when I am back home in a few days.
Rating: 3.25 Corks (If you are in India, give it a try)
