Dos Pesos Amaicha
JC Dill
Torrontés is a light, fruity, acidic white, similar to a
Gerwertztraminer. It's a very "simple" wine, nothing fancy but OK for
an everyday wine. We just opened it tonight to go with some salmon.
http://corkd.com/wine/view/13042
Bondara is a red wine. Haven't tried this one yet but it is getting
good reviews:
<http://cheapwine.typepad.com/cheapwine/2006/10/weekend_wine_re_1.html>
Both of those reviews have the wine priced at $3.99 at TJs, but I
bought these bottles a few days ago for $1.99 each.
jc
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Veronique
JC Dill wrote:
> TJs is now selling Amaicha wine from Argentina for $1.99.
>
> Torrontés is a light, fruity, acidic white, similar to a
> Gerwertztraminer. It's a very "simple" wine, nothing fancy but OK for
> an everyday wine. We just opened it tonight to go with some salmon.
>
> http://corkd.com/wine/view/13042
>
> Bondara is a red wine. Haven't tried this one yet but it is getting
> good reviews:
>
> <http://cheapwine.typepad.com/cheapwine/2006/10/weekend_wine_re_1.html>
>
> Both of those reviews have the wine priced at $3.99 at TJs, but I
> bought these bottles a few days ago for $1.99 each.
I saw a big sign for Amaicha for $1.99 this very day as I was checking
out of the TJs in downtown Santa Cruz.
V.
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Mark Lipton
> TJs is now selling Amaicha wine from Argentina for $1.99.
>
> Torrontés is a light, fruity, acidic white, similar to a
> Gerwertztraminer. It's a very "simple" wine, nothing fancy but OK for
> an everyday wine. We just opened it tonight to go with some salmon.
Torrontés is indeed a very aromatic white, but to me it more closely
resembles a Muscat/Moscato than Gewürztraminer. There are supposedly
some good examples being made in Argentina (not that I've seen any).
Still, for $2 you can't expect too much complexity, can you?
> Bondara is a red wine. Haven't tried this one yet but it is getting
> good reviews:
>
> <http://cheapwine.typepad.com/cheapwine/2006/10/weekend_wine_re_1.html>
You mean Bonarda. In Italy, it produces a high acid red wine that
tastes of plums, pepper and citrus. I haven't had any Argentinian
examples to know how different they are.
Both wines sound interesting. I wonder if TJ's is exploiting a wine glut
in Argentina just as they have with 2BC in CA?
Mark Lipton
rone
I picked up a bottle the other day. It's an `05, so i don't plan to
open it for at least another year.
rone
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