PWC Tuscany Night

We had a Tuscany themed wine dinner the other night. We had a couple each of Chianti, Brunello as well as Cabernet based reds. I had thought of getting a couple of Vino Nobile de Montepulciano as well, but we didn't have enough participants for more wines, nor was Vino Nobile easy to find. A prosecco had to do service for the welcome sparkler as I had not found what Tuscany has to offer in this department. Although the Club offers an organic Pinot Grigio from Sant'Antimo on their wine list, I fancied the Vermentino from Bolgheri a touch more. AS for dessert, a Vin Santo Toscano from Frescobaldi wrapped up the evening.

The star of the night was always going to be the Sassicaia 2012, though one of the Brunellos gave it a run for its money. Both need separate entries to do justice to them.

Tasting the wines of Croatia

I had just spent the past week or so in Croatia, participating and speaking at the 25th FIAMC Congress (poster above). During the time, I had taken the opportunity to sample the wines of Croatia, few of which I had tried before. Currently in Prague for a short visit before heading home, I intend to sample both the wines and the beers of the Czech Republic, and we can see which country has the more interesting wines. (of course Bohemian beers are famous, but then this is a wine blog). So far I have tasted Frankovka (Blaufrankisch), Grasevina (Welschriesling) and Plavac Mali (a cousin of Zinfandel, which originated from Croatia) and they have all been interesting. Individual wines will need separate entries to do them justice.