I've let this blog slip the last month. I've drunk a few Spanish wines but haven't gotten around to writing them up.
Two ruedas today. The first is a $9 2009 Emina Verdjo. This is from a 'green' winery where they use a lot of recycled materials etc. Hopefully not grapes. They describe the wine as 'fresh and zingy like a great Sauvignon Blanc, but deep and expressive like a white wine grown in a high-plains dessert.'
I frankly didn't find it 'deep and expressive'. It was fruity and good with a nice piece of Parmesan, but not much nose and no subtle depth of flavor. It's a good everyday wine for $9.
The second wine is a 2009 Damana Verdejo that ran me $16. Both of these are 100% verdejos.
I liked this one more; for $16, I should. I noted honey flavors, maybe vanilla, and it was *really* good with Parmesan, they complimented each other. This reminded me more of a good Sauvignon Blanc than the other one. This would be a good wine for a nice dinner party.
