It happened again

Once again it has been a long time since our last post...no excuses. But we are now settled into our house, have an internet connection, and have re-established our collection of cheap wines. Our goal for this year is 2-4 posts/month with guest reviewers.

Today's wine is a Pinot Grigio. It accompanied a meal of grilled hamburgers, tomato and cheddar salad, corn on the cob, and sauteed swiss chard. A fine fall evening with crisp air and leaves just beginning to turn made this a perfect meal...except for the wine. The label says, "This wine is made from pinot grigio grapes, grown in the unique microclimates of the Veneto Trentino regions. It has a fragrant bouquet, a dry, clean taste with an elegant background of green apple. It pairs well with seafood, appetizers, pasta, pizza, and light foods."

Folonari
Pinot Grigio (Delle Venezie)
Italy
2006
<10$

Reviewer 1: I actually disliked this wine. If you review the previous posts you know that this is quite unusual for me. But this wine had a harsh after taste that was sort of like rotten green apples. Maybe it was because it wasn't paired with the proper food...but I doubt it. This is heavier than other pinots that I usually enjoy. There is nothing elegant about it. To be fair, I am on backup call and have only had one glass. Thus, my usual judgement could be impaired. However, I doubt that I could force myself to drink a second glass and will probably have nightmares tonight about the wine remaining in the bottle waiting in the fridge for me to drink tomorrow.

Reviewer 2: Although we haven't been reviewing wines regularly on the website, we have been drinking a fair number of wines. We had a very good 2006 Hugel Gentil from Alsace and also had a wonderful champange at a friend's house. (We went to dinner that dinner and saw the same champange listed on the menu for 85$/bottle. It was much better than the champange we had to celebrate the purchase of our first house, or the birth of our new nephew.) But I digress. Tonight's pinot grigio, is rather uninspiring. The best thing that I can say for it, is that it has a somewhat crisp, refreshing taste. I don't note any green apple. It could really say on the lable that it tasted like dish water and they would be closer to the truth. Tonight's meal was a perfect fall affair and I am glad that I had a Spotted Cow so that I was not left to accompany my meal with this sub-par wine from Folonari.