Happy Tails (from Sole di Puglia), helping the animals

Thursday, June 11, 2009

Brand NameSole di Puglia
Other Wines Reviewed
Wine NameHappy Tails
Vintage (Year)
AVAPuglia
CountryItaly
Wine ClassWhite
Wine TypeChardonnay, Gewurztraminer
Alcohol %12%
Bottle Size750ml
Price$10 and Under
Site Rating8 (on a scale of 1-10)
  

I first came across this wine at a tasting for Terranova Wines over at Cafe Lamberti a couple of months ago, but me being at a tasting and sitting down and writing a review is a totally different things, so I acked Ottavio about tasting the wines at a different time.

Happy Tails is a humanitarian effort with proceeds from each bottle sold at a retail outlet going to the SPCA that services that zip code in which it was bought.

This wine is a nice, somewhat dry white which is composed of 70% Malvasia Bianca and 30% Chardonnay. I detect a little bit of green apple in the flavor which is probably mainly from the Malvasia grape, but the overall texture smoothes out to an almost silk feel; actually more like satin sheets. Reminding me of a flavorful Pinot Grigio, this wine would actually be great with fruits, cheeses, salads and seafood. It has a little bit more depth than a Sancerre, but has an equal amount of dry and wet that should suit most palates.

 

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Friday, September 10, 2010
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