Bonarda from Argentina

[Georgie]

A friend brought this to dinner (pizza) over the weekend. I'm sorry, I forget the winery. It was marked "semi-sweet" wine. Lord have mercy, if this was semi-sweet I can't imagine how sweet "sweet" would be! I like sweet wine, but this was like Welch's with a kick. It would probably make a nice pitcher of sangria. Sometime people ask us for a sweet recommendation. I'll keep this one in mind!

[Innkeeper]

Might be a good idea to research the name of the producer because there are some nice dry ones from down there.

[Kcwhippet]

There's a very nice Bonarda made by Martilde from Italy. About $15 retail. It's easy to find and a delicious wine. Comes in dry or semi sweet in either still or frizzante.

[Georgie]

The bottle is out in the car, but I thought it wouldn't be appropriate to have it sitting on my desk in school! I'll write down the producer and let you know.

[winoweenie]

Anytime in the next century Teach Love. WW

[dananne]

Interesting. We've had some wonderful and unique Bonarda wines, but they were always dry. I kinda like Bonarda wines -- they sometimes not only offer a great change-of-pace from the usual same-ole-same-ole, but they also can be great QPR wines. The best one I've had recently is a 2004 Tittarelli from Mendoza (Argentina). I think it runs around $11 down here.

[Georgie]

Well, I'm gaining on it. The maker is Byblos. The bottle says Sweet Bonardo, a semi-sweet wine. It's from the Mendoza valley. It had a kosher notice printed on the label. I forgot to write down the year.