Thursday, October 9, 2008

Another icy one!


Matteo Cerregia, Roero, 2005. A deliciously fruity and tannic Nebbiolo from Piedmont, of course, that I also froze after one glass. This one was in the freezer for WEEKS, but still held its own after thawing in boiling water. These experiments are loads of fun. I get a lot of pleasure from not throwing out wine and then storing it next to Bubbles' Natural Balance Dog Food ay 28 degrees. 

Peter tells me that Matteo Cerregia died in a tractor accident a few years ago, but clearly someone is still making the wine. 

This bottle of fun was only $17.99 at Wine Exchange

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Phew, when I saw the photo I got scared for a second that you'd begun a blog about eating dog food...

Anonymous said...

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