{"id":1913,"date":"2013-07-15T21:17:03","date_gmt":"2013-07-15T21:17:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.winemonthclub.com\/blog\/?p=1913"},"modified":"2013-07-15T22:05:11","modified_gmt":"2013-07-15T22:05:11","slug":"dons-july-premier-series-top-picks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winemonthclub.com\/blog\/dons-july-premier-series-top-picks\/","title":{"rendered":"Don\u2019s July Premier Series Top Picks"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Don<\/a>July offers an especially fine summer line-up that spans three continents.\u00a0 For starters, Tridente\u2019s 2009 Tempranillo from Spain garners my first Top Pick.\u00a0 It\u2019s a smooth, full-bodied, crowd pleasing red wine that works equally well at a barbecue as it does at an elegant dinner party, which is no doubt why it has earned many 90 plus point ratings.\u00a0 Moreover, it makes many more expensive Tempranillo wines from Ribera del Duero look like simpletons.<\/p>\n

My next Top Pick is a tough one.\u00a0 Why?\u00a0 Painted Wolf\u2019s 2010 Guillermo Pinotage from South Africa is an outstanding Pinotage that has earned all the high praise it\u2019s received.\u00a0 And most importantly, it drinks great.\u00a0 Pinotage isn\u2019t very well known or represented in the United States, but Painted Wolf\u2019s Guillermo Pinotage could change that.\u00a0 Yet, Yali\u2019s 2012 Sauvignon Blanc from Chile\u2019s Lolol Valley captures the essence of Sauvignon Blanc with the just the right balance between fruit, acidity, and minerality.\u00a0 Besides, I\u2019m a sucker for Sauvignon Blanc, especially in summer. And then there\u2019s Domaine Wachau\u2019s 2011 Federspiel Terrassen Riesling, another wonderful effort.\u00a0 Domaine Wachau has a penchant for producing exceptional Austrian Riesling and Gruner Veltliner and their 2011 Federspiel Riesling may be the finest of its type to date.<\/p>\n

So, what\u2019s this month\u2019s Second Top Pick?\u00a0 As much as I love Sauvignon Blanc and I could easily pull the trigger on the Yali, and Domaine Wachau\u2019s Riesling is a real winner, I have to go with Painted Wolf\u2019s Guillermo Pinotage as my second Top Pick, simply because Pinotage is a hard wine to make and no other Pinotage we\u2019ve tasted on this side of the Atlantic can beat it.\u00a0 A votre sant\u00e9<\/i>.<\/p>\n

Salud!
\nDon<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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