{"id":2714,"date":"2014-08-18T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-08-19T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.winemonthclub.com\/blog\/?p=2714"},"modified":"2014-08-04T11:00:38","modified_gmt":"2014-08-04T18:00:38","slug":"dons-august-premier-series-top-pick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winemonthclub.com\/blog\/dons-august-premier-series-top-pick\/","title":{"rendered":"Don\u2019s August Premier Series Top Pick"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Print\"<\/a>Determining this month\u2019s Top Pick really depends upon where I am, how hot it is and what I\u2019m eating, as each of this month\u2019s Premier Series wines shines, but for very different reasons.\u00a0 If I\u2019m indoors and meat is on the menu, my Top Pick has to go to Pietra Santa\u2019s 2010 Cienega Valley Merlot.\u00a0 Why?\u00a0 Because it\u2019s darn near impossible to find Merlot this good for under $30.00 per bottle, and this Pietra Santa Merlot is a winner, so it easily earns my Top Pick.<\/p>\n

However, if I am looking for an aperitif or I\u2019m outside at a party, I want something that\u2019s light and gratifying and that would be Raza\u2019s 2013 Vinho Verde.\u00a0 It\u2019s a light deliciously thirst quenching Vinho Verde,\u00a0 one of Portugal\u2019s gifts to the wine drinking world, especially on a hot day, so it gets a nod too.\u00a0 With that said, another of this month\u2019s selections is Gini Soave, one of my personal favorites.\u00a0 The 2013 Gini Soave is another beautiful effort, so no slight intended. The same can be said for Dei\u2019s wonderful 2012 Rosso di Montepulciano.\u00a0 This Rosso is the best in a long series of fine offerings from Dei, the fabulous producer of Vino Nobile.\u00a0 If pasta or almost anything Italian is on the menu, give me the Dei to enjoy!<\/p>\n

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

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