Our quest here at The Grape Pursuit is to try every commercially available wine variety in the world, and you can imagine that we do whatever we can in order to taste new grapes. This includes ordering them online at places like Wine.com, browsing obscure stores and the “other international” shelves larger wine stores, and … Read more
I have a general rule that if a friend whose tastes I trust recommends a bottle of wine, I’ll do what I can to find it. Agriolas Turriga 2016 was one such bottle, and my friend Strictly Sardinia recommended it as one of the most acclaimed wines from the island. This one is a blend … Read more
Chateau Maris La Touge is a lovely Syrah and Grenache blend from Minervois in the south of France. As we are coming to find out, we’re quite enjoying wines from this part of the country!
WSET Level 3 is an intense 10-week wine course that dives into many elements of wines of the world. As we’ve talked about WSET courses many times on this site, in this one we wanted to turn our attention to the exams specifically. Unlike the exams for WSET Level 1 and WSET Level 2, which … Read more
Partida Creus is an interesting winery in Catalunya, Spain, that is run by Italians and uses grapes acquired from old and sometimes abandoned vineyards. These are then farmed organically and produce some seriously delicious natural blends. Vinel-lo, denoted VN, is a red field blend of six different grapes in various quantities- specifically Grenache, Mourvedre, Tempranillo, … Read more
For many years, we would passively partake in the world of wine- be it for a day trip out to vineyards when traveling, infrequently ordering a glass of wine at a restaurant, or enjoying an occasional bottle at home with a meal. We liked wine, but we didn’t know wine. It wasn’t until we took a … Read more
In our quest to try various wine clubs, we stumbled upon Mysa Wine. As this one boasts responsibly farmed, natural wines plus obscure varietals and production styles, as well as direct imports, we were intrigued. While this only gave us so much to go on for purchasing, we ended up quite pleased with our order … Read more
As a means to start building up our wine cellar, and to get out of our comfort zone with wine purchases, we’ve decided to pursue a number of wine subscriptions. Our first was Plonk Wine Club which is making headlines for approachable, natural wines with a very attractive price point. But for us, there was … Read more
Our first rose from Provence was the Mathilde Chapoutier Grand Ferrage 2018 which was a blend of many grapes including Grenache, Cinsaut, Syrah, and Vermentino (listed as Rolle). While this one had a relatively light flavor profile, we enjoyed the bottle of this all the same- especially with a heaping plate of homemade paella!
If you are a fan of wine with intense herb and spice notes, Gratavinum’s 2Ï€r from Priorat, Spain is for you. This one is a blend of Grenache, Carignan, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Syrah and is taglined “the well rounded wine” to play off of its name. While we thought the 2016 vintage could do with more … Read more
