http://www.spinthebottleny.com Wine classes and blog featuring tips, reviews, and outspoken advice to help you understand your own palate and find wines you love. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:16:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://www.spinthebottleny.com/spin-the-blog/san-pietro-lagrein http://www.spinthebottleny.com/spin-the-blog/san-pietro-lagrein#comments Sun, 09 Aug 2009 23:01:37 +0000 sasha http://www.spinthebottleny.com/?p=246 I love Lagrein, especially in the middle of the summer. When it’s sticky and sweaty out, I imagine that I’m drinking this wine after a long hike through the Dolomites in Alto Adige, where this wine hails from. Instead, I had this wine on Saturday night at Sorella, a wine bar on Allen Street that specializes in Northern Italian food and wine. This 2006 San Pietro Lagrein had the earthy/floral nose and refreshing minerality that make this varietal so appealing – and so versatile with a wide range of food. The five of us ordered everything from anchovies to skirt steak, and the wine somehow worked with all of it. Versatility is an underrated virtue in wine, and this Lagrein (which retails for about $15), would be a good value go-to bottle for anyone’s cellar.

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