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InterWined: Spain

Jacob Gaffney  in Red Wines, InterWined TV, Montepulciano, Pinotage , , , , , ,

Well, the banks of Northern Spain (Cajas Duero, Rioja) have finally come through and given me a grant to do several more episodes of InterWined, my wine show.

We sent discs of the pitch to all the wine producers involved in the episode. The trailer is available to view and download on the InterWined TV for readers of InterWined.com, or directly on the page, for MySpace readers. Yes this is the first wine blog, not associated with a wine maker or publication, with video…

Guess more video should go online if there’s going to be so much trash talking.

Anyway, long story short, one of the winery owners happens to be friends with Spain’s Minister of Agriculture and decided to shared the love and show him the episode. And now the government wants more – mainly to help promote tourism in the regions.

Four months it took, waiting for financial approval…and in all that time they never wised up. Sweet.

Hopefully, blogs will come every other day or so, but shooting these things normally involves 14 to 16-hour work days. Leave on Sunday, 1 October, and back in two weeks.

Wish me luck.

Real quick: Expect errors from time to time on this blog; some are also intentional, in order for you to get your learning on.

But, more alarmingly, no one is clicking my ads. What’s the point of getting filthy rich if it doesn’t come from shameless begging? See, the problem right now is that while I may not be close to rich, I make up for it by being filthy.

You know what, you guys are great, I’m going to review a South African wine for you RIGHT NOW! Gimme a sec…

Just let me finish that last sip of Montepulciano d’Abruzzo from Moncaro, £8 from the pizzeria down the street. Mmm, OK. Bit light, but perfect with the pepperoni pizza from last night. The dough was a bit too salty though, but the Italians who made it know more than Dominoes…8.4 points

The 2003 Tukulu Pinotage, the South African hybrid grape, mentioned earlier this week, cost about £7 at Oddbins. There are two words that make little sense to me, (anyone care to explain?) under the Tukulu name reads ‘Papkuilsfontein’ which would normally indicate some kind of region or vineyard. But there is also another word on the back, ‘Groenekloof,’ which is probably also a region. Who named these regions, Tolkein?

The wine is neat because is smells of banana, as well as the typical ripe vine fruits of a typical red wine. However, the taste is smokey and oaky. It’s really nice for the price. It is a fascinating wine, the body is weak but the structure is strong, just like the Superdome: 8.7 points.

Don’t drink with food, and cheese will tone it down. Go for it full tilt. Try some bottles of Pinotage, people, and tell me if you think this is a typical taste profile for the grape.

Next stop, Madrid…

This version of InterWined: Spain differs slightly from the original entry, first posted on the original InterWined Web site, to support the re-launch of InterWined.com — ed.

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