“ Idilico Garnacha ” ($ 23 . - idilicowine . com ) makes a medium-textured and mildly spicy red wine that enjoys a better than normal concentration of dark plum , white pepper and tobacco — all lifted by some barrel aging to offer the wine a complex vanilla , fennel , and caramel undertone .
In food and wine , taste comes with that which we are willing to put in to our bodies .
It can be nutritious and well-made . Of our physical senses , taste is the most intimate .
“ Amavi Cabernet Sauvignon ” from Walla Walla , Washington ($ 28 . - amavicellars . com ) offers a glimpse of this stylistic wine without breaking the bank . Classic cassis and roasted blackberry notes complete with a roasted vanilla and smoky impression that lend depth to this moderately tannic wine .
Built for beef and game roasts in the near-term , age the 2018 until 2025 and get a ripe Gorgonzola or Camembert to enjoy alongside .
Emerson wrote , “ Love of beauty is taste . The creation of beauty is art .” Good winemakers add that beautiful wine is art .
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