Name: Cantina di Casteggio
Variety: Croatina 80% and Uva Rara 20%
Region: Lombardy
Country: Italy
Year: NV
Price: $7.95 Winery review: SANGUE DI GIUDA (Judah's blood) name of the wine because of it's deep ruby red color, with purple hues just like blood! The Judah's part of the story is a bit trickier... part local folklore – (i.e. legend) goes something like this: After Judah’s betrayal and hanging, Jesus forgave him and allowed Judah to come back on earth, specifically in the area of Oltrepo’ by the town of Broni. When the local farmers recognized him, they wanted to kill him, but they spared him when he helped to heal their vines that had been affected by a disease. In return, they named the grape after him. Another explanation is that this wine is a "traitor" because it is so delicious that you can get tempted without much effort. Regardless of what you like to believe, this wine is just incredibly delicious!
My review: This one was a lot of fun. Not a sparkling wine exactly, but there was certainly something that gave it some spark. It tasted like sparkling grape juice but better! Hits the tongue kind of like poprocks- strawberry poprocks. Some red berry tastes with lychee and blueberry. Really cool!
I tasted this on its own with no food.
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