Recommendations
Wine Talk Boston's recommendations come from
thoroughly tasting each wine with the following criteria:
authenticity
food compatability
overall value
Our core white wine recommendations:
All of these core wines are currently available at the following stores:
Broadway Marketplace, Cambridge
Aubron Sauvignon Blanc
Crisp and aromatic, with grassy notes and plenty of citrus flavors. Sauvignon Blanc is one of the most food friendly white wines. This is a “must try” for all Sauvignon blanc lovers!
Style: dry, crisp, citrusy white
Food Match: mussels, pesto, seafood
Flores Picpoul de Pinet
The indigenous & unique white grape from the southern French town of Pinet, Picpoul has a really generous amount of wet stone minerality and juicy pear/apple fruit flavors.
Style: dry, medium bodied white
Food Match: soft cheeses, baked cod
Breccia Verdiccio
Arguably the most delicious of all the Italian white grape varieties, Verdicchio gives a dramatic array of melon, pear, citrus and white flower qualities with a zesty acidity.
Style: dry, medium bodied white
Food Match: seafood risotto, pasta with clams
Protos Verdejo
The most loved and consumed white wine in Spain. Verdejo shares a lot of the same flavors as sauvignon blanc with the addition of lemon and almond flavors. Generous and complex!
Style: dry, full bodied white
Food Match: roast chicken, salmon
Weinzierl Gruner Veltliner
Refreshing and zesty, with a complex combination of lemon, lime, grapefruit and nectarine flavors. Austrian white loved universally by all white wine drinkers!
Style: dry, medium bodied white
Food Match: dumplings, pad thai
Our core red wine recommendations:
All of these core wines are currently available at the following stores:
Broadway Marketplace, Cambridge
Carteresses Cote du Rhone
The most agreeable, the friendliest red on the planet! A blend of grenache, syrah and mourvedre - this blend in generous in flavor, savory and smooth on the palate
Style: dry, medium bodied red
Food Match: herb roasted chicken
Ballarin Cino
A very savory, smooth blend of the classic Piedmontese grapes: nebbiolo, barbera and dolcetto. Very soothing with mellow spice flavors and warm ripe red fruit flavors.
Style: dry, light to medium bodied red
Food Match: salmon, pot roast
Dubois Pinot Noir
This is classic Pinot Noir! Rarely do you find this much quality at this price. Lovely, perfumed cherry aromatics, soft, smooth, velvety textures on the palate. A nice sustained finish. Only for Pinot Lovers!
Style: dry, light to medium bodied red
Food Match: salmon, fetteccine alfredo
Pietrame Montepulciano
You’ll find all that is great abou the montepulciano grape here - lots of rich, red plum and black cherry fruit flavors, a touch of rustic character and soft tannins.
Style: dry, light to medium bodied red
Food Match: pizza, lasagna, red sauces
Johnny Q Petite Sirah
Big, dark and juicy - this Petite Sirah is loaded with briary blueberry and blackberry fruit character. This baby is NOT shy… just a mouthful of black fruit flavors, firm textures and a tongue coating finish.
Style: dry, full bodied red
Food Match: korean BBQ, curry dishes
