Something Like A Phenomenon
Welcome back, old bean! I must say, we at the Old Money Timewasters Club have been following your exploration with great glee. Take a snifter of cigars and tell us all about it!
There I was. The veldt. For days, I had tracked the beast through northwest Spain, the marks of his varietals my only clue. Thankfully, I have an inborn skill for tracking. Do you know that so often, when I pointed things out to my guide, he would swear that he himself had missed them? Of course, I tipped him each time that happened. You know, as an apology for making him look bad. Good chap, that one.
But! There I was. At the very lair of the beast. I raised my gun. Pulled the trigger. Lowered my gun. Turned off the safety. Raised my gun again. And… POW!
The room echoed with a crisp, fresh, snappy feel. Great acidity, I had never been exposed to anything like it before. Refreshing, honeyed flavors of apple, citrus and stone fruits. As I knelt beside the beast, I considered that it would be great with food. My guide told me that local customs was to give the skin to the shaman, but I was having none of that superstition. I brought it back with me, to give to the Queen.
Why, yes, I did bring trophies for all of you! Here, please, take these six bottles, with my compliments. But the included limited edition shirt is for Her Majesty. Gentlemen, to the Queen!
TO THE QUEEN!
Ah, yes, that snifter of cigars was quite fine, quite fine. I missed things like this when I was in that savage land of delicious white wines. But now, let me tell you about some of the strange laughable customs of the locals. Did you know… heh heh… did you know that every time their leader’s name is mentioned, they all have to yell out some sort of primitive salute? How backward indeed!
Woot Cellars Albino Rhino:
- Varietal: 88% Albariño 12% Riesling
- Harvest Date: September 23, 2009
- Total Acidity: 0.63g/100ml
- pH: 3.41
- Alcohol: 13.7%
- Residual Sugar: 7.02 g/l (dry)
- Brix at Harvest: 23.4˚Brix
Albariño may be the most exciting white wine variety you've barely heard of. Albariño's forte is that it is crisp, fresh and snappy with great acidity, which makes it great with food. Not really a stand in for Viognier or Riesling, it's absolutely like no other wine in the world. The northwest area of Spain, the Rias Baixas, is the home of Albariño. This grape has refreshing, honeyed flavors of apple, citrus, and stone fruits.
Rules and restrictions:
- Wine sold by winery (or a retailer in your state where necessary)
- You must be 21 or older to order
- Whoever receives the package must be 21 or older
- If you're drunk when the package shows up, you will not be allowed to receive it
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- We highly recommend you use a business address as your shipping address
Thanks to stick-in-the-mud buzzkilling state legislators, wine may only be delivered to the following states:
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If your state's not on the list, you're out of luck... for now. Keep up with the ever-changing laws over at ShipCompliantBlog.com, and/or sound the alarms with your state assembly person through FreeTheGrapes.org. Meanwhile, all Federal, state and local laws are complied with in providing this wine.
Price: $59.99
