Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Nero del Nago

I found this Nero del Nago wine at Whole Foods last week, it comes in white and red.  Whole Foods had a sign that said it was ~exclusive~.  I was attracted to it because it was like, $5.49.

This will not be a snobby wine review.  I don’t know about noses, and flavors and all of that.  I care about a) taste b) price c) likelihood of hangover/wine headache d) classiness if I brought it to a party.

Like “oh it has a very cherry nose and it seemed to have a hint of sandalwood”.  No.  If I show up with this will I look cheap and is it going to give everyone a headache? 

Moving on.

This wine is good.  I prefer reds to whites.  I liked both.  It did not give me a headache.  It is obscure enough that no one needs to know it cost $5.  I wouldn’t say it’s great but it’s good.  It did not have a very bold taste for the red but it was decent.

There is one flaw with this wine, which is that it has a twist off top and it is like IMPOSSIBLE to open.  Not even my manly husband could do it.  Sometimes I have had luck opening it by using a knife to cut all of the perforations and then using rubber dish gloves to get a good grip and use all my might to twist the damn top off.  Sometimes I have had luck with the dish gloves and brute force.  Each time it has taken like 3 minutes to open. 

So, I give this wine a thumbs up for taste, 2 thumbs down for ease of access and an A+ for price (and for ~exclusivity~).  Hey wait, maybe that’s what they meant…it’s exclusive because you can’t open the damn thing.  Hmmmm….

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