The juices are starting to run

[T. R. Oglodyte]

For three months now I have not been getting any wine shipments (save for one wine.woot offering) due to summer heat. Now the first of my backlogged orders at wtso are out of the warehouse, on the cross country truck, and due to arrive next week. Rosé, sangio, and viognier will get here first. Then after a two-week hiatus some cab and bordeaux will appear followed one week later by crianza, verdejo, albariño, and zin. The shipping burst concludes the following week with a tinto blend and priorat.

It's going to be a bit too much to hide from DW. I have the rosé and viognier arriving first, because if we open a bottle of those the whole thing will be easier for her to swallow.

[LisaH]

It's going to be a bit too much to hide from DW. I have the rosé and viognier arriving first, because if we open a bottle of those the whole thing will be easier for her to swallow.

Sounds like a good plan! I also like viognier. As for rosé...not too much.

[T. R. Oglodyte]

Sounds like a good plan! I also like viognier. As for rosé...not too much.

As a general rule I would agree. But this (click for CT link) isn't your grandmother's rosé.

[bigfrank]

I just got 2 orders tonight from wtso that I had held for now. I got Taurus and a Montipuchlano

[Pstreet1]

Because we're in Arizona when we're in the U.S., our orders are being shipped October 1st. We're excited about their arrival--just hoping October 1st is late enough.

[Pstreet1]

As a general rule I would agree. But this (click for CT link) isn't your grandmother's rosé.

We're not rose fans--what's different about this one? What do you like it with, or do you like sipping it before dinner? I'm always willing to learn.

[T. R. Oglodyte]

We're not rose fans--what's different about this one? What do you like it with, or do you like sipping it before dinner? I'm always willing to learn.

I have not had this specific rosé yet. Within the last year, though, I got acquainted with some rosés that altered my thinking. Most of the time when I think of rosés I've thought of them as sweet or at best semi-dry, with some vague and muddled fruit notes, often flabby especially as they warm up, and not having a lot of complexity. Much the same impression of common cheap sauvignon blanc.

But then I got exposed to some that were crisp, vibrant, and dry, and stayed that way in the glass. In fact as they opened up they started to reveal even more flavors. The added skin contact gave them a bit more structure. Totally changed my impressions of rosé. Since then I've kind of kept an eye out for reasonably priced rosés that look like they might fit that profile. This looked like it might fit. Some of the notes on CellarTracker suggested this one might fit the profile What tipped me was the comments by Snoman, who is a fellow vino I know on the net, and who comments intelligently and with preferences that are similar to mine.

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[Added note]: This was the juice that changed my mind. I bought it because I have found that Pedroncelli wines are generally good value for the money. I was unfamiliar with "dry rosé", but since one of my chief complaints about rosés was the sweetness and this was a Pedroncelli offering, I decided it was worth a try.

[T. R. Oglodyte]

I just got 2 orders tonight from wtso that I had held for now. I got Taurus and a Montipuchlano

I missed the Taurus last time it was up, and I suspect that by now it's probably sold out. I only have one bottle remaining, so I'm guarding it a bit.

I did catch the Marco Real crianza when it appeared a few weeks ago, and that is another buy offering similar to the Taurus at the same price point. It's a bit more forward and doesn't require the same amount of decanting. But otherwise it's similar. I've got a case of that coming.

[Pstreet1]

Thanks, we'll look into it. You are the reason we started with wtso.com, and now, many dollars later, perhaps we will have to expand a bit more.

[T. R. Oglodyte]

Thanks, we'll look into it. You are the reason we started with wtso.com, and now, many dollars later, perhaps we will have to expand a bit more.

I suspect the Tourbillon will show up again sometime - likely during a cheapskate if not as a regular offering.

BigFrank was the one who got me started with wtso, and that has been my introduction to European wines. As might be gathered from my opening post, now most of what I purchase from wtso is European, particularly Italian and Spanish. To my palate, that's where the value is right now. Not to say that there aren't great reasonably priced wines being produced in North America. But my "hit rate" is generally higher with European wines than with North American.