If you know me very well, you know that I'm a wine-kinda-girl! I enjoy all wines. I lean to the very dry and full bodied wines, but all wine has a place in my repertoire; depending upon what I'm eating or if I'm eating, the season we are in, the temperature of the room I'm in, and the people I'm with (yep, that has effect on us whether you believe it or not!). There are wines from some Ohio wineries that I love. There's some wines from Ohio wineries that I don't love, but the same can be said for California wines, New York wines, Chile wines, French wines, and so on. If you're a wine drinker, you know exactly what I mean. People are always asking me, "tell me, Sherry, what's the best wine?" My answer, "the wine you enjoy!"
Back to my disciplined diet of lately; my daughter and I joined a gym at the beginning of 2013 with a goal-to get healthier and become stronger. So my diet has become increasingly more important to me to be able to accomplish my goal of weight loose through a "Thin It To Win It" challenge at the gym (it's a 6 week weight lose challenge of 50 teams of 3 people to see who can lose the most weight!), but that means that I have cut back on certain things I enjoy. . . one being wine.
Although wine has been found to be very beneficial to our health, I had decided to abstain from wine, or any alcoholic beverage until our challenge was over, which is this Monday! But, like many folks who have great and noble intentions. . . I fell of my wagon! But can I just say this. . . it was worth it! Yes, the glass of wine I enjoyed last night was worth the fall. I enjoyed a couple of glasses of a wonderful Italian wine that "made it's way to my cellar via my luggage" on my trip to Italy a few years back.
GREO. That's the name of wine. It was a 2008 red wine blend from a vineyard in Lucca, Tuscany. I'll say it again, this wine was worth the fall! Full-bodied, nice finish, lot's of ripe berries, and best of all, it was full of memories! (I've been on a lot of "memory" kicks lately!!LOL!) Seriously though, this wine is one of my favs now!!
On my trip to Italy, which was part of my culinary training program experience, I went into a little meat and wine shop. A young man behind the counter asked if I was looking for anything special. I told him that I wanted to bring my hubby back a few bottles of wine since he couldn't come to Italy with me. . . I still wanted him to experience it through me and a bottle of wine (and meat and cheese....that I brought back too! Please don't report me!!) So, he recommended this bottle of GREO, and so I bought one bottle!! ONE BOTTLE!! What was I thinking!!!?????!!! One bottle. What if we liked it? What if we wanted more? Where was I going to find it in OHIO?!!!
Well, as you guessed it, we loved it, and I set out on a mission to find it someone here in the states. After many phone calls to many places, I finally found someone who could get it for me!! Colonial Wine and Beverage in Chesterland, Ohio. I couldn't believe it! The owner, Bob, said he would make some calls, and alas, he succeeded! He landed me a case of GREO!! (P.S....thanks Bob!!.....and, I need more!!) Now, Colonial Wine and Beverage is one of my favorite wine shops to visit when I head north!
So, if you looking for a wine that is delish, full-bodied with lot's of ripe berry characteristics, and that's from Italy, GREO should be one you try!
This was one of the villages we visited....of course, I can't find the name anywhere in my notes, but it was beautiful! It's also where I purchased my bottle of GREO! I will look thru my notes when I have time to find the name of the town!
Until next time,
Salute!
Loved the post my dear friend. Wine is all about the taste and the experience and if you have a memory attached, all the better. Blessings to you, Tina
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