WOW: Q2 Wine on Wednesday--FREE Tasting!

WOW: Wine of the Week

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Announcing Uncorked's Q2 Wine on Wednesday--AND-- Jorge Ordonez Botani Moscatel Seco 2010!

First, it is that time again for Uncorked to host our quarterly WOW: Wine on Wednesday.  The WOW is a FREE tasting hosted for the public in the Charlotte Area.  This month, Uncorked has partnered with The Wooden Vine Bistro in Uptown Charlotte.  The Wooden Vine is under new ownership and Uncorked is pleased to show case this fine, locally owned Charlotte wine bar.  Please join Uncorked for our tasting on Wednesday, June 15, 2010 from 5:30pm-7:30pm. We will be tasting through eight different wines; three whites and 5 reds from the Central Coast.  Event information can be accessed via Uncorked's Facebook page.  Not a our "friend?!" Change that TODAY and RSVP for this complimentary event.

Finally, Uncorked is excited to feature a new wine to the website, "Botani" Moscatel.  Moscatel is the Spanish version of the white grape, Muscat.  This is an extremely versatile grape that can take on many different treatments.  While very aromatic and floral on the nose, this particular wine is drier than one would expect.

It pairs well with foods that are typically challenging to us wine lovers: Crab cakes, asparagus, and even roasted tomatoes!  And imported by Jorge Ordonez, you know that this is a quality wine and one with which you can feel confident trying even if it may be outside of your wine-comfort zone.

Product Description

With the 2004 vintage, were born the first wines from this winery, located at the end of Almáchar, in the heart of the Axarquia Malaga, a mountainous region of steep slopes and slate soils, along the Mediterranean. This is one of the oldest in Europe vitinícolas. It is the first winery established in this locality, as the traditional destination of these grapes was the production of raisins. Perhaps the newest part of this proposal was trusting the oenological winemaking in the Austrian winemaker Alois Kracher, who was undisputed number one sweet wines in the country. Participating in the cellar, with his son Gerhard Kracher, who succeeded him in 2008, a group of businessmen in Malaga, with the importer Jorge Ordonez in front, this original project leader, and his sister Victoria.

Jorge Ordonez Botani Moscatel Seco 2010 Tasting Notes

An aromatic pleasure. Intense fruity aromas in which the notes of tropical fruit (pineapple), grapefruit and citrus stand out. Light background of white flowers and honey. Fresh and dry wine. Very tasty and smooth mid palate. The notes of ripe muscat have a high presence. Long and pleasant after taste. A very interesting wine with a good contrast between sweet and dry flavors.