Retails: $8.99 per 1.5L (Total Wine)
Valpolicella is the most beautiful sounding wine I've ever heard. She sounds like she could have been Boticelli's muse or the mysterious woman in DaVinci's Mona Lisa. Unfortunately, she smells like cat urine and tastes like a dumpster.
No, really.
Talk about a serious disappointment! My forays into Italian wines have not yielded any true favorites. Why am I so obsessed with wanting to like an Italian red...have you SEEN the Sopranos? Not that I condone violence or mobster life, but you must admit that the way they say "prosciutto" and "capricola" leaves you wanting a piece of the old country.
I'll admit it, I'm an Italian wannabe. I'm proud of my Scottish/French-Canadian heritage but there's something about all things Italiano that really resonate with me. Ever since I was a tot, pasta has been my #1 go-to food. If there was pasta on the menu, I'm getting it. In adulthood, it's been the only kind of cuisine I can effectively execute without too much cook book consultation. I feel as if I'm creating a piece of art in perfecting a succulent lasagna or manicotti. When I was single, my cupboards were filled to the brim with boxes of whole wheat pasta and canned tomato sauce...who am I kidding, even in my co-habitation, pasta's still a weekly indulgence. Was I skeptical of the low-carb movement, ABSOLUTELY!
You can imagine my disappointment, then, in such a beautifully named Italian wine. Bolla's Valpolicella is probably the worst wine I've ever tasted. To go on and on about how gross this wine is would be boring and counterproductive. I remain hopeful that somewhere there is an Italian wine under $10 that will knock my socks off. Recommendations are welcome! For now, I would keep clear of this disaster.
At least, with my upcoming nuptials, I'm marrying someone who's ITALIAN/German/Irish. We're a pair of European mutts and I love it.
No, really.
Talk about a serious disappointment! My forays into Italian wines have not yielded any true favorites. Why am I so obsessed with wanting to like an Italian red...have you SEEN the Sopranos? Not that I condone violence or mobster life, but you must admit that the way they say "prosciutto" and "capricola" leaves you wanting a piece of the old country.
I'll admit it, I'm an Italian wannabe. I'm proud of my Scottish/French-Canadian heritage but there's something about all things Italiano that really resonate with me. Ever since I was a tot, pasta has been my #1 go-to food. If there was pasta on the menu, I'm getting it. In adulthood, it's been the only kind of cuisine I can effectively execute without too much cook book consultation. I feel as if I'm creating a piece of art in perfecting a succulent lasagna or manicotti. When I was single, my cupboards were filled to the brim with boxes of whole wheat pasta and canned tomato sauce...who am I kidding, even in my co-habitation, pasta's still a weekly indulgence. Was I skeptical of the low-carb movement, ABSOLUTELY!
You can imagine my disappointment, then, in such a beautifully named Italian wine. Bolla's Valpolicella is probably the worst wine I've ever tasted. To go on and on about how gross this wine is would be boring and counterproductive. I remain hopeful that somewhere there is an Italian wine under $10 that will knock my socks off. Recommendations are welcome! For now, I would keep clear of this disaster.
At least, with my upcoming nuptials, I'm marrying someone who's ITALIAN/German/Irish. We're a pair of European mutts and I love it.
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