Grape Thinking » Rugby http://www.grapethinking.com Lifestyle, Wine, Culture, and Technology Wed, 11 Aug 2010 20:34:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Rugby Rugged Rioja http://www.grapethinking.com/rugby-rugged-rioja http://www.grapethinking.com/rugby-rugged-rioja#comments Tue, 25 Sep 2007 18:00:54 +0000 Ruarri http://grapethinking.com/blog/2007/09/25/rugby-rugged-rioja/ more...]]> Does anyone have spare tickets to the Led Zeppelin concert? Its killing me that they’re doing so few shows… Just wondering.

willy-willy1.jpgAnyhow – I need to introduce some of you to the Conde Alegre 2006 Rioja: this beauty of a Spaniard smacks of Virginia chewing tobacco, prosciutto and has a sweet dried-fruit essence, like dried dates.

Also, just to settle the score for any Americans who wish to order this in Europe, the pronunciation is re-ock-a and not ri-oh-ha.

Though the Spaniards may not show much handling on the Rugby field, this wine gives amazing play on on the palate.

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