Patricia Schnitzer

8.9

August 17, 2018 w/ Teri & Al in CoMO. Review HBB stuff. Getting ready for party. Lovely Rossi di Montalcino. Light-med bodied. Beautiful transparent color. Cherries. Balanced. Purchased at Top 10 tasting 2016? — 7 years ago

Miguel Molina

10

Excellent smell, great taste for a low cost selection (not cheap in a bad way, please) — 9 years ago

Dmitriy Kozin

9.1

Лучше Chianti может быть только еще одно Chianti — 9 years ago

Caleb Krell

9.0

Should have bought more- a lot more. — 9 years ago

Greg Sorensen

9.1

On the bitter side of red vermouth and I like it. Needs a bit of taming from the ice but a nice special release from Martini. — 10 years ago

Nina Zie

9.0

Aromatic sparkler that would be good solo or for dessert, as it is quite sweet. Would be nice for summer too! — 11 years ago

Erika Turner

10

Balanced dark berrylicscious fruit. — 11 years ago

Lisa Zawydiwski- Ahuja

9.9

Carlo is my best friend — 11 years ago

Giampiero Nadali

Wine Blogger Aristide

9.0

Corvina based sparkling (Charmat), light rosé, good for aperitifs and all meals. Very good. — 11 years ago

Lizzie Farquhar

9.0

Ratchet jug of wine — 12 years ago

Chantelle Lafaille

9.5

Prosecco <3 — 12 years ago

Samantha Burek

9.2

Light and fruity! Loved it! — 8 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.2

Very little Petite Sirah left in the RRV, dominated by Pinot's, however David Rossi has performed magic! Very dark purple with aromas of deep dark fruit and exotic spices. On the palate big flavors of blackberry and ripe blueberry with smoky oak, floral notes and dusty drying smooth tannins. Well balanced on a long finish ending with a mineral tang. Tasting Sample. — 8 years ago

Hailey Bassett

9.3

This is a great, smooth drinking wine. Take your time, it's worth it. — 9 years ago

Jon Morris

9.0

I know, I know, but I like the sweetness! — 9 years ago

Lauren Talan

10

Great Chardonnay. Fruity with citrus and smooth palette. — 11 years ago

Devin Duntz

10

Yum. Sucker for the label too — 11 years ago

Kc Ann Cardenas

9.4

Carlo Rossi Moscato Sangria :)

Loved it a lot! Will definitely buy again. — 11 years ago

Tom Colangelo

9.1

Mel's favorite — 11 years ago

Chris Scanlan

Sales Amy Atwood Imports

9.1

Tadeo! Killing it. — 11 years ago

Rita Taylor

9.2

Good basic red — 12 years ago

Hiroki Inoue

9.1

580円だけど結構深い。 — 12 years ago

TheSkip

10

So, I came home yesterday and there was a package at the door. I wasn't expecting anything and looked at the sender. @Martin G Rivard ! Well then! I knew santa was over, but perhaps Easter Bunny Rivard had struck?

I opened the box with haste. Surely anything from @Martin G Rivard would be of high quality. I saw a flash of orange and though, oh my! But there was only one bottle and it was oddly shaped. This must be the limited edition, double magnum of @Jason Chang's Nine Suns cuvée! I ripped open as if it were Christmas and out came Carlo Rossi.

I'd never heard of this producer but I trusted Martin. This bottle came with a very handy pour handle at the top. I was excited. Although it was only 4pm, I remembered what @Bill Bender said about 3pm so, I thought to myself, why not?

Hurriedly, I came into the kitchen and got my favorite Zalto glass, as inspired first by @Roman Sukley. I retrieved my corkscrew and opened the knife only to discover that this was a convenient screw cap! How thoughtful of Martin!

Open it went and the room filled with a lovely sweet grape must. I knew this would be special. I grabbed my winestop given to me by @Ron R and inserted to to insure there would be not a drop wasted.

Into the glass and my excitement prevented any thought of a decant.

What a wine! Those Concord grapes - what has Welch's been thinking? They've missed out on one of the finest varietals I've ever encountered. I knew I was truly lucky to try this rare wine.

But something felt...off. And I realized, I had nothing to pair with this! Thankfully there was a full 4L in this bad boy. And the screw cap allowed for prompt resealing.

Away I went in the car. What oh what to have? Aih! Exactly! @Paul T told me about the heaven of pairing McNuggets. Off to Ol' McDonalds I went.

Twenty McNuggets and sweet and sour sauce please!

I scurried to the back, and carefully withdrew my Zalto from my backpack. Opening the McNuggets, I knew this would be special. And indeed, I am with words to describe the experience. Yet, again, I knew something just wasn't right. The wine wasn't presenting itself. So I thought, how can I classy this up? And then I remembered all of @David L's posts with the classy silver wine coaster.

I had to have one. I asked the chap at the counter of McDonalds, but the response I received was less than satisfactory. I had to solve this issue myself. Thankfully , while returning to my table, I spotted a HomeGoods store immediately next door. I ran across and found a lovely silver charger.

And finally, returning to my table, I was now all smiles! More smiles than @Mike R !

What a special evening. I really wanted to end this off right. I grabbed a dozen roses and rushed home to the wife. Half a bottle Rossi still intact!

I showed her the bottle and wow! You should have see her eyes. I then suggested we retire to the bedroom and this was met with prompt approval.

And with such a great night, I wanted a lovely memento. I gently placed the bottle against her and snapped a lovely shot that is sure to be on the cover of the next issue of BBB with @Bill Bender !

Thanks for thinking of me @Martin G Rivard ! — 8 years ago

Amy McLaughlin

9.0

A staple camping jug! — 10 years ago

Asha Clark

9.1

Semi full body. Not extremely tart. Nice finish — 11 years ago

Karen Benish

9.0

Had this on our getaway too. Favorite champagne that I've had so far — 11 years ago

Justin Smith

10

Drinking beautifully with lots of spice — 11 years ago

Ivan's Enriquez

9.6

De los mejores asti que he probado me encanta — 11 years ago

Poli Mus

9.6

Сладкое, 200 рублей. — 11 years ago

Katie Pfahler

9.8

One of my favorite sparklings! Perfect for mimosas or just an after dinner treat — 12 years ago