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This is a resource for people who want to buy an interesting bottle of wine on a budget of about $20. If you get lost between Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon and have access to a Dan Murphy's or Vintage Cellars (or Aldi, as of 2015!), you've come to the right place. Where possible, wines are listed with their single-bottle price from DM/VC/A and the winery's home page.

A good place to start is the 'Index', or if you know what type of wine you want, head straight to the 'Recommended Reds', 'Worthy Whites' or 'Stunning Sparklers' that only show 4 & 5☆ wines.

Your experience will be different to everyone else's, which makes wine such a pleasure. The same vintage wine at different ages will be distinct, as will the same aged wines from different vintages. What the glass holds is a unique parcel of time that should be enjoyed as such.

Saturday, 8 October 2016

(S) Riccadonna: Asti Dolce DOCG, from Piedmont, Italy

Appearance
Pale lemon yellow with a steady stream of fine bubbles.

Smell
Grapes! This one actually smells like grapes, with a healthy floral dose of honeysuckles & lillies, and lychee.

Taste
This is off-sweet, but with enough acid to balance the sweetness. If you like the nose, the palate won't disappoint. Punchy flavours that are typical of Muscat (the Blanc Petits à Grains variety), with grapes, quince & blossoms the stars of this show. Being an Asti, there isn't much of a mousse to speak of (not many bubbles in your mouth), however the flavours do hang around a long time.

Tale
The Riccadonna brand was born in 1921 of Ottavio Riccadonna, in the town Canelli in the province of Asti, in Piedmont, Italy. Ottavio was a wine & vermouth producer, whereas Canelli is famous as the birthplace of sparkling wine in Italy & it still produces a very large portion of the nation's sparkling wines.

These days Riccadonna is instantly identifiable by the long neck & rounded bottle. It's a smashingly good sweet drink for a warm day & only 7% abv. The sweetness (akin to fruit juice) will keep you coming back for more - don't say you haven't been warned.

Price: $13




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