{"id":1815,"date":"2018-09-19T14:58:36","date_gmt":"2018-09-19T18:58:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rdilauro.com\/CarpeVino\/?p=1815"},"modified":"2020-01-29T13:06:04","modified_gmt":"2020-01-29T18:06:04","slug":"forgotten","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rdilauro.com\/CarpeVino\/2018\/09\/19\/forgotten\/","title":{"rendered":"Forgotten?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wines that have seemed to lost their places in the world<\/strong><\/p>\n

Over the years, many wines that were very popular at one time, seemed to have lost their place in the current world of wines.\u00a0 Some of those wines were really exciting wines and I hated to see them dissapear, others, fell off because there were so many other good wines that took their places.\u00a0 \u00a0Still, a bit of nostalgia here, anyone from the 1970s will remember all of these wines.<\/p>\n

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Frascati\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong> This wine is an Italian white wine\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

named after the town of Frascati, located 25 km\u00a0southeast\u00a0of Rome, in Lazio, Italy.\u00a0 It has been made into three types of wines.\u00a0 \u00a0Dry, Sweet and Sparkling.\u00a0 \u00a0The Sparkling version to me was the most exciting.\u00a0 \u00a0This wine is dry and crisp, with a hint of fresh apples and pears.\u00a0 There is just enough effervescence to make you think its a sparkling wine.\u00a0 \u00a0Unfortunately, somewhere around 2000, export laws became very strict, especially in terms of any wine that had some level of carbonation.\u00a0 Thus, the Frasactis shipped to the United States, were still.\u00a0 \u00a0That did take away from the fresh enjoyment of a crisp, semi-sparkling wine with touches of apples and pears.<\/p>\n

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Ovrveitto\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>is an Italian\u00a0wine\u00a0region located in Umbria and Lazio, centered on the comune of\u00a0Orvieto. It is primarily known for its white\u00a0wines\u00a0made from a blend of mostly Grechetto<\/em> and Trebbiano<\/em>, which is sold under the \"\"<\/a>Denominazione di origine controllata (DOC)\u00a0Orvieto\u00a0and Orvieto\u00a0Classico.\u00a0 \u00a0This is a classic dry Italian white wine.\u00a0 Light in body, not a lot of flavours going on with these wines.\u00a0 They can range from a straw color to a pale golden hue.<\/p>\n

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Lacryma Christi\u00a0 <\/b>meaning the Tears of Christ.\u00a0<\/em> This\u00a0\u00a0Neapolitan\u00a0type of\u00a0wine\u00a0is produced on the slopes of\u00a0\"\"<\/a>\u00a0Mount Vesuvius\u00a0in\u00a0Campania,\u00a0Italy.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0This white wine is made from the\u00a0\u00a0Verdeca\u00a0and Coda di Volpe.\u00a0 \u00a0This wine captures the flavor and complex tones that volcanic soil can impart to a dry white wine. Thus this zesty full flavored wine\u00a0 springs from the volcanic ash of Mount Vesuvius. From its bright golden color to its long lusty finish.\u00a0 The wine is dry with a good amount of minerals, with zesty lemon overtones and a taste<\/em> of the sea.<\/p>\n

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Lacryma Christi Red<\/strong>\u00a0 is made from\u00a0Piedirosso\u00a0and\u00a0Sciascinoso\u00a0grapes. \"\"<\/a>
\nSince this wine is made from the same region as their whites, the volcanic soil plays a major role in the structure of this wine.\u00a0 Its dark ruby red, with tons of plums and cherry noses.\u00a0 \u00a0The bouquet also includes some spice and pepper along with a mineral overtone.\u00a0 This is a very full, firm soft bodied wine.\u00a0 The tannins are generally on the firm, but milder side, making it easy drinking.\u00a0 \u00a0If anything, I found these reds to be almost too soft,\u00a0 I would want more, more tannins, more dryness, just more.<\/p>\n

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Mateus Rose\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>This is a throw back to the late 1960’s and early 1970’s\u00a0 \u00a0Before roses became popular, several rose wines from Portugal\u00a0hit\"\"<\/a> and flooded the American market.\u00a0 It is a young fruitful salmon colored wine that is about the easiest wine to drink you can imagine.\u00a0 \u00a0Honestly, the actual tasting notes , I’ve abandoned, but instead my memories all of Candle filled Mateus bottles!\u00a0\u00a0\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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Lancers Rose\u00a0<\/strong>This fell along the same lines as the Mateus Rose.\u00a0 The major difference was that the early Lancer’s Roses, always had a slight sparkle to them making them so much more enjoyable.\u00a0 \"\"<\/a>\u00a0It was like a poor man’s champagne.\u00a0 \u00a0But alas, come the 21st century and export laws clamped down on wines with any level of carbonation.\u00a0 So, for the most part any Lancer’s rose was a stiil wine.<\/p>\n

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Ruiniute\u00a0Lambrusco\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>is made in Emilia-Romagna, which is in the central part of\u00a0Italy\u00a0lying south of the Veneto and north of Tuscany.\u00a0\"\"<\/a> \u00a0Back in the 1970’s, Italy was famous for some sparkling wines.\u00a0 \u00a0The infamous\u00a0 Asti-Spumante and Lambrusco was one of them.
\nLambrusco is the name of a grape varietal. It is a prolific grape that produces good if not spectacular wines.\u00a0 The early Lambruscos from Italy were almost always very sweet, juicy, jammy with lots of ripened fruit.\u00a0 \u00a0Today, where you can find some Lambruscos, they tend to be on he drier side and even white ones made.
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Blue Nun Liebfraumilch (Mother’s Milk)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Made 100% from the Riesling grape.\"\"<\/a>\u00a0 Nose Aromas of tropical fruit, particularly pineapple. The taste is a\u00a0combination of bright fresh fruits, with hints of white peach and a soft cool finish.<\/p>\n

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Andre Cold Duck\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/strong>America’s fascination with French champagne continued to grow in the 1970s.\"\"<\/a>\u00a0 But the price\u00a0 and the fact that they were bone dry, sort of kept the American\u00a0 market from purchasing those.\u00a0 \u00a0So, Andre, created a number of sparkling wines, the most popular was Cold Duck.\u00a0 \u00a0The Taste?
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The Chianti Straw Basket\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong>Anyone going to Italian restaurants in the 1970s and 1980s, will remember seeing the Chianti \"\"<\/a>wine in a straw bottle.\u00a0 \u00a0I remember that you could not get any other Chianti, they all came in these straw bottles.\u00a0 \u00a0They disappeared for while, and today, the only brand I can find is Opici.\u00a0 The wine itself, while saying it was Chianti, was nothing more than a very dry light and uneventful wine.\u00a0 \u00a0BUT it went great with pizza and most Italian food from Naples.<\/p>\n

But just like the Mateus and Lancers Rose bottles, I think the most fame to come to the Italian basket Chianti was as a candle holder\u00a0\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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How about theses Oldies but Goodies!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Boones Farm Apple Wine\u00a0\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Ripple\u00a0\"\"<\/a>
\nMD20\/20\u00a0 (Mad Dog 20\/20)\"\"<\/a>
\nThunderbird\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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Wines that have seemed to lost their places in the world Over the years, many wines that were very popular at one time, seemed to have lost their place in the current world of wines.\u00a0 Some of those wines were really exciting wines and I hated to see them dissapear, others, fell off because there … <\/p>\n

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