Tasting- Frico

 

Name: Frico

Grapes: Friulano 

Country: Italy 

Region: Regione Friuli Venezia Guilia, Adriatic Sea

Year: 2020

Price: $8.49

Review from shopwinedirect.com: 

This crisp and refreshing white maintains a start bright appearance. The nose offers intense aromatics of fresh cut white flowers, lemon zest, grapefruit peel and crisp apple. The palate is clean with medium weight and pleasant mouthfeel and lively acidity, pairing great with seafood or a light salad. Brilliant summertime sipper too. 

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My review: When sniffing and swirling this wine I noticed a somewhat strong woody flavor with a hint of sweetness. Upon further thought, I attributed the sweetness coming from maybe honey or a fruit, perhaps an apple or pear. When tasting the wine I immediately noticed that woody flavor, just like when I sniffed it. It took me a couple more sips to figure out more flavors, as this part was a bit harder to distinguish for me. I next noticed an fruity or floral taste, with a apple/pear-ish flavor. The aftertaste was also really strong but took me a couple tries to nail down. It was really smooth and tasted almost like bitter honey. I found that this wine had a medium body and I gave it a 7/10 overall score. 

Blog 1: Introduction

Growing up, my parents would always let me try a sip of the various drinks they had. Wine is probably the first alcohol I have ever tried as my mom usually had dry red wine whenever she drank. My dad normally just drank different kinds of beer. I never really enjoyed tasting their drinks, as they were always super bitter, which is probably why my drink preference now is more sweet. Bold rocks, other ciders and various wine coolers were the first beverages that I loved. 

After coming to college, and turning 21, I was able to go to wineries and breweries like eastern divide, rising silo, devils backbone and more. I got to try more options of wine and beer that weren't like the ones my parents always drank. Going to wineries and breweries made trying new wines a lot more exciting and tasty. Although I didn't know any of the proper wine etiquette while tasting it, I still thoroughly enjoyed trying the different types and flavors of wine. My favorite wines to drink now are semi-sweet white wines and sweeter reds.

I hope that this class will help me expand and grow and force me to go out of my comfort zone to try new things. I would love to go to as many tastings as I can with my friends throughout the semester. My wish is that my palate will become more diverse with all types of wine. I know that I don't like very bitter wine or wines that make my mouth dry after drinking them. I also know that I haven't tasted many varieties of wines. Considering how much I have already learned in this course, I'm excited to learn a lot more during the semester.