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as your personal book + wine sommelier, I, along with my brilliant team, will be reviewing and recommending books + wine based on what we’re reading and drinking, in addition to sharing other thoughts about the book and wine industry. add your own comments to tell us what you’re enjoying reading and drinking! enjoy!

 

Wine Review: Big Salt White Blend 2019

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Wine Review: I love when a bottle really surprises me. A white “table wine” blend with a cool label could be hiding some mass-produced, generic wine inside, but not this one. Big Salt is made sustainably and organically in Oregon by small producer, Ovum, and the quality really shows.

With a combination of some contentious grapes (Riesling, Gewurztraminer & Muscat), it might not be something you’re keen to pick up. But believe me, you’ll want to take the risk because it’s like being kissed by a mermaid. Dry, with crisp citrus flavors, light tang, and a mouthwateringly salty rim, it could almost pass for a margarita!

Imagine this: you’re sitting on the beach with some friends at sunset and the salt spray carries the delicate scent of jasmine flowers blossoming in the distance. Reggae’s playing at a beach bar nearby. You cheers each other and enjoy the normalcy of it all. Our beaches may be closed, but this wine is the next best thing.

Big Salt 2019 White Table Wine - $19