Wine of the Week

This week we have a quaffer from Costa Brava, Spain--a fairly new viticultural region in northeast Spain, close to the Pyrenees. It's 60% granacha blanca and 40% macabeo, one of those obscure Spanish grapes you never hear about outside of Spain. You can find it for around $10-15 bucks at your local wine shop. It's a nice spring/summertime sipper, with a floral bouquet, citric fruit, and even slight acidity. It's light, but like an entertaining story, has a beginning, middle, and an end. 83 points. ( PS: I've decided to get off the tannins/antioxidant craze for a bit. Stay tuned for more white wine reviews, including the amazing '05 vintage of Rieslings.)