Get Total-ly Wild With Ferrari

My shelf is filled at the moment. We have discovered two new Moscatos for my mate who prefers sweet wine. One selection is from the surprisingly, not that bad, inventory at Walmart. The other is from Total Wine, and both are slightly under $10.

Speaking of Total Wine, it has now surpassed Costco as America's largest wine retailer. Interesting as Costco has over 600 locations to 275 for Total.

I guess the District of Columbia must have many Total locations, or at least a generous amount of all sorts of wine retailers as DC residents, allegedly, have the highest per capita wine consumption in this country.The onwer of Total Wine & More is David Trone, holder of an advanced degree from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

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My wine shelf and this blog is all about discovering the best wine, for the best price. Wine snob, I am not, but I am about good wine deals. Therefore, if I resided in the state of  Massachusetts (useless factoid, the 6th state in the Union is considered a Commonwealth), I could have an even larger home inventory to discuss with you. The Baked Bean state is considered to have the lowest prices of wine in the country.

Another useless factoid?

Boston has no Happy Hour situation. But I am getting away from the wine I removed from the shelf and sampled.

I jumped in the California, Sauvignon arena and purchased, Ferrari-Carano from Costco, at just under $15.
Sufficently chilled, this wine is pleasing and refreshing.The winery is located in the dry Creek Valley in Sonoma County.  We have visited the California wine country, Napa and Sonoma, many times, but never this particula vineyard, so this varietal is new to me.

The palate is hit with delicious hints of kiwi, gooseberry (I don't think I have ever really eaten a real gooseberry), pineapples and mangos. This wine from the north coast is medium-bodied. While I am no expert in judging bodies of wine,  I do know this wine has a more zesty zing from the first sip than other Sauvigs. 

Interesting, the Total Wine website has a slightly higher price than what I paid. My take-away? It pays to stroll the aisles, take some time and do some real adventuring, not just on the price, but the intrigue of trying something you never knew about. Wine really does tell a story, and every bottle is different.

I plan to keep Ferrari-Carano Sauvignon Blanc on my shelf. I mean, this varietal really lives up to its translated name...Wild White! 

Come on, get wild at Total Wine & More. I'll join you.

Salud!
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