On our last visit to NYC, I was able to visit my new favorite NYC wine store,
67Wines at 179 Columbus Ave and 68th. Shirley found this shop a few months ago on her last visit to NYC with Pam. She knew I was looking for wines from obscure regions that were no where to be found here in Central New York. She had six wines shipped home. They came from Lebanon, Greece, Slovenia, Turkey, the Republic of Georgia and Brazil. On this visit I was able to find wines from Uruguay, Macedonia, the foreign land of Long Island and a Sauvignon Blanc from India. Our store assistant, Sadie, had recommended the wine from India. She said it's not what one may be use to in a Sauvignon Blanc. There is more body with a grassy and peppery palate. So, for
$15, I decided to give it a try.
Friday was fish night and Shirley was cooking up some Cod, broiled with tomato chunks and green peppers with a touch of Tarragon. The Cod was served with Shirley's home made potato salad, fresh peas and a tomato/cuke salad in light olive oil and champagne wine vinegar. A perfect time to try an Indian wine produced by the
Good Earth Winery, owned by
Girish Mhatre. This winery is a new addition to the wineries in Nashik, in the state of Maharashtra, India. The 2008 Sauvignon Blanc is their first vintage
Aromas were herbal, grassy with straw and a hint of lime. Taste was again herbal, slate, asparagus and again just a hint of citrus notes. A very short dry peppery finish and with a little tropical floral like taste. Definitely more body than Sauv/Blancs I tasted.
A second day I tried this with a slice of cheese pizza and was surprised at how well that pairing was. With Friday's fish though this wine was excellent. Nice with the fish and very nice with the potato salad. But, unlike some of my favorite Sauv/Blancs this wine does not do well on it's own. Not one I want to sit outside reading and sipping on a summer afternoon, but a great
$15 find for light seafood and summer salads.
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