Gold Medal Euro Reds + Bordeaux Addon

With stops in Italy, Spain, Portugal and France to meet some local wine royalty, this is a luxury taste tour giving you the chance to relish fivef cracking reds each with 14 Golds in total, plus a several high scores as well. The sun-drenched, isle of Sicily is something of a winemaking heaven, and in red, Nero d’Avola is king – as dark as the name suggests but with deeply satisfying layers of flavour. Two-Gold Tenuta Fenice is a fabulous example. Made by winemaker Dino Taschetta using fruit from a lovingly restored vineyard planted by his Grandfather and destroyed in a devastating earthquake. On to Spain’s Valencia for Marta Martínez’s silky Palacio del Conde Tempranillo, and then Cariñena for Javier Domeque’s gorgeously concentrated El Bombero Garnacha – two Golds apiece. Hop over to just north of Lisbon, Portugal to meet winemaker José Neiva Correia for his remarkable Aluado Allicante Bousquet, a velvety red that has won no fewer than seven Golds. This 15-bottle mix also contains a luxury Bordeaux red crafted from three exceptional estates all owned by Christophe Reboul Salze, a very big name in Bordeaux. The resulting wine was so good he was happy to put his name to it. It’s Gold-winning of course! All in all you;ll save $144 at $19.79 a bottle.