Food

2007 Ardales Tempranillo 'Tierra de Castilla'

Spain Dining and Drinking Lifestyle and Leisure

There's nothing I don't like about this Tempranillo from a bodega founded just over a decade ago by a group of Spanish wine lovers. What a beauty for less than $15. It's ripe and luscious with soft tannins, a taste of cherries and a youthful lilt of acidity. This is totally pleasurable drinking from central Spain. The grapes are organic, by the way, and even the label is printed on recycled paper. But in the end, what matters is flavor -- and this young Tempranillo has it in spades.

Pour it with grilled lamb chops or lamb sirloin, pork chops or roasted or braised duck.

-- S. Irene Virbila

Region: Valdepeñas, Spain

Price: About $15

Style: Rich and luscious

What it goes with: lamb or pork chops, duck

Where to find it: Domaine LA in Los Angeles, (323) 932-0280, domaine547.com; Rosso Wine Shop in Glendale, (818) 330-9130, www.rossowineshop.com; and Silverlake Wine in Los Angeles, (323) 662-9024, www.silverlakewine.com

Copyright © 2014, Los Angeles Times

Related Content

Spain Dining and Drinking Lifestyle and Leisure

Food
127 wine picks by S. Irene Virbila
Food
Dark days for Cult Cabs
Makers of high-end Napa Valley Cabernets are feeling the pain of the economy as demand for their wine plummets.

Food
Antojitos Carmen, street food inside four walls
Antojitos Carmen, a veteran of Boyle Heights' Breed Street food fair, has a new home with four walls.
Food
The Review: Vinoteque on Melrose
At Vinoteque on Melrose, you can sit back for a relaxed evening of sampling and nibbling.
Food
Allagash Brewing Curieux
When the weather's cool, people gravitate to rich, malty ales, and they tend to think of the dark stuff, like stout or porter. Here's another way to go. Curieux is made in the style of a Belgian tripel ale, and it's aged for eight weeks in used bourbon barrels before being...
Daily Dish
Easy dinner recipes: Mac 'n' cheese ideas for Meatless Monday
Could it possibly get any better than mac 'n' cheese for dinner? Probably not. Which is why we've included not one, but three mac 'n' cheese recipe options for your dining pleasure. You're welcome.
Daily Dish
10 great L.A.-meets-Naples Margherita pizzas
It’s hard to write about Los Angeles pizza without getting a little defensive. Non-Angelenos love to hate our city, and after they exhaust the topics of traffic and Hollywood, they accuse us of having no pizza. This is a preposterous accusation. Los Angeles may not have a storied regional...
Daily Dish
For real apricot flavor, look beyond the apricot, with a half-dozen recipes
Have you given up on fresh apricots? You’re not alone. Unless you are fortunate enough to have a source for those perfect little Blenheims, most apricots you’ll find at the farmers market are pretty disappointing. They’re varieties that are intended for drying and canning, and when eaten...

Comments

Food Jonathan Gold Recipes Daily Dish

Loading