I've drunk wine from many parts of the world.
France, Spain, Italy, Germany, Australia, the USA, Argentina, Greece, Chile, Peru, Portugal, Morocco, S Africa, and a few other places that I've probably forgotten. But I'd never tasted an Egyptian wine.
With Kimbo and Suzie just back from their short jaunt in Egypt, I was presented with a bottle of 'Shahrazade' Cabernet/Merlot wine.
On the back label it promises that the wine is 'Rich with the blessings of the ancient Nile terraces'; whatever that means.
It's a light red at 12.5% alc, and offers 'A flavour of red berries and spices, mingled with jammy ripe fruits; complimented by silky smooth tannins'.
As you know, I do like to assess new tastes and flavours, so I put on my sommelier's hat, and went to work.
Verdict: 2/10 (they lied)
If you have always wondered why Egyptian Wine isn't more popular; I suggest you try 'Shahrazade'.
19 comments:
Don't you just love their description. 'blessings of the ancient Nile terraces'. Maybe it should have been 'with the taste of ancient pyramids'
What a pity after that build up.
I remember one of my brothers describing a Greek wine as having 'an after taste of rust'. That was years ago and it wasn't retsina. They do better now
I actually LIKE Retsina. This stuff was awful.
Perhaps it's good for clearing drains?
Next time that you go to Aldi you might like to try their " Jammy Red". I don't normally like red wine but it is very pleasant to my untutored palate! ( I would call it " fruity" I think) If you think it is ghastly, it's only about a fiver so you can send it down the sink.....to clear the drains as JayCee has suggested !!
Silver polish, bathroom tiles, and window cleaning. The possibilities are endless.
There was a Chateau Vineyard near to us in France that produced a 'Jammy wine'. To this day I'm convinced that they added huge tins of Plum Jam to their wine. It was horrible.
We had Tunisian red wine once, horrible, we mixed Fanta with it, still horrible.
We occasionally buy a N African wine called Sidi Brahim which is v good, but in general I wouldn't advise it.
Surprisingly good wines come from places many would not expect. Aldi used to have a wonderful Lebanese wine for about £8. The mag The Decanter gave it 90 or 91. unfortunately I think it will be a while before we get more wine from the Bekaa.
Jammy Red is definitely wine for people who don’t like red wine.
At Aldi they have some very good reds from S Australia (Kooliburra) for around £4.50. I think for this Egyptian wine, 'pink vinegary' would have been a better description than jammy red.
I never knew Egypt produced wine, well maybe they really don't
Maybe they should stop!
Just back from Egypt ourselves and enjoyed some quaff-able local wines aboard our luxury Nile cruise boat . My favourite was the "Jardin du Nil", a crisp, mineral-forward blend of Vermentino and Viognier. Probably out of KImbo's price league I should imagine.
The wine sounds like poor fruit juice. Wine can be hit or miss. Kimbo meant well with the gift and that's always nice.
His gifts have a great track record.
He bought a 4-pack of Bollinger for his first night there. He doesn't scrimp! It's a shame you didn't meet-up!
He did warn me, but thought I'd be amused!
Jammy Red was the reference to the Aldi wine
lol no poetic licence here xx
None whatsoever.
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