The Torre del Falasco Corvina was one of the first I tried in 2010 while celebrating the new year in Blue Ridge, Georgia. It’s only $9, which is great. Unfortunately, I wasn’t blown away by the flavor. It was lighter bodied than I was expecting it to be, more on the dry side, medium tannins. Just didn’t blow my socks off.

I’m not too familiar with the Corvina grape at this point, so I checked out this Italian native on Wikipedia. It’s no wonder I wasn’t blown away by the flavor – Wikipedia describe the grape as:

Corvina produces light to medium body wines with a light crimson coloring. The grapes naturally high acidity can make the wine somewhat tart with a slight, bitter almond note. The finish is sometimes marked with sour cherry notes.

Not sure I’ll be spending much time in the future on evaluating Corvinas.

Origin: Italy
Where: Highland Wine
Price: $9
Next time: I’ll pass.