Puppione Family Wines Festa Rosso

Tasting notes & discussion 44

“Sonoma County’s #1 Summertime Red Wine” (Ziggy the Wine Gal)

Typically $36/bottle from Puppione Family Wines
Vintage 2023 from California
Available for AZ; CA; CO; CT; DC; FL; GA; IA; ID; IL; IN; KS; KY; LA; MA; MD; ME; MI; MN; MO; MT; NC; ND; NE; NH; NJ; NM; NV; NY; OH; OK; OR; PA; RI; SC; SD; TN; TX; VA; VT; WA; WI; WV; WY
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About Puppione Family Wines: “With two barrels, one ton of fruit, and a little help from our friends, we launched Puppione Family Wines in 2017 with the wine made to welcome our daughter into the world. With each vintage, we chronicle our family stories and capture them in cork and bottle for all to appreciate for the years to come.”

They’re Puppione, Not Pepitone

TASTING NOTES: “Floral notes of violet and lavender intermingle with the brightness of crushed red berries, while gentle flickers of black pepper and an herbal bouquet add layers of complexity to the nose. Juicy red berries electrify the palate, providing a burst of sweetness that is lifted by a zesty citrus character framed subtly with spiciness and depth. A vibrant acidity imparts a lively and energetic feel, while silky tannins provide a gentle grip as the FESTA Rosso finishes crisp and invigorating, leaving behind a trail of red fruit flavors and a hint of herbal freshness.” (AbV 12.7%)

VARIETALS: 44% Syrah, 34% Cabernet Sauvignon, 22% Friulano

BARRELS: 4 months in stainless steel.

PAIRS WITH: N/A

THAT REMINDS ME OF: Joe Pepitone, famous baseball man.

A Brooklyn boy, apparently he got shot by a classmate at 17. He was getting scouted by multiple baseball teams at the time, and a guy at his school just put a gun to his stomach and shot him point blank. It missed his heart and other vital parts, luckily, but woof. And he didn’t even press charges! Same time, his father had a stroke at 39. Stuff like that messes a guy up. But the man sure could play baseball.

Three Golden Gloves, he played on the Yankees, the Astros, the Cubs, and then the Braves between 1958 and 1973. After that he said he would transfer to the Japanese league, but that lasted a very, very short time. A month, by the look of things. He played some professional softball later in the decade too.

Anyway, he once got in a fistfight in a hotel lounge in 1992 when someone called him a “has-been.” He got out on a $75 bail. Interesting guy. Passed in 2023.

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