{"id":2637,"date":"2019-07-08T07:26:15","date_gmt":"2019-07-08T14:26:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stanthewineman.com\/wp\/?p=2637"},"modified":"2019-07-08T07:26:26","modified_gmt":"2019-07-08T14:26:26","slug":"stans-pick-for-july-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stanthewineman.com\/wp\/?p=2637","title":{"rendered":"STAN&#8217;S PICK FOR JULY 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fcbkbttn_buttons_block\" id=\"fcbkbttn_left\"><div class=\"fcbkbttn_button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stanthewineman.com\/wp\/wp-content\/plugins\/facebook-button-plugin\/images\/standard-facebook-ico.png\" alt=\"Fb-Button\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"fcbkbttn_like \"><fb:like href=\"https:\/\/stanthewineman.com\/wp\/?p=2637\" action=\"like\" colorscheme=\"light\" layout=\"standard\"  width=\"225px\" size=\"small\"><\/fb:like><\/div><\/div>\n<p>I normally focus on whites in the summer for my pick. However, I ran across this gem from the Tuscan region of Italy and I couldn&#8217;t help myself. I do a lot of grilling during the summer months and often bust out a red to go with the grilled meats. I&#8217;m not stuck on any specific varietal, but whatever it is that I choose, it has to compliment the main course. This red from the Maremma appellation of Tuscany has a ton of flexibility with food. Chicken, steak, ribs or hamburgers would all work nicely with this wine. The other cool thing about it is that the longer it&#8217;s open the better it gets. I drank it three days later after opening a bottle and it was stunning. It is a steal for what you pay and I would put away a couple of bottles for up to three years to see how it develops. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"454\" height=\"605\" src=\"http:\/\/stanthewineman.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_2868.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2639\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stanthewineman.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_2868.jpg 454w, https:\/\/stanthewineman.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_2868-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/stanthewineman.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_2868-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2638\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p> 2015 Petra &#8220;Zingari&#8221; Toscana Red (Maremma, Italy)&#8230; $14.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Deep aromas of black olives and currants, with a splash of meat marinade and dried red flowers. Sweet tannins support notes of black plums and currants with a hit of leather and a kiss of rust. It expands on the mid-palate and finishes long with a kiss of tobacco on the back-end. Nicely integrated acidity and structured tannins make this baby perfect with food. Decant it to bring out the best this has to offer. A blend of Merlot, Sangiovese, Syrah and Petit Verdot  (B\/B+<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cheers!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stan The Wine Man<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I normally focus on whites in the summer for my pick. However, I ran across this gem from the Tuscan region of Italy and I couldn&#8217;t help myself. 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