Welcome back to our discussion of The Two Towers! We're talking about some of our favorite wines in this episode, so check these out and enjoy!
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We were drinking the same wine as last time, aka Lagler's Grüner Veltliner Federspiel! (Remember what Federspiel means?)
Isengard- Ribera Del Duero
-Emilio Moro, Vega-Sicilia, Pesquera (Alejandro Fernández is the winemaker whose name Emma forgot)
Emyn Muil- Languedoc
-Chateau Maris, Le Clos from St. Eugénie, Picpoul (one of my favorite, underrated white wines).
The Dead Marshes- Germany
-Von Buhl, Steinmetz (one of my favorite winery websites, with gorgeous maps of vineyard sites), Leitz, Robert Weil, Dr. Loosen
Ithilien- Friuli
-Petrussa, Ronco delle Betulle, Miani, Bastianich, Kante, Gravner, Venica, etc.
Cirith Ungol- Amarone
-Dried grapes from Valpolicella making a deep, dark, alcoholic, dense wines. Bamboo shelving or are hung drying in the air- like Shelob’s victims. Shelob and her webs. Delicious poison...