Pais and Foillard!

Tried a new grape variety (new to me, ancient though!) PAIS, which is apparantly a Misison Grape used primarily now for cheap jug wine.

http://louisdressner.com/producers/luyt/

Anyway, this was a delicious, earthy "natural wine" kind of quaffer. A bit funky. Reminded me strongly of some of the Southwestern France wines like Fer Savedo???? and Marcillac. Nice!

2013 Foillard Beaujolais Nouveau. I know I am not supposed to like BoNo, but if it tastes like THIS, I will continue to do so! Lovely cherry fruit, blazing acidity, and that awesome Foillard funkyness! Delicious.

I also tried an Amazing Sonoma Semillon, two delicious German Rieslings, a fine affordable Santenay Burgundy, and an Aligote. I did not write down the names or vintages of any of these wines.

I sometimes buy Santenay as a comparative QPR for red Burgundies.

I sometimes buy Santenay as a comparative QPR for red Burgundies.

Yes, I think this was in the $30s. It was actually a little discombobulated at this point, but it had things going on I don't find in American Pinots.

2013 Foillard Beaujolais Nouveau. I know I am not supposed to like BoNo, but if it tastes like THIS, I will continue to do so! Lovely cherry fruit, blazing acidity, and that awesome Foillard funkyness! Delicious.

Why are you not supposed to like Beajolais Nouveau? With Foillard, all is accepted!

2013 Foillard Beaujolais Nouveau. I know I am not supposed to like BoNo, but if it tastes like THIS, I will continue to do so! Lovely cherry fruit, blazing acidity, and that awesome Foillard funkyness! Delicious.

Why are you not supposed to like Beajolais Nouveau? With Foillard, all is accepted!

I also liked a very Foillard-esque Kermit Lynch Beaujolais Nouveau! Others described it as tasting like home-made wine. As if this were a bad thing!