October 22, 2021

INAMA “Carbonare” Soave Classico 2019

(Soave, Veneto, Italy) $28

If you’re of a certain age, you may remember the heydays of one of the worst popular wine ever sold in the United States—Bolla Soave. It was so insipidly bad that the reputation of an entire region (Soave) was compromised for decades. But quietly and slowly, true Soave—especially Soave Classico—is coming back thanks to producers like Inama, Pieropan, and Anselmi. Inama’s “Carbonare” is a beautiful, fresh, minerally wine with a certain fullness and richness but without any slather of oakiness. (The word soave means “smooth”.) Inama “Carbonare” is pure and complex, and a steal to boot. Drinking it with mushroom risotto the other night was heaven. (13% abv)

93 points KM

Available at Vivino

Washington State’s first AVA was created in the same year that Gandhi won the Academy Award for Best Picture and Meryl Streep won the Best Actress Award for Sophie’s Choice. What was that AVA?

A. Yakima Valley

B. Columbia Valley

C. Snake River Valley

D. Walla Walla Valley

The Yakima Valley, an American Viticultural Area established in 1983, was the first AVA in Washington State. It’s more than 600,000 acres in size and is located about 155 miles southeast of Seattle on the eastern side of the Cascade Mountain range. The AVA is best known for Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay and several prominent Washington vineyards are located here including Boushey, Ciel du Cheval and Olsen. The Columbia Valley AVA and the Walla Walla AVA were both created in 1984, a year after the Yakima AVA. And the Snake River AVA, created in 2007, is not in Washington. It straddles Oregon and Idaho.

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INAMA “Carbonare” Soave Classico 2019

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