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Wine Squares Day 12: Burgundy takes the most obvious square. Now let’s get niche
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Wine Squares Day 12: Burgundy takes the most obvious square. Now let’s get niche


Wine Squares

Let’s go, day 12!

We’re back, you know the rules, and if you don’t here they are:

  1. One box is voted on per day. The current box is bolded
  2. Please don’t be a fool and comment for a different box or future box, will not count
  3. Winner is top comment after 24 hours
  4. We then advance to the next!

Top 2 runner ups will be posted in the next post!

Runner ups:

Most Underrated Wine Region
– Greece
– Loire Valley, France

Most Overrated Wine Region
– Burgundy
– Provence

Most Underrated Wine
– Barbera d’Alba
– Txakoli

Most Overrated Wine
– Meiomi
– Prisoner

Best Grape Variety
– Riesling
– Nebbiolo

Worst Grape Variety
– Muscadine
– Pinotage

Best Wine Label
– Mouton Rothschild
– Emmerich Knoll: Riesling Ried Loibenberg Smaragd

Best Newbie Friendly Wine
– Beaujolais
– Vinho Verde

Best Value Play Wine
– G.D. Vajra Langhe Nebbiolo / Barbera d’Alba
– La Rioja Alta Vina Ardanza / Vina Alberdi

Most Consistent Region
– Rioja
– Jerez

Least Consistent Region
– Okanagan Valley
– Eastern Europe / Middle East

by AustraliaWineDude

32 Comments

  3. wreddnoth

    Furmint – coined in Europe the Riesling of the East.

  7. DontLookBack_88

    Aligote.

    It (rightfully) gets overshadowed by Chardonnay, but it makes some truly delicious, unique wines. I’ve recently had wonderful examples from Michel Lafarge, Theo Dancer, and Sylvain Pataille.

  8. sercialinho

    It’s tricky – one person’s niche is another’s daily drinker. And the truly niche ones won’t get any votes because almost nobody has tasted them.

    Anyway, Encruzado has not been suggested yet.

  9. LongroddMcHugendong

    I suppose niche is in the eye of the beholder, but I’m going with Vermentino for this one. 

    It’s a delicious citrusy, saline, crispy acidic white. Versatile, you find find super clean racy versions, but it takes a little oak well. Grows well in a lot of regions around the world from Italy & France, Sardinia, Australia, one of my favorites comes from Virginia.

  11. dutchovenowner

    If bierzo is the most underrated region, then surely godello should be the grape?!

  14. RichtersNeighbour

    Godello!
    Some great quality wines coming out of NV Spain, e.g. Valdeorras or neighbouring Bierzo. Often somewhat fuller than it’s buddy Albariño, but you can find it in many different styles, even with some residual sugar, giving Mosel Kabinett vibes. Some recs:
    – Louro do Bolo (Rafael Palacios)
    – El Zarzal (Emilio Moro)
    – Bodegas visas Somoza, Neno

  15. rupertmacleod

    palomino, both as sherry and table wine. nothing really compares.

  18. NYC_rayona

    Frappato.  When I think niche, I think truly local and tiny volume.

  30. Extension_Dig8523

    Chasselas, not niche at all in Switzerland, almost doesn’t exist anywhere else.

  31. jabar102

    Altesse. I know, this is niche of a niche (white Savoie)

  32. liquid_massage

    Pecorino is about as niche as it gets but finally having a moment