{"id":228,"date":"2014-09-14T21:37:52","date_gmt":"2014-09-15T01:37:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ncwineguys.com\/?p=228"},"modified":"2024-04-21T15:26:54","modified_gmt":"2024-04-21T19:26:54","slug":"divine-traminette","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ncwineguys.com\/index.php\/divine-traminette\/","title":{"rendered":"Divine Llama Traminette Divine &#8212; Wine Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After visiting two wineries this afternoon, we decided it was time to move on from crackers and settle on an actual dinner to enjoy some North Carolina\u00a0wine. \u00a0We made our way home from the south-east part of the Yadkin Valley so we could fix up some sweet potato gnocchi and grilled salmon. \u00a0The wine we selected for the evening was the 2010 Traminette Divine from <a title=\"Divine Llama Vineyards\" href=\"http:\/\/www.divinellamavineyards.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Divine Llama<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Traminette,\u00a0a hybrid from Gew\u00fcrztraminer, \u00a0is an up and coming grape. \u00a0It offers a floral and perfumed nose with an often semi-sweet flavor and a\u00a0subtle spice. \u00a0Divine Llama takes this grape a step further and actually finishes the wine\u00a0in an oak barrel. \u00a0The oak imparts a rich vanilla note to the floral bouquet and truly makes this Traminette Divine. \u00a0The spicy notes of the Traminette are also very clear in the nose. \u00a0The first flavor impressions are complex and aromatic with hints of potpourri and fresh floral arrangements. \u00a0The mid-palate is slightly spicy then it fades into a lightly acidic finish.<\/p>\n<p>Divine Llama is\u00a0\u00a0definitely taking\u00a0an interesting approach on this wine,\u00a0which\u00a0makes it unique and enjoyable. \u00a0 The wine paired nicely with the sweet potato gnocchi and grilled salmon. \u00a0Since this Traminette was finished in oak, the extra years really help to add to the complexity of the wine. \u00a0We recommend consuming Traminette within two years of bottling, however this wine is holding up nicely and could easily go for another two years.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Check out our other NC Wine Month postings:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[su_posts template=&#8221;templates\/teaser-loop.php&#8221; id=&#8221;156, 696&#8243; posts_per_page=&#8221;-1&#8243; post_type=&#8221;page&#8221; taxonomy=&#8221;post_tag&#8221; tax_operator=&#8221;0&#8243; order=&#8221;asc&#8221; orderby=&#8221;id&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After visiting two wineries this afternoon, we decided it was time to move on from crackers and settle on an actual dinner to enjoy some North Carolina\u00a0wine. \u00a0We made our way home from the south-east part of the Yadkin Valley so we could fix up some sweet potato gnocchi and grilled salmon. \u00a0The wine weContinue reading &rarr;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[379],"tags":[234,81,203,109,262,254,154],"class_list":["post-228","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-the-cellar","tag-divine-llama-vineyards","tag-nc-wine","tag-nc-wine-month-2014","tag-traminette","tag-white-wine","tag-wine-review","tag-yadkin-valley","no-thumb"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/ncwineguys.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/ncwineguys.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/ncwineguys.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/ncwineguys.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/ncwineguys.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=228"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"http:\/\/ncwineguys.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11277,"href":"http:\/\/ncwineguys.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228\/revisions\/11277"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/ncwineguys.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=228"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/ncwineguys.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=228"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/ncwineguys.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=228"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}