Vola Schiava Vigneti delle Dolomites, NV

This is a wine, new to me, that showed up last week on the shelves of my local Trader Joe's. The label indicated "red wine" but through the clear bottle it appeared very light, almost rose. I have had Schiava before and figured it was a good buy at $6.99. And it was.

Very light ruby. Magical scents of red raspberries, ripe strrawberries, spring flowers. And more of the same on the tongue. Donna likes white and rose wines to be well chilled so I put this in the refrigerator for 10 to 15 minutes. As an aperitif wine, it was very good at that temperature, but as it warmed through the meal, light tannins began to emerge, expanding the ripe, fruity flavors. This is not a wine for those who like them "big"; it is deliberately small and decidedly delicious.