Grillo from Mary Taylor

“…here is yet another reason why I have been so taken with the Mary Taylor 
line of European country wines over the last several months.”

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In my continuing quest to find new (to me, at least) wines imported by Mary Taylor, I stopped in to Westborn Market in Berkley a few days ago, to see if Beverage Manager Steve Rapson was stocking anything that I haven’t had a chance to try yet. Steve seems to be as big a fan of MT Wine as I am, and sure enough, he has the white counterpart to the red Sicilian I reviewed last month displayed well-stocked in the department. I used to enjoy Grillo back in a previous life in retail, when it played a role in a revolving cast of dry whites I brought home, including Albarinho, Muscadet, Vermentino and Arneis. It’s been quite a while since I last had one of these, so for that reason, I was even more intrigued by what might be in this bottle. 
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More from Mary Taylor Part 3

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3

“…these are excellent values and should not be missed.”

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I suppose it’s fitting that the last two wines in my three part report are the first two I’ve tasted imported by Mary Taylor that are not from France. Although Ms. Taylor works with properties from Spain, Portugal and Italy, it’s mostly the French stuff that’s available here in Detroit and surrounding environs. Here then was my first opportunity to selections in the MTWines book from Sicily and Spain respectively.
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