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RioJoes' Wine Log

About Me: Rio Joe's Brands, Inc. is the leading importer, wholesaler and online retailer (www.RioJoes.com) of Brazilian wines and cachaças.

Brazilian wines are the next up and coming wines from South America. Brazil is producing world class delicious wines, including merlot, cabernet sauvignon, chardonnay, syrah, sparkling wines, among others.

We import the following brands:

Rio Joe’s Silver Cachaça

Pizzato Reserve Wines

Concentus by Pizzato

Fausto by Pizzato

Website: http://www.riojoes.com

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Added	Name	WL	Rating	Actions
Nov. 7, 2007	Pizzato Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2004 Pizzato Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2004 Region: Vale dos Vinhedos, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil > Winery: Pizzato Reserve Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon Pizzato Wines are award winning wines from Vale dos Vinhedos, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil The history of Pizzato family is synonymous with the history of wine in Brazil. In 1880 the family emigrated from the Veneto region of Italy to Southern Brazil and brought with them the grand tradition of winemaking. Since then, the Pizzato family has been growing grapes and making wine. Vale dos Vinhedos is 75 mi south of the beautiful city of Porto Alegre and 930 mi south of the beaches of Rio de Janeiro. We are the importers of this wine and that is why we are not rating it. We will let the public do that. The grapes were de-stemmed, crushed and fermented in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks, with a short maceration time; then it was naturally malolactic fermented. 20% of the wine was aged on American oak barrels for 5 months before to bottling. Vivid, dark, red with violet traces in appearance; red fruit, spices, raisins, jam, cocoa nose; it’s a well balanced, good length, and medium to high-bodied, medium-dry wine. - 11/07/2007		0/5 Stars. 1 2 3 4 5
Personal Notes	Pizzato Wines are award winning wines from Vale dos Vinhedos, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil The history of Pizzato family is synonymous with the history of wine in Brazil. In 1880 the family emigrated from the Veneto region of Italy to Southern Brazil and brought with them the grand tradition of winemaking. Since then, the Pizzato family has been growing grapes and making wine. Vale dos Vinhedos is 75 mi south of the beautiful city of Porto Alegre and 930 mi south of the beaches of Rio de Janeiro. We are the importers of this wine and that is why we are not rating it. We will let the public do that.
Tasting Notes & Comments	The grapes were de-stemmed, crushed and fermented in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks, with a short maceration time; then it was naturally malolactic fermented. 20% of the wine was aged on American oak barrels for 5 months before to bottling. Vivid, dark, red with violet traces in appearance; red fruit, spices, raisins, jam, cocoa nose; it’s a well balanced, good length, and medium to high-bodied, medium-dry wine. - 11/07/2007