Mondo! on the River

what the heck are Mondo! Matchups?

Mondo! Matchups! are a little scheme we dreamed up to make it through the winter. Each week we pit wines against each other in an ALL OUT DEATH MATCH TO THE FINISH! Two wines enter, one will leave!

Each Matchup includes 2 half glass pours of your choice of our red or white selections of the week served on a fancy tasting mat. Try each wine in a blind tasting and choose your favorite. Turn the tasting mat over to find out what you preferred. Each week we tally the vote to declare a red and white champions. During March Madness we pit the champions against each other to find out what wine reigns supreme! Stop in every week to try the new contenders.

Seen lAST YEAR’S Matchups

Mondo! matchups 2024 bracket

Week 8

**RED WINE CONTENDERS**
Alias Pinot Noir vs. Honoro Vera Rioja
**WINNER:**
Alias Pinot Noir
**WHITE WINE CONTENDERS**
Indaba Chenin Blanc vs. Vieira de Sousa “Alice” White
**WINNER:**
Indaba Chenin Blanc

Week 7

**RED WINE CONTENDERS**
Bastide Miraflors vs. Three Petite Sirah
**WINNER:**
Bastide Miraflors
**WHITE WINE CONTENDERS**
Il Forte Gavi vs. Evolution White Blend
**WINNER:**
Il Forte Gavi

Week 6

**RED WINE CONTENDERS**
Cabriola vs. Grand Barossa Shiraz
**WINNER:**
Cabriola
**WHITE WINE CONTENDERS**
Bellaruche Blanc vs. Oxford Landing Sauv Blanc
**WINNER:**
Oxford Landing Sauv Blanc

Week 5

**RED WINE CONTENDERS**
Micro-Cosme Red vs. Querceto Chianti
**WINNER:**
Querceto Chianti
**WHITE WINE CONTENDERS**
Le Paradou Viognier vs. Sanzo Verdejo
**WINNER:**
Sanzo Verdejo

Week 4

**RED WINE CONTENDERS**
Lapostolle Apalta vs. Howard Park Shiraz
**WINNER:**
Lapostolle Apalta
**WHITE WINE CONTENDERS**
Souleil Blanc vs. Dario Serrentino Bianco Terre Siciliane
**WINNER:**
Souleil Blanc

Week 3

**RED WINE CONTENDERS**
Domaine Malys-Anne “Prelude” Red Blend vs. Howard Park Shiraz
**WINNER:**
Howard Park Shiraz
**WHITE WINE CONTENDERS**
Villa Wolf Sauvignon Blanc vs. Pieropan Soave
**WINNER:**
Pieropan Soave

Week 2

**RED WINE CONTENDERS**
Rio Madre Graciano vs. Portlandia Red Blend
**WINNER:**
Portlandia Red Blend
**WHITE WINE CONTENDERS**
Tikves Belo vs. Colpaola Verdicchio
**WINNER:**
Colpaola Verdicchio

Week 1

**JANUARY 3-6**
**RED WINE CONTENDERS**
Easton Zinfandel vs. True Myth Cabernet Sauvignon
**WINNER:**
True Myth Cabernet Sauvignon
**WHITE WINE CONTENDERS**
Moncaro Pinot Grigio vs. Oxford Landing Pinot Grigio
**WINNER:**
Moncaro Pinot Grigio