This is the hardest review I've ever had to write. Wrongo Dongo. Two words that conjure up so much possibility, all of it unbelievably adolescent. For the first time I am totally stumped by how to approach a review. I wanted to pretend that Wrongo Dongo was really the name of an 80s New Wave group founded by Danny Elfman. Then I wanted to compare it to that model of prurient stupidity "Wango Tango" by Ted Nugent. Then I concocted an unbelievably confusing scenario in which a drunken, lisping Ronald McDonald founds a wine company and names it after himself. And don't even get me started on other euphemistic possibilities I've considered as fodder for this review.But I'm above that.
I'd like to take a second here to congratulate my beautiful wife, Joy, on her review last night of Big Tattoo Red. I cannot imagine that a nerdier wine review has ever been written, and that's really saying something. Nerdiness is a prerequisite for reviewing wine. Did she really write that she wants to "freak the dream?" Oh my God. Somebody please pry the remote control from that woman's hands.
Anyway, I've digressed. Wrongo Dongo. I have nothing interesting to say about Wrongo Dongo the wine. It comes from the Jumilla region of Spain. It's a red. It's a Monastrell, although you won't find that information on the bottle. It's a lovely violet color and has a real grapy taste to it (of course, nobody will ever say their wine tastes grapy, even if it does). It's got a picture of a yellow guy on the label who looks like he's been smoking something along with his wine, if you know what I mean. I imagine it'll pair quite well with pot roast.
But overall, there's not much to say about it. So back to the stupidity!
The Dongo took my baby!
Doctor, I need some lotion. My Dongos gone Wrongo.
Okay, I'm finished.
5 out of 10.
Wine.com, $7.99
Don't hate. You're freaking your dream too :) and um, your 'dongos gone wrongo'? MATURE.
ReplyDeleteI would rate this much higher! I even carved a Halloween pumpkin in the style of the Wrongo Dongo label one year...there's a picture of that somewhere.
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ReplyDeletehe is right... its not really good or bad, goes nice with BBQ though
ReplyDeletewhat a great bargain.very similar to a zin,light tanins,great color.pairs nicely w/ red sauced pasta[add some while cooking]deserves a much higher rating.
ReplyDeleteFor the price: a fantastic, flavorful wine, good nose, beautiful color. A nice surprise. Can't believe that a web site devoted to good-but-inexpensive wines didn't rave about Wrongo Dongo. Must be hung up about the name. The reviewer is just as immature as he claims to be.
ReplyDeleteHere's what I heard about Wrongo Dongo: The Spanish vinyard owner has an Australian friend who, when he disagreed with you, would say, "Wrongo dongo, mate, wrongo dongo!"
ReplyDeleteI actually love this wine. It's my cheap wine of choice! :)
We met this wine in the only Michelin rated restaurant in Queens. After joking about its name, it won the runoff in a three wine flight, and we thought it better than the Echelon pino noir that I ordered. This fashionable french restaurant has low lighting, so we didn't notice its violet color. Because the restaurant, food and wine are good here, I would never have guessed that this was an inexpensive wine.
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