bottle generally goes for about $400, but I sampled this at The Vias Portfolio tasting last week One of the top Amarone producers in the famed Veneto and inspired by Giuseppi Quintarelli, Romano drastically lowered it's vine yields resulting in rich, expressive and dense wine. Very nice acidity and silky tannins.

Recently I was invited to a fabulous artisanal Neopolitan pizza dinner at La Pizza Fresca in Manhattan featuring a treasure chest of top Barolo from the very best producers, all from the 2004, 2005, and 2006 vintage. The wines were of very different styles and all were enjoyable. I learned a lot about production! News Piedmont barolo

yet from the tasting notes below you can see it was worth it. Family Deicas Preludio 2006. Almost garnet color with very garnet, nearly transparent edges, on the nose sweet prince Edward cherry tobacco as in Bordeaux (could be a close call if blind tasting against a grand cru). Pueblo de Sol Viognier 2011. Reserve line $14.

Ana and Carlos travel often to London and New York and other markets to hand sell their wines at various in-store tastings and private dinners. And here are some notes from the tasting. Primo 2006 Pizzorno tannat 50 25 cs 20 merlot 5 petite verdot – 15 months French oak individually … 5 months as a blend in oak – rests for three years.

fabulous experience today tasting the wines of Sartori di Verona at SD26, a fine Italian restaurant in Manhattan, where these excellent wines were paired with five courses. What made the tasting lunch so special was the passion of owner Andrea Sartori, who came across as a very traditionally-minded Italian of the classic world.

We tried the 2009 the winery created for En Primeur, After the tasting, we enjoyed a 3-flight tasting of the 2006, 2003, and 2000 vintages in a presentation led by Sarah Jane Evans MW with wines procured by Sylvain Boivert, Director of the Conseil des Grands Crus Classes en 1855. They are replicated here. Chateau LaGrange.

As much as I'm looking forward to the food and wine pairing, I'm looking to tasting the new vintage of Lynch-Bages (and hopefully some older vintages as well, and will share my notes with you). It had been the first wine I bought at auction and I've tasted through the various vintages here in New York. Viticulture.

They generously poured their 2006 traditional Marchesi di Barolo which was balanced and high in acidity and concentrated fruit, as well as their stony vineyard Sarmassa. ran into Davide Paterlini who invited me to a fabulous 2 30 tasting narated by sommelier Massimo Castellani who was incredibly dramatic and impressive.

a guest exclaims, entering the ground floor reception area of the famous Clos de Vougeot and seeing handsomely uniformed waiters pouring tastes of the region's finest red and white wines. The clever thing is that ALL the wines are tasted blind. "This is absolutely fantastic!"

Fabulous tasting of several Ribera del Duero wines today at the sleek Trump tower downtown. However, the day kicked off with a spectacular seminar and tasting of Vega Sicilia wines. It was great to see the wines were all doing well. defined by finesse and elegance. April S. News April S.

He tallied $16 million in American Express bills between 2006 – 2011. Eric Asimov writes in the NYT about the arrest and recalls the go-go days, when Rudy Kurniawan apparently used his tasting ability to make him an arbiter on what on the table was fake and what was not. He ran up $11 million of debt in 2007 alone.

Baccarat 's presentation of their beautifully designed crystal wine glasses was matched only by the vertical tasting of 3 vintages of Chateau Rauzan-Segla Gran Cru Classe-Margaux. Chateau Rauzan Segla 2006 Gran Cru Classe-Margaux 53% Cabernet Sauvignon, 44% Merlot, 3% Petit Verdot, aged in 50% French oak barrels for 18 months.

The last time I tasted this vintage of the Nipozzano was over two years ago and it's really interesting to see how it has changed, or. stayed the same. Back then there were "fruity aromas of pomegranate and black currant, with exotic notes of leather, vanilla, and barnyard." This time on the nose is black fruit and violet, mint and hazelnut.

The wine was a Castello di Bossi Berardo Chianti Classico Riserva 2006( $24 ). The wine finished moderately long, smooth with a small taste of Kahula. I am finding myself getting back on the Chianti kick. This is what started it all for me back around 1971. Back in the old days I was drinking almost exclusively Chianti.

For another, you have to anticipate your own tastes, which can be a moving target at best. 2006 Tablas Creek EdB Blanc 2006 was heavy and velvety in the mouth and held up nicely with all that grilled Bonita we were eating. 2006 Tablas Creed EdB 2006 **/ Purple plum color, with beef notes and dried herbs in the glass.

For example, let's pretend I have just poured you a glass of 2006 Smoking Loon Pinot Noir from California. Maria says you can tell someone they are tasting a fruity wine, or that it has a taste of cherries, but it's not something you can thoroughly describe. Quick! Wine, of course. Well done!" Le Nez du Vin ," she whispered.

What it will taste like at that age is difficult to say. France chateaneuf du Pape 2006 3 starsDark plum color. Very closed on the nose, with mild notes of dry lavender and mellow herbs; then prunes, blood, and citrus notes as it breathes.

Numanthia was founded in 1998, and in 2006 the partners sold to Moet Hennessey. When you taste Port wine for the first two years, I can assure you it’s not a very pleasant sensation, because of the alcohol, because of the amount of tannins, because of the fruitiness that seem overwhelming. Champagne on the other hand is the opposite.

In a 2006 posting on his site after attending a Spanish tasting, Martin wrote : “I have never really got under the skin of Spanish wine. This tasting does little to alleviate my apathy.” Also, a with so much ground to cover, hopefully they manage to slow down and not feel compelled to taste at nine wineries in a day.

While recuperating from another ulcer problem, I've been doing very little on the blog and less on the wine tasting. The American Tailgater Association estimates that at least 20 million headed out for tailgating in 2006, with other studies suggesting that the real figures may actually be much higher. Recommendations are welcome!!!

And the berries looked delicious – I could not wait to see how they would taste! Gravity: The Taste Test. Christian Seely led a very interesting test, in which we tasted two groups of base wine: Group 1 was 2008 Merlot, and Group 2 was Cabernet Franc. One simply used personal taste as a guide. The Tasting.

Tasted at the Barrington Bistro. France chateaneuf du Pape 2006 3 starsDark garnet color. Very fresh floral nose with faint licorice, plum, and strong bloody overtures. Finishes with sweet red berry notes.

In 2004 he was able to buy out other family members so that he could make the wine he wants to make, and after my tasting today must concur it was fabulous. and the first thing to keep in mind is that tasting Joliet’s wine is tasting history. Mr Joliet was kind enough to open several bottles of red, from 2010 to 2006.

It's allowed me to meet interesting people with broad tastes and vastly different backgrounds. Robert Parker, April 2006. James Suckling, March 31, 2006. Roger Voss, May 01, 2006 The world of wine has been good to me. Ray O., Julien 2003. Thank you, Ray! It is a colossal success and a potential legend in the making.

And that’s what Dave Erickson, a site reader in North Carolina who blogs at the Wine Mule , has been doing and he sent in this question about them: We had a tasting of orange wines the other night , and the question came up: How do sommeliers deal with these wines, when they all seem to need anywhere from 4 to 24 hours to become presentable?

Last night (Monday, October 24th, 2011) I attended a tasting at Christie's, the auction house, of some of the wines that will be offered -- you can see the list below. Wines at the Christie's Tasting. Mazis-Chambertin Grand Cru, Cuvée Madeleine Collignon 2006. All were absolutely fantastic! you can read more about below. ROUGE.

Some of the wines tasted: Chateau Clerc-Milon: 1994, 2004, 2005, 2006. Chateau Lynch-Bages: 1996, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2006 and Echo de Lynch-Bages 2008. Chateau Pontet-Canet: 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006 and Les Hauts de Pontet 2005. Pauillac is a small region, only about 5,000 people, and had very humble beginnings.

How can one bottle of a wine, never mind one sip and spit at a tasting, provide sufficient information to assign the wine an absolute rating, a set of tasting notes that readers should accept as truth? I drank a bottle of 2006 Michel Gahier Savagnin the other night. This is an idea that I firmly believe in. Starkly different.

say carefully, because careless deep frying results in greasy food, over or undercooked food, or food that tastes more of the fryer than of itself. From what I've tasted, this one is the most special, from vines that are over 40 years old. But as with so very many other things, my friends, I was wrong. wines from Ambonnay.

Robots, last seen in our 2006 threat-down , are again threatening the sommelier class with their e-tongues! tasting sized poursSIPPED: keepin’ it klassy. Forget screwcap or cork: a company has just been authorized to put Bordeaux in a can. SIPPED: robots again. The world of dining remains safe for humans! CNN ]. Bloomberg ].

Robert Parker tasted the wines with winemaker Helen Turley. More than La Tache 2006! At their tasting together, the Marcassin owners poured the ’06 for Parker alongside their ’06s. Consider these tasting notes. The 2006, atypically evolved and complex at age three, is showing well already. 97 points.

2006 Rudi Pichler Riesling Federspiel , price unknown ($59 on a restaurant wine list). Absolutely delicious and memorable to me because of the incredible clarity with which it tasted of fresh juicy yellow plums. I'd like to taste a version of this from a more "normal" vintage. Fantastic wine and worth searching out.

He tasted the pinot noirs and syrahs he had been making since starting his own label, Copain Wines , in 1999. “A light went on,&# he says about that January day in 2005 when he returned to Sonoma and tasted his own wines. Brix (lower sugar level, therefore alcohol) and they tasted leaner. Search for Copain wines at retail.

would this same varietal by any other name taste as sweet? On the opposite end of the spectrum, I also liked the Grand Dama de Toro 2006 -- it is Tina de Toro (remember, we can't say tempranillo in this region!) Ah, Tempranillo. In Toro, the tempranillo grape is called Tinto de Toro. First, a bit of geography. This wine is 10.99.

While everyone else was enjoying the delicious wine at the Top of the List Tasting, I was attending three fabulous seminars with the luminaries in the wine world. The wines below were all fab: my favorites were the Gaia 2010 Wild Ferment, Gaia 2009 Santorini Thalassitis (intense nose with minerals and lime zest)m and the 2006 Sigalas.

Produttori del Barbaresco, Barbaresco, 2006 : This excellent nebbiolo can age (the 1978 is drinking well today, apparently ). Isole e Olena, Ceparello 2006 , about $60: I had the chance to try this wine at a tasting last year and thought it was terrific. Cabernet franc grown on limestone from a top grower in Chinon. Under $30.

Very interesting tasting of Australian wines Susan Barros organized today for the first Wine Australia Tasting of 2011 -- Unusual Varietals and Classic Blends. have to say that after tasting these wines, I rushed to the office to break out my James Halliday "Wine Atlas of Australia!" How do the wines taste? Shiraz Blend.

Bodegas Roda Reserva 2006. Style note: Immediately impressive 2006 right out of the bottle - no need for decanting though it is just as delicious the next day. 2006 Castelgiocondo (Marchesi de' Frescobaldi) Brunello di Montalcino. color: medium + intensity/opaque with garnet miniscus. Drink now to 2025. light gold color.

After a few beer nights, I finally was able to open, taste and drink two remaining red wines I have received from Cinnabar Winery; the 2008 Sextant Vineyards Syrah and the 2006 Santa Cruz Mountains Cabernet Sauvignon. We threw in a baked potato and fresh green beans and opened the "gem" of the Cinnabars, the 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon.

I exclaim, sipping 2006 Esquisse, a new brand from the 2nd growth Chateau Nairac. Nicolas was determined that Esquisse should also reflect the character of the vintage, so in 2006 the residual sugar was 130 grams per litre, where as in 2005 it was a more opulent 160 grams per litre. Adele. What a fabulous wine to enjoy as an aperitif!”

Today the Wines of Santorini hosted a fabulous seminar, with the tasting guided by Dr. Yiannis Paraskevopoulos o of GAIA wines, one of Greece’s top oenologistss. The focus of the tasting was the 2010 harvest, projected to be one of the best of the last decade. Wines from Santorini. The next flight of five wines were oaked.

This time of year there are a load of trade tastings, and even if like me, you only go to a few of them, you hear things. The current release is based on the lovely 2006 vintage, and it feels substantial and ripe, and entirely under control, very fresh. I've only tasted it, but I liked it very much. That's right.3 cases.

Porterhouse was the elegant venue for a tutored tasting of La Follette wine lead by winemaker Greg La Follette (formerly of Flowers, de Loach) who recently launched a new winery last year called La Follette. For the duck I liked ALL the reds -- with my favorite match being the 2006 Torbreck RunRig Shiraz. scallops.

It’s only been since 2006, that oak chips have been legally permitted for use in Old World winemaking practices. However, one of the best ways to see the influences of oak is in a side-by-side comparison wine tasting. Oak is utilized somewhat like a “seasoning” to add flavor and palate appeal to a wine. Which Wines are Typically Oaked?

The seminar and tasting for New York journalists was held March 8 and included a larger representation of cool climate VQA Chardonnays featuring 54 wines from 31 Canadian wineries located in British Columbia and Ontario. Huff Blancs de Blancs 2006. Pillitteri Estates Winery Exclamation Cellar Series 2006. Exultet Estates 2009.

I stopped into the Jenny and François spring portfolio tasting the other day to taste some of the new releases. When I go to these things, which I honestly don't often do anymore, I no longer try to taste everything. tasted the new releases from Champagne Jacques Lassaigne , the excellent producer in Montgueux.

This wine was part of a tasting at my Level ll Intermediate Certificate WSET class in Wine & Spirits last weekend at the International Wine Center Medium finish with spices lingering and very good, retails for about $75.

He took a break from tasting in Burgundy, where he is now, to respond. How important is blind tasting to wine evaluation? There is no question blind tasting is useful, especially for wines that are similar, or in competition settings. How many wines can you effectively taste in a day? His unedited replies follow below.

It provides umami, texture, and just tastes good. kept getting these meatballs that tasted good but were completely wrong, way too dense, until I read somewhere that you must add warm water right before mixing everything together. It smelled and tasted like what I know to be Sangiovese from Tuscany. Spaghetti with meatballs.

So it's not often when an energetic and passionate wine expert such as Filippo Bartolotta (editor of L’Espresso Guide to Italian wine) comes to Manhattan to meet with a tiny handful of the city's most notable journalists to lead a tutored tasting through Italy, including a food and wine pairing of many dishes (black truffles, anyone?).

The other week, the Wine Media Guild hosted a Vertical Tasting of three chateaux from Bordeaux–a luncheon at Felidia‘s that began with a one-hour self-pour tasting of twelve wines, before everyone sat for lunch. Wine Reviews Wine Stories Wineries Bordeaux Chateau Angelus Chateau Figeac La Conseillante Wine Media Guild

Then we tasted her vintage wines, beginning with the utterly delicious 2002 Brut Nature Grand Cru. The 2006 is only the second vintage to make it to the US, I believe, and it is a great wine. do not remember the vintage that the rosé we tasted is based on, but it was aromatically alluring, spicy, well balanced, and so very drinkable.

Other grapes, such as the Pinot Nero Oltrepo Pavese DOC "Pernice" 2006 - Giorgi Di Vistarino - are actually so dangerous to harvest the people who work the land are said to conduct "heroic viticulture." Bill Nesto MW is a fabulous speaker and he gave very precise tasting notes for each wine.

"Have you tasted their Sauvignon Blanc? was able to try the 2006 and 2007 Obsidian which is grown on sandy soil. Speaking of the 2006, it was a very assertive yet balanced cabernet sauvignon with precise structure and a harmony of flavors including chocolate, mocha, dusty red raspberry, vanilla, and casis. It rocks!"

So I eagerly accepted the opportunity to taste the 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon and also the 2006 ROY Estate Proprietary Red Wine. first met Shirley Roy a few years ago at a trade event. and had been very entranced by her Bordeaux style wine. The winery is located on Soda Canyon Road in the Napa Valley. just south of Stags Leap.

2006 De Lorimier Malbe c (USA, California, Sonoma County, Alexander Valley). tasted blind. 2006 De Lorimier Cabernet Sauvignon Crazy Creek Vineyard (USA, California, Sonoma County, Alexander Valley). 2006 De Lorimier Cabernet Sauvignon Warm Springs Ranch (USA, California, Sonoma County, Dry Creek Valley, Warm Springs Ranch).

The Merlot I loved -- and I thought that in a blind tasting, it could be easily confused with a high end Australian Shiraz as its flavors were ripe black currant, black berry, in that jammy yet dry Aussie style. Afterwards, we had an icewine tasting with Bruce Nicholson, who was responsible for the vintages during 2006 and afterwards.

and really thrilled to see that among the goodies are two Cabernet Sauvignon 2006 from different vineyards. So without reading the notes from the winery I am going to try them and see if I can really detect a difference in taste, as well as quality. de Lorimier Winery 2006 Alexander Valley Crazy Creek Vineyard.

This week I've tasted some excellent wines! 2006 Wilson Cabernet Sauvignon. 2006 Star Lane Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon. USA, California, Sonoma County, Dry Creek Valley). color - purple, medium intensity, med trans. nose: med+ intensity, spice, black berry, black currant, oak. Enjoy with a well grilled steak. 8 views).

My best Rosé - Heron Hill Cabernet Franc Dry Rosé 2006. Tasted more Riesling this past year than I have had in my entire life. Best Red wine - Viticcio Chianti Classico Riserva 2006. Time to look back on what was an eventful year, personally and with the blog and my exploration into the world of wine. Now for my best of 2010.

Wilson Cabernet Sauvignon 2006. Blackstone Sonoma Reserve Pinot Noir 2009. With its velvet texture, nose of well sorted fresh grapes, and fresh flavors, this is a well balanced New World Pinot that can match many foods, especially salmon, pork, rare duck. Mazzocco Sonoma Petite Syrah Aguilera 2007. Macari Sauvignon Blanc 2009.

It's interesting to see the way your own tastes change, to put yourself back in the mindset of making these decisions. Anyway, here are the wines, along with a few notes: 2006 Marcel Lapierre Morgon , $22, Imported by Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant. The results have not been terribly impressive so far. Live and learn.

Sure, one may come forward, but it will have to do better than India’s United Breweries, which received a “frosty reception&# bidding on Taittinger in 2006. business of wine tasting sized poursSIPPED: spitting! “The length and precision of the stream are just unbelievable.&# No, this is not something from Urology.

We are sitting in the gorgeous guest reception villa Nicholas designed to entertain journalists and other visitors, and about to taste a selection of his wines and enjoy lunch. Tasting Cheval des Andes. Dark purple and intense in color, the 2006 is composed of 60% Malbec, 35% Cabernet Sauvignon. Creation of Cheval des Andes.

talian wines paved the way for my wine education, but last night my friend Eric Guido provided a detour for me: A blind tasting of six Australian wines from the famed Barossa Valley. Fetish/The Watcher 2006 My pick from the second flight, this shows a barnyard funk, musk, animal, vegetal, cherries, floral nuances, oak, ripe cherries and plum.

In fact, give a friend a blind tasting test and that individual would be hard pressed to identify the French champagne. During the lunch we tried three of the wines -- Franciacorta Brut NV, Brut Rose NV, and Extra Brute 2006. You've heard of Franciacorta, yes? The pairings worked quite well.

And the berries looked delicious – I could not wait to see how they would taste! Gravity: The Taste Test. Christian Seely led a very interesting test, in which we tasted two groups of base wine: Group 1 was 2008 Merlot, and Group 2 was Cabernet Franc. Visiting Pichon Longueville. That was my room). Perfect Berries.

The dinner was more informal compared with the panel discussions and tastings earlier, and was a perfect end to the day. Violet, ripe cherries, coffee, cocoa, mint with floral finish. Freshness is apparent and a fine, mellow character displayed with an overall balance. Intense perfumed aromas of dried fruits with honey and cocoa

Here are a few of my tasting notes: Masi Costasera Amarone Classico 2006 70% Corvina, 25% Rondinella, 5% Molinara, 2 years in oak, 4 months in bottle, deep violet colors, delicious cherry pie aromas, dark waves of chocolate and coffee. friends with a common bond of terroir, history, tradition, art, and vineyards hundreds of years old.

And the berries looked delicious – I could not wait to see how they would taste! Gravity: The Taste Test. Christian Seely led a very interesting test, in which we tasted two groups of base wine: Group 1 was 2008 Merlot, and Group 2 was Cabernet Franc. One simply used personal taste as a guide. The Tasting.

Well now the older daughter came running over and had to taste it too. 2006 Pierre Gonon St Joseph. Both of my daughters have fun smelling wine in our glasses. My older daughter, almost 4 now, likes to tell me what it smells like. The younger one just does whatever her older sister does. Then the other day it happened. Do you like it?"

This dinner was a great opportunity to taste new things by my favorite producers, and also to get acquainted with some of his producers who are new to me. I was very fortunate to be invited to dinner by JD Headrick , the philosophical and articulate wine importer based in North Carolina. Headrick's portfolio is small, but well selected.

drank a lot of 2005 Grand Vignolle, didn't love the 2006, never saw the 2007, and liked the 2008 a year ago at a Dressner tasting. In the way that the general wine drinking public under-values Loire red wines, I think that us Loire lovers under-value the wines of Domaine Filliatreau. promise you, you will not be disappointed.

you might think to yourself, walking into a room and sitting down in front of six rose colored wines, all to be tasted blind. After the blind tasting of sparkling wines, we had a second flight – the J. For example, the Blanc de Blanc 2006 went very well with a smoked salmon crepe, while the more substantial J. schramsberg.

Greg Dal Piaz from Snooth organized a tasting last week to sample nine Bordeaux wines from the 2004, 2005 and 2006 vintages, and below are some of my tasting notes. 2004 Chateau Sociando Mallet Haut-Medo c Full bodied, animal, barnyard, chocolate covered cherries, cherry liquore, dry leaves, $50. Chateau Dassault St.

One of the highlights of attending En Primeur in Bordeaux this year for me had been the opportunity to taste the new vintage of prestigious, historic Chateau Cheval Blanc, famed for nearly two centuries for its unique terroir. Recently, both Messrs Lurton and Audebert came to New York to introduce the fabulous 2006 vintage. Messrs.

Its characteristic taste is fresh and distinctive, with just a hint of almond. Getting time to clean out the old wine fridge. Shirley keeps doing her part by challenging me to come up with a pairing for some of her weird dinner experiments. 10 *Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from the PR folks representing the brand.

BrooklynLady and I visited the Lafouges in 2006 when she was 7 months pregnant with our daughter. The daughter was there in the Lafouge cellars, inside her mommy's belly, when her mommy tasted this very wine (and spat, thank you very much). I've been thinking a little bit about birth year wines lately. Pierre Gonon St. It's terrible.

also got to barrel taste this semi-sweet rosé and was waiting for something a little different out of Shirley's kitchen to give it a try. I love it when Shirley decides to experiment in the kitchen. It either means we end up going out to dinner or I am in for a special treat. Stoney Lonsesome Estates 2008 Reserve.

did stop at one and tasted their 2007 Meritage. say that because my luck has never been too good when tasting at a market or street fair and buying what I thought was an OK wine at the time. The winery and tasting room is located on the East side of Cayuga Lake between Waterloo and Ithaca. King Ferry Winery was founded in 1984.

have already tasted two of the Octavin Home Wine Bar artisan white wines and did review the Sauvignon Blanc from that collection and was looking forward to trying the Zin, but not necessarily writing a review. I've been holding out on the wine reviews until everything gets back to normal after my surgery. Best of all is the price.

Do you like Greek wines? do … they come in a variety of styles and price points and pair well with a wide variety of food. Typically they are also a very good value for the money, especially when it comes to reserve wines where you can still get a 1997 red with full development for just over $20.

“I want a wine that tastes like summer,” the chic woman tells the clerk at an upscale wine store. Though its home is in Loire Valley of France, most Americans are more familiar with the fresh vibrant taste of Sauvignon Blanc from New Zealand. On the palate, citrus dominates and you can actually taste the sharp minerals and stone.

During the excellent dinner, prepared by her talented chef Fatima, we enjoy tastes of her other wines. One of my favorites was the red Cuvee Prestige 2006, a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah, which is paired with the lamb. “You must have some fresh Truffles on toast!” Or at least that party scene in The Great Gatsby.

uncorked a 2006 “La Croix Picot,&# a Savennieres from Domaine Jo Pithon, poured it into 16-ounce green glasses, and passed them around. Unfortunately, even with stemware, it would be hard to replicate the tasting since Domaine Jo Pithon no longer exists. Even our two-year-old son laughed at the lack of wine glasses!

Overall, the tasting was an excellent way to judge overall quality of the region’s wines, and in the case of some older members, a dramatic demonstration of how remarkably quality has improved over the last twenty years. It was curious to discover that according to Mr. Bissoli, every country seems to have a “taste profile.&#

have since tasted a Monthaven Chardonnay (California) and this past week the Silver Birch Sauvignon Blanc (New Zealand). Last March I posted a press release on a new collection of artisan wines in an innovative attractive new package. The Chardonnay was not impressive. Light and fruity with little oak was not what I expected from a CA Chard.

Giving the talk and guiding the tasting was Didier Mariotti, Chef de Caves at G.H. Mumm, who joined the house in 2006 at the age of 35. During the lunch, we tasted it at various temperatures simultaneously to see how temperature affected its pairing with food. “We front row girls only go for the best!” Cuvee R.

Giving the talk and guiding the tasting was Didier Mariotti, Chef de Caves at G.H. Mumm, who joined the house in 2006 at the age of 35. During the lunch, we tasted it at various temperatures simultaneously to see how temperature affected its pairing with food. “We front row girls only go for the best!” Cuvee R.

Giving the talk and guiding the tasting was Didier Mariotti, Chef de Caves at G.H. Mumm, who joined the house in 2006 at the age of 35. During the lunch, we tasted it at various temperatures simultaneously to see how temperature affected its pairing with food. “We front row girls only go for the best!” Cuvee R.

Giving the talk and guiding the tasting was Didier Mariotti, Chef de Caves at G.H. Mumm, who joined the house in 2006 at the age of 35. During the lunch, we tasted it at various temperatures simultaneously to see how temperature affected its pairing with food. “We front row girls only go for the best!” Cuvee R.

BrooklynLady and I visited the estate back in 2006 when she was pregnant with our first child. decided to prepare a tasting that would accompany our dinner, a plate of little things for us to experiment with and see what worked best with the '95 La Chapelle. It was fascinating to taste these different foods with out dinner.

With May and New York Riesling month coming to close soon, it is safe to say that I tasted more Riesling this month than any one year in my life. This turned out to be a little difficult for me to compare a dry I tasted this week to a semi-dry that I tasted six to eight months ago. Both were opened with a BBQ chicken dinner.

Last week I was lucky enough to attend the Wines from Santorini tasting. This was a great opportunity to taste more of the wines, to build a bit of context, so see which of the wines I would be interested in seeking out on my own. beautiful nose that forced me to return to this wine at least three or four times during the tasting.

This year, also, the weather cooperated, as two years ago I arrived in Chablis for the first day’s tasting in a suit without a coat. Making up for the freezing rain and wind that day two years ago were the delicious 2006 Chablis and the very warm welcome of the producers of Chablis and Auerrois. chablis room. Tropez.

It was the first time I would meet Dennis Cakebread, and it was a thrill to be able to taste the wines and pepper him with questions about the winery's history. it's always fun to sit next to a winemaker / winery owner during a wine dinner at a top restaurant like Park Avenue Spring in New York City. cakebread cake.

Guests are treated to a tasting of fine wines and the spectacular view that the tasting room provides. This past Monday evening was a first for me on-line. Because of my work schedule and Shirley's extra long 'honey-do' list I never have the chance to do a tweet up on Twitter or follow a wine party on Facebook.

Domaine du Closel , La Jalousie, Savennieres, 2006. polled them after tasting, and to my amazement, only two people disliked the wine–chenin blanc with such low negatives, it could run for office! Domaine Belliviere , Jasnières, 2006. Chenin blanc is one of the world’s most underrated grapes. Consider decanting.

This can make the wines unbalanced and searingly acidic–or electric, vital and food-friendly, depending on the wine and where your tastes fall on the hipster axis. If you were invited to a sumptuous dinner at your friend’s boss’ house and had to bring the bubbly, would you bring a grower champagne or a better-known label?

The 2002 Billaud-Simon Chablis 1er Cru Fourchaume , price unknown, Imported by Wine Brokers Int'l and acquired from a private collection, was rather mute on the nose at dinner, but I loved the taste of the wine. The 2006 Domaine William Fèvre Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos , about $80, this wine is a sample donated by Henriot Inc.