There have been many wines I have
tasted over the last few months, so I could be wine writing much more.
However, few were very interesting,
special or memorable. I don’t see the point of just “cataloging”
wines- there are more than enough wine writers who do that.
Hence my delay until I find the
right Raison d'être. Unless I am interested in
READING what I WRITE, why bother?
Still I have months of notes back
log such as the following delayed June issue. This fall I hope to relaunch a
new WEINGARTEN.
Note: I have started TWITTER@tafund
for occasional quickies on the stock market, astrology and wine as well as
TWITTER@wineafund solely for wine tweets..
I wish everyone a good Summer
holiday- I am enjoying mine.
3.
http://www.wineintro.com/fun/quiz/wine Q:
Did
you know there is NO red wine sold grown
from
Transylvania? HW:
I
think the reason should be obvious! J 4. September 21, 22 WINE RIOT 5. Terroirs
&
Signatures de Bougogne As Napoleon said, "Nothing makes the future
look so rosy as to contemplate it through a glass of Burgundy." Here
I
found “Too many good wines.” My host corrected me to restate this as
"So many good wines”. While
not
a white wine lover there were so many lovely whites especially
Pouilly-Fuisse. Then
red classics like Maison Joseph Drouhin Beaune 1er Cr Clos des
Mouches
2009 (I will drink this Pinor Noir anytime, thank you) Domaine
Daniel
Rion & Fils Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru Les Hauts Pruliers
2009 Very nice Domaine
et
Saveurs Collection Curvee Bernard Delesclach- Hospice de Nuits
2008 Tres gentil My
tasting favorite? Maison Jean-Philippe Marchand
Nuits-Saint-Georges
1er Cru Les Pruliers 2009 $90 6/06
Wines of Portugal I started and ended at the Exhibitor’s choice table (I
knew
to stop when after several hours, I dropped my glass). I was informed that
this
is a not infrequent occurrence at Tribecca 360 e.g. At Greek weddings,
glasses
thrown against the wall, at Jewish ones they are stomped upon etc. Jose
Maria Da Fonseca Periquita Vinhos Peninsula de Setubal 2009 $9 a
tweetable superb value house wine. Also Periquita Reserva 2009 $15 for the
more
upscale family J At
the
Castilla La Mancha US Tour 2012 Best Value was Don Eugenio Reserva
2008
$11. This clean value wine reminded me of many offerings today from Sud de
France. New
Wines of Greece May 17 ESPACE We
began
and ended with the tried and true: Boutari the upscale Greek winery since
1879. I then experienced two grapes I had never tasted before:
Malgousia
& Black of Kalavrtya. There
were
several nice wineries and plenty of delicious food (Greeks believe
drinking wine without food is a sin). Our
star
discovery: The Winery Domaine Pagiannakos founded in 1919
located
just 30KM from Athens. This one had deep Terroir: drinking it we
were
truly transported to a Greek tavern. I
loved
drinking Papagiankakos Malgouzia 2011 Dry White Malagousia $15 and
Papagianakos
Retsina 2011 Savatiano $10 both wines felt like Greece! Lorraine’s
Favorite
Santorini: Greek Wine Cellars Moscofilero 2010 PDO Matina Dry
White $12. An obvious a bargain. Lorraine:
“If
dining in a nice restaurant order Boutari- if in a Taverna order Domaine
Papagiannakos! 6.
Men
are
From Mars, Women from Venus and Wine is from Bacchus Should
extra-terrestrial
(ET) wines be judged the same as earth grown? I believe
the answer varies depending on whether you prefer space travel by rocket
(R) or
flying saucer (FS). I
prefer
the relaxing and feminine FS mode of space travel, while my wine wife
prefers
the more masculine R travel. Hence we often do not see eye to eye on
many
wines. Recently we requested samples of Abduction,
a sci-fi wine. We both
strongly disliked their Galactic White 100% Airen wine, although she
quipped-
“the more ice I added (and especially the more it melted) the better (less
bad)
it tasted!” Perhaps extra-terrestrial tastes are different? Be
that
as it may, their Cosmic Red (50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 50% Merlot) is not
only
reasonably priced under $10 and a fun party wine/house gift but also
pleasant
enough for drinking on our planet earth. 7.
Top 10 wine movies
Wine has had a considerable presence on the silver screen, and
here the
drinks business counts down the top 10 wine movies. Top movies for wine lovers What Can One Learn About Wine from the Movies? What Can One Learn About Wine from the Movies? Part 2 8. Examining
the
Efficacy of Sheep in Vineyard Management Young
Minds
of Fine Wine Battle in Bordeaux HW:
I
wish this had been an option when I was a student! First Class to Funky: 10 Great NYC Wine Bars NOTE:
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