East Meets West Wine Dinner with Pom Souvannasoth at Eleven South
September 19, 2011East Meets West Wine Dinner with Pom Souvannasoth
Posted in Events | Tagged Eleven South, Jacksonville | Leave a comment //This Week in Wine – 9/18/11
September 18, 2011
Waitrose Take the Gutsy Move to Stock Indian Wine…
Indian wine is breaking into the UK market, with Waitrose becoming the first UK supermarket to stock wines from the sub-continent.
Waitrose is featuring Ritu Viognier and Zampa Syrah as part of the Waitrose World of Wine Showcase.
Waitrose describes Ritu Viognier as a ‘crisp, aromatic white wine with floral and peach aromas.’
Both wines are produced in the dry, tropical climate of the Sahyadri Valley, in Maharashtra, south of Mumbai on the west coast of India.
Waitrose wine buyer Matt Smith told Decanter.com it was only over the last year that he had seen ‘a real jump in quality’.
Click here to read the full article.
My Thoughts
How much of a “jump in quality”, though I have to ask? I’ll reserve judgment until I’ve tasted it, but I can’t say my expectations are set very high.
I don’t think the biggest challenge will be getting the taste past consumers; modern wine-making methods should be able to take care of that. I think the main obstacle Indian wine will face will be that of the preconceived ideas by the consumer. I can’t even imagine how many marketing $’s they’re going to have to throw at Indian wine to make that stigma go away!
Rare Inglenook Wines up for Auction.
Inglenook, the estate built by Gustave Niebaum at the turn of the century, which Francis Ford Coppola bought in 1975, spending the next 40 years reconstructing and restoring, was until the 1970s one of the most renowned Californian wines.
Since then the Inglenook name has passed through several owners and the Inglenook brand became synonymous with the lowest-level jug wines.
Earlier this year Coppola acquired the Inglenook name and now intends to restore it to its former reputation.
Now he is auctioning a bottle of Inglenook 1935, estimated at US$600-800, from what Christie’s terms ‘the golden era’ of winemaker John Daniel Jr, and two bottles of the 1941 Inglenook Cabernet Sauvignon, estimated at US$8-12,000.
American critic James Laube described the 1941 as ‘one of the greatest red wines ever made, and Christie’s suggests it ‘can take its place’ alongside such wines as 1945 Mouton, 1982 Lafite and 1961 Latour.
Fine and Rare Wines, Featuring Inglenook from the Private Collection of Francis Ford Coppola takes place on 24 September at Christie’s Rockefeller Center, New York
Click here to read the full article.
My Thoughts
In order to mix things up a little, I think they should throw in some of the current release Inglenook offerings, just to see what kind of bids they get!
I can hear the Christie’s auctioneer now;
“…so to our next auction….lot #1634. I have in my hands a magnum bottle of Inglenook 2011, California Chablis, with a handle. Let us start the bidding at $4.99. Can I get $4.99? Any takers at $4.99…..? “
<Someone raises his hand.>
“SOLD!!! Inglenook 2011 Chablis, to the homeless guy at the back of the room for $4.99!”
Posted in News | Tagged Auctions, Brunello, Consorzio del Vino Brunello di Montalcino, England, India, Indian wine, Inglenook, Merlot, Montalcino, Rosso di Montalcino, Salisbury Vineyards, Waitrose | Leave a comment //
Ruth’s Chris Premier Beverage Wine Dinner–Sept 21st
September 16, 2011814 A1A North, Suite 103
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082
(904) 285-0014
Ruth’s Chris Jacksonville Wine Dinner
Posted in Events | Tagged Jacksonville, Ruth’s Chris | Leave a comment //La Fiera Pinot Grigio Veneto – Italy 2010
September 15, 2011
Wine
La Fiera
Grape
100% Pinot Grigio
Place
Veneto, Italy
Price
$11.99
Imported through Wine Sellers
The Origin of the Booze Cruise
September 14, 2011
National Prohibition (1920-1933) led to a huge boom in the cruise industry. By taking what were advertised as “cruises to nowhere,” people could legally consume alcohol as soon as the ship entered international waters where they would typically cruise in circles. The cruises quickly became known as “booze cruises.”
Dr Pauly Bergweiler Noble House Riesling
September 13, 2011
Grape
100% Riesling
Facts
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If German Riesling conjures up images of Blue Nuns and Black Katz, you’re forgiven!
I’ve been saying for quite some time now that Riesling is one of the most misunderstood grapes there is; but sometimes it’s like banging your head against a brick wall!
The perception of the “average” consumer is that all Rieslings are sugar-water, in the form of wine. But who can blame them!?!? The market is dominated by thin, watery, sugar-infused juice, which bears little resemblance to what the grape is capable of accomplishing (at least given half-the chance).
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Let it be known that if you ask any half-decent Sommelier to recommend “the most versatile white wine for food pairing”, dry Riesling should be their answer (or at least one of them)!
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