Borgogno Dolcetto d’Alba 2007 Paired with Flank Steak Spirals with Porcini and Red Wine Sauce
June 28, 2011
How nice is it to get home to a meal sat on the table when you walk in from working all day!?!? Not that I ask for it very often, but if the Mrs is off, and I’ve been working all day it’s definitely appreciated! Now don’t get me wrong; even though I’m English I’m not Victorian-English! I don’t give my wife a jolly-good-thrashing if dinner isn’t sat on the table, after I’ve been working my fingers to the bone at the coalmine! I’ll normally return the favor on a weekly basis as well!
With that being said, this last Sunday, Mrs Chislett chose a recipe for Flank Steak Spirals with Porcini and Red Wine Sauce.
Posted in Pairings | Tagged Alba, Barolo, Borgogno, Dolcetto, Dolcetto d'Alba, Italian Wine, Italy, Langhe, Piedmont, wine | Leave a comment //
Kuleto Estate Wine Dinner at Matthew’s
June 27, 2011
Gary Vaynerchuk’s Daily Grape Feature – Parxet Titiana Brut Rose Pinot Noir Cava
June 27, 2011
Wine:
2008 Parxet Titiana Brut Rose Pinot Noir Cava
Grape:
100% Pinot Noir
Score:
90 Points
Price:
$15 MSRP
Gary’s explanation why:
With the summer weather you’re going to want to drink something fresh and lively. Cavas are produced in the same method as Champagne at a fraction of the price. Many can be hit or miss, but this one both has a friendly price tag and impressive structure for its price point. Lounging by the pool or cooling off after mowing the lawn…this wine is a no brainer.
Gary’s tasting notes:
Tight nose, not showing much and not nearly as aromatic as the other sparkling roses. But a subtle elegance and complexity, just a preview of strawberry fruit. Very complex fruit, quite earthy with beets along with rose petal and ripe black raspberry flavors dominate this complex bottle of bubs. I like the finish and mouthfeel, and in general I’m impressed. Not knowing what it costs when I taste it, if this wine is $20 or under, I might text my friends to pick up a bottle. (Trouty just told me this is only $15. Winner winner, chicken dinner. I think everyone needs to add this to their wishlist).
Posted in Reviews | Tagged Cava, Parxet, Parxet Titiana, Pinot Noir, Rose, Spain, Sparkling Wine | Leave a comment //Bring it on down to Liquorville!
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June 25, 2011
China’s wine industry topples Australia
China’s wine production has now surpassed Australia’s wine industry as living standards improve in China.
China’s restaurants were once dominated by beer and the local white spirit, Baijiu. But these days you are increasingly likely to see people drinking wine. More than two decades of exposure to the outside world have changed people’s tastes, and increased living standards have made wine more affordable.
At the beginning of the 1980s China produced around 30,000 bottles of wine a year. By the end of last year, they were producing six million bottles annually.
Dynasty is one of China’s major wine companies and it’s cashing in on this country’s ever increasing appreciation of its product. The company has its own vineyards, an enormous factory complex and is listing on the Hong Kong stock exchange.
Click here for the full story.
My Thoughts:
More power to them I say! I do have to state that I still stand true to my thoughts that China still has a long-way to go in terms of rivaling (quality-wise) any of the major wine producing countries which we know today. I have no doubt that they can rival any country for volume, but as we all know, it’s the quality that counts!
Not that they shouldn’t give it a fair shot though! I just don’t see China posing any significant threat to the rest of the wine-making world; at least not in my lifetime.
Loss of Tampa wine festival holds cask of lessons
The gaping hole in the local food festival world? That’s where the Tampa Bay Wine & Food Festival used to be.
You might not have noticed when it disappeared from the landscape after a handful of years. There were plenty of other events to take its place. In May alone, when the festival used to take place, it would have competed for attention against the Taste of Pinellas, the Sea Grapes Fine Wine & Food Festival, the International Culinary Academy Awards and Uncork for a Cause, not to mention all the other culinary classes, Tampa Bay Rays games and a Stanley Cup run by the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Conceived by Southern Wine & Spirits as a franchise to the wildly popular South Beach Wine & Food Festival in Miami, the Tampa Bay version fell significantly short of that success.
Click here for the full story.
My Thoughts:
Kind of a shame I guess, but then again I didn’t see much advertising for the Tampa Bay Food and Wine Festival. There certainly are a shortage of serious food and wine festivals here in the South-Eastern United States! It would be nice to see more serious attempts at getting it right.
Posted in News | Tagged Bordeaux, Canada, China, Chinese Wine, Tampa wine festival | Leave a comment //
Saracco Moscato d’Asti, from Piedmont, Italy
June 24, 2011
Wine
Saracco Moscato d’Asti
Grape
100% Moscato
Place
Asti, Piedmont, Italy
Price
$16-17 average retail price
Posted in Reviews | Tagged Best Italian Wine, best Moscato d'Asti, Italy, Moscato, Moscato d'Asti, Muscat, Piedmont, Saracco, Saracco Moscato d'Asti | Leave a comment //
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