Pinot Noir – Quite the Player!
February 9, 2011
There are thought to be over 1,000 different Pinot Noir clones in the world. By comparison, prudish Cabernet Sauvignon has only 12 identifiable clones.
The Anderson Valley Pinot Noir Festival
February 8, 2011
With this month’s feature being Couloir Wines wines from the Anderson Valley, in Mendocino County, Northern California, what better time to tell you about the Anderson Valley Pinot Noir Festival!?!?
The three day festival features some of top names coming out of the beautiful but rugged Anderson Valley. The event includes a technical conference and social BBQ with 40+ wineries participating, and open houses at all area wineries.
The event takes place from May 20, 2011 – May 22, 2011. Tickets go on sale March 15th.
For full event details, visit the Anderson Valley Pinot Noir Festival website.
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February 8, 2011
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Talisker On Main, Park City, with Straight Line California Tempranillo 2009
February 7, 2011
There is fine dining and there is fine dining, but Talisker on Main is probably one of my most exceptional dining experiences. Truly, no exaggeration.
With a statement like that you would expect that once the check came at the end of the meal, you would have to sell a kidney in order to fully satisfy your bill. Let me just get a little ahead of myself and say that I have seen much higher prices at restaurants with half the level of service and quality of food.
As reasonable as I thought the prices were, for most people Talisker On Main still isn’t a once a week kind of place; but if you’re ever in the Park City area and are feeling the need to treat your taste buds, make sure you pay the restaurant a visit. I promise you won’t be disappointed.
The 20 Minute Rule (10 Minutes if it’s in Snow)…
February 7, 2011Wine temperature is one of the most overlooked things when it comes to serving wine.
It may not sound like a big deal to most, however if a red wine is served too warm (as it most often is) the alcohol will show through, and it will taste vinegary. Too cold, and the wine will be “muted” and won’t show its full potential.
A simple guideline for getting your wine close to its correct serving temperature is to use the 20 minute rule. Take your white wine out of the refrigerator 20 minutes before you are ready to serve it, and put your red wine in the refrigerator 20 minutes before you are ready to serve it.
Both wines will be at a much better temperature than if you weren’t to apply this rule!
Bearing all of this in mind, I’m taking no chances on the bottle of Straight Line Mendocino County Pinot Noir that I’m about to open! The ideal serving temperature for Pinot Noir is around 61 F. I’m thinking 10 minutes in the snow should do it!
Photo taken on the balcony of my hotel room at the New Park Resort, Park City, Utah.
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February 6, 2011Dinner tonight will be at Talisker On Main in Park City, Utah. I don’t know if Mario Lopez will be there, but I will settle for seeing any one of the Saved by the Bell gang…
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