Win a Bunch of Goodies from Landmark Vineyards and Soiree!
December 20, 2010
So check this out; the kind people at Landmark Vineyards and Soiree have come together to give away a nice little holiday gift package.
Here’s what you can win:
-A limited edition Landmark t-shirt (size mens medium)
-A John Deere hat (remember without John Deere there would be no Landmark).
-A John Deere keychain
-A Soiree Wine Aerator – I personally use a Soiree on all my wines
Total value estimated at $70+!
What do you have to do to win?
I’ve made this competition VERY EASY! Christmas is Saturday and I want to get Landmark Vineyards in the holiday spirit! All you have to do is go to the Facebook Page for Landmark Vineyards and wish them a Merry Christmas and/or Happy Holidays, from where you live.
So for example, I would write: Merry Christmas from Jacksonville, Florida!
Click here for the link to Landmark’s Facebook Page.
That’s all you have to do! I told you it was easy! Everyone has an equal chance at winning and you only need to enter once.
This competition will end on Weds Dec 22nd at 6pm when I will reveal the winner, so you have plenty of time to enter!
I will simply print a list of everyone who has entered, draw a name at random, and announce the winner on both this website and on Facebook.
You will also be notified through Facebook if you are the winner.
Good luck!
Posted in Giveaway, News | Tagged Landmark Vineyards | Leave a comment //Mahogany Glazed Spare Ribs Paired with Landmark Vineyards Steel Plow Syrah 2008
December 19, 2010
If your mouth isn’t drooling already you have serious issues!
I don’t know why I don’t make Ribs more often, they are so easy! This recipe for Mahogany Glazed Spare Ribs was no exception. For side dishes, I just threw some baked potatoes and corn on the grill. My grill hasn’t seen much action since the weather has been cooling down, so I thought it only fair to dust it off and fire it up. The recipe itself only calls for 8 ingredients and only took about 30 minutes start-to-finish to prepare. My kind of recipe!
Posted in Pairings | Tagged buy wine, Landmark Vineyards, review, syrah, wine | 1 Comment //Wine Review of Landmark Vineyards Grand Detour Pinot Noir 2008
December 17, 2010
Grape
100% Pinot Noir.
It’s thought that the word Pinot comes from the French word for pine or pinecone, this referring to the shape the grape bunch takes on the vine, and Noir coming from the French word for black.
Pinot is a notoriously tough grape to grow due to its thin skin, which is why you often pay more for Pinot Noir than most other red wines.
Facts
Before we get started, I just want to fill in anyone who hasn’t yet heard of Landmark Vineyards. This is some serious juice! If you’re into wine ratings, eat your heart out:
Connoisseurs’ Guide to California Wine – 2008 Grand Detour – 92 points
Pinot Report – 2008 Grand Detour Pinot Noir – 92 points
Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate – 2007 Grand Detour – 90 points
Pinot Report – 2006 Grand Detour Pinot Noir – 93 Points
Wine Enthusiast -2005 Grand Detour Pinot Noir – 93 points
Interview with Mike Colhoun from Landmark Vineyards
December 16, 2010
So starting from the top, name?
Mike Calhoun with Landmark Vineyards
How many wines are Landmark Vineyards making right now?
We make only 3 different varietals, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Syrah, and with those grapes we are making 8-9 wines.
Day to day, what is your involvement in the winery?
I am the General Manager, the ubiquitous General Manager! The guy who just makes sure everyone is clicking on all cylinders, and if that’s happening then I just stay out of the way. But do I win a trip to the market-place every now and then, absolutely! It’s my bonus! I get to go to places like Jacksonville, Florida…
You’re a lucky guy!
Indeed I am! I get to travel all round the Country, and a little outside the Country. We have some reach with our little winery, which is nice!
How did you get involved in the wine business?
Well I’ll tell you, I didn’t ever plan on getting involved in the wine business. It was a dream my mother had, and she was one of the partners way back in ‘74 and that winery went the way of the old highway, you know, it had to be sold. She took her money from that venture and refounded a new winery, and she wanted me to be involved in it because she needed some help.
Introducing Landmark Vineyards!
December 16, 2010
Landmark Vineyards may have been founded in the Windsor area of Sonoma County in 1974, but its roots stretch all the way back to 1838. It was in Grand Detour, Illinois of that year that John Deere invented the steel plow – an event that revolutionized the business of agriculture.
In 1989, John Deere’s great great granddaughter, Damaris Deere Ford, following the family tradition in agriculture, relocated Landmark Vineyards from Windsor, to a piece of land at the base of Sugarloaf Mountain in the Sonoma Valley. Damaris convinced her son, Michael Deere Colhoun and his wife Mary to move from the east coast and join her as partners in the winery.
In 1993, they hired world-renowned consulting enologist Helen Turley to work with winemaker, Eric Stern. This collaboration led to some excellent winemaking. Under Eric’s direction, Landmark’s wines have consistently received rave reviews from the wine writers. The signature wine, the Overlook Chardonnay, has appeared on The Wine Spectator Top 100 list 7 times since 1997.
The names of Landmark’s wines reflect their John Deere heritage. Landmark and Overlook were family homes. The Grand Detour Pinot Noir is named for the location of John Deere’s blacksmithing shop in Illinois. And with a nod to the beginning of it all, the Syrah is aptly named “Steel Plow.”
For the next 7 days I will be featuring Landmark Vineyards!
Posted in News | Tagged Landmark Vineyards | Leave a comment //Review of Cliff Raven Torrontes
December 15, 2010
Grape
100% Torrontes [Tohr-ron-tez]
You’re forgiven if you’ve never heard of the Torrontes grape, however expect to see it more and more over the coming years as its popularity increases. Torrontes really is to Argentina what Pinot Grigio is to Italy.
Facts
Cliff Raven was a pioneer in tattooing, he was one of the first to incorporate the Japanese style and infuse it with American iconic images creating a signature style that has influenced and inspired tattoo artists for 50 years. Along with Don Ed Hardy and Don Nolan, Cliff is recognized as one of the founders of the Tattoo Renaissance. He opened his first shop, Chicago Tattoo, on Belmont Ave. in the mid 1960’s. It’s still considered Chicago’s best place to get a tattoo.
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