Penfolds Grange Wine Dinner at Ruth’s Chris Steak House Ponte Vedra.
April 20, 2012
Experience the US and World release of the new vintage Penfolds Grange wine exclusively at Ruth’s Chris Steak House (Ponte Vedra). Reserve your space today to enjoy a 5-course menu paired perfectly with amazing wines from Penfolds!
Tues May 1, 2012
Ruth’s Chris Ponte Vedra
814 A1A North #103 Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082
Tues May 1st, 7:00PM
$150 per person
Call (904) 285 – 0014 to make your reservation.
Simonnet Febvre Chablis, Burgundy, France.
April 19, 2012
Grapes
100% Chardonnay
Facts
- “Hang-on!!! Why doesn’t that bottle of Chablis have a handle?”
Yup….. Carlo Rossi really screwed this one up for the French, didn’t he!?!? Even though his big-dirty-liter-jug-with-a-handle features the Chablis name, it’s about as far removed from “true” Chablis as you can get! So do me a favor, the next time you see this Californian imposter, you must only refer to it as CHAB-LIZ. - Chablis is always white and always made from Chardonnay. No exceptions.
Of course the problem is that nowhere on the wine label (front or back) will you find any mention of the grape. Much as is the same way with the majority of wines hailing from France, they expect you to know these kinds of details! Not exactly helpful on the part of the French, right? - Founded in 1840 by barrel-maker Jean Febvre, the winery now known as Simonnet Febvre focused for many years exclusively on the production of sparkling wine. They were bought in 2003 (by some random guy named Louis Latour), and have since branched out into still wines, but they’re currently the only winery in Chablis that make a Cremant de Bourgogne (sparkling wine from Burgundy).
How to Make Wine in 22 Easy Steps.
April 19, 2012See! It’s just that easy!
A Guide to Wine Faults – Herbaceousness
April 19, 2012
Herbaceousness
Green aromas (such as bell pepper, asparagus or generally vegetal aromas) in a wine can sometimes be mistaken for bad winemaking or harvesting the grapes too early. But most of the time it’s just a character in that particular grape i.e. Sauvignon Blanc or Cabernet Franc, and can’t really be considered a true wine fault. In fact, “green” aromas have long been considered a staple of French wines (due to the colder climate and the grapes ripening less).
With that being said, some red wines can yield an excessive amount of herbaceousness, which can often-times detract from the fruit, and negatively impact the palate structure and texture. For this reason, the majority of winemakers shy away from any green notes, associating them with under-ripeness of their grapes.
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April 18, 2012
This post really should have been named: “How to make good use of the crappy wine that one of your friends/family-members gave you as a gift, because they thought it would be hilarious!”
It could be the start of a whole new feature on this website!
The 5 Most Common Mistakes When Building a Wine Cellar.
April 17, 2012
This is a “two birds with one stone” post.
Firstly I’d like to welcome my newest sponsor: Joseph & Curtis. The specialty of these two gents (Joseph Kline and Curtis Dahl) is building custom wine cellars and racks for both residential and commercial clients, to suit any budget. Their work speaks for itself (as you’ll see from some of the stunning photos in this post). Needless to say I’m extremely proud that they’ve chosen to work with little-old me!
Secondly; cheeky as I am, I thought it only right that I put Joseph & Curtis to work from the get-go!
No, I didn’t ask them to turn my spare bedroom into one of their custom cellars/tasting rooms, under the guise of it making for “a really good blog post” (although the thought did cross my mind)!
Instead, I thought I’d start small, and pick their brains on the most common mistakes they encounter when vinophiles “have a go themselves” and decide to build a wine cellar.
I’m therefore going to sit back and leave you in the capable hands of Cellar-Builder-Extraordinaire Curtis Dahl for the rest of this post. Enjoy!
Poor Location
When deciding to build a wine cellar, people most often under-estimate the importance of where the wine cellar should be situated, both in terms of conditions and flow.
As the wine cellar has become a “destination”, it’s important to build a space where guests can frequent and not site it in the corner room in the back of the basement. This also makes it easier to avoid windows, mechanical rooms (heat is the enemy of wine), and of course areas which you cannot physically build a proper vapor barrier and insulate effectively.
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