A Brief Blog! Italy's Best/Tasting Bar
April 20, 2006
We attended the annual
Gambero Rosso
(Slow Food Editore)Tre Bicchiere tasting in San
Francisco in mid March. It is a real treat to attend, because you know all
of the hard culling has been already done for you by the esteemed panel of
Italian professional tasters hired by Gambero
Rosso. Eight months are spent as the panels blind taste
through an average of 15,000 plus wines from approximately 2,000
producers. Politics and commerce aside, no one knows the results of the
panels' judgements until it is time to determine the very best wines of the
year. Finally, only about 250 of the most coveted "Tre
Bicchiere" (3 Glass award....modeled after the Michelin star system)
honor are bestowed on the finest wines in Italy released during the last
year. Once the awards are announced, it becomes exceedingly more
difficult to obtain what restricted amounts are exported to the USA
market. Highly collectible and very limited, I am pleased to provide
you with this list of our current availability > click here
> http://www.thewineconsultant.com/newsletter.cfm?ID=224
TASTING BAR - This Saturday beginning at
Noon.
New releases from Washington state's
Magnificent Wine Company's "HOUSE WINE"
RED &
WHITE!!
- In its unassuming label, the HOUSE
WINE RED is a
lush blend of 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot with a 5% pinch of
Syrah.
- The first release of the HOUSE
WINE WHITE is an unoaked, very refreshing blend of 82% Chard, 8%
Gewurtz, 6% Riesling, 4% Pinot Gris.
Both wines are priced at $11.95, but if you order
any combination of 12 or more bottles the price will reduce
to $10.50.
Then - I just found a "close out" on one of my very
favorite Spanish wines from the Montsant region that buffers Priorat from the
Mediterranean coast line.
When I sold the 2003 La
Universal "Dido" (dee doe) at $20.95 I thought it was a
deal. The blend of old vine Grenache, with Cabernet Sauvignon and
Merlot is stunning. HUGE nose!
Ripe berry fruit. Nice
full mouthfeel with moderate tannin. Five cases just arrived -
Save!! - $13.95 a bottle!!!
2003 Montemaggiore
Syrah - Paolo's Vineyard, Dry Creek Valley, Sonoma - $30.95 > $28.50
If you can't make it, you can
always order by replying directly to this e-mail!
$10 tasting fee per person is waived with any $20
in store purchase.
Sniffing and swirling for
you!
Eric Stumpf
The Wine Consultant
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