Gourmets of Wine: September 2005 Archives

Gourmets of Wine > September 28, 2005

Columbus Day Weekend Wine Tasting in NJ

[Frenchtown NJ Blog] The Festivities begin with two preliminary events on Thursday and Friday and move into full swing on Saturday and Sunday with a full weekend of scheduled events. Frenchtown Wine and Arts Weekend Schedule: Thursday, Ocotober 6th, 8 PM Theater: Brilliant Traces by Cindy Lou Johnson Presented by River Union Stage Frenchtown School Theater, 902 Harrison Street Price: $17.50 adults $15.00 students and seniors Info: Call 908-996-3685 or online at River Union Stage Friday, October 7th, 7 PM Wine and Art Dinner: Kathleen Connally: A Walk Through Durham Township Presented by Indian Rock Inn and Frenchtowner.com Indian Rock Inn, 2206...

Marc de Grazia Selections 4

[Talking About Wine] Iano de Grazia talks about working with his brother Marc buying vineyards. Hear the extent of their involvement in Italy’s Piedmont.

Posted at 12:49 PM

September 28, 2005

Columbus Day Weekend Wine Tasting in NJ

Posted at 12:52 PM

Marc de Grazia Selections 4

[Talking About Wine] Iano de Grazia talks about working with his brother Marc buying vineyards. Hear the extent of their involvement in Italy’s Piedmont.

Posted at 12:49 PM

Grape Ripeness, Flavor and the 2005 CA Vintage

[FERMENTATIONS: The Daily Wine Blog] This is a problem for the generation of vintners in California who have been preaching that high sugar levels and physiological maturity go hand in hand, a theory that underpins many vintners decisions to wait until the grapes are ultra ripe before picking and thereby delivering staggering alcohol levels in their wines along with what many understand as prunny flavors.

Posted at 12:42 PM

Opus Is Its Own

[Avenue Vine] Some thought that the owner of Bordeaux first-growth ChÃ¢teau Mouton-Rothschild would not want to work with a company that had long been known for mass-market brands such as Almaden and Paul Masson.

Posted at 12:37 PM

Yes, I was a Band Geek.

[http://highmaintenancemama.com] I was in band from 7th to 11th grade. I quit my senior year because my band director moved away and in 11th grade we had one of the worst directors ever, which killed my love for music and playing, so by 12th grade, I was done.

Posted at 12:30 PM

September 25, 2005

Speeding Up Your Wine Education

[FERMENTATIONS: The Daily Wine Blog] And though I'd worked in wine for nearly a decade at that point, rarely had I had the opportunity see, let alone taste, many of the top wines I'd read about all those years. So, when I would go out into the Winebid warehouse and be confronted with great and interesting wines sitting in boxes all over the floor and on shelves of this temperature controlled building, I never failed to be stopped in my tracks.

Posted at 12:54 AM

Why France Is In Trouble

[Vinography: a wine blog] Just a couple of days ago, the French National Interprofessional Wine Office released a study showing that in the last 5 years France has lost 1,000,000 wine drinkers to beer and other spirits, and that per capita, wine consumption has dropped a full 50% in the last forty years. These are truly dire numbers, that combined with over-production, militant-terrorist winemakers, and waning global demand for the higher priced wines make me want to short sell the whole country (if that were possible).

Posted at 12:53 AM

Oregon - New York Shiping Wine

[Avenue Vine] The states of Oregon and New York have agreed a wine shipment pact which will allow the direct shipment of wine to consumers between the two states. The deal was announced on Thursday and follows a US Supreme Court ruling last May which stipulated that states could not prohibit out-of-state wineries from shipping directly to consumers if they allowed their own in-state wineries that privilege.

Posted at 12:45 AM

Wine Blogging Wednesday# 12: Drink Local, Real Local

[Cookin' in the 'Cuse] Kent says that the lake effect (from the Great Lakes--in our case, Lake Ontario) acts as a heat pump and lovers the temperature over the vineyards. Then the snow acts as insulation, and so vines that packed under snow can actually stay some 20 degrees warmer that the atmospheric temperature.

Posted at 12:44 AM

TN: Marotti Campi Rubico, 2002, Marche, Italy.

[Spittoon - wine drink and food.] Wine Tasting Note: Marotti Campi RÃ¹bico Lacrima di Morro d'Alba, 2002, Marche, Italy. Available from Oddbins for £7.99...

Posted at 12:42 AM

September 11, 2005

California Wine Annual Tasting 2005 - Part 2.

[Spittoon - wine drink and food.] Vineyard Cellars are the only American specialist retailer in the UK. While they predominantly supply the trade - restaurants and other retailers - they operate a website for public sales.

Posted at 12:44 PM

Marco Negri Moscato d’Asti, 2003, Italy

[culturedwino.com: A blog about wine and other yummy things] It’s a wine from the Asti province of Italy’s Piemonte region. Asti, of course, is known for producing lightly bubbly wines (as in Asti Spumante), and this moscato is no exception.

Posted at 12:41 PM

Wine Hacks

[Winecast] A quick search of Lifehacker turned up just one example of a wine hack: having a vintage chart in your wallet. Hmm, nice tip, but not in the same league as the hack I blogged about last week from Slashfood.

Read related posts for „Wine Hacks“.

Posted at 12:39 PM

Schwarzenegger Signs Wine Bill

[Avenue Vine] “Our association of small wineries in California has worked hard and dug deep over the past five years to create more direct-to-consumer wine sales. In California, SB 118 represents the next step suggested in Justice Kennedy’s majority opinion, that reciprocity laws for wine producers are barriers to interstate commerce,” said Jim Richards, FWC chair and co-owner of Paloma Vineyard in St.

Posted at 12:33 PM

The "Wanker of Wine" takes on Snobs

[FERMENTATIONS: The Daily Wine Blog] First thing you need to know is that Skinner is a "celebrity Sommelier" a la the Naked Chef: a young Brit who's full of himself and thinks that the community of connoisseurs who came before him just didn't "get it".

Posted at 12:27 PM

September 09, 2005

Let it Flow: Wine Blogs & Forums Respond to Katrina

[Winecast] I have placed Beau’s banner on the right menu of the blog and encourage everyone to make a donation.

Posted at 01:14 PM

Heineken Profits Down

[Avenue Vine] Heineken said it has launched its Premium Light Lager into test-markets, and the national roll out is expected to take place in the first half of 2006. Heineken reiterated its full-year profit outlook for 2005.

Posted at 01:12 PM

Wine Blogging Wednesday 13 - With Chocolate.

[Spittoon - wine drink and food.] port was too obvious, an excellent Australian fortified muscat I have detailed before and while there were several likely candidates sampled at a recent tasting I can't recall ever sampling a Marsala. Then I noted that I could use some in a recipe for Guinea Fowl and the decision was sealed!

Posted at 12:53 PM

WTN: 1999 Vintage Port, Smith Woodhouse

[An Obsession with Food] The articles provide good coverage of topics, and I love the fact that they tell readers to take their scores with a grain of salt, that they are not the results of some exact science, but the impressions of the person tasting the wines

Posted at 12:50 PM

September 05, 2005

A Good Pinot Noir

[Cork Tease] We all seem to be goin gaga over pinot noir ”¦for good reason. Check out this recommendation from FERMENTATIONS

Posted at 02:32 AM

Now Taste This

[FreeNYC] Head over to the West side and stop at Partage tonight for a free wine tasting where one of their "Wine Gurus takes you on a tasting journey through some of his favorites."

Posted at 02:16 AM

California Court Downs Bronco's Appeal

[Avenue Vine] Yesterday, the Supreme Court of California denied, without comment, Bronco's request for appeal, leaving one remaining legal recourse: an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court, which accepts roughly 100 cases out of about 8,000 petitions a year. If the company decides against that option or if the U.S. Supreme Court declines the petition, that would leave the state and the Napa vintners victorious in their effort to prevent Bronco from using the Napa name on wines that are made with few or no Napa grapes.

Posted at 01:44 AM

Big City Bars Supporting New Orleans

[Winecast] In what is sure to be the first of many food and drink industry fundraisers, bars and restaurants in New York, Philadelphia, Washington D.C. and Las Vegas are banding together on September 12 to aid the thousands of hospitality workers unemployed due to Hurricane Katrina.

Posted at 01:34 AM

Ultimate Wines Austrian Tasting.

[Spittoon - wine drink and food.] The wines of Austria are of world class quality encompassing, not only the sweet wines and Rieslings most of us are aware of, but also a collection of unique varieties and individual expressions of more well known grapes. To purchase any of these however it is to the independent sector you must turn.

Posted at 01:32 AM

September 03, 2005

Celebrity Wine News

[FERMENTATIONS: The Daily Wine Blog] Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi and Husband Paul Pelosi are the latest celebrities (politicians are celebrities these days, aren't they?) to put down stakes in Napa Valley. They just received approval to build a 5000 gallon winery in the middle of the valley.

Posted at 10:09 PM

Ooooh! A Juicy South African!

[Cork Tease] A Juicy South African! Posted August 22, 2005 by Sylvia Davis Here’s a South African white that got good reviews from Spectator and happens to...

Posted at 09:57 PM

Napa Wine Case-Bronco Denied Appeal

[Avenue Vine] The California Supreme Court has denied an appeal by Bronco Wine Company against a decision by the California Court of Appeal regarding the use of the word “Napa” on its branded wines.

Posted at 09:43 PM

Gourmets of Wine > September 28, 2005

Columbus Day Weekend Wine Tasting in NJ

Marc de Grazia Selections 4

September 28, 2005

Columbus Day Weekend Wine Tasting in NJ

Marc de Grazia Selections 4

Grape Ripeness, Flavor and the 2005 CA Vintage

Opus Is Its Own

Yes, I was a Band Geek.

September 25, 2005

Speeding Up Your Wine Education

Why France Is In Trouble

Oregon - New York Shiping Wine

Wine Blogging Wednesday# 12: Drink Local, Real Local

TN: Marotti Campi Rubico, 2002, Marche, Italy.

September 11, 2005

California Wine Annual Tasting 2005 - Part 2.

Marco Negri Moscato d’Asti, 2003, Italy

Wine Hacks

Schwarzenegger Signs Wine Bill

The "Wanker of Wine" takes on Snobs

September 09, 2005

Let it Flow: Wine Blogs & Forums Respond to Katrina

Heineken Profits Down

Wine Blogging Wednesday 13 - With Chocolate.

WTN: 1999 Vintage Port, Smith Woodhouse

September 05, 2005

A Good Pinot Noir

Now Taste This

California Court Downs Bronco's Appeal

Big City Bars Supporting New Orleans

Ultimate Wines Austrian Tasting.

September 03, 2005

Celebrity Wine News

Ooooh! A Juicy South African!

Napa Wine Case-Bronco Denied Appeal

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