Wine Tasting April 30 ’10

Let’s face it: whatever it is that John Morgan is doing to make his Lost River wines taste so good, the crowd around here gives a rousing “Yea!” Every time we pour these wines, we see eyes rolling back into heads, lips smacking and mmmm-ing, and general hearty notes of approval. This is the wonderful thing about wine– well one of many wonderful things: you taste a wine and think “hmm, not bad…” with sounds of pleasure, and then you have another one and this time you go “MMmm, nice…” cuz that’s really pretty yummy, and yet you can still taste something else that evokes a quiet savoring pause followed by a “mmmMMMMMMMMMMMmmmmm,” and that really says it all. So our kudos to Lost River for generating those kinds of noises on a regular basis.

Btw, on May 20 Liam of LR will be pouring wine at a benefit wine dinner at the Willows, and trust me, you will like the wines, so you might think about signing up. We tried to get Liam to stay over Friday night and do a special event for us as well, but has to hotfoot back to Winthrop to open his own wine shop.

For all of you fashion-conscious visitors, here is Myra in another great outfit! There is a lesson to be learned here: what if every time you got dressed you made it a Celebration? What would that feel like? It is certainly not something I have often experienced (lemme see, should I wear the clean jeans today, and the Tshirt without any holes…?), but the way she does it is such a Creation of the Moment that it just spills out onto everyone, a really nice thing, not quite a Costume– it’s more sincere than that, an elemental expression of the Feeling of the Moment. Mary Jane does it, too, as you will see if you browse through the archives– but most of us don’t put a lot of energy into what we wear when stepping out of the house for Nothing Special. So all I’m saying is that really every moment is Special, and at some level deserves its own little Celebration, and it makes everyone Smile.

SECOND NOTICE! We will be gone May 9-26, but the SHOP WILL BE OPEN, manned (actually mostly womaned) by stalwart volunteers. I bet it will be fun, hate to miss it! But hopefully we will be blogging daily from Italia to stay in touch and share the trip, which is largely aimed at food, wine, and vineyards!

This week’s wines:
2008 Tabali Sauvignon Blanc Reserva Chile $10 WS 90pts
A great value, exhibiting a fragrant bouquet of mineral, passion fruit, and citrus. This leads to a mouth-watering, vibrant, lengthy Sauvignon that way over-delivers for its humble price.

Santa Digna Carmenere 07 Chile $10

Chalky notes of toasty plums, blueberry, raisin give way to finish of dark prunes and spicy white pepper…a great value!

Terre Rouge Tête-à-Tête Syrah 02 California $16
A likable and out-of-the-ordinary blend, with aromas of cedar, plum and spice and zesty yet supple flavors of licorice, coffee and blackberry.

Hightower Cabernet Sauvignon ’04 Washington $35
Intense, dark fruits; Red Mountain mineral aromas; sweet spiciness; and a faint hint of menthol; elegant, smooth grip, balance, and velvet on the palate that lasts through the long finish.

Wine Tasting

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