{"id":35,"date":"2009-09-24T12:26:18","date_gmt":"2009-09-24T19:26:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artisanwineclub.com\/?p=35"},"modified":"2009-09-25T09:51:25","modified_gmt":"2009-09-25T16:51:25","slug":"wine-tasting-september-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artisanwineclub.com\/index\/wine-tasting-september-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Wine Tasting September 26"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here we are in the third week of annual drydock. The first week is festive, seeing folks face to face on the passenger boat that you seldom see otherwise. Second week a little less rosy. Third week we are all really ready for the Whatcom Chief to come back with her new coat of paint, ready for yet another year of reliable service. What colors will she be wearing this <\/em>year??<\/p>\n

Last weekend was busy with wine biz…our regular tasting on Saturday and the special\u00a0Equinox\u00a0food pairing event on Sunday. Both days were lovely, sunny, and warm fall days, picture perfect. Saturday was\u00a0a small group, smallest\u00a0in some months, made for easier conversation and visiting. All the wines showed very well, and the new truffles were also a hit…hmm, need a picture of those truffles!<\/p>\n

Sunday turned out to be\u00a0a great success!\u00a0We had 16 guests for the wine and food pairing event, and all seemed to enjoy the terrific “small bites” that Mary Beth worked hours on putting together in our little galley, and\u00a0the five\u00a0wonderful wines that we paired with each dish.\u00a0<\/p>\n

My own feeling\u00a0is that MB worked way too hard on the food, Pat worked way too hard washing dishes (never again a fresh plate for every dish!), and Steve and I worked too hard schlepping tables and chairs up and down the stairs. Look for the next event to have great wine and great food, yes, but presented in\u00a0a more casual way. We are already at the drawing board, so stay tuned!<\/p>\n

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This week’s wines:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dry Creek chenin blanc (Calif) <\/span>
\n<\/strong>luscious notes of melon, peach, and lemon peel, a great buy… $10<\/strong><\/p>\n

Marchetti Later Harvest Verdicchio*\u2026<\/span>
\n<\/strong>Full-bodied with lush notes of pear and melon, and beautiful acidity. A one of a kind wine from one of the great winemakers of Marche …$14<\/strong>
\n* OR if it’s sunny, possibly continuing to celebrate the summer with the ’08 Brancott Sauv blanc <\/strong>(NZ) $14 (“gooseberry , lime, nectarine, and lemongrass “)<\/em><\/p>\n

Domaine L’Hortus Pic St. Lou\u00a0red\u00a0 (France)…<\/span><\/strong>a Rhone blend\u00a0with a\u00a0richness of black currants, plums and blueberries, along with some coffee…named for the 638m crag shown below, this little appellation consistently produces wines of intensity and concentration…$14<\/strong><\/p>\n

Casa Lapostolle Cuvee Alexandre Cab Sauv 2003 (Chile)…<\/span><\/strong> A full-bodied and expressive red, with plenty of berry, red plum and chocolate-spice flavors. There are nice mineral and cedar notes mixed in, with fine tannins on the finish…$18<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"photo<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Pic St. Loup<\/em><\/p>\n

JUST IN! Cheese, Gromit!<\/span>
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\nNew cheeses from Pleasant Valley include special, seasonal BASIL gouda– YUM, it’s great, but\u00a0with the fresh herb should be eaten soon. Also stocked up on fines herbes, nokkelost, & jalapeno<\/em>…!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Here we are in the third week of annual drydock. The first week is festive, seeing folks face to face on the passenger boat that you seldom see otherwise. Second week a little less rosy. Third week we are all really ready for the Whatcom Chief to come back with her new coat of paint, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-35","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-wine-tasting"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/artisanwineclub.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/artisanwineclub.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/artisanwineclub.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artisanwineclub.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artisanwineclub.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/artisanwineclub.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/artisanwineclub.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artisanwineclub.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artisanwineclub.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}