{"id":507,"date":"2011-01-27T22:28:33","date_gmt":"2011-01-28T05:28:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artisanwineclub.com\/?p=507"},"modified":"2011-02-01T11:57:12","modified_gmt":"2011-02-01T18:57:12","slug":"wine-tasting-january-29-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artisanwineclub.com\/index\/wine-tasting-january-29-10\/","title":{"rendered":"Wine Tasting January 29 ’10"},"content":{"rendered":"

Congratulations to our friends at Willows Inn and new chef Blaine Wetzel for their recent listing\u00a0in a\u00a0New York Times article entitled “10 Restaurants Worth a Plane Ride<\/a><\/strong><\/span>,” and yes, that means the Whole World! So if you are flying in for\u00a0a few days\u00a0from Tokyo or Capetown or Peoria, remember we have a great selection of wines from Washington and around the world!<\/span><\/p>\n

Last week’s 2010 reopening was pretty quiet. I have a feeling that my Thursday night post didn’t go out, and that many of you didn’t get it till Saturday…and who reads email on Saturday?<\/p>\n

“Quiet” at our place translates to low key and conversational– sometimes it does get loud and, as in restaurants, everyone raises their voices a little at their tables to be heard, which makes ambient noise louder, which makes everyone speak a little louder…a reinforcing feedback loop. But not last week.<\/p>\n

I am noticing some resistance by the locals to the charms of our local Legoe Bay wines. I really enjoy the new viognier release, which we poured last week, and consider it our default white at home, it’s such a bargain. But being the only winery on this little island, all the locals have had lots of it over recent years, and perhaps it is true that familiarity breeds a certain insensitivity. Personally, I think it is a great wine for the price.<\/p>\n

The La Quercia aglianico<\/strong> is another favorite, and it also was showing very well; this is another great wine for the price, and worth loading up on–only a case left, and unlikely to see more this year. But I think the hit of the day was our little Cotes de Rousillon from Domaine Gardies<\/strong>. A blend of Grenache, Syrah, and Carignan, it has reached a lovely stage in its development and was showing really well, preferred by many to the Sheridan Mystique,<\/strong> which will probably need another year of bottle age to hit its stride. Definitely recommended for some cellaring, but it got a great rating, so don’t wait too long!<\/p>\n

Had a few happy faces for our “back in the saddle” weekend:<\/p>\n

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This week’s wines: <\/strong><\/p>\n

Domaine du Salvard Cheverny sauv blanc 08\u00a0 France\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 $12<\/strong>
\nShows a pronounced thyme note, with good nerve to the lime flavor on the back end.<\/em><\/p>\n

Tarima monastrell 09\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Spain\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 $10<\/strong>
\n100% Monastrell sourced from 25-35 year old vines and raised in stainless steel with lees stirring. Medium crimson-colored, the nose reveals fragrant blueberries and underbrush. Firm on the palate with plenty of savory fruit<\/em><\/p>\n

O\u2019Shea Scarborough \u201cThe Rebel\u201d Cab\u00a0 \u201807\u00a0\u00a0 Washington\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 $14<\/strong>
\nLots of juicy black cherry, black currant, and blackberry, with a deep note of bitter chocolate on the finish<\/em>, new wines from a favorite young winemaking team, Travis and Darryn. <\/em><\/p>\n

Belguardo Bronzone Morellino 04\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Italy\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 $20<\/strong>
\nLots of coffee and ripe fruit on the nose. Full-bodied, thick and silky, with lots of fruit and a long, flavorful finish. It’s all there for a Morellino. Sangiovese and Alicante Nero.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Congratulations to our friends at Willows Inn and new chef Blaine Wetzel for their recent listing\u00a0in a\u00a0New York Times article entitled “10 Restaurants Worth a Plane Ride,” and yes, that means the Whole World! So if you are flying in for\u00a0a few days\u00a0from Tokyo or Capetown or Peoria, remember we have a great selection of […]<\/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-507","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\/507","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=507"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/artisanwineclub.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/507\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/artisanwineclub.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=507"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artisanwineclub.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=507"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artisanwineclub.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=507"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}