{"id":518,"date":"2011-02-10T22:57:33","date_gmt":"2011-02-11T05:57:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artisanwineclub.com\/?p=518"},"modified":"2011-02-10T23:13:20","modified_gmt":"2011-02-11T06:13:20","slug":"wine-tasting-february-12-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artisanwineclub.com\/index\/wine-tasting-february-12-11\/","title":{"rendered":"Wine Tasting February 12 ’11"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hearty congratulations to our friends at Willows Inn and new chef Blaine Wetzel for their recent listing\u00a0in a\u00a0New York Times article entitled \u201c10 Restaurants Worth a Plane Ride<\/a><\/strong><\/span>,\u201d and yes, that means the Whole World!<\/span> 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><\/em><\/p>\n

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\n VALENTINE\u2019S DAY CHOCOLATE PICKUP!<\/strong>
\nThis year Pat and Janice have made \u201cmendiants<\/em>;\u201d discs of finest\u00a0 chocolate\u2013dark, milk, and white\u2013 studded with nuts and fruit. If you pre-ordered they are ready for pickup. There are a few extras available while they last (so come early!). You will be amazed how well the chocolate, fruit, and nuts complement each other…they are AMAZING! <\/span><\/p>\n

I think there was general agreement that last week’s wines were all winners! We sold out of the Calera chardonnay<\/strong><\/em>, which was just delightful (more on order), with great flavor and masterful restraint with the oak, just enough to fatten the texture.\u00a0 Our two Italian wines from Palama,<\/strong> down on the heel of the Italian boot<\/strong><\/em> ( the Arcangelo Primitivo<\/strong><\/em> and the Negroamaro<\/em><\/strong>), were both lush and satisfying, And after all that, the Cougar Crest Cab Franc<\/strong><\/em> had everyone mmm-ing<\/em> and smiling. Got lots of the Palama still in stock, highly recommended, and an amazing buy.<\/p>\n

For the future, we are exploring the idea of a Friday night tasting starting in April. It would probably involve some simple food items (cured meats, cheese, bread, fruit??) and a few nice wines. If you have ideas or suggestions about encouraging or discouraging that, let us know. Stay tuned for more!<\/p>\n

This week’s wines: <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Maryhill Reserve Chardonnay 08\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Washington\u00a0\u00a0 $14<\/strong>
\nLovely Topaz color and beguiling aromas of cooked apricot, vanilla, nuts and caramel that continue onto the pleasantly lingering palate.<\/em><\/p>\n

Massimo Malbec 08 Argentina $10<\/strong>
\nBig and succulent, with engaging notes of blueberry pie and rich plums that into the spicy, cedary, and floral finish.<\/em><\/p>\n

Massimo Rioja 08 Spain $10 <\/strong>
\nTempranillo is a wine with spine; the skins of the grape are thick, the juice is viscous, dark, and delicious. Red fruit tones; raspberry, strawberry, and cherry flavors, with balanced spice, along with a light leathery feel. The wine presently is tight, decanting recommended. <\/em><\/p>\n

Andrew Will Annie Camarda Syrah 04 Washington <\/strong>
\nExceptionally fragrant, with aromas of bacon, blueberry, and violets jumping from the glass. On the palate, ample sweet fruit asserts itself leading to a long, pure finish.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Hearty congratulations to our friends at Willows Inn and new chef Blaine Wetzel for their recent listing\u00a0in a\u00a0New York Times article entitled \u201c10 Restaurants Worth a Plane Ride,\u201d 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 […]<\/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-518","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\/518","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=518"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/artisanwineclub.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/518\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/artisanwineclub.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=518"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artisanwineclub.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=518"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artisanwineclub.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=518"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}