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Wine: an essential element of a pleasurable 3-day weekend
Sure, it’s Labor Day. But that doesn’t mean that tasting wines amounts to work.
Except for me. All part of my job, ma’am.
Thanks for the fine suggestions to yesterday’s post on what wines pair with dropping off a first-born at college. We endured the customary gridlock of move-in day in and around Athens, so I barelyl had a chance to act upon your suggestions after arriving home late Thursday night, but hope to make up for that shortcoming this weekend. And it looks like I’ll have ample opportunity.
Leading the Saturday tastings this weekend is the “Super Saturday” at Arrow Wine’s Far Hills Avenue store. A partial list of wines to be tasted at that event — in which a half-dozen or so wine distributors come in and pour a samplinlg of their wines — is posted below, along with a veritable plenthora of other tastings and events, including an early lheads-up for the Miami Valley Restaurant Association’s Taste of the Miami Valley event at Riverscape Sept. 15-16.
And when you’re done tasting and awaken from your afternoon nap, have some fun with my blogging colleague Tyler Colman’s “Dr. Vino’s Labor Day Wine Quiz. Dr. Vino is actually giving away wine to HIS contest winners, whereas all I ever give away is our undying love and affection.
As always, the following wine-tastings list comes to us courtesy of a local wine listserv, for which we are QUITE grateful.
Thanks and cheers! (Click on “continue reading” to access the list.)
Mark Fisher
Jay’s Kitchen Door Friday, September 1, 2006 4-8 pm Sparkling Rose 2001 Torre galasso Montepulciano 2001 Page Wine Cellars Red Blend 2003 Chateau Gloria 2003 Chateau Smith-Haut Lafite
Saturday, September 2, 2006 1-6 pm 2003 Domaine Arlaud Gevrey-Chambertin 2003 Domaine Arlaud Morey St Denis 2001 Domaine Arlaud Morey St Denis
Call 222-2892 for Jay’s LobsterFest is September 9th with Fess Parker wines. Menu: Tropical Lobster-Avocado Salad with Champagne-Citrus Vinaigrette, House made Lobster Raviolis in a Lobster Consommé with Fresh Poached Seafood and Vegetables, Broiled Lobster with Asparagus Risotto and Saffron Beurre Blanc and Basil-Tomato Oil, Caramel Custard with Carrot Cake Soufflé with Fresh Berries
Arrow Wine & Spirits – Kettering Saturday, September 2, 2006 11-4 pm Arrow Far Hills’s Super Saturday NV Ciprani “Harrys Bar Bellinis� 2003 Rosso Piceno Piediprato 2004 Rosso Piceno 2003 Chateau Beaulieu “Comtes de Taste� NV “Pink� 2005 Whitehaven Sauvignon Blanc 2005 Rivola 2005 Luzon Verde 2003 Stoller Pinot Noir 2002 Ascent 2004 Terre Rouge “Enigma� 2002 Terre Rouge “Tete-a-Tete� 2005 Woop Woop Verdelho 2004 Travis Chardonnay “Unfiltered� 2005 Mollydooker “Two Left Feet� 2005 Mollydooker “The Boxer� 2004 Mitolo G.A.M. 2003 Niponzzano “Riserva�
Dorothy Lane Market (DLM)
DLM OakwoodFriday, September 1, 2006 5-8pm Frogs Leap Sauvignon Blank 2005 Paringa Sparkling Shiraz 2004 Sebastiani Pinot Noir 2005 Hess Collection Mountain Cuvee Red 2002 Tyrus Evan Syrah 2003 Brown Bag!
Saturday, September 2, 2006 1-6pm Jubilee Hugel Gewurztraminer 2003 Hanzell Chardonnay 2001 Saintsbury Carneros Pinot Noir 2004 Montes Cabernet/Carmenere 2004 Spellbound Petite Sirah 2005 Mauro Molino Barolo 2000 Ribas de Cabrera 2000 Bonus Bottles!
Beers: Boulder Beer GABF 25t6 Rogue Uberfest Pilsner
DLM Washington Square Thursday, Aug 31, 2006 5-8pm ’05 Tenimenti San Paolo Frascati ’04 River’s Edge Pinot Noir ’03 La Casina Girasole ’02 Onix Priorat ’01 La Bastide Blanche Bandal Rouge Mystery Wine!
Saturday, September 2, 2006 12-5pm Fifi’s Cajun Fest ’04 Domaine Thibert-Parisse Pouilly-Fuisse ’04 Folie a Deux Menage a Trois Red ’04 Hope Estate “The Ripper� Shiraz ’04 Two Brothers “Big Tattoo� Red ’01 Clos de L’Oratoire Chateauneuf du Pape Mystery Wine! Beers: Abita Amber Abita Turbodog Abita Purple Haze Abita Restoration Abita Anniversary
Dorothy Lane Springboro Friday, September 1, 2006 3-7pm 03 Domaine Serene Chardonnay 05 El Chaparrel Old Vine Grenache 03 Alto Moncayo Veraton 98 Poggione Brunello
Saturday, September 2, 2006 12-5pm 04 Shafer Chardonnay 04 Crocker & Starr Sauvignon Blanc 03 Pecota “Steven Andre” Merlot 02 Darioush Cabernet
Cuvee Wine Bar and Cellar, 4457 State Route 725 Bellbrook Tuesday – Thursday 11:30 – 7 pm Friday and Saturday 11:30 – 8 pm www.cuveewinebar.net Vinum Cellars 2005 CNW Chenin Blanc Karly 2005 Sauvignon Blanc River Road 2004 Chardonnay First Drop 2005 First Love Red Arcadian 2002 Le Genisse Syrah Rupert & Rothschild 2003 Classique
Market Wine Imports 2nd Street Public Market Saturday 10-2 PM This weekend’s selection will be employee favorites.
B. R. Scotese Wednesday, August 23, 2006 4:30 pm Scotese’s will tasting 2005 Spanish wines! The restaurant is no smoking on Wednesdays!
DiSalvo’s Deli and Italian Store Wine Tasting – every third Wednesday of the month in conjunction with their Meal of the Month! www.disalvosdeli.com. The Deli’s Feature Wines: Ecco Domani Merlot, Chianti, Pinot Grigio, Sangiovese
Arrow Centerville 615 Lyons Rd Saturday, September 2, 2006 11am-5pm Cusumano Inzolia 2004 Kiwi Elements Pinot Noir 2004 Toad Hollow McDowell Vineyard Merlot Reserve 2003 Rosenblum Eagle Point Zinfandel 2004 Almondo Nebbiolo 2001 Vieux Telegraphe Chateauneuf-du- Pape 2003
Little Sonoma, 6078 West Chester Road, West Chester, OH 45069. 513-942-9463. Located two blocks north of Union Centre Blvd. at the corner of Muhlhauser and West Chester Roads www.LittleSonomaWines.com Friday & Saturday, September 1st & 2nd ~ Wines That Work!
Trader Joe’s - Town & Country Shopping Center, Kettering Black Mountain “Gravel Bar” Chardonnay (2004): California, Old Moon Zinfandel (2003): California, Covey Run Syrah (2003): AVA Columbia Valley, Washington
L’Auberge Tuesday, September 5, 2006 7pm No tasting September 5! Rosenblum wines will be tasted September 12! These are organized, seated tastings costing $20. There is a 20% discount if you choose to stay for dinner. Call 299-5536 for reservations.
Kinkead Ridge Winery in Ripley at 904 Hamburg Street, (937) 392-6077. Labor Day weekend, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.
 RELEASE OF THE OUTSTANDING 2004 REDS,
Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Syrah. No restrooms at the vineyard.
The Taste of the Miami Valley will be held at Riverscape Metropark in downtown Dayton Sept 15th and 16th. The evening of Friday the 15th is a special happening. A “Take A Sip for Scholarship” wine tasting will be held from 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm. Proceeds go toward scholarships for students studying the culinary arts. Tables for 10 are for sale for $250. That’s only $25 per person. Participants get unlimited wine tasting from 5-8 and each table gets $75 in food tickets. Get a table and find 9 friends to split it with you. Tables must be paid for in advance with either check or credit card. Call Amy Zahora at the Miami Valley Restaurant Association to buy your table (937) 461-6872. www.themvra.org
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