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Thursday, April 10, 2008
Cincy winefest medal-winners should sound familiar to you …
The Cincinnati International Wine Festival has announced its 2008 medal winners, and the list is worth perusing.
The first thing that leaps out: Our friends at Veleta winery, whose wines I wrote about just a few weeks back, impressed the judges mightily. The Veleta 2007 Tempranillo Rose captured a gold medal, and the Veleta 2005 Nolados won silver. (The rose has not yet hit the shelves, but is on its way, the Veleta folks say …)
And two wines I sampled “at the source” just last week while I was in California — I’m still organizing my notes and catching up with work duties before I deliver a full report — won bronzes: the Michael-David 2004 6th Sense Syrah, and the Michael-David 2005 Petite Petit, an improbable blend of Petite Sirah and Petit Verdot. Both are great wines from an up-and-coming winery — and emerging wine region. And while normally, bronze medals at such a competition might not be such a big deal, the relative dearth of golds and silvers suggests that at this particular judging, a bronze might just mean a bit more. Another bronze was won by Ohio winery Vinoklet for its NV Traminette Master Reserve from the Ohio River Valley.
Anybody tried any of the other medal-winners?
Congrats to the winning wineries, and cheers!.
Mark Fisher
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A tasting and tribute to Doug Simon
Plan on stopping by either Arrow Wine & Spirits store this Saturday (April 12) anytime between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. for a memorial tasting for Doug Simon. The Arrow folks say a flat fee will be charged to taste a selection of wines, with proceeds going to the benefit of a charity that Doug’s family will choose.
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