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May 2009
A wine-tastings and events list so good it will make you blush
An embarrassment of riches so enticing it’s been known to make grown men blush. Women, too.
That’s the wine-tastings list compiled by a Dayton-based wine listserv and printed here on Uncorked every Friday. Open it, roll it around on your tongue as your would a fine wine, linger over it, and … enjoy it to its fullest. And if it doesn’t appear immediately below, click on “continue reading.” The cold shower can wait.
Fleurs et Vin
Dayton’s Premier Wine & Gourmet Food Festival Featuring More Than 300 Wines Gourmet Food Offerings From 25 Of Dayton’s Finest Restaurants Sunday June 7, 2009 1-4p.m. Carillon Park Tickets On Sale Now $60 In Advance $70 At The Gate
Jay’s Kitchen Door
Friday, May 29, 2009 4-8 pm 2003 Marna Collio Pinot Blanc 2007 Domaine De La Solitude Cote du Rhone 2006 Abrazo Garnacha 2003 Marcarini Brunate Barolo 2006 Tenuta Sette Ponti Crognolo
Saturday, May 30, 2009 1-6 pm 2004 Meyer-Fonne Grand Cru Riesling 2006 Duckhorn Decoy 2005 Chateau St George 2003 Chateau Lascombes Margaux
Arrow Wine & Spirits Far Hills - Kettering
Saturday, May 30 11-5 Super Saturday Tasting “Chillin and Grillin” Taste 25 Wines Including: 2005 Sterling SVR Reserve 2007 Borsao Tres Picos 2005 Mas Belles Eaux Les Coteaux 2007 Elk Cove Pinot Noir 2003 Azelia Barolo Bricco Fiasco 2006 Perata “Franks Vineyard” Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2005 El Nido 2006 El Nido “Clio” Enjoy Fabulous Grilled Sandwiches From Hearts
Dorothy Lane Market (DLM) Oakwood
Friday, May 29, 2009, 5:00-8:00 pm Les Jamelles ’07 Cinsault Rose Robert Mondavi ’07 Fume Blanc Sherrer ’05 Pinot Noir Mas de Gorgonnier ‘06 Altos Las Hormigas ’07 Reserva Malbec Wild Horse ’06 Cabernet
Saturday, May 30, 2009 2-6 pm Batasiolo ’08 Moscato D’Asti Angeline ’06 Sauvignon Blanc Everett Ridge ’05 Pinot Noir Big House ’05 Prodigal Son Moccagatta ’03 Barbaresco Sassetti ’05 Rosso di Montalcino
Beer Tasting, Thursday, June 18 with guest, Tony Gallo, from Warbird Brewery, Ft Wayne, Indiana.
DLM Washington Square
Thursday, May 28, 2009 5-8 pm Hexamer Riesling Kabinett 2006 Domaine Corbillieres Touraine 2008 Louis Chavy Mercurey Bourgogne 2005 Villata Ripasso 2005 Termes 2006 Encore Wine!
Saturday, May 30, 2009 12-5 pm Brancott Sauvignon Blanc 2007 Patton Valley Eineyard Pinot Noir 2007 Tamari Malbec 2007 Red Truck 2007 Palazzo Red Napa Valley 2006 Palazzo Cabernet Franc 2006 Encore Wine!
Dorothy Lane Springboro
Friday, May 29, 2009, 3:00-7:00 pm 2008 Rose de Fayel 2007 Bouchard Bourgogne Blanc 2006 IL Cuore Cabernet Sauvignon 2006 Termes Tinto De Toro 2006 Villa St Juliette Petit Verdot Mystery Wine
Saturday, May 30, 2009 12-6 pm 2006 Phillippe Colin Chassagne Montrachet 2007 Sharecropper’s Pinot Noir 2007 Sharecropper’s Cabernet Sauvignon 2005 Piaggia IL Sasso 2003 El Puntido Rioja
Cuvee Wine Bar and Cellar, 4457 State Route 725 Bellbrook 848-2161 Tuesday - Thursday, Saturday noon - 7:30 pm, Friday noon - 8 pm www.cuveewinebar.net
Wines for Friday, May 29 - June 4, 2008
Ledgewood Creek Chardonnay Brochard Petite Chablis Domaine Begude Rose of Pinot PQ Red Cuvee Fieldstone Sangiovese Pozzan Cabernet
Beer: Kwak Belgian Ale Food: Oyster shooters, Zink’s Homemade Jalapena Cheddarwursts
Focused Tasting: June 2, 5-7 pm Pinot Grigio and Pinot Gris, 5 wine Cheese and meat small plates will be available
Wednesday Sandwich Night, June 3, 2009 Bison Sloppy Joes
Thursday, June 4, 2009 5-7:30 pm Drop in tasting with winemaker from C.G. DaiArie Zins, Sauvignon Blanc, Barbera, Petit Sirah
Arrow Centerville
Friday, May 29, 2008 Beer Tasting 5-7 pm. Summer Beers! Breckenridge Brewery - Summerbright Ale… Brooklyn Brewery - Summer Ale… Two Brothers Brewing Co. - Dog Days Dortmunder Lager… Wittekerke - Belgian White Ale… Dogfish Head - Festina Peche
Saturday May 30, 2009 11 am - 5pm Wine Tasting! 2007 Anne Amie Pinot Gris… 2008 Chateau Lamothe White Bordeaux… 2005 E. Geppetti Morrelino di Scansano… 2005 C. G. D’Arie Southern Exposure Zinfandel… Red Shorts Red… 2007 Max Ferd Richter Zeppelin Riesling
Rue Dumaine www.ruedumainerestaurant.com
Tuesday, Jun 2, 2009 5-7 pm
SCHLOSS VOLLRADS Riesling Trocken Rheingau, 2005 DOMAINE PAUL BLANCK Gewurztraminer Alsace, 2006 ANGELIQUE DE MONBOUSQUET Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, 2005
The Wine Gallery and Cafe, Corner of 3rd and Wayne
Wednesday, Jun 3, 2009 from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm
2003 Louis Bernard Gigondas, France 2005 Ben Schild Sparkling Shiraz, Australia 2003 Valifieri Barolo, Italy 2005 Paisaje Tupungato, Argentina 2007 Montinore Muller Thur, Oregon
The Wine Gallery Outlet, at the 2nd Street Farmers Market
Saturday, May 30, 2009 8am - 2pm
Value wine tasting
Trader Joe’s in Kettering.
Tastings Thursday 6:00-8:00 and Sunday 4:00-7:00
Espiral (NV) DOCa Vinho Verde, Portugal. Albero Organic Bobal Rose (2007) DO Utiel-Requena, Spain. Falcon Ridge Zinfandel (2006) AVA Lodi, California. Flore de Moscato (2008) California.
A Taste of Wine 90 S. Main St Miamisburg, OH 937.247-1120 www.atasteofwine.org
This week’s wines:
Kung Fu Girl Riesling Temento Sterling Chardonnay Enotria Dolcetto Rosato Vinedos de El Seque Michael Pozzan Cabernet Sauvignon
June 11 - WineKnow class with Sommelier Brandon Monroe. Old World vs New World Wines 7 - 9pm $20. June 12 - Sierra Nevada Beer Tasting
Savona Restaurant & Wine Bar, Centerville
Wednesday, Jun 10, 2009 5-8 pm
Wine tasting with Michael Brown from Vitner Select
Bruning’s Wine Cellar
Saturday, May 30, 2008 3-6 PM
A special beer and wine tasting featuring hand-crafted beers from New Holland Brewing Company and value wines from Chilean master winemaker Alvaro Espinoza!
New Holland Golden Cap Saison Ale New Holland Black Tulip Trippel Ale New Holland Pilgrim’s Dole Wheatwine New Holland Dragon’s Milk Ale 2008 Rayun Sauvignon Blanc 2008 Rayun Syrah
Wednesday, Jun 3, 2009 5-8 PM Wines of Greg Graziano’s Fattoria Enotria 2007 Arneis 2006 Moscato 2007 Dolcetto Rosato 2004 Barbera 2006 Dolcetto 2000 Nebbiolo
The Culinary Company Cross Pointe Center
Saturday, May 30, 2009 12-6 pm Wines and Beers
J. Lohr winery: Riesling Chardonnay Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon
Beer: Slim Chance by Red Hook Sunshine Pils by Troegs Brothers Summertime by Goose Island SummerFest Lager by Sierra Nevada Oberon Ale by Bell’s
Fifth Street Wine and Deli
Cork and Vine, York Commons Blvd
Thursday, May 28, 2009 6-9 pm
White Flight Wente Riverbank Riesling Niner Sauv. Blanc Robert Mondavi Fume Blanc Groth Chardonnay
Red Flight Tomas Estates Barbera Taz Pinot Noir St. Hugo Cabernet Blackstone Napa Merlot
Bella Vino Wine Merchant & Bar, Springboro, OH 45066 937-748-3807
Thursday 6pm - 8pm and Saturday 12pm - 5pm
Adam LaZarre Wine Maker from Villa San-Julette will talk about, taste, and sign bottles of his wines:
Fat Monk - Rose Fat Monk - Romantique Sauvignon Blanc Petite Sirah Merlot Shiraz/Cabernet Blend Cabernet Sauvignon Romantique Reserve
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, May 29, 4:30-7:30 pm & Saturday, May 30, 3-6 pm
Six Boutique Wines
Jungle Jim’s RSVP 513 674 6008
Friday, May 29, 2009 7 - 9 pm $25
Stone Brewing Company
2006, 2007 & 2009 Stone Imperial Russian Stout 2006 & 2007 Double Bastard Ale 2007, 2008 & 2009 Stone Old Gaurdian Barley Wine Ultra Rare Stone 11th Anniversary Ale Stone 12th Anniversary Bitter Chocolate Oatmeal Stout
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2007 may be vintage to lift all boats in parts of Italy, France
Here’s a copy of a wine column scheduled to run in Friday’s (5-29-09) Dayton Daily News:
Early indications suggest there’s a fine vintage for red wines fermenting in some key growing areas of Italy and France — and it may be the kind of across-the-board excellence that elevates even the most humble (and comparatively inexpensive) bottlings to unexpected heights.
That was one overrriding impression from the 20th anniversary celebration hosted by the wine importer and distributor Vintner Select earlier this month at its temperature-controlled Mason warehouse. The anniversary turned out to be quite a gathering: more than 20 winemakers from around the world, including several who flew in from Italy, were on hand to pour and discuss their wines, some of which are not yet available in the U.S. (Vintner Select distributes wine in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana). Representatives of wine shops, restaurants and grocers from throughout Ohio and the tri-state attended, and Vintner brought in Cincinnati chef Jean-Robert de Cavel and local food producers to provide food for the event.
The producers and winemakers who traveled to Ohio from Italy were pouring samples of high-end reds from Piedmont, Tuscany and every other corner of the country. Barolo producers such as Cavallotto, Manzone and Mauro Molino sampled multiple Barolos, most of them in the $40 to $80 range, and most coming from the 2005 vintage, with a handful of 2001s, 2003s and 2004s mixed in. The wines were young, tannic and immensely promising.
But it was the humbler bottlings from those and other Italian producers from the 2007 vintage that hit my sweet spot, especially for value.
In Piedmont, Barolo producers often plant the prized Nebbiolo grapes in the south-facing slopes and other best vineyard sites, and plant either Dolcetto or Barbera grapes in the areas not considered to be the most advantageous. Yet, in the ‘07 vintage, those Dolcettos and Barberas positively shine with bright, concentrated fruit and fine balance. Same goes with the Nebbiolo-based wines from the Langhe region, which produces the equivalent of poor-man’s Barolo.
Wines such as the Cavallotto 2007 Dolcetto d’Alba Scot ($17.99) and the Mauro Molino 2007 Mauro Molino Barbera d’Alba ($17.99) were spot-on examples of their grape varietals, are drinking great now, but will improve with short-term aging.
There’s a similar phenomenon occurring in the Rhone region of France, where the 2007 vintage has gotten some rave reviews, and the early indications are those raves are well-deserved. I’m a fan of Cotes-du-Rhone wines — the least expensive from the region that produces legendary and pricey wines such as Chateauneuf-du-Pape, Hermitage and Cote-Rotie — and every one of the half-dozen or so ‘07s I’ve tried have been flavorful, concentrated and well-balanced — much like the aforementioned Italian reds from the same vintage.
The best of the bunch so far is the 2007 Delas Cotes-du-Rhone Saint-Esprit Syrah and Grenache, a fruity, peppery red-wine bargain at $12.99.
In Italy, the ‘07 Barolos still require some time in barrel before they can be released. But based on the quality of their less-expensive stablemates from the same vintage, one can only imagine the quality resting comfortably in the caves and wineries of Piedmont. Same goes for the ‘07 Chateauneufs from the Rhone. If the monetary exchange rate cooperates, this may be a vintage to remember — and to enjoy for years go come.
Wine Update of the Week: Back in March, we told you about Red Truck Wines’ three-liter Mini-Barrel. The barrels — which contains the equivalent of four standard-sized (750 ml) bottles —weren’t available in Ohio at the time the parent company announced them, but they’re now available at several Dayton-area wine shops for $29.99, not counting a $3 mail-in rebate coupon that should be available at the retail outlets, according to John Davis, who works for the wine’s distributor. The wine is a blend of a blend of Syrah, Petite Sirah, Cabernet Franc, and Merlot.
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Visitation for Jay Haverstick to be held in his restaurant
Here’s a copy of a story scheduled to be published in tomorrow’s (5-24-09) Dayton Daily News:
By Mark Fisher and Kim Margolis Staff Writers
The funeral visitation for Jay Haverstick will be held Wednesday at the restaurant that bears his name, his family said Saturday, May 23.
“I wanted my dad to be in his restaurant one more time,” said Amy Haverstick, Jay’s daughter. “People knew my father because of his restaurant. I think people will feel more relaxed here, and we want to make this a celebration of his life.”
Mr. Haverstick, 69, was found dead Wednesday, May 20, in Death Valley National Park, California, after he failed to return from an early-morning photo shoot the previous day, May 19. His body was found in the “Sand Dunes” region in the central part of the park, about 1 1/2 miles from his car and 1/2 mile from a park ranger station.
Jeff Mullenhour, deputy coroner investigator for the Inyo County Coroner’s office, said Saturday that an autopsy showed Mr. Haverstick “collapsed and passed away in the desert as a result of the temperature and his existing medical conditions.” Mr. Haverstick had a history of heart problems and had had bypass surgery.
Visitation for the public will be held from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday, May 27 at Jay’s Restaurant, 225 E. Sixth St. in Dayton’s Oregon Historic District. Visitation for employees and past employees of Jay’s Restaurant will be held from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. earlier Wednesday. The funeral, for family members and close friends, will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Woodland Cemetery, according to Amy Haverstick.
Amy Haverstick made clear Saturday that the restaurant will continue despite its founder’s passing. Amy, 34, spent several years working for the Columbus-based Cameron Mitchell restaurant chain before returning to Dayton in 2002 to work alongside her father. She is co-owner of Jay’s and has taken a more active role in managing the restaurant in recent years.
“This restaurant was my father’s baby, and now it’s my baby,” she said.
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Memorial Day weekend wine tastings list carries added meaning
Memorial Day carries significant and very personal meaning to each of us. But I’ll confess this Memorial Day weekend will be dominated by thoughts of Jay Haverstick, who loved wine almost as much as he loved his restaurant, his family and his community.
To the half-dozen or so people who have approached me about Jay asking, “What was he DOING out there?” My answer is, “Exactly what he wanted to be doing.”
This wine-tastings list compiled by a Dayton-based listserv will make it easier for you to lift a glass this weekend, whether it’s to Jay or someone else for whom Memorial Day brings a special meaning.
Fleurs et Vin
Daytons Premier Wine & Gourmet Food Festival Featuring More Than 300 Wines Gourmet Food Offerings From 25 Of Dayton’s Finest Restaurants Sunday June 7, 2009 1-4p.m. Carillon Park Tickets On Sale Now $60 In Advance $70 At The Gate
Jay’s Kitchen Door
Friday, May 22, 2009 4-8 pm 2007 Loredonna Riesling 2007 Pagos del Moncayo Garnacha 2004 LEhaut-Medoc 2005 LEhaut-Medoc 2001 Chateau Le Moulin
Saturday, May 23, 2009 1-6 pm Zaca Mesa Viognier NV5 Cain Cuvee 2004 La Petite Eglise 2004 Chateau Fleur de Cardinale
Arrow Far Hills - Kettering
Saturday, May 23, 2009, 11 - 4 pm N.V. Cinzano Prosecco 2008 Weingut Hofer Gruner Veltliner 2008 Charles & Charles Rose 2006 Bleasdale Langhorne Crossing 2008 Edgebaston “The Pepper Pot” 2008 Thorne Clarke Terra Barossa Shiraz “Litres” 2005 Beringer Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon
Saturday May 30 11-5 Super Saturday Tasting “Chillin and Grillin” Taste 25 Awesome Wines Enjoy Fabulous Grilled Sandwiches From Hearts
Dorothy Lane Market (DLM) Oakwood
Friday, May 22, 2009, 5:00-8:00 pm Steelhead ‘06 Sauvignon Blanc Taz ‘07 Chardonnay Sella Mosca ‘05 Cannonau di Sardegna Domaine Olivier Hillaire ‘06 Cotes du Rhone Tall Poppy ‘04 Petit Verdot Laurel Glen ‘05 Counterpoint Cabernet
Saturday, May 23, 2009 2-6 pm Blanck ‘06 Riesling Drouhin ‘06 Arthur Chardonnay Kim Crawford ‘05 Watershed Pinot Noir Michel Gay ‘05 Chorey Les Beaune Victory ‘07 Zinfandel Bridesmaid ‘05 Red Wine
Beer Tasting, Thursday, June 18 with guest, Tony Gallo, from Warbird Brewery, Ft Wayne, Indiana.
DLM Washington Square
Thursday, May 21, 2009 5-8 pm Jean Lallement Champagne 2005 Dominique Conin Beaujolais Blanc 2006 Michael Gay Chorey Les Beaune 2005 Sella Mosca Cannonau (Sardina) 2003 Chateau la Lagune Encore Wine!
Saturday, May 23, 2009 12-5 pm George’s Picks!
Dorothy Lane Springboro
Friday, May 22, 2009, 3:00-7:00 pm 2007 Jean Marc Brocard Petit Chablis 2005 Flora Springs Merlot 2006 Match Book Tempranillo 2006 Match Book Syrah 2004 Goose Ridge Vireo
Saturday, May 23, 2009 12-6 pm 2006 Newton Chardonnay 2004 Morey Coffinet Chassagne Montrachet 2004 Rosenblum Hillside Vinyards Syrah 2006 Dunham Cellars Red Blend 2005 Rudd Crossroads Cabernet
Cuvee Wine Bar and Cellar, 4457 State Route 725 Bellbrook 848-2161 Tuesday - Thursday, Saturday noon - 7:30 pm, Friday noon - 8 pm www.cuveewinebar.net
Wines for Friday, May 22 - May 28, 2008
Swig Sweet Tea Liqueur Helix Aspersa Naiades Verdejo Luca Syrah Kamiak Gordon Brothers Wine Blend Seghesio Dolcetto D’alba
Beer: Kwak Belgian Ale Food: Stuffed clams
Wednesday Sandwich Night, May 27, 2009 Monster Corned Beef Sandwich
Focused Tastings Beginning June 2, 5-7 pm 5 wines of a varietal each week!
Arrow Centerville
Friday, May 22, 2008 Beer Tasting 5-7 pm. Samuel Smith Organic Raspberry Ale… Samuel Smith Organic Cherry Ale… Samuel Smith Organic Old Brewery Ale… Samuel Smith Organic Lager… Samuel Smith Nut Brown Ale
Saturday May 23, 2009 11 am - 5pm Wine Tasting! 2007 Chateau Belaire Bordeaux Blanc. 2008 Albert Bichot Macon Villages. 2005 Chateau Vergnes Beaulieu Bordeaux. 2006 Chateau des Tuquets Bordeaux. 2005 Chateau Font-Destiac Bordeaux . 2000 Chateau La Mission La Ville Bordeaux. 2007 Niersteiner Kirchplatte Riesling Auslese
Thursday, May 21, 2009 5-7 pm Meet Tina Nixon, owner of Meranda-Nixon Winery, one of Ohio’s finest producers! 2008 Chardonnay Estate Reserve… 2008 Traminette… 2008 Catawba Eatate… 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon Estate Reserve… 2007 Chambourcin… 2008 Red Oak Creek…
Rue Dumaine www.ruedumainerestaurant.com
Tuesday, May 26, 2009 5-7 pm
MACMURRAY RANCH Pinot Gris Sonoma Coast, 2007 CANTINA GIRLAN Filadonna Pinot Grigio, 2007 BODEGA MENDEL Malbec Mendoza, 2006
The Wine Gallery and Cafe, Corner of 3rd and Wayne
Saturday, May 23, 2009 10-2 pm
2007 Badger Mountain Organic Riesling, NSA, Columbia Valley 2007 Richesse Lirac, France 2004 Duck Pond Syrah, Columbia Valley 2006 Massoni Ranch Zinfandel, Amador County 2004 Penny Hill Shiraz, McClaren Vale, Australia
Wednesday, May 27, 2009 from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm
2008 Merry Edwards Sauvignon Blanc (2007 vintage received 96 points) 2004 La Sirena Syrah from H Barrett (another spectacular wine maker) 2005 Monga Zinfandel from Carol Shelton (91 points) 2006 Wild Thing Zinfandel from Carol Shelton (89 points) 2005 Reserve Zinfandel from Carol Shelton
The Wine Gallery Outlet, at the 2nd Street Farmers Market
Saturday, May 23, 2009 8am - 2pm
2007 Two Vines Riesling, Columbia Crest, Washington State 2005 Berkasteler Kurfurstkay Kabinett QMP, Mosel Saar Ruwer 2007 Vina Robles Red 4, Hueruero, Paso Robles, Ca (Petite Sirah, Syrah, Tannat and Touriga) 2007 McManis Pinot Noir, Ripon, Ca 2008 Woodbridge Moscato
Trader Joe’s in Kettering.
Tastings Thursday 6:00-8:00 and Sunday 4:00-7:00 Santa Barbara Landing Chardonnay (2006) AVA Santa Barbara County, California. Trader Joe’s Reserve Chardonnay (2006) AVA Mendocino County, California. Josefina Syrah Rose (2006) AVA Paso Robles, California. Mission Point Pinot Noir (2005) AVA Central Coast, California.
Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar 937-320-9548
Wine Wednesdays in the bar. 4-8 pm
Gelida de marques Brut Sparkling, Spain 2004 Barco negro Vindima , Portugal , 2005 Flora Springs trilogy Red Wine, Napa Valley , 2005 Domaine Napa Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley , 2004
A Taste of Wine 90 S. Main St Miamisburg, OH 937.247-1120 www.atasteofwine.org
This week’s wines:
Charles Smith Wines Kung Fu Girl Riesling, Eve Chardonnay, The Velvet Devil Merlot Boom Boom, Syrah, Chateau Smith Cabernet Sauvignon
Enjoy a Patriotic Poured Beer: Wild Blue Razberry Ale Samuel Smith Cherry Organic Cider Red, White, and Blue labeled Chimay
Bruning’s Wine Cellar, Beavercreek
Saturday, May 23, 2008 1-4 PM The Old World: Wines of Italy and France 2007 Gabbiano Pinot Grigio 2007 Canaletto Salento Rose 2006 Chateau Noel Saint-Laurent Cotes-du-Rhone 2004 Capanna Rosso di Montalcino 2003 Domaine de la Charbonniere Cuvee Vieilles Vignes Chateauneuf du Pape
Wednesday, May 27, 2009 5-8 PM Saturday, May 30th from 3-6pm (new summer hours) A special beer and wine tasting featuring hand-crafted beers from New Holland Brewing Company and value wines from Chilean master winemaker Alvaro Espinoza! New Holland Golden Cap Saison Ale New Holland Black Tulip Trippel Ale New Holland Pilgrim’s Dole Wheatwine New Holland Dragon’s Milk Ale 2008 Rayun Sauvignon Blanc 2008 Rayun Syrah
The Culinary Company Cross Pointe Center
Saturday, May 23, 2009 12-6 pm Wines and Beers Beer from the Heavy Seas Brewery: Peg Leg Imperial Stout Red Sky at Night Saison Ale Loose Cannon Hop3 Ale
Wine from the Estancia Winery: Chardonnay Merlot Pinot Noir
Fifth Street Wine and Deli
Beer: Great Divide Belgica Great Lakes Commodore Perry Boulder Flashback Anniversary Ale Troegs Sunshine Pils Founder’s Porter
Wine: 07 Galasso Porta Sole Pinot Grigio 06 O’Reilly’s Chardonnay 07 Clos de los Siete 07 Urban Uco Malbec 06 Bon Anno Cabernet
Cork and Vine, York Commons Blvd Thursday, May 21, 2009 6-9 pm Valley of the Moon tasting
Whites Conterra Moscato Menage a Trois White Folonari Pinot Grigio Kim Crawford Unoaked Chardonnay
Reds Easley Reggae Red Greg Norman Pinot Noir Terra de Oro Zinfandel Mondavi Napa Cabernet
The Winds Cafe
May 22, 2009 11:30 am lovely spring inspired luncheon featuring winemaker, Rainer Lingenfelder. Cost is $35/person. For reservations and more information call 937-767-9441.
Bella Vino Wine Merchant & Bar, Springboro, OH 45066 937-748-3807
Thursday 6pm - 8pm and Saturday 12pm - 5pm
Make you own Meritage! Taste the following Varietals: Petite Verdot Merlot Cabernet Franc Cabernet Sauvignon Blend together the varietals you like the most to make your very own Meritage.
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
Wednesday-Friday, May 20-22, 4-8 pm: Sonoma Great Value Selections! Thursday, May 21, 5-8 pm: High-end Sauvignon Blanc Tasting - RSVP required
Jungle Jim’s Fairfield RSVP 513 674 6008
Friday, May 29, 2009 7 - 9 pm $25
Stone Brewing Company 2006, 2007 & 2009 Stone Imperial Russian Stout 2006 & 2007 Double Bastard Ale 2007, 2008 & 2009 Stone Old Gaurdian Barley Wine Ultra Rare Stone 11th Anniversary Ale Stone 12th Anniversary Bitter Chocolate Oatmeal Stout
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Sharing memories of Jay Haverstick
Yesterday was a surreal day for those of us who knew Jay Haverstick — and I know that includes many of you who read these pages of Uncorked.
Today brings an opportunity to reflect on the man whom one of our readers described simply (and quite accurately) as “a class act.”
I have a couple of very distinct images of Jay in my mind.
I’m not sure why the first one remains embedded there, but I have a mental picture of Jay from 10 or 15 years ago standing in his restaurant, addressing those of us who had gathered for one of his famous Saturday wine luncheons. He was holding a huge, ugly, slimy fish that must have been five or six feet long. I don’t remember the variety of fish, but he was holding it high in the air with both hands, and he was waxing eloquent about that fish, delivering more information about that variety of fish than any of us at the luncheon thought possible for one man to know.
Jay, always a well-dressed man, had on his usual perfectly starched white shirt, and the more he talked, and the more he held up this fish, the more it started leaking its natural juices down his arm, discoloring virtually the entire length of his sleeve, and eventually dripping onto the floor. Jay was unfazed. He may not have even noticed. Such was his passion for seafood, for running a restaurant, for teaching others how to enjoy life to its fullest.
Tight budgets and other responsibilities greatly reduced my attendance to those wine luncheons over the years. Today, I find myself wishing I had gone to every single damn one of them.
The second memory illustrates how sometimes it’s the smallest of kind gestures that are long remembered. It goes back about 16 or 17 years, when my oldest son, who is now 21, was maybe 4 or 5 years old.
I stopped in to Jay’s Kitchen Door, the shop behind Jay’s Restaurant that sells fresh seafood and hosts wine tastings, to buy some fish for dinner. Jay was in the shop — probably talking wine (or fish) with a customer — but shifted his attention quickly to my son, greeting him in a gentle, grandfatherly way. Jay disappeared for a moment into the restaurant, and came back with a package of oyster crackers for my son, who, I can assure you, thought those crackers were just about the coolest thing to eat as any food ever invented. I mean he scarfed ‘em down. He scored a couple more packages of those oyster crackers during subsequent visits.
My son still remembers those oyster crackers — and so do I. And I’ll always remember the man who gave them to him.
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Mourning the loss of Jay Haverstick
Here’s a copy of a story scheduled to be published in Thursday’s Dayton Daily News:
At a luncheon in February 2006 celebrating Jay’s Restaurant’s 30th anniversary, founder Jay Haverstick reminisced about his days managing the old Yankee Tavern near Centerville back in the mid-1970s, when he first began scouting out the property in downtown Dayton’s shadow that he would turn into his namesake restaurant.
“I would come down here to walk around, and I saw a lot of very interesting people,” Mr. Haverstick said. “They didn’t dress like I did. They sure didn’t drink what I drank. Some of them didn’t have homes to go home to.”
His customers at the suburban Yankee Tavern “told me I was crazy” for relocating to the city’s core, Mr. Haverstick said. And there were times when he wondered whether the doubters had been right. “They told me if you build it they will come, but there were a few days when I thought to myself, when the heck are they going to get here?”
The restaurant erupted in laughter, and Mr. Haverstick grinned broadly. In fact, the customers did come, and Jay’s evolved into one of Dayton’s premier restaurants and an anchor in the Oregon Historic District.
The news that Mr. Haverstick was found dead Wednesday, May 20, in Death Valley National Park, where he was taking photographs, left the Miami Valley’s restaurant and wine community, and his many other friends and acquaintances, stunned.
“Jay was an important part of the fabric of the restaurant community in Dayton,” said David Hulme, owner of the Pine Club restaurant who has known Mr. Haverstick for four decades and attended Jay’s Restaurant’s opening night in 1976.
“He was a passionate guy — Jay was not one to hold back his opinion — and he was always an outspoken proponent for the community and for the restaurant owners,” Hulme said. “I was always impressed by his commitment to the community.”
Every holiday season for the last several years, Mr. Haverstick has opened the doors of his restaurant to the homeless or economically disadvantaged and serve a free dinner of fried chicken, ham, mashed potatos and green beans. A local church helped collect donated clothes and toys to be handed out at the dinner. Last Christmas, nearly 500 people attended, according to Jay’s Restaurant sommelier and long-time employee Joe Daniel.
Oakwood Club restaurant owner Lance Stewart said Mr. Haverstick was “someone we could all look up to as restaurateurs.”
Stewart recalled when his father died suddenly 18 years ago, he was thrust into the unfamiliar role of sole ownership of the Oakwood Club.
“Jay Haverstick was the first person to come to me and offer his help,” Stewart said. “I will always remember that.”
Josef Reif, owner of l’Auberge, said Mr. Haverstick, wife Idy and daughter Amy Haverstick came in for dinner at his Kettering restaurant last week, shortly after Mr. Haverstick’s 69th birthday on May 8. The longtime friends have cultivated a tradition of having dinner in each other’s restaurant around their birthdays, Reif said.
“He was proud of Dayton, and he loved Dayton,” Reif said. “He was always there, always helping his employees and friends. And he was always dedicated to his restaurant, seven days a week.
“We always chatted about wine and food, and he was passionate about both. It was a great friendship.”
Mr. Haverstick apparently was making new friends a week before he died. David Vasconez of Oakwood said on Wednesday that he sat in front of Mr. Haverstick on a Dayton-to-Chicago flight May 12 and listened to him talk about his excitement around his upcoming trip with an old college buddy. He said he introduced himself to Mr. Haverstick, and the two discussed the best way to cook swordfish.
After he read the stories on daytondailynews.com Wednesday about Mr. Haverstick first reported missing and later being found deceased, “I was floored. Vasconez said. “I just got chills.”
The restaurant was closed Wednesday but is expected to reopen at 5 p.m. Thursday.
Mr. Haverstick is survived by his wife Idy; brothers Ned and Kim, both of Dayton; daughter Amy Haverstick; and son Joseph and daughter-in-law Rebecca Haverstick of suburban Cleveland, and two grandchildren.
Funeral arrangement are pending.
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Jay’s restaurant owner Jay Haverstick reported dead in Death Valley, CA
I’ve posted over on Taste the following story: Jay Haverstick has been reported dead in Death Valley, CA. He was reported missing after he didn’t return from a photo shoot Tuesday, May 19.
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Wine dinners blooming like spring flowers
Tuesday afternoon update: Add this Friday wine luncheon to the “wine event itinerary” laid out below: May 22, 2009 11:30 a.m. at The Winds Cafe in Yellow Springs: Rainer Lingenfelder, a winemaker in the Pfalz region of Germany, makes a return appearance. A spring-inspired luncheon paired with wines. Cost is $35. For reservations and more information call 937-767-9441.
What is it about spring and wine dinners? Here are three coming up, one this week and two next week … if you know of more, please “dish” by posting a comment with the details!
ARDIE POURING ITALIAN WINES AT MAMMA DISALVO’S
KETTERING — Mamma DiSalvo’s, 1375 E. Stroop Rd. in Kettering, will host a wine dinner on Thursday, May 21 at 6:30 p.m. Bobby from Mamma DiSalvo’s will be serving Osso Bucco, and wine importer-distributor extraoardinaire Ardie Bonnano will be pouring four Italian wines. Call the restaurant for reservations or more details, 937-299-5831
MELTING POT TO HOST FIRST WINE DINNER
WASHINGTON TWP., Montgomery County ‹ The Melting Pot restaurant, 453 Miamisburg-Centerville Road, will host its first wine dinner at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 27 featuring the wines of Louis M. Martini winery. The dinner will include the Melting Pot¹s four-course “Big Night Out Fondue Feast” paired with five wines from the historic California winery. Rob Vonderbrink from Heidelberg Distributing will attend and answer questions about the wines. The cost is $55 not including tax and tip, and reservations are required. For more information or to make reservations, call (937) 567-8888.
L’AUBERGE DINNER TO FOCUS ON SYRAH
KETTERING — L’Auberge, 4120 Far Hills Ave., will host “An Evening of Syrah” wine dinner featuring syrah/shiraz from three continents at 7 p.m. Friday, May 29. The menu will include Oxtail Ravioli with Foie Gras Cream and Port Reduction; Summer Truffle Risotto; Pan-Seared Sweetbreads with Green Asparagus and Morel Mushrooms; Rack of Bison with Caramelized Brussels Sprouts, Red Cabbage and Potato Cake; and Chocolate Decadence. A silent wine auction of some of France’s finest wines will be held in conjunction with the dinner. The cost is $100, and reservations are required. For more information or to make reservations, call (937) 299-5536.
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Pacchia joins nation’s finest wine-tastings list, and is there really a ‘Sweaty Betty’ beer?
Pacchia joins the tidal wave that is the Dayton-area wine-tasting scene this weekend with a Sunday gig, Arrow Wine & Spirits Far Hills welcomes Warren County’s Valley Vineyards for its Saturday tasting, and Tina Nixon from Meranda-Nixon winery near Ripley, Ohio will be pouring Thursday of next week at Arrow Centerville (and her husband tonight at Little Sonoma). Those are just a few of the tasty nuggets you’ll glean as you feast your wine-savvy eyes on the best darn wine-tasting list in the land, which comes to Uncorked courtesy of the heroic efforts of the Dayton-based wine listserv that compiles it. Are we blessed or what?
One worthy event that didn’t make the list but which you need to know about: Mamma DiSalvo’s, 1375 E. Stroop Rd. in Kettering, will host a wine dinner on Thursday, May 21 at 6:30 pm … Bobby from Mamma DiSalvo’s will be serving Osso Bucco, and wine importer-distributor extraoardinaire Ardie Bonnano will be pouring four Italian wines. Call the restaurant for more details, 937-299-5831.
And one other question: Is there really an “Old Fart” wine and a “Sweaty Betty” beer? The things you learn from this wine-tasting list …
Jay’s Kitchen Door
Friday, May 15, 2009 4-8 pm
2006 J. Drouhin Chablis,
2005 E. Guigal Cote du Rhone,
2003 Castiglion Del Bosco Brunello,
2005 La Spinetta Pin,
2005 Titus Cabernet Sauvignon.
Saturday, May 16, 2009 1-6 pm
2003 Les Arumes De La Grange White,
2007 Ken Wright McCrone Pinot Noir,
2003 E. Guigal Chateaunuf du Pape,
2006 Beringer P.R. Cabernet.
Arrow Far Hills - Kettering
Saturday, May 16, 2009, 11 - 4 pm
Valley Vineyards Tasting with Joe Schuchter
Cabernet Franc,
Chardonnay,
Vidal Blanc,
De Chaunac,
Pink Catawba,
Honey Mead,
Ice Wine
Dorothy Lane Market (DLM) Oakwood
Friday, May 15, 2009, 5:00-8:00 pm
Ceja ’05 White,
Orin Swift ’08 Valadora Sauvignon Blanc,
Mas Belles Eaux Les Coteaux ‘05,
Ciacci Piccolomini di Aragona ’04 Rosso di Montalcino,
3 Doves ’05 Merlot,
Newton ’06 Claret,
Brown Bag
Saturday, May 16, 2009 2-6 pm
Austin Hope ’05 Roussanne,
Gosset Brabant Brut Champagne,
Ancien ’07 Carneros Pinot Noir,
Pine Ridge ’05 Crimson Creek Merlot,
Remirz de Ganuza ’02 Rioja,
Audelssa ’06 Cabernet,
Bonus Bottle
DLM Washington Square
Thursday, May 14, 2009 5-8 pm
2007 Geil Riesling Trocken,
2005 Bruno Giacosa Nebbiolo,
2005 Chateau la Perriere Bordeaux,
2005 Bridesmaid Red Wine,
2002 Ramirez de Ganuza,
Encore Wine!
Saturday, May 16, 2009 12-5 pm
2007 Cuvaison Chardonnay,
2008 Joel Gott Riesling,
2006 Merry Edwards Pinot Noir,
2006 Pride Merlot,
2006 Buccella Cabernet Sauvignon,
Encore Wine!
Dorothy Lane Springboro
Friday, May 15, 2009, 3:00-7:00 pm
Bogle Riesling 2007,
Carol Shelton Monga Zinfandel 2006,
Bridesmaid Red 2005 ,
Angelique de Monbousquet 2005,
Remirez de Ganuza Rioja 2002,
Mystery Wine
Saturday, May 16, 2009 12-6 pm
Jean Milan Terre de Noel Champagne 2002,
Kings Ridge Pinot Gris 2007,
Louis Jadot Chambolle-Musigny 2005,
Carol Shelton Rocky Reserve Zinfandel 2006,
Mas Belles Eaux Les Coteau Languedoc 2005,
Chateau Fombrauge St Emilion 2005.
Cuvee Wine Bar and Cellar, 4457 State Route 725 Bellbrook 848-2161
New times starting May 12, 2009! Tuesday - Thursday, Saturday noon - 7:30 pm, Friday noon - 8 pm www.cuveewinebar.net
Wines for Friday, May 15 - May 21, 2008
Clean Slate 2007 Riesling,
St. Gregory Pinot Meunier,
Finca el Reposo 2006 Malbec,
Carol Shelton 2005 Karma Zin,
Carol Shelton 2005 Maple Zin.
Beer: Unibroue Chambly Noire
Food: Quiche Surprise!
Wednesday Night, May 20 Seafood Salad
Focused Tastings Beginning June 2, 5-7 pm
5 wines of a varietal each week!
Arrow Centerville
Friday, May 15, 2008 Beer Tasting 5-7 pm.
Boulder Beer Company Sweaty Betty Blonde Ale,
Boulder Beer Company Mojo IPA,
Boulder Beer Company Hazed & Infused Ale,
Boulder Beer Company Mojo Risin Dbl IP, .
Boulder Beer Company Flashback Anniversary Ale.
Saturday May 16, 2009 11 am - 5pm Wine Tasting!
2007 Robert Mondavi Napa Valley Fume Blanc, 2008 Cliffe Lede Napa Valley Sauvignon Blanc, 2007 Alamos Malbec, 2005 Sterling Vineyards Napa Valley SVR, 2005 Kamen Sonoma Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, 2008 Del Rio Oregon Rose Jolee
Thursday, May 21, 2009 5-7 pm
Meet Tina Nixon, owner of Meranda-Nixon Winery, one of Ohio’s finest producers!
2008 Chardonnay Estate Reserve,
2008 Traminette,
2008 Catawba Eatate,
2007 Cabernet Sauvignon Estate Reserve,
2007 Chambourcin,
2008 Red Oak Creek.
Rue Dumaine www.ruedumainerestaurant.com
Tuesday, May 19, 2009 5-7 pm
DOMAINE NINOT Rully Blanc, 2007,
PHILIPPE CHAVY Bourgogne Chardonnay, 2006,
SCOTT PAUL Pinot Noir Cuvee Martha Pirrie, 2007.
The Wine Gallery and Cafe, Corner of 3rd and Wayne
Saturday, May 16, 2009 10-2 pm
Jeff’s Picks
The Wine Gallery Outlet, at the 2nd Street Farmers Market
Saturday, May 16, 2009 8am - 2pm
Value Wines Tasting
Wednesday, May 20, 2009 from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Stonehenge 2006 Malbec,
Stonehenge 2005 Petite Syrah,
Stonehenge 2005 Cabernet,
Haywood Estates 2005 Rocky Terrace Sonoma Valley Zin,
Haywood Estates 2005 Morning Sun Sonoma Valley Zin.
Trader Joe’s in Kettering.
Tastings Thursday 6:00-8:00 and Sunday 4:00-7:00
Villa Cerrina Chardonnay-Pinot Grigio (2007) IGT Delle Venezie, Italy,
Picton Bay Sauvignon Blanc (2007) Marlboro, New Zealand, .
Archeo Nero d’Avola (2007) IGT Sicilia, Italy, .
Rendition Zinfandel (2007) AVA Alexander Valley, California.
A Taste of Wine 90 S. Main St Miamisburg, OH 937.247-1120 www.atasteofwine.org
This week’s wines:
Domaine des Dorices Muscadet,
Joseph Drouhin Chablis Domaine de Vaudon,
Segries Tavel Rose,
Joseph Drouhin Laforet Bourgogne Pinot Noir ,
Old Fart,
Chateau Roc de Candale.
May 14- WineKnow Class - RSVP by phone 247-1120
Bruning’s Wine Cellar
Saturday, May 16, 2008 1-4 PM
2007 Banfi Le Rime,
2006 Banfi Fumaio,
2007 Red Guitar Navarra,
2005 Frog’s Leap Merlot,
2005 Finca Flichman Paisaje de Tupungato.
Wednesday, May 20, 2009 5-8 PM Featuring wines of France and Italy
5th Street Wine and Deli
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Beer:
Boulder Brewing Sweaty Betty,
Southern Tier Mokah,
Oxford Organic Raspberry Wheat Ale,
Samuel Smiths Cherry,
Coney Island Albino Python.
Wine:
Washington Hills Late Harvest Riesling,
Toasted Head Chardonnay,
Onix Priorat,
Curious Beagle Cabernet,
Gundlach-Bundschu Pinot Noir.
The Culinary Company Cross Pointe Center
Saturday, May 16, 2009 12-6 pm Wines and Beers
Martin Codax Albarino,
Masocaneli Pinot Grigio,
Red Bicyclette French Rose,
McWilliams Cabernet Sauvignon.
Southampton Altbier (taste: $2.00),
Southampton Double White (taste: $2.00),
Southampton India Pale Ale.
Pacchia Wine Tasting
Sunday, May 17, 2009 5 - 7 p.m.
5 Wines Paired with 5 tems from the Summer Menu
Robert Mondavi Napa Fume Blanc,
Schloss Vallrads QBA,
Row Eleven Vinas 3 Pinot Noir,
Masi Modello Rosso,
Heron Cabernet Pope Valley.
Cork and Vine, York Commons Blvd
Valley of the Moon/Kenwood Winery Tasting Wednesday May 20th from 6-9pm
Bella Vino Wine Merchant & Bar, Springboro, OH 45066 937-748-3807
Thursday 6pm - 8pm and Saturday 12pm - 5pm
Vaca Chardonnay,
Windmill Petite Sirah,
Matchbox Tinto Rey,
Vaca Cabernet Sauvignon,
HARTWELL ESTATE “MISTE HILL” CABERNET SAUVIGNON BLEND STAGS LEAP DISTRICT, NAPA VALLEY.
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, May 15, 2009 4:30-7:30 pm, Meranda-Nixon Wines, hosted by Winemaker, Seth Meranda
Saturday, May 16, 2009 3-6 pm, Meranda-Nixon Wines
Jungle Jim’s in Fairfield
RSVP 513 674 6008
Saturday, May 16, 2009 1 -3 pm $30
WINE TASTING - Jungle Jim’s Best Top Ten Wines
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A wine called ‘Dayton’ hits the shelves — in California
Check THIS out: There’s a wine called “Dayton” for sale in … suburban Los Angeles!
This little discovery comes courtesy of Joel Moss, Dayton native and contest-winner extraordinaire (not to mention the son of my colleague, Meredith Moss).
Do these people know they could make a killing if they released this wine right here in the Gem City?
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Red wine patches? No thanks, I’ll take mine orally
A page from one of the advertising supplements that arrived in my Sunday newspaper caught my eye with this headline:
The Powerful Goodness of Red Wine is NOW IN A PATCH!
Each “Resveratrol Anti-Aging Red Wine Patch” is “Power_Packed with 120 mg of Resveratrol! JUST 1 PATCH = 400 BOTTLES OF WINE”
Here’s a link to the online version of the offer, which comes from a company called Dream Products Inc.
You’ve got to love the wording of the ad:
… laboratory and clinical studies have confirmed that all-natural RESVERATROL may actually slow down the aging process, protect your heart, prevent and fight diseases - even help you lose weight!
Now I guess I’m as guilty as the next wine writer who spotlights some of the medical studies that do indeed show promise for this substance found in the skins of certain grape varietals. But … a patch?
What’s next? A suppository?
If it’s all the same to you, I’ll continue to “get my resveratrol” by mouth, thank you … in increments a tad bit smaller than 400 bottles at a time. And I’ll find other ways to boost my health.
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Even Champagne producers are going screwcap
Check out this story from The Independent about screwcap-like closures being test-marketed on bottles of Champagne.
Yes, Champagne.
Traditionalists and cork producers will find this a revoltin’ development, I suspect …
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Spring brings hope, renewal, optimism — and wine tastings
A local restaurateur told me yesterday that his establishment had a much -needed boffo week last week, and he talked to a handful of fellow Dayton-area restaurant owners who reported the same experience. Was last week an anomaly, or have we turned the corner on the economic crisis? Do people feel safe again to spend money? Is it becoming okay again to splurge and feel good about it rather than guilty about it?
Hope so.
And speaking of not feeling guilty, there’s absolutely no reason to do so about enjoying the wine tastings (check out the all-pinot tasting at DLM Oakwood Saturday) and dinners that Uncorked brings you today and every Friday, courtesy of a Dayton-based wine listserv that compiles this list and sends it out to its members (sometimes even in the wee hours of the morning!). So feast your eyes, then slake your thirst — guilt-free.
And Happy Mother’s Day to all!
Jay’s Kitchen Door
Friday, May 8, 2009 4-8 pm
2007 Chehalem Pinot Gris,
2007 Vitiano Cabernet/Sangiovese/Merlot,
2007 Peirano Cabernet Sauvignon,
2005 Chateau Duc Luzeau Listrac-Medoc,
2004 Chateau Sociando-Mallet.
Saturday, May 9, 2009 1-6 pm
2007 Chehalem Pinot Gris,
2003 Dievole Novecento Chianti,
2005 Chateau Pey Latour Reserva,
2005 Plumpjack Cabernet.
Arrow Far Hills - Kettering
Saturday, May 9, 2009, 11 - 4 pm
2007 Colli Di Lapio Fiano Di Avellino,
2005 Chateau Gonin Bordeaux,
2005 Beaulieu Vineyard Napa Balley Reserve Dulcett,
2007 San Pietro Pinot Grigio,
2008 Gascon Malbec,
N.V. Chandon Riche.
Dorothy Lane Market (DLM) Oakwood
Friday, May 8, 2009, 5:00-8:00 pm
Blanck ‘06 Gewurztraminer,
Boulay ‘07 Sancerre,
Sottimano ‘02 Basarin Barbaresco,
Dashe ‘07 Zinfandel,
Estancia ‘05 Meritage,
Columbia Crest ‘03 Walter Clore Private Reserve.
Saturday, May 9, 2009 2-6 pm
Ca’Tullio ‘07 Pinot Grigio,
Chehalem ‘07 Willamette Valley Pinot Gris,
Apaltagna ‘07 Pinot Noir,
Whitehaven ‘04 Marlborough Pinot Noir,
Deloach ‘06 RRV Pinot Noir,
JK Carriere ‘06 Willamette Valley Pinot Noir,
Domaine Jean Luc DuBois ‘06 Beaune Cent Vignes.
DLM Washington Square
Thursday, May 7, 2009 5-8 pm
2008 Domaine de Grande Bouqueteu Chinon Rose,
2007 Vigneu-Chevreau Vouvray,
2006 Gerard Bertrand Corbieres,
2005 Chateau Trois Moulins Haut-Medoc,
2003 Ogier Cote Rotie,
Encore Wine.
Saturday, May 9, 2009 12-5 pm
2007 Lioco Chardonnay,
2007 French Maid Pinot Noir,
2007 Saldo Zinfandel,
2007 Vina Robles Red 4,
2005 Folie a Deux Lewelling Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon,
Encore Wine.
Dorothy Lane Springboro
Friday, May 8, 2009, 3:00-7:00 pm
Parducci Sustainable White 2007,
Gaston Chiquet Blanc de Blancs NV,
Guado al Mel Bolgheri 2004,
Ghost Black Cabernet 2006,
Mystery Wine.
Saturday, May 9, 2009 12-6 pm
Jean Milan Selection Noel 2002,
Paul Dolan Chardonnay 2007,
Paul Dolan Pinot Noir 2006,
Bridesmaid Rd 2005,
Robert Pecota Cabernet 2004.
Cuvee Wine Bar and Cellar, 4457 State Route 725 Bellbrook 848-2161. New hours starting May 12, 2009: Tuesday - Thursday, Saturday noon - 7:30 pm, Friday noon - 8 pm. www.cuveewinebar.net
Wines for Friday, May 8 - May 14, 2008
O’Reilly’s 2006 Pinot Grigio,
Fifth Leg 2006 Sauvignon Blanc,
Hoopla 2006 Chardonnay,
Bitch 2007 Grenache,
Vinum ‘Pets’ 2006 Petite Sirah,
Sly Dog 2005.
Beer: Unibroue Chambly Noire Food: No food except for Scooby treats!
Wednesday Sandwich Night, May 13 Pesto Chicken Sandwiches
Thursday, May 7, 2009 5 - 7pm
Drop-in tasting featuring Brian Graham, Owner/Winemaker of Ramian Estate There will be 6 low production, new-to-Ohio wines from this exclusive vintner and, Chef Chris will provide the food pairings, Brisket Sliders, BBQ ribs and pate!
Focused Tastings Beginning June 2, 5-7 pm 5 wines of a varietal each week
Saturday, May 9, 2009 noon (immediately following the Furry Skurry)
HOUND DOG BLUES, WINE & BREWS party Even if you’re not participating in the 5K walk at Miami Valley South for the Greater Dayton Humane Society, bring your dog! No snacks for humans!
Thursday, May 21, 2009 5-7 pm
Meet Tina Nixon, owner of Meranda-Nixon Winery, one of Ohio’s finest producers!
Rue Dumaine www.ruedumainerestaurant.com
Tuesday, May 12, 2009 5-7 pm
SPY VALLEY Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough, 2008,
CHATEAU DE LA GREFFIERE Macon La Roche Vineuse Vielles Vignes, 2007,
KOKOMO WINES Zinfandel Sonoma County, 2006.
The Wine Gallery and Cafe, Corner of 3rd and Wayne in Dayton
Saturday, May 9, 2009 10-2 pm
2007 Les Acanthes Viognier, Vin de Pays, France;
2005 Perfecta Merlot, Napa Valley, California;
2006 Green and Red Vineyards, Zinfandel, Napa Valley;
2003 Reynella Shiraz, McClaren Vale, Australia;
2000 Reserva Douro, Portugal.
The Wine Gallery Outlet, at the 2nd Street Farmers Market
Saturday, May 9, 2009 8am - 2pm: Value Tasting!
Wednesday, May 13, 2009 from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm
2006 Paul Anheuser, Weiber Burgunder Trocken Qualitatswein,Nahe, Germany;
2003 Duxoup Sangiovese, Dry Creek California;
2006 Red Car Boxcar Syrah;
2006 Heartland Directors Cut Shiraz, Australia;
2003 Fritz Winery Zinfandel, Dry Creek, California.
Trader Joe’s in Kettering.
Tastings Thursday 6:00-8:00 and Sunday 4:00-7:00
Louise d’Estree Brut (NV) France,
Blue Fin Chardonnay (2008) California,
Blue Fin Pinot Noir (2008) California,
Gaetano d’Aquino Orvieto (2007) DOC Orvieto Classico, Italy,
Trader Joe’s Coastal Zinfandel (2007) AVA Central Coast, California.
A Taste of Wine 90 S. Main St Miamisburg, OH 937.247-1120 www.atasteofwine.org
This week’s wines:
Chateau Montelena Riesling,
Wine by Joe Pinot Gris,
Maloy O’Neill Chardonnay,
Incognito Pink,
Marquis Phillips Sarah’s Blend,
Sterling Vineyards Merlot 2005,
Avalon Californian Cabernet.
May 8 - Beer Tasting $15 7pm - 10pm
May 14- WineKnow Class - RSVP by phone 247-1120
Bruning’s Wine Cellar
Saturday, May 9, 2008 1-4 PM
2007 Condesa Eylo Verdejo,
2008 Anne Amie Pinot Gris,
2005 Ondine Sauvignon Blanc
2006 Westerland Celebration Red,
2005 Estampa Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon,
2005 Heartland Director’s Cut Shiraz.
Wednesday, May 13, 2009 5-8 PM
2007 Banfi Le Rime,
2006 Banfi Fumaio,
2007 Red Guitar Navarra,
2005 Frog’s Leap Merlot,
2005 Finca Flichman Paisaje de Tupungato.
The Culinary Company Cross Pointe Center, Centerville
Saturday, May 9, 2009 12-6 pm
The Little Penguin Winery from Australia
Pinot Grigio,
Chardonnay,
Shiraz,
Pinot Noir.
Sam Adams Imperial Series:
Double Bock ($2/taste),
Imperial Stout ($2/taste),
Imperial White ($2/taste.
Cork and Vine, York Commons Blvd off Miller Lane
Thursday, May 7, 2009 6-9 pm
An evening of martinis featuring Brokers Gin
White Flight
Schlink Haus Spatlase ,
Evolution White,
Matchbook Chardonnay,
Stag’s Leap Chardonnay.
Red Flight
Sebastiani Pinot Noir,
Brazin Old Vine Zin,
Cassillero Privada,
Charles Krug Cabernet.
Grey Goose Martini Tasting Friday, May 8th from 6-9pm
Valley of the Moon/Kenwood Winery Tasting Wednesday May 20th from 6-9pm
The Winds Cafe
May 9, 2009 11:30 am $40 RSVP 937-76-9441
Luncheon with Diane Puymorin of Domaine de la Petite Cassagne and Chateau d’Or et de Gueules
Bella Vino Wine Merchant & Bar, Springboro, OH 45066 937-748-3807
Thursday 6pm - 8pm and Saturday 12pm - 5pm
Wines of Geyser Peak
Sonoma County Sauvignon Blanc,
Alexander Valley Chardonnay,
Alexander Valley Merlot,
Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon,
Alexander Valley Meritage.
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, 4:30-7:30 and Saturday, 1-6 pm (Terry Lanhorn will be attending the tasting Friday evening and Saturday from 1-4 pm)
Del Rio Vineyards hosted by Terry Lanhorn Del Rio Vineyards - 6 wines
Jungle Jim’s in Fairfield RSVP 513 674 6008
Saturday, May 9, 2009 1 -3 pm $25
WINE TASTING - Michael Daivd Wines with winemaker, Michael J. Phillips
Village Wine Cellar in Lebanon
Saturday, May 9, 2009 5:00 - 7 pm RSVP required, 513-932-5355 $20
Wine tasting with Mary Horn and Ian Pascoe of Wine Trends.
The Inn at Versailles
Wine Dinner May 8, 2009
Mother’s Day Brunch, May 10, 2009
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New wine bar and wine shop coming to Far Hills Avenue
A new wine bar and retail wine shop is coming to Washington Twp.
The shop is called Rumble Seat Wine, and it will open soon at 5853 Far Hills Ave. between Caribou Coffee and a Midas Muffler Shop in Washington Twp.
The wine bar and shop will be owned and operated by Thomas E. Smith of Washington Twp., who said the shop will have a wine-warehouse feel, with cases of wine stacked in the retail shop and and wines, beers and spirits available by the glass at the bar.
Matt Mullins, spokesman for the Ohio Department of Commerce Division of Liquor Control, said Smith has applied for an available full liquor license which is “in process” and pending approval and issuance. Smith said he is hoping to open Rumble Seat Wine as early as the end of May.
Smith said he has no previous restaurant or wine-shop experience, but described himself as a wine hobbyist who wants to turn his hobby into a business. He said he’ll offer more detailed plans for the shop in the coming weeks.
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British blind tasters restore Bordeaux prestige
A group of British wine specialists who participated in a “Judgment in Paris”-like tasting of some of the world’s finest and well-known red wines — this time, up against a handful of premium reds from Chile, and only one from California — have restored a bit of Bordeaux luster, according to this Decanter.com story entitled ” ‘Surprise’ result for Margaux and Lafite against New World”.
The event was sponsored by a Chilean wine producer, so obviously the focus was on that country’s wines. But … Opus One as the only California entry? A wine that is more French in style than many French wines? That seems downright odd. Probably best to leave out California altogether than to include only one wine — and an atypical one at that — to represent the entire California wine industry.
Still, these tastings are fun little conversation-starters, are they not?
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Wine shops delving into spirits tastings
Today is Cinco de Mayo, and Bella Vino Wine Merchants at 495 North Main Street in Springboro is hosting a tequila tasting to mark the occasion.
The tasting will be held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. and will include samples of Jose Cuervo Traditional, Don Julio Blanco, Don Julio Anejo and finish with a refreshing Margarita. The cost is $15, and no reservations are necessary. For more information, call 937-748-3807.
Meanwhile, the Cork & Vine Wine Market and Lounge at 3452 York Commons Blvd. in the Miller Lane area will host a Grey Goose Martini Tasting this Friday May 8th from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., and its web site also mentions a special tasting tomorrow night, May 6, with guest Andy Dawson with Brokers Gin.
Soon, we’ll have to have three different weekly tastings lists: beer, wine, and spirits!
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Moderate wine consumption adds five years to men’s life expectancy
The report first showed up in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health (abstract only — full report available by subscription only) last week and was reported today in Modern Medicine, and let’s just say, at least half of us will find the news rather encouraging: moderate consumption of wine is linked to a five-year bump in men’s life expectancy.
Researchers for the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment in The Netherlands analyzed data from a cohort of 1,373 men born in the early 1900s who were examined periodically between 1960 and 2000. It appears as if moderate wine drinkers had lower death rates from heart and brain vascular diseases and a lower death rate overall.
Here’s a quote to ponder:
“Long-term wine consumers had about five years longer life expectancy at age 50 compared with no alcohol users. Of these five years, about two years can be attributed to an effect of alcohol intake and is in accordance with the inverse association between long-term alcohol intake and all-cause mortality found in the present study. The remaining three years can be attributed to an effect of wine consumption. However, given the wide confidence interval, the effect of wine as such may be overestimated,” the authors write.
The authors caution that more studies are needed. And it’s very clear that excessive wine consumption, like excessive consumption of other forms of alcohol, can greatly shorten life spans of men and women from a variety of causes, and can ruin lives of heavy drinkers and their families well before death.
But the drumbeat of studies suggesting potential health benefits of moderate wine consumption continues, at least as they pertain to the major killers such as heart disease. For wine enthusiasts, that’s good news.
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Dayton and southwest Ohio’s finest wine tastings and events list
Where can you find Dayton and southwest Ohio’s finest wine tastings and events list? Right here on Uncorked, of course. Not that we can claim credit, which belongs solely and exclusively to the Dayton-based wine listserv that compiles this events listing (now that’s one well-worn keyboard) and shares it with its members and with Uncorked.
As always, there are some very creative events on this list, so don’t hesitate to take full advantage of them!
Jay’s Restaurant, Dayton’s Oregon Historic District, 222-2892
Friday, May 1, 2009 4-8 pm 2006 Chalk Hill Sauvignon Blanc 2005 Chalk Hill Chardonnay 2007 Peirano Estate Clone Merlot 2001 LE Macioche Brunello 2005 Chalk Hill Cabernet
Saturday, May 2, 2009 1-6 pm 2003 CA’Rome Vigna Cerretta Barolo 2005 Whitehall Lane Cabernet 2004 Bahans Oberon
Arrow Far Hills - Kettering
Saturday, May 2, 2009, 11 - 4 pm 2005 Geyser Peak Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2007 Gouguenheim Rose of Malbec 2007 Goulart Reserva Malbec/Cabernet Sauvignon 2005 Horse Play Rollicking Red 2005 Font-Destiac Bordeaux 2007 Anne Amie Pinot Gris
Dorothy Lane Market (DLM) Oakwood
Friday, May 1, 2009, 5:00-8:00 pm Riondo Prosecco Rose Dante ‘07 Chardonnay Domaine Anne Gros ’06 Bourgogne Clos de Noi Negre Samso ‘07 La Playa ’06 Claret Lan ’04 Rioja Reserva Brown Bag
Saturday, May 2, 2009 2-6 pm Four Graces ’06 Pinot Gris Santa Isabel ’07 Torrontes Senoro de Sarria ’01 Reserva Olivier Hillaire ’06 Chateauneuf du Pape Lagier Meredith ’03 Syrah Renwood Jack Rabbit Flat ’05 Zinfandel Bonus Bottle
DLM Washington Square
Thursday, Apr 30, 2009 5-8 pm 2008 Vega Sindoa Rose 2006 Chehalem Reserve Pinot Gris 2006 Mesta Tempranillo 2005 Villalta Ripasso 2006 Lafage Cote Sud Encore Wine!
Saturday, May 2, 2009 12-5 pm Cinco de Mayo at the Roses Bad Juan Margeritas Mint Juleps An array of Mexican beers Columbia Crest Horse Heaven Hills Chardonnay Firesteed Pinot Noir Rancho Zabaco Heritage Clone Zinfandel Yarraman Rip Snorter Sea Biscuit Cabernet Sauvignon
Dorothy Lane Springboro
Friday, May 1, 2009, 3:00-7:00 pm Veladora Sauvignon Blanc 2008 Steele Chardonnay 2006 Louis Jadot Bourgogne 2006 B. V. Dulcet Red 2004 Le Vieux Donjon Chateauneuf-du-Pape 2006 Mystery Wine
Saturday, May 2, 2009 12-6 pm Lamura Grillo 2006 Verget Bourgogne Grand Elevage 2007 Joseph Drouhin Pommard 2005 Tir Na Nog Old Vine Grenache 2005 Clos des Brusquieres Chateneuf-du-Pape 2006
Cuvee Wine Bar and Cellar, 4457 State Route 725 Bellbrook 848-2161 Tuesday - Thursday 11:30 - 7 pm, Friday 11:30 - 8 pm Saturday 11:30 - 7 pm www.cuveewinebar.net
Wines for Friday, May 1 - May 7, 2008
Temento Welsh Riesling Finca el Reposo Saint Jeannet Mendoza Gouguenheim Chardonnay Viina Albali Tempranillo Mas Donis Barrica Old Vine Red 3 Doves Napa Cabernet
Beer: Unibroue Chambly Noire Food: TBA
Wednesday Sandwich Nights - South American Style Beef Sandwich
Thursday, May 7, 2009 5 - 7pm Drop-in tasting featuring Brian Graham, Owner/Winemaker of Ramian Estate There will be 6 low production, new-to-Ohio wines from this exclusive vintner and, Chef Chris will provide the food pairings!
Saturday, May 9, 2009 noon (immediately following the Furry Skurry)
HOUND DOG BLUES, WINE & BREWS party Even if you’re not participating in the 5K walk at Miami Valley South for the Greater Dayton Humane Society, bring your dog! No snacks for humans!
Arrow Centerville 937-433-6778 615 Lyons Rd Centerville Friday, May 1, 2009 5-8 pm Beer Tasting
Saturday, May 2, 2009 11 am-5 pm Wine Tasting
2007 San Simone Pinot Grigio. 2006 Taft Street Chardonnay. 2006 Le Bine Valpoicella. 2006 La Quercia Montelpulciano d’Abruzzo. 2007 Poggio Stella Chianti 2005 OZV Zinfandel
Wednesday May 6, 2009 4:30-8 pm
75th anniversary with 7 winemakers!
The winemakers scheduled to attend are from Boeger, Kings Ridge, Rathbone Wine Group (Australian wines - Mt. Langi-Ghiran, Yering Station), Via Pacifica (New Zealand wines - Bird, Huia, Trinity Hill, Spinyback), Gerard Bertrand, Broadbent Selections (Chateau Musar), Boutique Imports (de Trafford), Robert Kacher Selections (Andre Brunel and Les Cailloux), Four Sisters Winery and Terre Rouge.
Audelssa - Sonoma Chardonnay Sonoma 2007 Tephra 2006 (Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah) Cabernet Sauvignon 2006 Summit 2006
Boeger - El Dorado Sauvignon Blanc 2007 Carson Peak Cabernet Sauvignon 2005 Zinfandel Estate 2006 Real Deal Red Lot #1
Gerard Bertrand - France Cremant De Limoux NV Pinot Noir Reserve Speciale 2006 Corbieres 2006 (Grenache, Syrah, Carignan) Chateau L’Hospitalet 2006 (Syrah, Mourvedre) 9 Cigalus Rouge 2006 (Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot)
Kings Ridge - Oregon Riesling 2006 Pinot Gris 2007 Pinot Noir 2007 retail
Terre Rouge - Amador Enigma 2006 (Marsanne, Viognier, Roussanne) Easton Zinfandel Amador 2007 Syrah Cotes de L’Ouest 2004 Easton Estate Cabernet 2001
Via Pacifica Imports Manu Sauvignon Blanc 2008 Bird Sauvignon Blanc 2007 Trinity Hill Hawkes Bay Syrah 2007 Bird Pinot Noir Big Barrel 2007
Rathbone Wine Group Yering Station Chardonnay 2005 Yering Station Pinot Noir 2006 retail Yering Station Shiraz 2004 Mount Langi Ghiran Billi Billi Shiraz 2004
Thursday, May 21, 2009 5-7 pm
Meet Tina Nixon, owner of Meranda-Nixon Winery, one of Ohio’s finest producers!
Rue Dumaine www.ruedumainerestaurant.com
Tuesday, May 5, 2009 5-7 pm
Bodegas Muga Rioja Rosé, 2007 L’Ecole No. 41 Semillon Columbia Valley, 2007 L’Ecole No. 41 Merlot Columbia Valley, 2005
The Wine Gallery and Cafe, Corner of 3rd and Wayne Thursday, , 2009 from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Saturday, May 2, 2009 10-2 pm
Wednesday, May 6, 2009 from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm
The Wine Gallery Outlet, at the 2nd Street Farmers Market
Saturday, May 2, 2009 8am - 2pm
Trader Joe’s in Kettering.
Tastings Thursday 6:00-8:00 and Sunday 4:00-7:00
Contadino Pinot Grigio (2007) IGT Delle Venezie, Italy. Contadino Pinot Grigio Vivace (2007) IGT Delle Venezie, Italy. Gaetano d’Aquino Pinot Grigio (2008) IGT Delle Venezie, Italy. Villa Cerrino Montepulciano (2007) DOC Montepulciano d’Abbruzzo, Italy.
A Taste of Wine 90 S. Main St Miamisburg, OH 937.247-1120 www.atasteofwine.org
This week’s wines:
Montinore Muller Thurgau Montevina Pinot Grigio Root 1 Chardonnay Incognito Pink Belle Valle Red wine 3 Doves Cabernet Sauvignon
May 8 - Beer Tasting $15 7pm - 10pm May 14- WineKnow Class - RSVP by phone 247-1120
Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar 937-320-9548
Wine Wednesdays in the bar. May 6, 2009 4-8 pm
Solo Rosa Rose, California 2006 Chelsea Goldschmidt Merlot, Dry Creek Valley 2006 Innocent Bystander Shiraz/Viognier, Australia, 2005 Duckhorn Decoy Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley 2006
First Wednesday Reserve Flight Barnett Vinyards Chardonnay, Sovoy Vinyard, 2006 JAFFE ESTATE Proprietary Blend, Transformation, 2005 Corison Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, 2000
Bruning’s Wine Cellar North Fairfield Road in Beavercreek
Saturday, May 2, 2008 1-4 PM
2007 Con Class Rueda 2007 Mas Que Vinos, Ercavio Blanco 2006 Artazuri Garnacha 2005 Bodegas Castano Hecula 2006 Sarmiento Cuatro Pasos 2005 Cellar de Capacanes, Costers del Gravet
The Culinary Company Cross Pointe Center
Saturday, May 2, 2009 12-6 pm from Folie a Deux Winery from Napa Valley: Sauvignon Blanc Zinfandel Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot
from Bell’s Brewery, Kalamazoo Michigan: Oberon Third Coast Ale Two Hearted Ale Double Cream Stout
Cork and Vine, York Commons Blvd
Friday May 1, 2009 6pm Stone Beer tasting
Mr. Lee’s Fine Dining & Sushi Bar, Vandalia (across the highway from Miller Lane)
Wine & Food Pairing Monthly Events RSVP 937-898-3860 $48/person or $90 couple
4 or 5 wines pairing with 4 course meal
May 4, 2009 and May 5, 2009: Australian Wines 7:00PM
The Winds Cafe
May 9, 2009 11:30 am $40 RSVP 937-76-9441
Luncheon with Diane Puymorin of Domaine de la Petite Cassagne and Château d’Or et de Gueules
Bella Vino Wine Merchant & Bar, Springboro, OH 45066 937-748-3807
Thursday 6pm - 8pm and Saturday 12pm - 5pm
Thursday April 30, 2009 6pm - 8pm
Seth Meranda the owner and wine maker of Meranda-Nixon Winery will discuss his wines and wine making in Ohio.
Kroger Marketplace in Englewood
Thursday, Apr 30, 2009 2-6pm Twisted wines
Friday, May 1, 2009 2-6pm Private Reserve wines
Saturday, May 2, 2009 2-6pm Dynamite wines
Sunday May 3, 2009 2-6pm Geyser Peak wines
Miami Valley Wine
Friday May 1, 2009 5-9pm. Beer Tasting A VARIETY OF BEERS TO BE TASTED
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, May 1, 2009 4:30-7:30 pm & Saturday, May 2, 2009 3-6 pm
Hahn Family Wines with John Erickson, Regional Sales Mgr for Hahn Family Wines
April Wine Enrichment Classes Offered 7- 9 pm RSVP
April 30 - New Zealand & South Africa
Jungle Jim’s RSVP 513 674 6008
Saturday, May 2, 2009 1 -3 pm $25 WINE TASTING - A Burnet Ridge Wine Tasting and Picnic at the Burnet Ridge Winery. A fun event of wine tasting, tours and casual fare. Call Dave Schmerr @ 513-674-6058 for reservations and directions.
Village Wine Cellar , Lebanon
Saturday, May 9, 2009 5:00 - 7 pm RSVP required, 513-932-5355 $20
Wine tasting with Mary Horn and Ian Pascoe of Wine Trends.
Inn of Versailles
Del Rio Winery Dinner Friday, May 8, 2009 7 pm $85 RSVP 937-526-3020
Pinot Gris 2007 Roasted Heirloom beet and herbed goat cheese Napolean with walnut infused crème fraiche.
Viognier 2006 Spicy Ahi tuna tartare with a fresh mint and cucumber riatta.
Chardonnay 2007 Gulf shrimp bisque with organic minced dill oil and fresh baby rock shrimp.
Pinot Noir 2007 Cherry wood smoked duck breast with organic watercress frisee, and toasted almonds. A Cambozola honey-orange dressing and ricotta salada.
Claret 2005 Wild mushroom, Arborio and wild rice risotto with fresh spring onions and herbs.
Merlot 2004 Braised local lamb shanks with creamy cracked pepper and parmesan cheese polenta.
Green Mountain organic French roast coffee Fresh berry and spring clover honey Mascarpone cheese martini
Mother’s Day Brunch, May 10, 2009
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New wine bar coming to The Greene
BEAVERCREEK — The Wine Loft wine bar is scheduled to open at The Greene in August, a spokesman for The Greene’s developer announced today, May 1.
The Wine Loft is a “full-service wine bar” that will offer 70 wines by the glass and 250 wines by the bottle along with a menu of light cuisine, according to Michael Duffey, spokesman for Steiner + Associates, the developer of The Greene.
The Wine Loft at The Greene is a franchise location of a Baton Rouge, La.-based chain of 20 wine bars around the country, including one that opened about six weeks ago in Dublin in suburban Columbus. It will be owned by Jeff and Jill Van Horne, who live in the Columbus area but are not affiliated with the Dublin franchise, Duffey said.
Jeff Van Horne, a 1986 graduate of Centerville High School, said in a phone interview that he recently returned to Ohio after a 16-year stint with Texas Instruments in the Dallas area. Van Horne said he is an avid wine collector and was looking to launch his own business when the Wine Loft opportunity arose. He said the Wine Loft’s concept is a good fit for The Greene, and he’d eventually like to expand to other locations in Ohio.
Click here for menu and employment information for The Wine Loft at The Greene.
The wine bar will feature “popular selections from the Napa Valley … along with a selection of eclectic wines intended to expand tasters’ horizons” in a “sexy and inviting” atmosphere that is “designed to encourage memorable social experiences,” according to a Steiner + Associates press release.
The 3,469-square-foot wine bar will hold 140 and will include a private mezzanine designed for parties, corporate events, and educational seminars for up to 35 people, Duffey said. It will be located at 21 Greene Blvd between The Pub and Noodles & Co., he said.
The wine bar will not be a retail wine shop, but will serve wine on-premise only.
Menu offerings include items such as a charcuterie board, cheese plates, corn and crab bisque, filet mignon salad, lamb Wellington and escargot.
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