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November 2009
Gobble gobble, sip sip: Thanksgiving weekend wine tastings served here
In addition to the sterling tastings list available with just a click of a button below, you may also want to check out this piece entitled ‘Wine lounge opens, but with severe restrictions’, about the new wine bar inside the Centerville Pub … And speaking of Thanksgiving, I for one give hearty and robust thanks to the tireless efforts of the Dayton-based wine listserv of sorts that compiles this list every week and makes sure Uncorked readers and listserv subscribers know what’s going on in the local wine scene. I appreciate it, and I know you do, too, so thank you.
Good heavens, look at Jay’s Friday night wine tasting tonight and also at the menu for the restaurant’s Dec. 5 wine dinner, AND at the menu for the Dec. 5 “Bubble Bash” at Cuvee, a Chateau Montelena tasting Dec. 8 at Taste of Wine, the annual DLM Oakwood Champagne and sparkling wine tasting on Dec. 16, a Super Saturday tomorrow at Arrow Far Hills, a wine tasting at Amelia’s Bistro (is that their first appearance here?), the annual Barrel tastings at Kinkead Ridge Winery in Ripley and Harmony Hill and a handful of other wineries in the same region, and heck, even a Dom Perignon tasting at Jungle Jim’s.
Are we blessed to live in the Miami Valley, or what?
Jay’s Kitchen Door 225 E. Sixth St. in Dayton’s Oregon Historic District, RSVP (937) 222-2892 http://www.jays.com
Friday, Nov 27, 2009 4-8 pm NV Moet Chandon Imperial 2005 Montaribaldi Barbaresco 2007 Dominio De Pingus PSI 2004 Livio Sassetti Brunello di Montalcino 2005 Cakebread Cabernet Sauvignon
Saturday, Nov 28, 2009 1-6 pm 2008 Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc 2005 Muga Reserva 2006 Ornellaia Le Volte 2004 Kenwood Artist Series
Saturday, December 5, 2009 12:30 pm - Ch St Michelle Estates Wine Luncheon $65 inclusive 1st Course Apple Walnut Waldorf Salad in a flaky puff pastry 2007 Chateau St Michelle Riesling
2nd Course Black Sea Bass with Sauterne Sauce over Linguini 2007 Chateau St Michelle Merlot (Horse Heaven Hills)
3rd Course Rosemary Roasted Leg of Lamb with Sauteed Horseradish Redskin Potatoes and Green Beans Almondine 2006 Stags Leap Artemis Cabernet Sauvignon
4th Course Lemon Mousse Strawberry Cake Nicolas Feuillatte Rose Champagne
Arrow Far Hills - Kettering Saturday, November 28, 2009 11 am - 5 pm Super Saturday! 20+ wines including: 2005 CHATEAU GREYSAC MEDOC 2006 CHALK HILL CHARDONNAY 2006 GROTH CABERNET 2006 MOUNT VEEDER CABERNET 2006 TOAD HOLLOW PINOT NOIR 2006 LEMELSON THEAS PINOT NOIR ENJOY A SELECTION OF OFFERINGS FROM MISSOURI AVENUE BARBEQUE
Dorothy Lane Markets Dorothy Lane Market (DLM) Oakwood Friday, Nov 27, 2009, 5:00-8:00 pm No tasting!
Saturday, Nov 28, 2009 2-6 pm Chimney Rock ’06 Elevage Jermann ’07 Chardonnay Ken Wright ’07 Shea Vineyard Pinot Noir Cline ’07 Big Break Zinfandel Le Lughere di Frassinello ’05 Toscana San Vicente ’05 Rioja Bonus Bottle!
Saturday, December 5, 2009 2:00-6:00 A special wine tasting with Daphne Devries, Fine Wine Marketing Manager for Moet and Diageo featuring a selection of fine wines from Veuve Cliquot, Newton, BV and more.
Wednesday, December 16, 5:00-8:00 Annual Champagne and Sparkling Wine Tasting
DLM Washington Square - At the new wine bar! Thursday, Nov 26, 2009 5-8 pm Closed for Thanksgiving!
Saturday, Nov 28, 2009 12-5 pm There will be a tasting!
Tuesday December 8, 2009 5-8 pm Special tasting! “the Elves are a “hoppin”” beer tasting!
Cuvee Wine Bar and Cellar, 4457 State Route 725 Bellbrook 848-2161 Tuesday - Thursday noon - 7:30 pm, Friday 11:30 - 8 pm Saturday 11:30 - 7:30 pm Closed Thanksgiving Day. Open at 3pm on Black Friday. www.cuveewinebar.net Beer: Rogue’s Capt. Sig’s Deadliest Ale
Wednesday, Dec 2, 2009 5 - 7 pm Soup Night
Massages start TSaturday at 12:30 until 4:30 Bellbrook Massage Therapy! Cuvee will be open MONDAYS in December until Christmas! Noon-7pm
The Cuvee BUBBLE BASH!!! $65/pp 6pm on Dec. 5 Bubbles from around the globe: Proseccos, Cavas, Sparklings, Grand Cru Champagnes plus Chef Chris’ cuisine: Lamb Chops, Spicy Pork, Cheeses, Glazed Bacon, Pates, Antipasto Platter, Shrimp w/Champagne Vinaigrette, Sweets, etc. etc. AND music from Sandy & Michael Bashaw!!!!
Arrow Centerville 615 Lyons Rd Centerville Saturday Nov 28, 2009 11 am- 5 pm 2008 Santa Rita Reserva Sauvignon Blanc… 2007 Bertani Velante Pinot Grigio… 2007 Santa Rita Reserva Carmenere… 2007 Santa Rita Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon… 2006 Secco Bertani Valpolicella Ripasso… 2005 Bertani Villa Arvedi Amarone
Rue Dumaine www.ruedumainerestaurant.com Tuesday, Dec 1, 2009 5-7 pm Sparkling Tasting NV BANFI VIGNE REGALI- Brachetto D’acqui Rosa Regale NV POEMA- Cava Brut Metodo Tradicional NV BOUVET- Brut
The Wine Gallery and Cafe, 424 East Third Street 937-224-WINE www.thewinegalleryandcafe.com Saturday, Nov 28, 2009 10-2 pm Wednesday, Dec 2, 2009 5:30 - 8:30 pm
The Wine Gallery Outlet, at the 2nd Street Farmers Market Saturday, Nov 28, 2009 9 am - 1 pm Value Wines!
A Taste of Wine 90 S. Main St Miamisburg, OH 937.247-1120 www.atasteofwine.org This week’s wines: Biltmore Christmas Wine Ventisquera Chardonnay Bouchard Beaujolais Nouveau Fieldstone Merlot McManis Zinfandel Jocelyn Lonen Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon
December 3 - Prohibition Party featuring the wines of Louis Martini RSVPs appreciated December 8 - Chateau Montelena tasting 7 - 9pm
Savona Restaurant, Centerville Wednesday, Dec 9, 2009 5-8 pm French Wines Tasting!
Bruning’s Wine Cellar Saturday, Nov 28, 2008 1-4 PM 2006 Ludwig Sweetwater Vineyard Riesling 2007 Hoopla Sauvignon Blanc 2005 Red Head Ranch Pinot Noir 2005 Jocelyn Lonen Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 Carol Shelton ‘Sweet Caroline’ Breckenridge Vanilla Porter is the featured beer
Wednesday, Dec 2, 2009 5-8 PM 2007 Château Lamothe Bordeaux Blanc 2006 Château Lamothe Cuvee Valentine 2006 Toad Hollow “Goldie’s Vines” Pinot Noir 2005 Toad Hollow McDowell Vineyard Merlot 2005 Steltzner Pinotage NV Monmousseau Brut Etoile Belhaven is the featured beer
The Culinary Company Cross Pointe Center 101 E. Alex-Bell Ste 132 Centerville, Ohio 45459 937-433-4335 www.culinarycompanyonline.com Saturday, Nov 28, 2009 12-6 pm Winter Beers. Southern Tier Old Man Winter Ale Brooklyn Winter Ale Great Lakes Christmas Ale Magic Hat Winter Seasonal
Rumbleseat Wine 5853 Far Hills ave. Dayton, Ohio (937)-938-9801 Saturday, Nov 28,2009 3-6pm Newton unfiltered Chardonnay Terrazas Malbec Newton red label Claret Domaine Chandon Riche Veuve Clicquot yellow label Champagne
Bella Vino Wine Merchant & Bar, Springboro, OH 45066 937-748-3807 Tuesday-Saturday, all day from 11:30 to close Tuesday & Wednesday New South Africans 7 Sisters Chenin Blanc 7 Sisters Shiraz-Pinotage The Wolftrap 3 Cape Ladies Red Blend
Friday and Saturday Surprise Tastings!
Cork&Vine York Commons Blvd Wednesday Dec 9, 2009 Holiday Wine and Champagne show 6 pm $40
Amelia’s Bistro - Bellbrook Thursday, December 3, 2009 6pm Wine Tasting 5 wines + paired with hor d’ oeuvres
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, Nov 27, 2009 4:30-7:30 pm and Saturday, Nov 28, 3-6 pm Red and white wine by the glass or select a bottle from the shelf with no bottle charges this weekend.
Jungle Jim’s RSVP 513 674 6008 Saturday, Dec 5, 2009 1 - 3 pm A Dom Perignon Tasting A Moet & Chandon Champagne includes tasting the most recent release of the Dom Perignon and a Dom Perignon Gift Set (a bottle of Dom Perignon with 2 Dom Champagne Flutes.)
Kinkead Ridge Winery, 904 Hamburg Street, 3 blocks behind McDonalds, east of downtown Ripley. Saturday, November 28, 2009 10-6 pm Annual Barrel Tasting
Harmony Hill Vineyards & Estate Winery Saturday 11/28/2009 Noon - 6pm Annual Thanksgiving Barrel Sampling Event 2009 Woodwind, 2009 Rubato, 2008 Rhapsody, other wines, a new dessert wine and a new Bordeaux style blend of Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon called ‘Refrain.’
The Winery at Versailles 6572 St Rte 47 Versailles, Ohio 45380 (937) 526-3232 www.wineryatversailles.com Announcing a new wine - SCHOKOLADENKIRSCHWEIN ! A combination of cherry and chocolate
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Wine lounge opens, but with severe constraints
The wine lounge located inside a Centerville sports bar that we told you about last month — and then one day later was forced to close because of a regulatory occupancy issue — is now back open again, though on a severely limited basis and by reservation only.
Here’s an excerpt from an update from Gayle Burtt and Mark Brown, co-managers of “Grapes — a Wine Lounge” inside the Centerville Pub at 68 West Franklin St.:
Finally, after 5 weeks of having to close the city granted us an occupancy report! For 9 people..sigh! Therefore while the owner works on the additional enhancements we are open, but by reservation only. A revised occupancy report will allow us to run as a “normal” business with open seating to a capacity of 25-30.
Grapes Wine Lounge features a warm and cozy atmosphere with hard wood floors, Tuscan style decorating, and comfortable seating in club chairs. There is always music playing and we feature moderately priced wines by the glass and bottle as well as a scrumptious appetizer menu including our signature meat and cheese plates.
We have two “windows” per night that we can seat up to a maximum of 8 people Monday through Sunday (5:00pm - 7:30pm and 8:00pm - 10:30pm). If you would like to join us during any of these times please email us in advance the time, your name, phone number, and number in your party to info@grapeswinelounge.com or simply call us anytime at 937.238.5706.
It’s a perfect opportunity to have an intimate private gathering with your friends or business associates as we roll into the holiday season! (Please note you do not have to have a minimum of 8 to make a reservation). Just come as you are and lounge with others!Tweet
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Whither thou goest, Beaujolais Nouveau?
No less than the “King of Beaujolais,” wine producer Georges Duboeuf, proclaimed the 2009 vintage that was released last Thursday one of the best Beaujolais vintages in the last 50 years.
Maybe it was poor timing on my part, but it was hard to find the enthusiasm last Thursday when I stopped in at Arrow Wine & Spirits’ Far Hills Avenue store on the way home from work at 5:30 p.m. Nov. 19, the nouveau “release day” when wine shops around Dayton and the world cracked open the first wines of 2009 and offer samples throughout the day. At a time and place where I once found robust crowds tasting nouveaus, I found very few tasters. Has the enthusiasm for nouveau Beaujolais evaporated?
The vintage, however, mostly lived up to the hype. The 2009s across the board were more enjoyable than at least the last several vintages.
I tasted through four newly released 2009 Nouveau Beaujolais. The winner for me was the Domaine Rochette Beaujolais Villages Nouveau ($14.99), which had a touch of a tannin and tasted more like a non-nouveau Beaujolais — it’s simply good red wine.
I also liked the Joseph Drouhin Beaujolais Nouveau ($14.99), which seemed to have a bit more fruit and depth than the two less expensive nouveaus, from Bouchard and Georges Duboeuf (both $10.99). Still, all four were a step up from previous vintages.
The wines are “Thanksgiving-friendly,” and widely available. If you like the nouveau style, it’s a fine year to buy — even if the nouveau hoopla itself seems to be losing steam.
Anybody else try these wines?
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Wine to accompany a delightful little football rivalry
What better way to celebrate the nation’s biggest football rivalry than with an impressive array of wine tastings, dinners and special events? I certainly can’t think of any. Our gratitude goes out to the Dayton-based wine listserv that compiles this list. Enjoy the game — and afterward, celebrate with a taste of wine.
Looks like the new wine bar at DLM Washington Square is open — based on what it looked like as a “work in progress,” it will be worth checking out!
Jay’s Kitchen Door
225 E. Sixth St. in Dayton’s Oregon Historic District, RSVP (937) 222-2892 http://www.jays.com Friday, Nov 20, 2009 4-8 pm 2006 Darioush Viognier 2006 Abrazo Garnaha 2001 Clos Les Lunells 2006 Foxen 7200 2005 Phelan Segur
Saturday, Nov 21, 2009 1-6 pm 2007 Le Vieux Don Jon Chateaunuf du Pape 2002 Chateau Clerc-Milon 2006 Sassetti & Figli Rosso di Montalcino 2005 Chateau Paviel de Luze
Arrow Wine & Spirits Far Hills store — Kettering
Thursday, November 19, 2009 all-day 2009 Beaujolais-Nouveau tasting! Georges Duboeuf Joseph Drouhin Bouchard and others
Saturday, Nov 21, 2009, 11 - 5 pm 2007 ROBERT KLINGENFUS PINOT BLANC 2007 COLUMBIA CELLAR MASTERS RIESLING 2007 ROMBAUER CARNEROS CHARDONNAY 2007 LOUIS MARTINI SONOMA CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2007 HANGTIME PINOT NOIR 2006 SPRING VALLEY VINEYARDS URIAH 2007 CLOS LA COUTALE CAHORS 2003 QUINTA DO NOVAL L.B.V. PORT N.V. EMERI SPARKLING SHIRAZ
Saturday, November 28, 2009 11 am - 5 pm Super Saturday!
Dorothy Lane Market (DLM) Oakwood
Friday, Nov 20, 2009, 5:00-8:00 pm Dr. Loosen ‘07 Riesling Kabinett Montes ‘07 Sauvignon Blanc Eyrie ‘07 Pinot Noir Pillar Box ‘06 Reserve Shiraz Pine Ridge ‘05 Crimson Creek Merlot Le Machioche ‘00 Brunello di Montalcino Brown Bag
Saturday, Nov 21, 2009 2-6 pm Moet & Chandon Imperial Champagne De La Guerra ‘05 Chardonnay Les Terrasses ‘05 Priorat Franciscan ‘05 Magnificat Domenico Clerico ‘03 Barolo Chateau Belgrave ‘04 Haut Medoc Bonus Bottle!
Saturday, December 5, 2009 2:00-6:00 A special wine tasting with Daphne Devries, Fine Wine Marketing Manager for Moet and Diageo featuring a selection of fine wines from Veuve Cliquot, Newton, BV and more.
Wednesday, December 16, 5:00-8:00 Annual Champagne and Sparkling Wine Tasting
DLM Washington Square - At the new wine bar!
Thursday, Nov 20, 20009 5-8 pm Cuvee De Pena Rose 2008 Handley Gewurztraminer 2008 Michael Gay Chorley-Les-Beaune 2005 Another Red TBD
Saturday, Nov 21, 2009 12-5 pm All wines to go with turkey! 08’ Turkey Flat Rose 08’ Geil Kabinett 09’ Beujolais Nouveau Joesph Drouhin Mark West Pinot Noir Domaine Anne Gros Bourgogne Rouge Beers - TBD
Tuesday December 8, 2009 5-8 pm Special tasting! “the Elves are a “hoppin”” beer tasting!
Dorothy Lane Springboro
Friday, Nov 20, 2009, 3:00-7:00 pm 2007 JJ Vincent Bourgogne Blanc 2006 Vincent Tete de Cru 2007 Vincent Morgon 2007 O. Cuilleras Comte de Grignan 2006 Roc de Lussac Saint Emilion 2003 Merrain Rouge Medoc
Saturday, Nov 21, 2009 2008 Willamette Valley Vineyards Pinot Gris 2007 Pagos Del Moncayo Granacha 2007 Penner Ash Willamette Valley Pinot Noir 2005 Sterling SVR Red 2004 Kuleto Estate Red
Cuvee Wine Bar and Cellar, 4457 State Route 725 Bellbrook 848-2161 Tuesday - Thursday noon - 7:30 pm, Friday 11:30 - 8 pm Saturday 11:30 - 7:30 pm www.cuveewinebar.net
Wines for Friday, Nov 20 - Nov 26, 2008 Turkey wines! Borsao 2008 Rose Pine Ridge 2008 Chenin Blanc/Viognier Domaine de Pajot 2008 White Table Wine Box Car 2008 Chardonnay Montellori 2007 Chianti Assorted Beaujolais-Nouveau wines Rutherglen 2006 MSG
Beer: Rogue’s Capt. Sig’s Deadliest Ale Saturday Food: Kielbasa
Wednesday, Nov 4, 2009 5 - 7 pm Soup Night, Vermont Chicken
Arrow Centerville 615 Lyons Rd Centerville
Thursday, November 19, 2009 all-day 2009 Beaujolais-Nouveau tasting! Georges Duboeuf Joseph Drouhin Bouchard and others
Saturday Nov 21, 2009 11 am- 5 pm 2007 William Fevre Chablis “Champs Royaux”. 2008 Chateau Lamothe White Bordeaux. 2006 Toad Hollow Pinot Noir. 2007 Corvidae Lenore Syrah. 2006 Chave Cotes du Rhone “Mon Coeur”. 2005 Bouchard Aloxe Corton 2008 Max Ferd Richter Zeppelin Riesling
Rue Dumaine www.ruedumainerestaurant.com
Thursday, November 19, 2009 2009 Beaujolais-Nouveau tasting!
Tuesday, Nov 24, 2009 5-7 pm 2007 DOMAINE JOSEPH VOILLOT- Bourgogne Vielles Vignes 2006 FIELD STONE- Merlot Alexander Valley 2005 WATERSTONE WINERY- Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley
The Wine Gallery and Cafe, 424 East Third Street 937-224-WINE www.thewinegalleryandcafe.com
Saturday, Nov 21, 2009 10-2 pm Wednesday, Nov 25, 2009 5:30 - 8:30 pm
The Wine Gallery Outlet, at the 2nd Street Farmers Market
Saturday, Nov 21, 2009 9 am - 1 pm Value Wines!
A Taste of Wine 90 S. Main St Miamisburg, OH 937.247-1120 www.atasteofwine.org
This week’s wines: 14 Hands Chardonnay Pine Ridge Chenin Blanc Schug Pinot NOir Georges De Buboef Beaujolais Nouveau Fieldstone Merlot Forefront Cabernet Sauvignon
November 19 - Holiday Tasting 7pm - 9pm $20 December 8 - Chateau Montelena tasting 7 - 9pm
Savona Restaurant, Centerville
Wednesday, Dec 9, 2009 5-8 pm French Wines Tasting!
Bruning’s Wine Cellar
Saturday, Nov 21, 2008 1-4 PM
Fine Ruby Port
Fine Tawny Port
2001 Late-Bottled Vintage Port
10 Year Old Tawny Port
2007 Vintage Port
The Culinary Company Cross Pointe Center 101 E. Alex-Bell Ste 132 Centerville, Ohio 45459 937-433-4335 www.culinarycompanyonline.com
Saturday, Nov 21, 2009 12-6 pm Toasted Head Viognier Beaujolais Nouvean Acacia Pinot Noir
Rumbleseat Wine 5853 Far Hills ave. Dayton, Ohio (937)-938-9801
Thursday Nov 19, 2009 Nouveau Beaujolais Tasting 10 am - 8 pm
Bella Vino Wine Merchant & Bar, Springboro, OH 45066 937-748-3807
Tuesday-Saturday, all day from 11:30 to close Tuesday, Wednesday, & Friday Paul Cluver Sauvignon Blanc (2008) Elgin, South Africa. Ken Forrester Chenin Blanc (2008) Western Cape, South Africa. Stellar Organics, Western Cape, South Africa: Merlot (2008), Cabernet Sauvignon (2008), and Live-a-Little Red (NV).
Thursday and Saturday Bailly Lapierre Pur Chardonnay Brut (NV) Cremant de Bourgogne, France. Marquis de la Tour Rosé (NV) France. Domaine Rochette (2009) Beaujolais Nouveau, France. Georges Duboeuf (2009) Beaujolais Nouveau, France.
Next week: Thursday & Saturday - 7 Sisters Chenin Blanc and Shiraz-Pinotage. The Wolftrap.
Seats are limited for Thanksgiving Food & Wine Pairing Classes: Saturday Nov 21 from 2-4 and Tuesday Nov 24 from 7-9. RSVP.
Cork&Vine York Commons Blvd
Whites Terra d Oro moscato Dr.Loosen Riesling Folie a Deux Chardonnay St.Francis Chardonnay
Reds Terra d oro Sangiovese Rosemount Shiraz Mungee Root 1 Cabernet Folie a Deux Merlot
Nov 19-HoBo wine tasting 6-8 Wednesday Dec 9, 2009 Holiday Wine and Champagne show 6 pm $40
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
Thursday, November 19, 2009 4-9 pm Five Year Anniversary Celebration Special Tasting
Friday, Nov 20, 2009 4:30-7:30 pm and Saturday, Nov 21, 3-6 pm Holiday Selections 2006 Saint M Riesling, Germany 2007 Erath Pinot Noir, Oregon 2006 Simi Cabernet Sauvignon ~ Sonoma, CA 2007 Justin Cabernet Sauvignon, Paso Robles, CA
Jungle Jim’s RSVP 513 674 6008
Saturday, Nov 21, 2009 1 - 3 pm $30 Napa versus Sonoma Which one is better? Wines from the two most famous areas in California; Napa and Sonoma. Cabernet, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blancs will be tasted.
Saturday, Dec 5, 2009 1 - 3 pm A Dom Perignon Tasting A Moet & Chandon Champagne includes tasting the most recent release of the Dom Perignon and a Dom Perignon Gift Set (a bottle of Dom Perignon with 2 Dom Champagne Flutes.)
Kinkead Ridge Winery, 904 Hamburg Street, 3 blocks behind McDonalds, east of downtown Ripley.
Saturday, November 28, 2009 10-6 pm Annual Barrel Tasting
The Winery at Versailles 6572 St Rte 47 Versailles, Ohio 45380 (937) 526-3232 www.wineryatversailles.com
Announcing a new wine - SCHOKOLADENKIRSCHWEIN ! A combination of cherry and chocolate
La Petite France www.lapetitefrance.biz 513-733-8383.
Thursday, November 19, 2009, Nouveau Beaujolais wine tasting party! Friday, November 20, 2009 Gourmet wine/dinner tasting “Southern Hemisphere” $60 6:30 pm RSVP
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Winners announced from Houston wine competition
I served as one of the judges last weekend (Nov. 14-15) for the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo and will be writing much more about it in the coming days — including the experience of putting a particular fermented liquid in my mouth that I had never before encountered, and probably never will again. In the meantime, the organizers of the competition have released the results, and I thought I’d share the news release:
HOUSTON — Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo officials announced today the champion wines from the 2010 Rodeo Uncorked! International Wine Competition.
The seventh annual Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo International Wine Competition judging held Nov. 14‐ 15, 2009, at Reliant Center, boasted 1,761 wines from 583 wineries in Texas, across the United States and around the world. Sixteen countries participated in the competition and 1,250 medals were awarded by 15 panels of judges, consisting of local, national, and international wine experts.
2010 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo International Wine Competition Champions:
Grand Champion Best of Show - Davis Family Vineyards, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, 2005
Reserve Grand Champion Best of Show - Laetitia Vineyard & Winery, Nadia Red Bordeaux Blend, Arroyo Grande Valley, 2005
Top Texas Wine - Flat Creek Estate, Mistella, Texas, NV
Top All‐Around Winery - d’Arenberg, Australia
Top Argentina Wine - Bodega Elvira Calle, Ca’de Calle Malbec, Mendoza, 2008
Top Sparkling Wine - Domaine Ste. Michelle, Blanc de Blanc, Columbia Valley, NV
Top White Wine - Kallfelz Estate, Single Vineyard Reisling, Mosel, 2007
Top Red Wine - Sequoia Grove, Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, 2006
Top Sweet Wine - Hopler Eiswein, Riesling, Austria, NV
Top Value Wine - Napa Landing, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, 2006
Buckles, chaps and saddles will be awarded to the champions at the Rodeo Uncorked! Roundup and Best Bites Competition Sunday, Feb. 21, 2010, at Reliant Center. In addition to the champion wines, guests will sample food from area restaurants and catering institutions, and vote on their favorites in the Best Bites Competition. The top three restaurants or catering institutions will be named that evening.
All champion wines will be auctioned at the Rodeo Uncorked! Champion Wine Auction and Dinner Saturday, March 6, 2010, 6 p.m., Reliant Center, 600 series meeting rooms. For tickets to these Rodeo Uncorked! events, visit www.rodeohouston.com, e‐mail wine@rodeohouston.com or call 832.667.1128.
A selection of winning wines will be available for tasting, or by the glass and bottle, throughout the run of the Show in the Champion Wine Garden, located in Carruth Plaza. For more information on tickets and the Champion Wine Garden, visit www.rodeohouston.com.
The 2010 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo runs March 2 - 21. The Show is a Section 501(c)(3) charitable event, committed to benefiting youth, supporting education, and facilitating better agricultural practices through exhibitions and presentation. Since the its beginning in 1932, the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo has contributed more than $250 million to scholarships, research, endowments, calf scramble participants, junior show exhibitors, the Rodeo Institute for Teacher Excellence, School Art participants, and other educational and youth programs. For more information on the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, visit www.rodeohouston.com.Tweet
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‘Fall’-ing in love again with wine
How can anyone ponder a compilation of wine tastings, dinners and other events such as this one and NOT fall in love with wine? Now THAT’S amore … Sadly, I’ll miss all of this weekend’s tastings, because I’ll be in Houston, Texas, serving as a judge for a wine competition, so I’ll taste a couple hundred wines — and spit ‘em all out. So get out there and enjoy these events — which are compiled by a Dayton-based wine listserv that shares this gorgeous list with Uncorked — on my behalf.
Two fun-sounding events that didn’t make it into this week’s list:
— Bruning’s Wine Cellar, 1481 North Fairfield Road in Beavercreek, will host a drop-in port tasting from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday night, Nov. 18, featuring five ports from Porto Kopke (Ruby, Tawny, Late-Bottled Vintage, 10 Year Old Tawny and 2007 Vintage), hosted in part by Michael Brown from Mason-based wine distributor Vintner Select. For more information, call (937) 426-4950.
— The Kroger “Fresh Fare” store on East Stroop Road at Shroyer Road in Kettering will host a November Food And Wine Spectacular in its bistro on Friday, Nov. 20 (that’s NEXT Friday) with two seatings available: 5 pm to 6:30pm or 7pm to 8:30pm. They’ll be pouring four wines from Rodney Strong and serving a multitude of appetizers, including Barbecued Pan Seared Salmon and Herb Crusted Lamb Lollipop, as well as desserts such as Pear Crusted Tart with Port Wine Reduction. Cost is $20. Tickets available in the store’s wine shop. Call 937-299-7500 for more info.
Enjoy! The full tastings list should appear below, and if it doesn’t, click on the “continue reading” link.
Jay’s Kitchen Door 225 E. Sixth St. in Dayton’s Oregon Historic District, RSVP (937) 222-2892 http://www.jays.com Friday, Nov 13, 2009 4-8 pm 2005 Domaine Ostertag Heissenberg Riesling 2007 Vignali Roccamora Nero D’Avola 2006 Fontodi Chianti Classico 2005 Cain Concept 2005 Chateau Gruaud-Larose
Saturday, Nov 14, 2009 1-6 pm NV Nicolas Feuillatte Rose 2000 Marchesi De Frescobaldi Brunello 2004 Chateau Bahan Haut-Brion Last wine TBD
Arrow Far Hills - Kettering Saturday, Nov 14, 2009, 11 - 5 pm 2007 SELENE SAUVIGNON BLANC 2007 DREYER SONOMA CHARDONNAY 2007 RODNEY STRONG RUSSIAN RIVER VALLEY PINOT NOIR 2007 DOMAINE LE VIEUX LAVOIR COTES DU RHONE 2007 VIGNALI ROCCAMORA LASIOS NERO D’AVOLA 2006 QUARTERBACK MCLAREN VALE 2006 BUEHLER NAPA CABERNET SAUVIGNON
TUESDAY NOVEMBER 17TH 4PM - 7PM SPECIAL TASTING (FROSTY TURNS 30!!!) NV MUMM NAPA CUVEE M 2007 LUNA NAPA PINOT GRIGIO 2006 FRANCISCAN CUVEE SAUVAGE CHARDONNAY 2005 STELTZNER PINOTAGE 2006 GROTH NAPA CABERNET SAUVIGNON
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 19TH BEAUJOLAIS DAY!!! 2009 BEAUJOLAIS NOUVEAUS, ALL OF THEM!!!
Dorothy Lane Markets Dorothy Lane Market (DLM) Oakwood Friday, Nov 13, 2009, 5:00-8:00 pm Caschinetta Vietti ‘08 Moscato d’Asti Sbragia ‘06 Chardonnay Yering Station ‘04 Shiraz Domaine de Nizas ‘05 Coteaux de Languedoc Girard ‘07 Old Vine Zinfandel Jordan ‘05 Cabernet Brown Bag
Saturday, Nov 14, 2009 2-6 pm Duval Leroy NV Brut Chateau Montelena ‘07 Chardonnay Adelsheim ‘07 Pinot Noir Arte ‘02 Sottimano ‘05 Barbaresco Chateau Gruaud Larose ‘04 Bonus Bottle
Wednesday, November 18, 5:30-8:30 pm Beer Tasting Special Guest: John Bission, North Coast Brewing Co. Red Seal Ale, Old Rasputin Russian Imperial Stout, Blue Star Wheat, Pranqster and more.
DLM Washington Square - From George Punter Thursday, Nov 12, 20009 5-8 pm No tasting!
Saturday, Nov 14, 2009 12-5 pm Wines from Down Under! 08’ Stoneleigh Sauvignon Blanc 07’Rosemount Chardonnay 08’ Mollydooker The Boxer Shiraz 05’De Lisio McLaren Vale Blend 05’ Eclispe
Dorothy Lane Springboro Friday, Nov 13, 2009, 3:00-7:00 pm No Tasting
Saturday, Nov 14, 2009 12-6 pm 07 Landmark Overlook Chardonnay 07 Grochau Cellars Pinot Noir 07 Lyeth Meritage 06 Tikal Patriota 05 Chateau Brassac Bordeaux
Cuvee Wine Bar and Cellar, 4457 State Route 725 Bellbrook 848-2161 Tuesday - Thursday noon - 7:30 pm, Friday 11:30 - 8 pm Saturday 11:30 - 7:30 pm www.cuveewinebar.net Wines for Friday, Nov 13 - Nov 12, 2008 Old New England Egg Nog Clos du Bois Chard 2007 Mystery White Stump Jump Shiraz 2008 Corvidae Syrah 2007 Corvidae Cab/Syrah/Merlot 2007
Beer: Rogue’s Ale Saturday Food: Pulled Pork Sandwiches
Wednesday, Nov 18, 2009 5 - 7 pm Soup Night, Tennessee Bourbon Chili
Arrow Centerville 937-433-6778 615 Lyons Rd Centerville Friday, Nov 13, 2009 5-8 pm Beer Tasting Goose Island Sofie Belgian Style Ale The Brew Kettle Old 21 Imperial IPA Mendocino Brew Co.Eye of the Hawk Ale Mendocino Brew Co. Blue Heron Pale Ale Mendocino Brew Co. Winter Seasonal Imperial IPA
Saturday, Nov 14, 2009 Noon-5 pm Wine Tasting Super Saturday! 2007 Maso Canali Pinot Grigio. 2008 Kenwood Sauvignon Blanc. 2007 Hangtime Pinot Noir. 2006 St. Francis Old Vine Zinfandel. 2007 Louis Martini Cabernet Sauvignon. 2004 Grgich Hills Cabernet Sauvignon
Rue Dumaine www.ruedumainerestaurant.com Tuesday, Nov 17, 2009 5-7 pm 2007 CHATEAU D’AQUERIA- Tavel Rose 2007 FATTORIA MONTELLORI- Chianti 2005 DOMAINE DE FONTSAINTE- Corbieres
The Wine Gallery and Cafe, 424 East Third Street 937-224-WINE www.thewinegalleryandcafe.com Saturday, Nov 14, 2009 10-2 pm
Wednesday, Nov 18, 2009 5:30 - 8:30 pm
The Wine Gallery Outlet, at the 2nd Street Farmers Market Saturday, Nov 14, 2009 9 am - 1 pm Value Wines!
A Taste of Wine 90 S. Main St Miamisburg, OH 937.247-1120 www.atasteofwine.org This week’s wines: Samantha Starr Chardonnay Big Fire Pinot Gris Urban Uco Torrontes Pierre Chermette Beaujolais Terra Andina Carmenere Raywood Cabernet Sauvignon
November 14 - Soups & Sippers on Saturday November 19 - Holiday Tasting -7pm - 9pm $20.
Bruning’s Wine Cellar Saturday, Nov 14, 2008 1-4 PM Trimbach Pinot Blanc Provenance Savignon Blanc Byron Pinot Noir Provenance Merlot Provenance Cabernet Sauvignon Allagash White Beer
The Culinary Company Cross Pointe Center Saturday, Nov 14, 2009 12-6 pm Beer- The Bruery Saison Rue 2 Turtle Doves Berliner Hottenroth Weisse Orchard White
Wine Hazard Hill Sauvignon Blanc Solaris Chardonnay Dancing Bull Zinfandel Harlow Ridge Pinot Noir
RUMBLESEAT WINE 5853 FAR HILLS AVE. 937-938-9801 10A.M. - 8P.M. Monday Thru Saturday 10-8 Saturday, Nov 14, 2009 3 - 6 pm WILLAMETTE VALLEY VINEYARDS PINOT GRIS BOGLE PETITE SIRAH CLOUDLINE PINOT NOIR MANTANE PRIMATIVO FARNESE MONTEPULCINO D’ ABRUUZO
Bella Vino Wine Merchant & Bar, Springboro, OH 45066 937-748-3807 Tuesday-Saturday, all day from 11:30 to close Tuesday, Wednesday, & Friday Mulderbosch Chenin Blanc (2008) WO Western Cape, South Africa. Sauvignon Republic Sauvignon Blanc (2007) WO Stellenbosch, South Africa. Fair Valley Pinotage (2007) WO Cape Region, South Africa. Onyx Pinotage (2003) WO Darling, South Africa. Rust en Vrede Merlot (2007) WO Stellenbosch, South Africa.
Thursday and Saturday Austrian wines brand new to Ohio. Hopler Gruner Veltliner (2007) Neusiedlersee, Austria. Hopler Pinot Blanc (2007) Burgenland, Austria. Hopler Pinot Noir (2005) Burgenland, Austria. Hopler Blaufrankisch (2000) Burgenland, Austria. Hopler Gruner Veltliner Gutenberg (2006) Neusiedlersee, Austria.
Next week: Tuesday, Wednesday, & Friday - more new South Africans. Paul Cluver Sauvignon Blanc, Fair Valley Chenin Blanc, and three Organic reds.
Next week: Thursday & Saturday - Beaujolais Nouveau and Sparkling wines. A selection of sparkling wines and Beaujolais Nouveau for your Thanksgiving meal.
Seats are limited for Thanksgiving Food & Wine Pairing Classes: Saturday Nov 21 from 2-4 and Tuesday Nov 24 from 7-9. RSVP.
Cork&Vine York Commons Blvd Wednesday Dec 9, 2009 Holiday Wine and Champagne show 6 pm $40 a
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, Nov 13, 2009 4:30-7:30 pm and Saturday, Nov 14, 3-6 pm Lava Cap Chardonnay Lot 205 Cabernet Sauvignon Trentadue Old Patch Red Trentadue Sonoma Coast Zinfandel Perry Creek Cabernet Sauvignon Three Doves Cabernet Sauvignon
Michel Anthony’s Inn at Versailles Friday, Nov 20, 20097 pm $70 SVP 937-526-3020 Telisa@innatversailles.com Italian Wine Dinner, Friday November 20, 2009 with Mr. Gordon Hullar, owner of Vintner’s Select and Mr. Michael Brown
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Rival Michigan trumps Ohio in the vineyards — this time
Woody Hayes might just be rolling in his grave.
Even though it’s been a glorious 2,176-plus days since the University of Michigan Wolverines beat the Ohio State Buckeyes on the football field, it’s a whole ‘nother story in the vineyards.
Michigan handily defeated Ohio in the 2009 Ohio vs. Michigan Wine Clash held last month in Columbus and Ann Arbor.
Eleven top wines were chosen from each state and judged in both Columbus and Ann Arbor by panels of wine lovers, writers and professionals. (I was one of the writers who served as a judge in Columbus.) Michigan reigned supreme by having the top-scoring wine of the 22 — Longview Estate Bottled “Winter Ice” 2007 — and four of the top five wines based on the aggregated judges’ scores. The wines were tasted “blind” — judges didn’t know the identities or the origins of the wines.
Ohioans can take consolation in the fact that its top 5 finisher — 2007 Kinkead Ridge Cabernet Franc from our friends Ron and Nancy down near Ripley — was half the price (or less) of any of the four top Michigan wines. The third-ranked Kinkead Ridge costs $17.95, while the Michigan-produced cab franc that finished second, 2 Lads Reserve Cabernet Franc 2007, retails for $40, and the first-place ice wine costs $60 — for a half bottle.
So let’s declare Ohio the winner on value.
The Ohio-Michigan wine clash is organized by Andrew Hall, a Columbus-area wine enthusiast and member of the Columbus chapter of Slow Food Nation, an organization formed in response to the negative effects of fast food on people’s lives. Slow Food Columbus is the primary sponsor of the “wine clash” as part of its Taste Education program and support of local agriculture and artisanal food industries, Hall said.
Hall also wanted to bring some exposure to the excellent wines being produced from homegrown grapes in both states, and timed it not-so-coincidentally just before The Game between OSU and UM. This year’s was the second clash (click here for 2008 results.)
“The take home message from this tasting is that both states produce quality wines which deserve a place on the table, especially if you are interested in local ingredients and foods,” Hall said. “There are dedicated winemakers in both states who have really raised the bar and shown what can be done, despite the challenges.
“I think the results show that restaurants with a local focus should make an effort to offer local wines and consumers should give them an honest try.”
Hall’s right. The red wines, in particular, were a revelation to taste — collectively the best red wines I’ve ever sampled from Ohio and Michigan, thanks in part to a long, warm growing season in 2007 that allowed red grapes to ripen fully in the upper midwest.
“2007 was a remarkable vintage in both states,” Hall said. “When conditions are right, we can produce really great wines here. And from all I hear and taste from barrel samples, 2008 looks to quite strong as well.”
Hall chose the “starting team” of 11 wines from each state after tasting extensively across Ohio and Michigan earlier this year. He also used other wine competitions such as the Ohio Quality Wine program, the Ohio Wine Competition and Michigan Wine and Spirits Competition to help nominate potential finalists. And he assembled tasting panels to help him narrow down the final lists of 11. Price was not a consideration.
“The selection process was very hard and rigorous this year with so many quality wines from both states,” Hall said. “Any of the entrants would be welcome on my table.”
My scorecard nearly mirrored the overall tasting panel’s: I placed the Michigan ice wine first, although I had the Kinkead Ridge second in my rankings rather than third. (For a bit of the Michigan perspective, click here to read Ann Arbor Chronicle wine writer Joel Goldberg’s column on the clash.)
Here are the results, in order of the full panels’ aggregate ranking, with number of first place votes in parentheses:
Longview Winter Ice 2007 (Dessert Wine) Leelanau Peninsula MI, $60 (4)
2 Lads Reserve Cabernet Franc 2007 (Dry Red) Old Mission Peninsula MI, $40 (2)
Kinkead Ridge Cabernet Franc 2007 (Dry Red) Ohio River Valley OH, $17.95 (2)
Gill’s Pier Cabernet Franc-Merlot 2007 (Dry Red) Leelanau Peninsula MI 2007, $35 (1)
Wyncroft Avonlea Pinot Noir 2007 (Dry Red) Lake Michigan Shore MI, $45 (1)
The Ohio-born-and-bred Raven’s Glenn White October 2008, made in Ohio from Chardonel grapes, placed sixth, by the way, and also cost just under $18.
Before anyone goes out to Dayton-area wine retailers searching for the Michigan winners, be forewarned: you’ll likely strike out. Hall said he doesn’t believe any of the top-scoring Michigan wines are available at Ohio retail wine shops, and he took a few shots at the Ohio laws that he said are “stacked against consumers” because they create barriers for small wineries.
“The distributors in Ohio have shown little interest in carrying small-production, high-quality wines from the neighboring states,” Hall said. “Many of the wines sell out directly from the winery’s cellar door as well, so the producers don’t have an incentive to deal with the bureaucracy and mandated cut to the distributor that selling across state lines would involve.”
Andrew Hall pours brown-bagged samples at the Columbus-area judging for the 2009 Ohio vs. Michigan Wine Clash, held at the Twisted Vine wine shop in Grandview.Tweet
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In every corner of southwest Ohio, wine tastings abound
If someone were to stack every bottle of wine offered at Dayton-area wine tastings over the last 30-plus years (and yes, Dayton WAS among the trailblazers in drop-in wine tastings) end-to-end, how far would the stack reach? Hundreds of miles? Thousands? Just wondering …
Here’s the finest and most comprehensive list of wine and beer tastings, dinners and other events to contemplate, and it comes to Uncorked via the heroic efforts of a Dayton-based listserv that compiles the irresistible information. Click on “continue reading” if the list doesn’t appear immediately below, and enjoy!
Jay’s Kitchen Door 225 E. Sixth St. in Dayton’s Oregon Historic District, RSVP (937) 222-2892 http://www.jays.com Friday, Nov 6, 2009 4-8 pm 2007 Olvena Chardonnay 2006 Mazzoni 2005 M. Chapoutier Chateauneuf-du-Pape 2005 Gaja Magari 2004 IL Poggione Brunello
Saturday, Nov 7, 2009 1-6 pm 2006 J Drouhin Puligny Montrachet 2003 Domenico Clerico Pajana Barolo 2003 Elio Altare Barolo 2001 Chateau Haut Bergey
There will be no wine luncheon, Saturday, Nov 7!
Arrow Far Hills - Kettering Saturday, Nov 7, 2009, 11 - 5 pm 2008 HANDLEY GEWURZTRAMINER 2007 FRANCISCAN NAPA VALLEY CHARDONNAY 2005 CHATEAU VERGNES BEAULIEU BORDEAUX 2007 MOUNT VEEDER CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2006 MAZZONI TOSCANA 2007 CATENA MALBEC
Dorothy Lane Markets Dorothy Lane Market (DLM) Oakwood Friday, Nov 6, 2009, 5:00-8:00 pm Meranda Nixon ‘08 Traminette Pierre Andre ‘07 Bourgogne Blanc Selby ‘06 Pinot Noir Merrian Rouge ‘03 Medoc Peter Franus ‘06 Brandlin Vineyard Zinfandel Uccelliera ‘02 Brunello di Montalcino Brown Bag
Saturday, Nov 7, 2009 2-6 pm Greg Norman ‘08 Sauvignon Blanc Selby ‘07 Russian River Valley Chardonnay Lemelson ‘06 Thea’s Selection Pinot Noir Wild Horse ‘06 Merlot Villa Antinori ‘04 Toscana Cht. La Grande Roche ‘06 Cabernet Bonus Bottle
Wednesday, November 18, 5:30-8:30 pm Beer Tasting Special Guest: John Bission, North Coast Brewing Co. Red Seal Ale, Old Rasputin Russian Imperial Stout, Blue Star Wheat, Pranqster and more.
DLM Washington Square - From George Punter Thursday, Nov 5, 20009 5-8 pm No tasting!
Saturday, Nov 7, 2009 12-5 pm Wines from South America!
Dorothy Lane Springboro Friday, Nov 6, 2009, 3:00-7:00 pm Saturday, Nov 7, 2009 12-6 pm
Cuvee Wine Bar and Cellar, 4457 State Route 725 Bellbrook 848-2161 Tuesday - Thursday noon - 7:30 pm, Friday 11:30 - 8 pm Saturday 11:30 - 7:30 pm www.cuveewinebar.net Wines for Friday, Nov 6 - Nov 12, 2008 Adelsheim 2006 Auxerrois 41st Ave 2008 Chardonnay Stump Jump 2008 Shiraz Loma Larga 2006 Quinteto Seghesio 2008 Sonoma Zinfandel
Beer: Rogue’s Ale Saturday Food: Smoked Duck Salad w/Warm Peach Chutney
Wednesday, Nov 11, 2009 5 - close Soup Night, Vegetable Bison
Arrow Centerville 937-433-6778 615 Lyons Rd Centerville Friday, Nov 6, 2009 5-8 pm Beer Tasting The Point Brewery Handcrafted Belgian White Ale… The Point Brewery Classic Amber Ale… The Point Brewery Special Lager… The Point Brewery Burly Brown Ale… The Point Brewery Cascade Pale Ale
Saturday, Nov 7, 2009 Noon-5 pm Wine Tasting Super Saturday! Mumm Napa Cuvee M… 2007 Franciscan Chardonnay… 2006 Wild Horse Cabernet Sauvignon… 2006 Mt. Veeder Cabernet Sauvignon… 2005 Franciscan Magnificat… Castello del Poggio Moscato d’Asti
Rue Dumaine www.ruedumainerestaurant.com Tuesday, Nov 10, 2009 5-7 pm 2007 LE VIGNE DI ALICE- Prosecco Doro Brut Valdobbiadene 2008 WILLAMETTE VALLEY VINEYARDS- Whole Cluster Pinot Noir 2008 KINGS RIDGE- Oregon Pinot Noir
The Wine Gallery and Cafe, 424 East Third Street 937-224-WINE www.thewinegalleryandcafe.com Saturday, Nov 7, 2009 10-2 pm Brian’s Choice
Wednesday, Nov 11, 2009 5:30 - 8:30 pm Anniversary party, Tasting over 40 wines! Complimentary appetizer buffet being served. 2005 McNabe Ridge Zinfandel Port 2006 Black Barts Stage Coach Vineyards Syrah 2007 Vineyard 29 ‘CRU’ Cabernet Sauvignon 2005 McNabe Ridge Petite Sirah 2005 Quinto do Crasto Douro Vinha Maria Teresa 2008 Craggy Range Sauvignon Blanc 2007 Domaine Juliette Avril Cotes du Ventoux 2006 Rutherglen Estates Red, Shiraz-Petite Sirah Blend 2007 Uccelliera Rossa di Montalcino 2004 Uccelliera Brunello di Montalcino 2008 Ercavio Blanco, 100% Airen, Spain 2006 Whitehall Lane Carneros Chardonnay 2006 Monterey Vineyards Arroyo Seco Chardonnay 2003 Domaine Georges Brunet Moelleux Vouvray 2007 Kinkead Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon, Ripley, Ohio 2006 Chateau Bianca Riesling, Willamette Valley, Oregon 2006 Fritz Classic Riesling, Rheinhessen, Germany 2006 JRE Late Harvest Zinfandel 2004 Cavalchina aBianco del Veneto Passito IGT Italy NV Spagp Argento Pink Prosecco NV Monmousseau Brut Etoile, France 1996 Zamuner Metodo Tradizionale, Italy NV Chocolate Egg Nog
The Wine Gallery Outlet, at the 2nd Street Farmers Market Saturday, Nov 7, 2009 9 am - 1 pm Value Wines!
A Taste of Wine 90 S. Main St Miamisburg, OH 937.247-1120 www.atasteofwine.org This week’s wines: Franciscan Chardonnay Naides The Stump Jump Shiraz P15 Tobin James Chateau Le Cacheflo Cirque du Vin
November 7 - Holiday Open House 11:30 - 2:30
November 10 - Writing and Food - Wine and Cheese 6:30 - 8:30pm $30 RSVP 247-1120 or 475 - 5177 Sponsored by Word’s Worth Writing Center
November 11 - Women on Wednesday - Scrapbooking wine journals $12 RSVP
November 14 - Soups & Sippers on Saturday
November 19 - Holiday Tasting -7pm - 9pm $20.
Savona Restaurant, Centerville Wednesday, Nov 11, 2009 5-8 pm Wine Tasting!
Bruning’s Wine Cellar Saturday, Nov 7, 2008 1-4 PM 2007 Bouchard Père et fils Bourgogne Blanc 2006 Bouchard Père et fils Pouilly Fuissé 2008 Owen Roe Sinister Hand 2007 Owen Roe Abbot’s Table 2006 Terraces Zinfandel
Wednesday, Nov 11, 2009 5-8 PM Trimbach Pinot Blanc Provenance Sauvignon Blanc Byron Pinot Noir Provenance Merlot Provenance Cabernet Sauvignon Allagash White is the featured beer
The Culinary Company Cross Pointe Center Saturday, Nov 7, 2009 12-6 pm Beer Leinenkugel Fireside Nut Brown Ale Goose Island Nut Brown Ale Sierra Nevada Kellerweis Sierra Nevada Torpedo
Wine- Cycles Gladiator Pinot Grigio Chardonnay Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon
RUMBLESEAT WINE 5853 FAR HILLS AVE. 937-938-9801 10A.M. - 8P.M. Monday Thru Saturday 10-8 Saturday, Nov 7, 2009 3:30-6:30 pm GOUGUENHEIM TORRONTES WALNUT BLOCK SAUVIGNON BLANC PANUELO GRENACHE/GRAZIANO PANUELO MERLOT/CABERNET ORTMAN EDDY’S CUVEE SCHIST ROCK SHIRAZ
Bella Vino Wine Merchant & Bar, Springboro, OH 45066 937-748-3807 Tuesday-Saturday, all day from 11:30 to close Tuesday, Wednesday, & Friday New South Africans Indaba Chardonnay, Chenin Blanc, and Sauvignon Blanc Ken Forrester Pinotage Guardian Peak Frontier Red Blend
Thursday and Saturday Nederburg Lyric White Simonsig Chenin Blanc Excelsior Cabernet Sauvignon Wildekrans Pinotage Onyx Shiraz
Seats are limited for Thanksgiving Food & Wine Pairing Classes: Saturday Nov 21 from 2-4 and Tuesday Nov 24 from 7-9. RSVP.
Cork&Vine York Commons Blvd Friday, Nov 6, 2009 8-midnight Halloween Party $10 Weekly wines Thursday, Nov 5 - Nov 11, 2009 WHITE McMurry Pinot Gris Tierra De Luna Chard/Torrontes William Hill Chard St. Clement Chard
REDS Simi Merlot Cline Big Break Zin Curious Beagle Cab Blackstone Reserve Rubric
Wednesday, Nov 11, 2009 6-9 pm Wines that make your turkey happy
Wednesday Dec 9, 2009 Holiday Wine and Champagne show 6 pm $40 a
Miami Valley Wine 7031 S. County 25A Tipp City, OH, 45371 Friday Nov 6, 2009 5-9pm November Beer Tasting! in collaboration with Wannabe’s Pizza & Deli Abita Pecan Harvest Ale (Ale Brewed with Louisiana Pecans) Great Divide Hoss (Rye Lager) Breckenridge Lucky U (India Pale Ale) Dogfish Head Raison D’Etre (Mahogany Ale brewed with Belgian Beet Sugars and Green Raisins) Weyerbacher Harvest Ale (Fresh Hopped Ale) Two Brothers Bare Tree 2008 (Barleywine Style Weiss Beer) Two Brothers Bare Tree 2007 (Barelywine Style Weiss Beer) Founders Backwoods Bastard (Scotch Ale Aged in Oak Bourbon Barrels)
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, Nov 6, 2009 4:30-7:30 pm and Saturday, Nov 7, 3-6 pm Holiday Party Reds
Jungle Jim’s RSVP 513 674 6008 Saturday, Nov 7, 2009 1 - 3 pm $50 Plush Pomerols Taste the smallest sub-appellation of Bordeaux, Pomerol. Taste rare and hard-to-find reds from some chateaux that lie next to Petrus, the most expensive red Bordeaux.
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Dayton: wine crossroads of America
Dayton was a wine crossroads of sorts last week, with two French winemakers whose wines are imported by Berkeley-based Kermit Lynch Wine Merchants — Emmanuel Delaille of Domaine du Salvard and Serge Farigoule of Domaine le Sang de Cailloux — visiting The Winds in Yellow Springs and Dorothy Lane Market’s Springboro store, while Count Sebastiano Capponi of Villa Calcinaia, a winery in the Chianti region of Tuscany, poured his family’s impressive lineup of wines at DLM Oakwood.
The fact that such high-profile European winemakers are making Dayton a stop on their marketing trips to the U.S. certainly says something positive about the Dayton wine market, don’t you think?
Highlights of the tastings includes the pleasantly tart and refreshing 2008 Domaine du Salvard Cheverny Blanc, $16.99; every 2007 Vacqueyras from Domaine le Sang de Cailloux, which range from $40 to $55; the delicious white Villa Calcinaia Comitale 2007, $16.99; and both the Count’s Villa Calcinaia Chianti Classico 2005 ($21.99 ) and Villa Calcinaia Chianti Classico Riserva 2005 ($34.99). These are good days to be a wine lover in Dayton. Just sayin’.
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Wine pairings with Halloween candy?
The fine folks at A Taste of Wine in Miamisburg asked its e-mail-list members whether they have raided their children’s Halloween candy, and suggested the following candy-and-wine pairings:
“For Skittles, Candy Corn and Starbursts, try a sweet riesling. Peanut Butter Cups would pair well with cabernet sauvignon or red zinfandel. And Snickers would be delicious with a 10-year tawny port.”
So now you know.
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‘Feminist Wine Club’ will benefit NOW
The California National Organization for Women (NOW) and Bottlenotes have joined to launch the Feminist Wine Club, according to a NOW news release issued late Monday night, Nov. 2.
“All wines in the Feminist Wine Club have been carefully selected by Bottlenotes to showcase some phenomenal wines made or imported by women, or produced at wineries owned by women,” says the Feminist Wine Club web site. “All proceeds from the Feminist Wine Club go to the California National Organization for Women.”
NOW calls the wine club “an easy, enjoyable, non-intimidating way for women to learn about wine, build community, and support women winemakers and causes as well.”
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Miami alums to host wine tasting for scholarships
Here’s a news release I received about Middletown-area Miami University alumni hosting a wine-tasting and auction event to support students scholarships:
MIDDLETOWN, OH - A wine tasting party and silent auction will be held at the Miami University Voice of America Learning Center in West Chester at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 7, sponsored by the Middletown Area Chapter of the Miami University Alumni Association. The evening’s proceeds will support scholarships for students beginning their education on the Middletown campus but may follow them to Oxford, Hamilton or the new VOA Learning Center.
Five wines with accompanying hors d’oeuvres from the Dorothy Lane Markets of Springboro and Dayton will be served. Dorothy Lane’s wine expert, Todd Templin, will provide tasters with information concerning each of the selected wines, including white, red and dessert wines.
More than twenty items will be offered in a silent auction, including an original watercolor painting of the Black (Pugh’s Mill) Covered Bridge near Oxford by the late, renowned watercolorist Frank Martindell. The painting was featured in Mr. Martindell’s one-man show at the Middletown Art Center in 2007. Other items range from massages and spa treatments to Miami and Reds sports memorabilia and sports gear.
Reservations may be made by calling Joanne Harper at 513-529-1451 or by following an on-line link on www.miamialum.org. The cost is $40.00 per person or $35.00 for members of the Miami University Alumni Association. You do not have to be a graduate of Miami to attend. Anyone wishing more information may contact Joanne Harper (harperjh@muohio.edu), Paula Cohen (513-423-4443) or Ellen Kukuk (513-423-1778).
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