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Come Taste the ‘WRONG Grape in the WRONG Soil in the WRONG Climate…’
My wine mentor, Kim, holds strong opinions about wine. In particular, about California wines.
So a couple of years ago, when he stopped by for a weekend visit, Kim and I and a couple of my other wine-tasting buddies dropped in at Arrow Wine’s Far Hills store, which was tasting what was then (and may still be) California’s most expensive syrah, the Kongsgaard Hudson Vineyard Napa Valley. The wine cost $125 at the time, and the cost has risen since then to somewhere in the neighborhood of $150.
The rest of us liked it, but Kim, a French syrah fanatic (so am I), was singularly unimpressed. He was polite at first. Later, we prodded. We goaded. We baited. C’mon, Kim, tell us how you REALLY feel about that wine. And finally, we got ….
… the full-monty, fist-slamming-on-table response: “What don’t I LIKE about it?? It’s the WRONG grape in the WRONG soil in the WRONG climate with the WRONG … ” etc. etc. We lost count of the WRONGS, and besides, his fist was wearing a hole in the table.
The phrase became legendary among my group of friends who know Kim, and we somehow manage to work it into the conversation every time we get together, and sometimes, even when he’s NOT around.
I bring this up because lo and behold, the Kongsgaard syrah shows up on this weekend’s tastings list below. Sure took me back to that moment in time. I’m not sure how much Dorothy Lane Market Springboro will be charging for a sample of the precious syrah, but you can decide for yourself whether it’s right or “wrong…wrong…wrong.”
Two programming notes before we get to the tastings list: Greg Fitzgerald, proprietor of the Blue Moon and Eclipse restaurants, has asked me to pick the wines for a one-year anniversary dinner at Eclipse in Centerville, to be held Monday, Nov. 14 at Eclipse. He’s planning an eight-course meal with at least seven wines. You’ll hear more as we iron out details, including price (start saving now!). The menu, I can tell you, is mouth-watering. Now if some Bozo can just find a couple of decent wines to go with …
That Eclipse dinner falls on the same night as a rescheduled El Meson Torres Wine dinner, which originally had been scheduled for Halloween night. And it follows on the heels of Sunday night’s (Nov. 13) holiday tasting at Arrow Wine & Spirits’ holiday tasting at Arrow’s Centerville store. And don’t forget DLM’s Nov. 3 holiday food and wine show at the Springboro DLM store — an event that is now less than a week away.
Exhausting, I know, so without further ado, here, courtesy of a local wine listserve, is the list of wine tastings and other happenings for this weekend and beyond here in the greater Dayton wine world:
Jay’s Kitchen Door Friday, October 28, 2005 4-8 pm 2000 Rabbit Ridge Reserve Barbera 2002 Columbia Crest Reserve Cabernet 2000 Paras Vineyard Cabernet
Saturday, October 22, 2005 1-6 pm Champagne and Oregon Pinots
Arrow – Oakwood Saturday, October 29, 2005 11-4 pm NV Apremont 2004 Moulines Rose 2003 Gallo of Sonoma Pinot Noir 2003 Boccadigabbia “Rosso Piceno� 2001 Domaine de L’Oratoire St. Martin “Cairanne� 2001 Clerico “Ciabot Mentin Ginestra� Barolo
Holiday Wine Tasting - Arrow Wine Centerville Sunday, November 13, 2005 6:30-8:30 pm $30.00 per person - call 433-6778 and make your reservations
Dorothy Lane Market (DLM) DLM’s Holiday Food & Wine Show Thursday, November 3 from 7:00-9:30 pm at DLM’s Springboro store Tickets are $60 and are available at all DLM stores
DLM Oakwood Friday, October 28, 2005 5-8 pm 2004 Ken Forrester Petite Chenin 2003 Regret Nebbiolo 2003 Worthy Sophia’s Cuvee 1999 Sierra Cantabria Crianza
Saturday, October 29, 2005 1-6 pm 2004 Boulay Sancerre 2001 Sapphire Hill Old Vines Zin 2003 Domaine Berthet Rayne Chateauneuf Du Pape 2001 Pavillon Du Chateau Margaux, Margaux’s second label
DLM Washington Square
Saturday, October 29, 2005 12-5 pm 2004 Black Cat Riesling 2004 Casillero del Diablo Carmenere 2004 Casillero del Diablo Merlot 2003 Vampire Cabernet Sauvignon 2003 7 Deadly Zins Zinfandel
Dorothy Lane Springboro Friday, October 28, 2005 12-7 pm Ferrari Carano Res. Chardonnay Ridge Geyserville MacRostie Wildcat Mtn. Syrah Clos du Bois Marlstone
Saturday, October 29, 2005 12-5 pm Kistler Chardonnay Domaine Laroche Chablis Grand Cru Kongsgaard Syrah Merryvale Profile
Cuvee Wine Bar and Cellar, Bellbrook New wines beginning Friday, October 28, 2005: Thorn-Clark Brut Sparkling – Australian Moselland Ars Vitis 2003 Riesling A flight of Spanish Reds 2004 TR1 2002 TR2 2002 TR3 2002 Chateau St. Michelle Cabernet – Cold Creek Vineyard
Food: BBQ Hog Wings, Pate of Foie Gras, Italian Style Smoked Salmon Bagel
B. R. Scotese
Autumn Wild Game and Wine Dinner Sunday November 20, 2005 @ 6:00 $60 per person ($40 designated driver) Reservations required 431-1350
Appetizer: Wild Boar Sausage and Grapes Wine: Piping Shrike 2002 Shiraz
Soup: Duck and Barley with Tarragon Wine: Duxoup 2001 Charbono
Salad: Ancho Chile Rubbed Pheasant over Bibb Lettuce with a Pecan Pomegranate Vinaigrette Wine: Fritz Haag 2003 Estate Riesling
Entrée: Citrus and Juniper Elk Loin with Parsnip Potato Puree and a Cabernet Reduction
Wine: Coyoteville 2003 Cabernet Sauvignon
Dessert: Drunken Chocolate Cake Port: Dow Crusted Port
SIPS 1035 S. Main Street, Centerville Wine tasting 5-7 pm every Saturday, By the glass tasting 7:30 am – 11 pm weekends. Voga Pinot Grigio, Naia Verdejo, Vinum White Elephant , Cosentino Chardonnay, Kitfox Foxy White, Columbia Winery Cellar Master’s Riesling, Diva Riesling, Joel Gott Sauvignon Blanc, Wellington Chardonnay, Francois Montand Blanc de Blanc Brut, Sophia Coppola Sparkling Blanc de Blanc – single serving Joseph Drouhin Laforet Pinot, Franus Zinfandel, Vinum Cellars Petite Syrah Pets, Errazuriz Merlot (Chilean), Artesa Elements, Ravenwoods Cabernet, Bennett Family Reserve Cabernet, Tavel Rose
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By Grapes of Ruth
October 28, 2005 12:25 PM | Link to this
Grapes of Ruth wine tastings beginning Friday Oct. 28 Beckman Marsanne 2003,Cosentino The Chard 2004, Cinnabar Merlot 2003, Justin Cabernet Sauvignon 2002, Cosentino The Zin 2004, Robert Pecota Syrah 2001, Villa Giradi Valpolicella 1998