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Which local wine tastings best suit wine novice ‘s palate?
I received an email from a reader who wants a bit of guidance concerning Dayton-area wine tastings, and I thought I’d solicit the help of Uncorked readers in answering his question. What would you tell him?
My wife and I are not very familiar with wine, but would like to go to some tastings. We are beginners, but would like to know if you could advise some of the better wine tasting events in the area for someone new in this interest. I work part-time at (a local food-and-kitchen-themed store) as a second job, and get asked questions all the time about wines, but I am not much help and need to get more familiar with various wines. Any help would be appreciated.Tweet
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A Super Saturday, indeed
Wine? You betcha! Among the highlights: “Super Saturday” at Arrow Wine & Spirits’ Far Hills store. including representatives of San Marino pouring some wines from that region of Italy. The tastings and events list comes to Uncorked courtesy of a Dayton-based wine listserv that compiles and shares the list with its members. And that’s a good thing.
Jay’s Kitchen Door
Friday, Sep 26, 2008 4-8 pm 2000 Weingut Brundlmayer Riesling 2006 Natura Carmenere 2003 Chateau St Michelle Canoe Ridge Merlot 2005 Podere Sapaio 2005 Coho Summit Vine Ranch Diamond Mountain Cabernet
Saturday, Sep 27, 2008 1-6 pm 2006 Bethel Heights Chardonnay 2006 Elk Cove Pinot Gris 2006 Stoller JV Pinot Noir 2006 Chehalem Three Vineyards Pinot Noir
RSVP 222-2892 for all Dinners and Luncheons
Saturday, September 27, 2008 Lobsterfest Luncheon 12:30 pm $65 Lobster-Ginger Bisque Lobster Risotto Cake with a Beet and Green Bean Salad Whole Steamed Maine Lobster with Local Corn and Roasted Redskin Potatoes Berry Basket
Arrow Far Hills - Kettering
Saturday, Sep 27, 2008 11-5 pm Super Saturday at Arrow Far Hills More than 25 wines to choose from! Special Guests : Paul Andolina, Direttore Commerciale, Consorzio Vini Tipici Di San Marino and Constantin George Zumfirescu, CEO, Vidalco International will pour their portfolio of wines from San Marino. 2005 Cheval Des Andes 2006 Rosenblum Rockpile Road Zinfandel N.V. Moet and Chandon Brut Imperial Rose 2007 Alma Rosa Santa Barbara Chardonnay 2004 Sierra Cantabria Crianza Rioja 2006 K Vintner Roma 2006 Domaine La Garrique Cotes du Rhone 2005 Kamen Cabernet Sauvignon
Dorothy Lane Market (DLM) Oakwood
Friday, Sep 26, 2008 5-8 pm L’Ecole No 41 ‘01 Walla Voila Chenin Blanc Mt Eden ‘04 Saratoga Cuvee Raphet ‘06 Bourgogne Donnafugata ‘03 Tancredi Elderton ‘01 CSM Darioush ‘05 Caravan Brown Bag
Saturday, Sep 27, 2008 2-6 pm Batasiolo ‘06 Gavi Schramsberg Mirabelle Brut Mt Eden ‘04 Pinot Noir Besson ‘06 Le Petit Pretan Castel del Remei ‘05 Gotim Bru Keenan ‘03 Merlot Bonus Bottle
DLM Washington Square
Thursday, Sep 25, 2008 5-8 pm 2006 Xavier Besson Givry Blanc 2006 Davis Bynum Chardonnay 2003 Canaletto Montepulciano d’Abruzzo 2004 Mt. Eden Estate Pinot Noir 2006 Massena 11th Hour Shiraz Encore Wine!
Saturday, Sep 27, 2008 12-5 pm 2007 Con Class Verdejo 2006 Chateau Ste Michelle Indian Wells Chardonnay 2006 Seco Highlands Pinot Noir 2003 Chateau Ste Michelle Indian Wells Merlot 2005 Massena Epsilon Shiraz 2006 Rosenblum Rockpile Zinfandel Encore Wine!
Dorothy Lane Springboro
Friday, Sep 26, 2008 Mount Eden Saratoga Cuvee Chardonnay 2004 Mount Eden Pinot Noir 2004 Biltmore Estate Century Red Donnafugata Tancredi 2003 Mystery Wine
Saturday, Sep 27, 2008 12-5 pm Chateau Lamothe Bordeaux Blanc 2007 Gerard Raphet Bourgogne 2006 Anne Gros Chambolle-Musigny 2004 Elderton CSM 2001 Chateau St. Jean Cinq Cepages 2003
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 Sep 26 - Oct 2, 2008 San Maremo Moscato di Asti L’ecole Chenin Blanc 2007 Domaine Grand Veneur Cote du Rhone Benegas Malbec
Beer: Troeg’s Brewing DreamWeaver Wheat Saturday Food: TBA
Arrow Centerville 937-433-6778
615 Lyons Rd Centerville Friday Sep 26, 2008 4-8 pm Oktoberfest Celebration!! GERMAN FOOD GERMAN BEER GERMAN WINE LIVE MUSIC FUN, FOOD AND PRIZES Samuel Adams - Oktoberfest. Spaten - Oktoberfest. Warsteiner - Oktoberfest. Buffalo Bills Pumpkin Ale. Harvest Moon Pumpkin Ale 2007 HigHDef Riesling (Mosel). 2007 Karl J. Molitor Hattenheimer Spatlese (Rheingau). 2006 Wilhwlm Bergman Binger St. Rochuskapelle Auslese (Rheinpfalz). 2007 Heimersheimer Rotenfels Dornfelder. 2006 Premius Bordeaux Sauvignon Blanc. 2005 Kelley & Young Sauvignon Blanc. 2005 Chateau Haut-Guiraud Cotes de Bourg. 2004 Boeger Reserve Meritage. 2006 Bonanno Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
Saturday, Sep 27, 2008 11 am-5 pm Wine Tasting 2007 Chateau Lamothe Bordeaux Blanc… 2007 Mountain View Chardonnay… 2006 McManis Petite Sirah… 2006 Curious Beagle Cabernet Sauvignon… 2004 Steltzner Napa Valley Barrel Reserve Cabernet
Rue Dumaine www.ruedumainerestaurant.com
Tuesday, Sep 30, 2008 5-7 pm Each wine selection is paired with an amuse-bouche from the kitchen. EYRIE VINEYARDS Pinot Blanc, 2006 EYRIE VINEYARDS Pinot Gris, 2006 EYRIE VINEYARDS Willamette Valley Estate Grown Pinot Noir, 2002
The Wine Gallery and Cafe , Corner of 3rd and Wayne
Wednesday, Oct 1, 2008 5:30-8:30 pm 2006 Alain Jaume & Fils Reserve Grand Veneur Cotes du Rhone 2002 Chateauneuf du Pape Rouge Reine des Bois Mordoree 1999 Chateau les Chapelles Montagne St. Emillion 2004 Watershed Shiraz 2006 Shotfire Ridge Shiraz
Trader Joe’s in Kettering.
Tastings Thursday 6:00-8:00 and Sunday 4:00-7:00. Blazon de Bourgogne Petit Chablis (2006) AOC Petit Chablis, France. Aquila d’Oro Toscana (2006) IGT Toscana, Italy. Falcon Ridge Zinfandel (2006) AVA Lodi, California. Novella Rayons de Soleil Muscat Canelli (2007) AVA Lodi, California.
Savona’s
Thursday, Sep 25, 2008 5 - 9 pm Friday, Sep 26, 2008, Saturday, Sep 29, 2008 5 - 11 pm Octoberfest weekend with Chef Dieter Krug a la carte Wurst Salad or Goulash Soup , Choucroute Garni (sauerkraut, smoked pork loin, & sausages) or Rouladen (beef, pickle, carmelized onions, bacon) or Sauerbraten (marinated beef roast, sour-sweet marmalade), Apple Strudel German beers (Erdinger & Schneider Weiss) by the bottle. German Wine (Von Wilhelm Haus Riesling Kabinett Mosel~Saar~Ruwer) by the glass or bottle.
A Taste of Wine 90 S. Main St Miamisburg, OH 937.247-1120
www.atasteofwine.org This week’s wines: Tomasello Red Raspberry Wine Barnard Griffin Fume Blanc Three Rivers Chardonnay Bookwalter Subplot No 22 Jana Cathedral Arbor Crest Cabernet Sauvignon
9/25 - Washington Wines Tasting 10/10 - Cider Tasting 11/20 - Beaujolais Nouveau tasting 12/4 - Prohibition Party Tasting 12/11 - Biltmore Wines Tasting
Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar 937-320-9548
Wine Wednesdays 5pm to 8pm in the bar. Wednesday, Oct 1, 2008 Monday, October 13, 2008, 6:30 pm Bourbon Dinner with Guest Speaker Tim Clayton Herb Roasted Pork Tenderloin Atop Sweet Potato Crisps Drizzled with Wild Cherry Sauce Old Forrester 100 Mesculin Greens & Goat Cheese Stuffed Figs Wrapped in Bacon Tossed with Lemon Vinaigrette Jack Daniels Duck Confit with Pomegranate Bourbon Reduction Accompanied with Morel Couscous Woodford Reserve Beef Tenderloin topped with Pineapple Bourbon Glaze Served over Cilantro, Spinach & Toasted Almond Potato Cakes Knob Creek Cinnamon & Pumpkin Bread Pudding Topped with Pumpkin Brittle & Bourbon Demi Glaze Basil Hayden
Bruning’s Wine Cellar
Sep 27, 2008 9am - 8pm CLOCKTOBERFEST German Beer & Wine Tasting Niersteiner Gutes Domtal Kabinett Niersteiner Gutes Domtal Spatlese Niersteiner Gutes Domtal Auslese Twisted River Dornfelder Blue bottle Riesling Bereich Johannisberg Riesling
Wednesday, Oct 1, 2008 5 pm 2007 Domaine Labbe Apremont ($12.99) 2006 Les Jamelles Chardonnay ($10.99) 2006 Les Jamelles Merlot ($10.99) 2006 Mikael Bouges Cot (Malbec) “les Cots Hauts” ($12.99) 2007 Domaine du Dragon “Hautes Vignes” ($14.99)
Friday Oct 3, 2008 5-8PM Beer Tasting - Marzen, Bock, Irish Red, Pale Ale and Porter styles Winans Chocolates and Coffees in The Village at the Dayton Mall Wednesday, Oct 1, 2008 Wine Tasting Napa Cellars Chardonnay Napa Valley, CA 2006 Genesis Merlot Columbia Valley, WA 2005 Covey Run Reserve Semillon Ice Wine Yakima Valley, Washington State 2005
Mr. Lee’s Fine Asian Dining
Oct 16, 2008 Thursday 7:00PM $48 per person or $90 for two First in A Series of Wine & Food Pairing RSVP required, 937-898-3860 4 different wines paired with 10 different appetizers.
The Culinary Company Cross Pointe Center
Wednesday, October 8, 2008 6 - 9 PM $50.00 Wine tasting and Heavy Hors d’oeuvres benefit of Mike Tenore for Montgomery County SheriffChecks payable to Tenore for Sheriff
Bella Vino Wine Merchant & Bar , Springboro, OH 45066
Thursday September 25, 2008 6:00PM-8:00PM
Reislings from Leonard Kreaush Johannisberg Riesling Piesporter Michelsberg Riesling Kabinett Piesporter Michelsberg Riesling Auslese Piesporter Michelsberg Riesling Spatlese Beerenausles
Oktoberfest Saturday Saturday, Sep 27, 2008 2 -pm A repeat of this week’s beer and wine tastings with beer brats, sauerkraut, pretzels and desserts.
Winds Cafe Yellow Springs RSVP 937-767-9441
Tuesday, September 30, 2008 7 pm $65 www.elysewinery.com RSVP Wine tasting and dinner with Amanda May, National Sales Director-Eastern United States for Elyse Winery. The winery focuses on small lots of vineyard-designated reds.
Cork-N-Vine
Sep 25 - Oct 3, 2008 White Flight List Hogue Gewurztraminer- Drylands S. Blanc- Santi Pinot Grigio- Greg Norman Chardonnay
Red Flight List Biltmore Cardinals Crest- Clos Du Bois Merlot- David Bynum Pinot Noir- Luna Sangiovese-
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, September 26, 2008 7 pm Awesome Australians! Saturday, September 27, 2008 3-6 pm Fall Favorites (Reds)
Jungle Jim’s International Market
www.junglejims.com 513-674-6000 to RSVP Saturday, September 27, 2008 1pm-3pm $30 Oregon 2006 Pinots
La Petite France www.lapetitefrance.biz
Friday, October 17, 2008 6:30 pm $60 RSVP 513-733-8383 aperitif Jadot Macon-Villages
first course Michel Redde, Pouilly-Fume butternut squash and apple harvest soup
second course Jadot Cote de Beaune-Villages duck salad with cheese toasts and port-currant sauce
third course Chateau Mont-Redon, Cotes du Rhone rosemary lamb chops with swiss chard, flageolets and balsamic drizzle
fourth course Bouvet Brut, Loire Bea’s famous apple tart tatin
Versailles Winery
October 18, 2008 1-8 pm $15 “Wine and Swine” day, featuring a pork and sauerkraut dinner, games, door prizes and marshmallow roast. This event will benefit the Darke County Relay for Life and includes dinner, a glass of Sangria, a cup of mulled wine and marshmallows!
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New wine-glass design guarantees I’ll wear my wine on my shirt
Got a pitch this week for a newly designed wine glass called the Silhouette, which is brought to you by a web site with the humble name of GreatestWineGlass.com.
Take a look at this, and tell me if you’ve ever seen anything like it before — I mean, not counting the time you tried to hand-dry your Riedel:
Here’s what the marketing folks have to say about the glasses, which, by the way, cost $54 each:
Inspired by people who enjoy wine, Tomzi International, Ltd. has created Silhouette stemware - a one-of-a-kind wine glass that enhances the drinking experience through the sense of smell. The unique design of the Silhouette features a notched rim that allows a generous flow of air into the glass, prompting the wine to release its distinct aromas. The ample, graceful notch on the Silhouette also helps direct the bouquet to the nose, turning every sip - from the first to the last - into a multi-sensory event. With this distinctive design, the taster is ready to capture a wine’s true essence while sipping, since up to 90-percent of taste comes through smell. The design also allows for a clean pour.
Undoubtedly functional, the Silhouette also is a beautiful piece of stemware - with its tall stem and generous 20-oz bowl - suitable for enjoying any variety, any vintage. Standing at 9+ inches tall, each wineglass is 24-percent lead crystal and hand-crafted in the Bohemia region of The Czech Republic, an area recognized around the world for its exceptional glassmaking skills. Though created to maximize the flavor and experience of wine, Silhouette stemware is also sure to bring a new level of conversation and experience to the table. Silhouette makes a great gift for the wine lover, foodie or trendsetter.
I don’t know about you, but THIS habitual wine-swirler would be wearing the red wine from my glass to my shirt within a matter of moments. Still, I could see some advantages to this glass design, if I were ever able to break the unconscious swirling habit.
Would you add this glass to your Christmas wish-list?
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A power surge, and Ernest & Julio’s … tequila?!?
The Fisher household, I’m relieved to say, is back up and running semi-normally after power was restored late Sunday night (9-21-08), seven days and six hours after the remnants of Hurricane Ike blew through Ohio and chewed up its trees and power lines. Who’d ‘a thunk a hurricane could do this much damage to Ohio?
On the other hand, who’d ‘a thunk E&J Gallo would enter the tequila market? That’s the news Sunday from The Modesto Bee, which wrote a fine profile of the company and its current chief, Joseph Gallo — Ernest’s son.
Gallo lays out the company’s future, which involves “plans to expand into hard liquor like tequila, push wine sales into China and Russia, reintroduce an old favorite (sangria) and prepare for the next hot-selling varietal (perhaps malbec),” the Bee said.
Gallo is in the process of planting the agave needed to produce its 100 percent agave tequila, Joseph Gallo told the Bee.
What with all of the attention showered on other wine-and-spirits mega-corporations these days, it’s easy for Gallo to slip under the radar, but lest we forget, this is a company that sells more than 70 million cases a year, and Gallo said his family’s company is “growing at a pretty healthy rate.”
Besides, who among us who remember the ’80s could ever forget the Bartles & James commercials — “Thank you for your support.”
Hey, maybe they’ll bring back that tag line for the tequila marketing campaign. If it worked once …
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We may not have power, but we DO have wine
Day 5, no power, no way to update Uncorked from home in the morning, but hey, life’s good, because the wine tastings list arrived in my email in all its glory. What’s not to love? And what else is there to do this weekend?
Notes: Nancy Bentley of KINKEAD RIDGE ESTATE WINERIES will be at Rue Dumaine for the Tuesday tasting!
Mr. Lee’s is having a food/wine pairing event on Oct 16, 2008!
Jay’s Kitchen Door Friday, Sep 19, 2008 4-8 pm 2004 Zaca Mesa Rousanne 2006 McManis Petite Sirah 2005 Blasson d’Issan 2004 Antinori Masseria 2005 Stags Leap Napa Cabernet Sauvignon
Saturday, Sep 20, 2008 1-6 pm 2005 Frogs Leap Sauvignon Blanc 2004 Erath Pinot Noir 2005 Di Arie Southern Exposure Syrah 2005 Chateau Pey Latour
RSVP 222-2892 for all Dinners and Luncheons
Saturday, September 27, 2008 Lobsterfest Luncheon 12:30 pm $65 Lobster-Ginger Bisque Lobster Risotto Cake with a Beet and Green Bean Salad Whole Steamed Maine Lobster with Local Corn and Roasted Redskin Potatoes Berry Basket
Arrow Far Hills - Kettering Saturday, Sep 20, 2008 11-4 pm 2007 Yalumba Viognier 2006 Talley “Olivers Vineyard” Chardonnay 2001 Robert Keenan Merlot 2001 Chateau De Lascaux Pic St. Loup 2005 Steak House Red 2002 Segura Viudas Tempranillo
Dorothy Lane Market (DLM) Oakwood Friday, Sep 19, 2008 5-8 pm Leitz ’05 Kabinett Riesling Merryvale ’06 Sauvignon Blanc Faiveley ’04 Bourgogne Penfold’s ’05 Shiraz/Mouvedre Ciacci Piccolomini ’02 Ateo Steltzner ’04 Merlot Brown Bag
Saturday, Sep 20, 2008 2-6 pm Bridlewood ’06 Viognier Calera ’04 Chardonnay Siduri ’06 Pinot Noir JJ Chave ’06 Cotes du Rhone Culler ’04 Syrah Burgess ’03 Cabernet Bonus Bottle
DLM Washington Square Thursday, Sep 18, 2008 5-8 pm 2007 Lobster Key Sauvignon Blanc 2005 Louis Jadot Santenay 2004 Domaine Serene Marc Bradford Pinot Noir 2005 Ermitage du Pic St Loup 2005 Roberto Cipresso Pigreco Encore Wine!
Saturday, Sep 20, 2008 12-5 pm 2007 Todd Norman Societa 2006 Chateau Ste Michelle Eroica 2006 Kinkead Ridge Revelation Red Wine 2005 Alto Mancayo Veraton 2004 Jocelyn Lonen Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Encore Wine!
Dorothy Lane Springboro Friday, Sep 19, 2008 Forest Glen Riesling 2007 Gavi Vendemmia 2006 Penalolen Cabernet 2006 Vinum Red Dirt Red 2004 Ferraiolo Toscana 2001 Mystery Wine Beers TBD
Saturday, Sep 20, 2008 12-5 pm Jacquelynn Cuvee Blanc 2006 Titus Zinfandel 2004 Reininger Merlot 2002 Chigi Saracini Poggiassai Toscana 2001
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 Sep 19 - Sep 25, 2008 Cline Viognier 2007 Gret Demi Sec NV Fast Bastard Rose Evil Cabernet Henry’s Drive Dead Letter Office Clos Duval Stagsleap Cabernet
Beer: Troeg’s Brewing DreamWeaver Wheat Saturday Food: TBA
Arrow Centerville 937-433-6778 615 Lyons Rd Centerville Friday, September 19, 2008 5-7 pm Dogfish head - Punkin Ale Clipper City Brew. Co. - Marzhon Breckenridge Brewery - Autumn Ale Ottercreek - Ocktoberfest Ale New Holland Brew. Co. - Ichabod Pumpkin Ale
Saturday, Sep 20, 2008 11 am-5 pm Wine Tasting 2007 Shoofly Buzz Cut… 2006 Fattori Soave… 2006 Georges Duboeuf Pouilly Fuisse… 2005 Fieldstone Convivio Red Blend… 2006 Soda Canyon Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon… 2005 Krupp Brothers “The Advocate”… 2006 Schloss Vollrads QBA
Friday September 26, 2008 4-8 pm Oktoberfest Celebration!! GERMAN FOOD GERMAN BEER GERMAN WINE LIVE MUSIC FUN, FOOD AND PRIZES ARROW WINE CENTERVILLE STORE ONLY
Rue Dumaine www.ruedumainerestaurant.com Tuesday, Sep 24, 2008 5-7 pm Each wine selection is paired with an amuse-bouche from the kitchen. Nancy Bentley of KINKEAD RIDGE ESTATE WINERIES will be at Rue Dumaine for the tasting! River Village Cellars Cabernet Franc 2006 River Village Cellars Syrah 2006 Kinkead Ridge Revelation Red 2006
Trader Joe’s in Kettering. Tastings Thursday 6:00-8:00 and Sunday 4:00-7:00. Les Caves Joseph White (2006) AOC Bordeaux, France. Les Caves Joseph Red (2005) AOC Bordeaux, France. Archeo Nero d’Avola (2006) IGT Sicilia, Italy. Edition Maximilien Riesling Spatlese Late Harvest (2007) QmP Rheingau, Germany.
A Taste of Wine 90 S. Main St Miamisburg, OH 937.247-1120 www.atasteofwine.org This week’s wines: SilverLake Riesling Joseph Drouhin domaine de Vaudon Chablis Pezat Bordeaux Rose Apaltagna Pinot Noir Ortman Cuvee Eddy J Lohr Seven Oaks Cabernet Sauvignon
McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood Restaurant RSVP Stephanie Clemens 937.431.9765 Tuesday, September 23, 2008 6:30 pm Rogue Beer Dinner $40, including gratuity 5 Rogue Beers with 5 Fall Food Courses
Mr. Lee’s Oct 16, 2008 Thursday 7:00PM $48 per person or $90 for two First in A Series of Wine & Food Pairing RSVP required, 937-898-3860 4 different wines paired with 10 different appetizers.
The Culinary Company Cross Pointe Center Wednesday, October 8, 2008 6 - 9 PM $50.00 Wine tasting and Heavy Hors d’oeuvres benefit of Mike Tenore for Montgomery County SheriffChecks payable to Tenore for Sheriff
Bella Vino, Wine Merchant & Bar, Springboro, OH 45066 Thursday September 18, 2008 6:00PM-8:00PM Ventisquero Wines from Chile Gran Reserva Chardonnay Reserva Pinot Noir Gran Reserva Carmenere Gran Reserva Merlot
Winds Cafe Yellow Springs RSVP 937-767-9441 Tuesday, September 30, 2008 7 pm $65 www.elysewinery.com RSVP Wine tasting and dinner with Amanda May, National Sales Director-Eastern United States for Elyse Winery. The winery focuses on small lots of vineyard-designated reds.
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 Wine Tasting: Wines from California’s Central Coast, September 19, 2008 7 pm, $15, reservations requested.
Saturday Pasta Dinner with Five Italian Wines, September 20, 2008 4-7 pm, $30 inclusive, reservations required.
Jungle Jim’s International Market www.junglejims.com 513-674-6000 to RSVP Saturday, September 20, 2008 1-3 pm $25 Jungle Jim’s International Market Wine Tasting Event - Best Buy Australians with Dan Frey
La Petite France www.lapetitefrance.biz Friday, October 17, 2008 6:30 pm $60 RSVP 513-733-8383 aperitif Jadot Macon-Villages
first course Michel Redde, Pouilly-Fume butternut squash and apple harvest soup
second course Jadot Cote de Beaune-Villages
duck salad with cheese toasts and port-currant sauce
third course Chateau Mont-Redon, Cotes du Rhone
rosemary lamb chops with swiss chard, flageolets and
balsamic drizzle
fourth course Bouvet Brut, Loire Bea’s famous apple tart tatin
Versailles Winery Saturday, Sep 20, 2008 2008 Wine and Jazz Fest Cost is $10 per person. Must be 21 to attend. ID required. 1 pm “Cooking with Wine” show by KitchenAid Experience 4 pm Amateur Wine Making Competition Awards and grape stomping Food vendors, a chair massage station and crafters. This year’s event will be a benefit for Molly French, teacher from Darke County who lost both legs below the knee due to complications from strep throat.
October 18, 2008 1-8 pm $15 “Wine and Swine” day, featuring a pork and sauerkraut dinner, games, door prizes and marshmallow roast. This event will benefit the Darke County Relay for Life and includes dinner, a glass of Sangria, a cup of mulled wine and marshmallows!
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Didier Dagueneau killed in plane crash
Wine Spectator is reporting this morning that Didier Dagueneau was killed yesterday (9-17-08) when the ultralight plane he was piloting crashed after takeoff in France.
Dagueneau was an iconoclastic winemaker in the Pouilly-Fume region of France, where he produced some of the most intense and distinctive sauvignon blancs on the planet. I’ve had the chance to taste only a couple of his wines, but they stood out, much as he did.
Have you encountered any of Dagueneau’s wines?
Here’s another tribute to Dagueneau from Louis Dressner Selections.
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Russia tries to elbow its way onto the world’s fine-winemaking stage
This struck me as the most interesting story in the wine world today, so I thought I’d share: It’s headlined “Russian renaissance: Free from Soviet restraints, winemakers seek a return to quality and craft”, and it’s from the Chicago Tribune.
Fine Russian wine. What’s next?
And yes, my house is still without power, thanks for asking.
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The things I learn while sitting in the dark
For those of you outside of the Dayton area, we had the remnants of Hurricane Ike blow through Ohio on Sunday afternoon, and while it certainly didn’t pack the same kind of punch that it did when it first came ashore in the Houston-Galveston area, the ol’ bitch still had quite a bit of kick left to ‘er. Gusts of 60-70 miles per hour toppled trees and branches throughout the region (not to mention my back yard), and as of this writing, my house (and tens of thousands of others) is still without power, as is the printing plant that prints the Dayton Daily News.
But more importantly, this I learned: A bottle of white wine (Oregon pinot gris, I believe) kept in a refrigerator that loses its power on a Sunday afternoon has reached its absolute optimum serving temperature by Monday evening. Perfect right out of the fridge, into my glass, and into my mouth.
Not that I would recommend any of you trying this at home …
Any storm-related wine experiences out there you’d like to share?
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READER POLL: Do wine and cigars mix?
There is a quote in this week’s Wine Spectator magazine from a sommelier in Havana, Cuba, who described a cigar — a prized Cohiba 5 Maduro, to be precise — as “fresh and clean on your palate.”
Somehow, I think that freshness and cleanliness would be lost on my palate, thankyouverymuch.
As longtime readers may recall from previous posts along the lines of Wine + Cigars = Blech and A cigar that ‘complements’ wine? Yeah, and monkeys fly out of my … (my oh my, that must have been my provocative phase) that I’ve never developed a taste for tobacco in any of its forms.
My experience with cigars is mostly limited to the four-packs of Swisher Sweets my high school buddies and I bought at Johnny’s Carryout in Beavercreek (which is still there) to smoke on Saturday night at the Belmont Auto Drive-In movie theater (which isn’t). I’ve puffed on a handful of luxury, premium cigars in recent years, but didn’t find the experience at all pleasing, and it certainly didn’t enhance my subsequent appreciation of wine. In fact, quite the opposite.
Do I miss the days of trying to taste wines amidst the fragrant blue haze of the Arrow Wine & Spirits Far Hills tasting bar (it was right next to Arrow’s smoke shop) before the smoking ban was implemented? I do not.
But I must be in the distinct minority, based on what I’ve read and heard out of our local wine and spirits purveyors. Organizers of the Jungle Jim’s International Wine Festival proudly proclaim the fact they’ll have “an outdoor area for premium cigar smoking” at their event, and Eric Jerardi and the other folks behind Sidebar, the new wine bar and cocktail lounge in downtown Dayton, will sell cigars from an in-house humidor, for smoking on the bar’s spacious patio.
Oh joy.
So is it just me? Tell me your opinion: do wine and cigars mix?
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If it’s rainin,’ we may as well taste wine
This weekend’s forecast calls for dreary and wet weather outside, but it’s always warm and cheerful inside at the at the wine tastings at Dayton-area wine shops and grocery stores and restaurants. Those tastings are presented here in all of their glorious splendor courtesy of a Dayton-based wine listserv that compiles the information. (For wine-related events in the Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky area, go to Michelle’s My Wine Education blog.) I’m holding out hope for tonight’s Taste of Miami Valley, which has a “Take A Sip for Scholarship” wine tasting (tickets are $20) from 5 to 8 p.m. tonight (Friday, Sept. 12).
Jay’s Kitchen Door
Friday, Sep 12, 2008 4-8 pm 2007 Lobster Key Sauvignon Blanc 2004 E. Guigal Hermitage Red 2002 Merryvale Reserve Merlot Torre Muga Rioja 2001 / Rioja Chateau Sociando Mallet 2003 Bordeaux
Saturday, Sep 13, 2008 1-6 pm 2006 Bethel Heights Pinot Blanc 2003 Pinino Red - Rosso di Montalcino 2001 Le Macioche Brunello di Montalcino Château Fleur Cardinale Saint-Émilion Grand Cru 2004
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Saturday, September 27, 2008 Lobsterfest Luncheon 12:30 pm $65 Lobster-Ginger Bisque Lobster Risotto Cake with a Beet and Green Bean Salad Whole Steamed Maine Lobster with Local Corn and Roasted Redskin Potatoes Berry Basket
Arrow Far Hills - Kettering
Saturday, Sep 13, 2008 11-4 pm 2007 Gerard Bertrand Chardonnay 2007 Cline Viognier 2006 A by Acacia Pinot Noir 2006 John Duvall Entity Shiraz 2006 Anderson’s Conn Valley Prologue Clearance Cart Carnage!!!
Dorothy Lane Market (DLM) Oakwood
Friday, Sep 12, 2008 5-8 pm JJ Christoffel Erben ’04 Riesling Kabinett Fieldstone ’07 Sauvignon Blanc Ponzi ’06 Pinot Noir Rosenblum ’06 Petite Sirah Cipresso ’05 Pigreco Noval Special Rsv . Port Brown Bag
Saturday, Sep 13, 2008 2-6 pm Bertrand ’07 Viognier Ceja ’05 Chardonnay Chateau Pey La Tour Schild ’05 GMS Seghesio ’03 Barolo Rombauer ’03 Cabernet Bonus Bottle
DLM Washington Square
Thursday, Sep 11, 2008 5-8 pm 2006 Cornin Beaujolais Blanc 2007 Novellum Chardonnay 2006 Casa Castillo Jumilla 2006 Mikael Bouges Cot 2007 Owen Roe Abbot’s Table Encore Wine!
Saturday, Sep 13, 2008 12-5 pm 2006 Adelsheim Pinot Gris 2006 Au Bon Climat Sanford & Benedict Chardonnay 2003 Walter Hansel South Slope Pinot Noir 2006 Three Saints Pinot Noir 2006 Belle Vallee Pinot Noir 2005 Dierberg Pinot Noir Encore Wine!
Dorothy Lane Springboro
Friday, Sep 12, 2008 High Def Riesling 2007 H3 Chardonnay 2007 Ortman Santa Rita Hills Pinot Noir 2005 Les Cots Hauts 2006 Santa Rita Floresta Syrah 2004 Mystery Wine 2 Beers TBD
Saturday, Sep 13, 2008 12-5 pm Davis Bynum Russian River Chardonnay 2006 Talley Pinot Noir 2006 H 3 Merlot 2006 Domaine Joel Rochette Beaujolais Villages 2007 Borra Vineyards Zinfandel 2004 Chateau Belgrave Haut Medoc 2004
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 Sep 12 - Sep 18, 2008 Assorted Italian Whites Corbaia Castello de Bossi , Italy (13 years old!!!!) Farnese OPIS Riserva, Italy Red Wines 1995 & 1996 Harpersfield Cabernet Franc, Ohio Ristow Cabernet, Napa Lorca Petite Sirah, California Cascina Boniovanni Barolo, Italy 2000 Casanova di Neri Winery 2001 Mas de la Dame’s Coin Cache , France Luigi Bosca Syrah , Argentina Fratelli Ferrero Barolo , Italy Colle dei Venti “Tufo Blu” Barbaresco, Italy 2002 L’Aventure Syrah, California Domaine Grand Jacquet “Le Diamant Noir”, France Carmignano Riserva “Piaggia”, Italy Beer: Troeg’s Brewing DreamWeaver Wheat Saturday Food: BRATS ‘n’ KRAUT
Arrow Centerville, 937-433-6778, 615 Lyons Rd Centerville
Saturday, Sep 13, 2008 11 am-5 pm Wine Tasting
2004 EOS Cabernet Sauvignon… 2006 EOS Chardonnay… 2004 EOS Zinfandel… 2007 King Estate Pinot Gris… 2007 Luis Felipe Edwards Sauvignon Blanc… 2006 Luis Felipe Edwards Cabernet Sauvignon… 2004 Luis Felipe Edwards Dona Bernarda… 2006 XYZin…
Rue Dumaine www.ruedumainerestaurant.com
Tuesday, Sep 17, 2008 5-7 pm Each wine selection is paired with an amuse-bouche from the kitchen. River Village Cellars Cabernet Franc 2006 River Village Cellars Syrah 2006 Kinkead Ridge Revelation Red 2006
The Wine Gallery and Cafe
Corner of 3rd and Wayne Saturday, Sep 13, 2008 10:00 am to 2 pm 2008 Kinkead Ridge Red Revelation 2006 River Valley Cellars Cabernet Franc 2008 River Valley Cellars Syrah
Wednesday, Sep 17, 2008 5:30-8:30 pm McMannis Viognier Dobbes Grand Assemblage Syrah D Arie Barbera Montaribaldi Barbera d Asti La Consolina Rocche Costamagna Langhe Nebbiolo Roccardo
Trader Joe’s in Kettering.
Tastings Thursday 6:00-8:00 and Sunday 4:00-7:00. Thursday, Sep 12, 2008 Les Caves Joseph White (2006) AOC Bordeaux, France. Les Caves Joseph Red (2005) AOC Bordeaux, France. Archeo Nero d’Avola (2006) IGT Sicilia, Italy. Edition Maximilien Riesling Spatlese Late Harvest (2007) QmP Rheingau, Germany.
A Taste of Wine 90 S. Main St Miamisburg, OH 937.247-1120 www.atasteofwine.org This week’s wines: Stonecap Riesling Geode Chardonnay Lazona Rosato Mezzanotte Nobilo Merlot Ventana Due Amici McNab Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon
9/12 - Beer Tasting - Octoberfest Beers
Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar 937-320-9548 Wine Wednesdays 5pm to 8pm in the bar. Wednesday, Sep 17, 2008 forty-six diamonds Chardonnay, Pouilly Fuisse, 2006 rodney strong Merlot, Sonoma County, 2004 hall Cabernet, Napa Valley, 2004 jaffe Cabernet Sauvignon, Metamorphosis, Napa Valley, 2005
Bruning’s Wine Cellar
Wednesday, September 17, 2008 5 pm Eyman 90 Degrees Halbtrocken Spatlese 2005 Hugo Unoaked Chardonnay 2006 Lar De Paula Tempranillo 2006 Hugo Shiraz 2004 Woolundry Road Cabernet 2006
McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood Restauran
t RSVP Stephanie Clemens 937.431.9765
Tuesday, September 23, 2008 6:30 pm Rogue Beer Dinner $40, including gratuity
5 Rogue Beers with 5 Fall Food Courses
Winans Chocolates and Coffees in The Village at the Dayton Mall
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Wine Tasting
Genesis Merlot Columbia Valley, WA 2005
Penfolds Koonunga Hill Shiraz South Austrailia 2006
Covey Run Reserve Semillon Ice Wine Yakima Valley, Washington State 2005
Bella Vino Wine Merchant & Bar , Springboro, OH 45066 Thursday September 11, 2008 6:00PM-8:00PM Grupo Osborne from Spanish wines Montecillo Blanco Solaz Tempranillo-Cabernet Montecillo Crianza Rioja Montecillo Reserva Riojo Osborne “Medium” Amontillado Sherry
Winds Cafe Yellow Springs RSVP 937-767-9441 Friday, Sep 12, 2008 7:00 pm Rhone Tasting $60 Taste traditionally produced Rhone wines and some domestic wines from the Rhone Rangers.
Tuesday, September 30, 2008 7 pm $65 www.elysewinery.com RSVP Wine tasting and dinner with Amanda May, National Sales Director-Eastern United States for Elyse Winery. The winery focuses on small lots of vineyard-designated reds.
Cork-N-Vine
Sep 12 - 19, 2008 White Flight Kenderman Spatlese- Parallel 45 Rose- Biltmore Sur Lies Chardonnay- Hogue Chardonnay
Red Flight Monticello Crianza- Veramonte Merlot- Sonoma Vineyard Syrah- Blackstone Rubric(Blend)
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, Sep 12, 2008 2006 Solaire Chardonnay 2006 Drylands New Zealand Pinot Noir Friday, September 12, 2008 7 pm Sensational Spanish, Six Wines
Saturday, September 13, 2008 3-6 pm Good Ratings, Great Value Spanish
Jungle Jim’s International Market
www.junglejims.com 513-674-6000 to RSVP Friday, September 12, 2008 7-9 pm $25 International Market Beer Tasting Event - Great Lakes Brewing Company
Saturday, September 13, 2008 1-3 pm $30 International Market Wine Tasting Event - Washington State Winners
La Petite France www.lapetitefrance.biz Friday, September 12, 2008 6:30 pm $60 RSVP “Abundantly Alsacienne” Wine Dinner Tasting & Paintings Exhibit Aperitif - “One”, Pierre Sparr 1st. Course - Rainbow trout in Reisling sauce 2nd. Course - Alsacienne onion tart 3rd. Course - Civet de boeuf a l’alsacienne and fresh herb spaetzle 4th. Course - Flugnarde with prunes
The Winery at Versailles 937-526-3232
Saturday, Sep 20, 2008 2008 Wine and Jazz Fest Cost is $10 per person. Must be 21 to attend. ID required. 1 pm “Cooking with Wine” show by KitchenAid Experience 4 pm Amateur Wine Making Competition Awards and grape stomping Food vendors, a chair massage station and crafters. This year’s event will be a benefit for Molly French, teacher from Darke County who lost both legs below the knee due to complications from strep throat.
October 18, 2008 1-8 pm $15 “Wine and Swine” day, featuring a pork and sauerkraut dinner, games, door prizes and marshmallow roast. This event will benefit the Darke County Relay for Life and includes dinner, a glass of Sangria, a cup of mulled wine and marshmallows!
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Can you imagine a French jury judging Robert Parker?
Interesting news on the trusty ol’ Associated Press wire this morning entitled “Wine critic Parker facing defamation charges” … sounds like a lot of hullaballoo about nothin,’ and it probably would be in the U.S., which I suspect has more forgiving freedom-of-speech rights than France does.
But contemplate for a moment: If this case went to a jury — I’m not familiar enough with the French judicial system (thank heavens) to know whether it would, but if it did — can you imagine the French vignerons who would just LOVE to somehow get themselves into that jurors’ pool? They’ll flock to Paris to pay Parisians to stand in for them at the courthouse … “This will be the last time you give MY Chassagne-Montrachet an 82, you American you …”
Sacre Bleu!
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Sinclair, Jungle Jim’s to host wine events
What better way to blend my old beat at the Dayton Daily News — covering higher education — with the current wine-and-food-and-dining beat than to let you know of a wine-tasting event at Sinclair Community College? It’s this Friday, Sept. 12, and it’s called the Sinclair Alumni Association Second Annual “A Vintage Affair”. It will be held in the plaza outside the Sinclair Conference Center on Friday, September 12, from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. Click on the link above more more details and ticket info. (You should know that the “wine expert” referenced in the news release is none other than Dennis Hall, of Fairfield Wine fame and of course, frequent Uncorked commenter/contributor…)
In addition, Jungle Jim’s International Market at 5440 Dixie Highway (Ohio 4) in Fairfield is putting together its very first International Wine Festival, and offering a choice of attending on either a Friday night or Saturday night, Oct. 3 or Oct. 4, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Click on the links above for details. Sounds like quite an ambitious bash.
Now, here’s one thing I like about BOTH of these wine events: the organizers are offering reduced-price admission tickets for those who will not drink. There’s no better way to ensure that a designated driver will be available to get attendees home safely than to offer non-drinkers the chance to attend and to enjoy the food selections with water or non-alcoholic drinks. I recognize this may not be possible at all wine events because of limited space, but I wish organizers of some of the Miami Valley’s largest wine-and-food events would consider such a two-tiered admission system, perhaps on a trial basis.
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Ste. Michelle wines gain a few more strange corporate bedfellows — for now
A couple of weeks ago I posted an entry entitled Lest we forget that wine is a business — a very BIG business.
Well, take that sentiment, multiply it by a power of 10, and read the Monday, Sept. 8 update from Wine & Spirits Daily, which details the $11.7 billion (yes, billion) acquisition of UST by the The Altria Group. More details can be found at this Altria press release.
I, for one, am SO glad that these two mega-corporations are getting together to create “the premier tobacco company in the United States with leading brands in cigarettes, smokeless tobacco and machine-made large cigars,” to quote Altria chairman Michael E. Szymanczyk in his own press release.
I’ve always felt that UST’s dominance in the “moist smokeless tobacco” category, with its Copenhagen and Skoal brands, would make a simply perfect fit with Altria’s strength in the cigarette category, don’t you agree?
Marlboro, Skoal and Ste. Michelle wines all under the same big corporate tent — now that’s synergy, baby.
Or, maybe not. At lease one analyst predicts to Reuters that Altria will likely sell Ste. Michelle.
We live in a strange world.
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Food & Wine magazine names the top wines, winemakers of 2008
Food & Wine magazine has named the winners of its American Wine Awards 2008.
These are the magazine’s 11th annual awards.
Here’s a copy of a news release Food & Wine released, and a list of the winners. Has anyone tried any of these wines? There are several names here I’ve never heard of — but then again, they probably haven’t yet discovered Dayton, Ohio, either.
New York, NY — Celia Masyczek of Napa Valley was named Winemaker of the Year in Food & Wine magazine’s 11th annual American Wine Awards, announced today by Editor in Chief Dana Cowin. Food & Wine also selected the top American wines above and below $20, from Chardonnay to Zinfandel; honored Neal Rosenthal of Rosenthal Wine Merchant as Importer of the Year; and singled out Breggo Cellars as Best New Winery. Winners are profiled in the October wine issue, on newsstands September 15th.
“We added a new sparkling wine category this year because there are so many well-made domestic sparkling wines, not just from California but from Oregon and Washington State. Schramsberg’s much-beloved founder, Jamie Davies, passed away this year, so the award is a nice homage to him.” Cowin says.
Cowin adds, “Celia Masyczek is the talent behind a number of cult California Cabernets, including the new Scarecrow, one of the most sought-after wines in Napa Valley. She’s a winemaker’s winemaker. Her wines are famous, but she’s not. We aim to change that with this award.”
And here are the award winners:
WINEMAKER OF THE YEAR Celia Masyczek, Napa Valley, CA
BEST NEW WINERY Breggo Cellars, Anderson Valley, CA
BEST IMPORTER Neal Rosenthal of Rosenthal Wine Merchant, New York
BEST WINES UNDER $20
CHARDONNAY 2007 FoxGlove ($15)
SAUVIGNON BLANC 2007 Brander Santa Ynez Valley ($15)
PINOT NOIR 2006 A To Z Wineworks Oregon ($18)
MERLOT 2005 Raymond R Collection ($15)
CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2005 Columbia Crest H3 ($15)
ZINFANDEL 2006 Edmeades Mendocino County ($18)
SYRAH 2006 Qupe Central Coast ($16)
BEST WINES OVER $20
CHARDONNAY 2005 Ramey Ritchie Vineyard ($65)
SAUVIGNON BLANC 2007 Cliff Lede Napa Valley ($22)
PINOT NOIR 2005 Talley Vineyards Rosemary’s Vineyard ($38)
MERLOT 2005 Shafer Napa Valley ($45)
SYRAH 2006 Tensley Colson Canyon Vineyard ($38)
ZINFANDEL 2005 Bella Lily Hill Estate ($36)
CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2004 Harlan Estate ($600)
BORDEAUX BLEND 2005 Dominus ($129)
OUTSTANDING SPARKLING WINE 2004 Schramsberg Blanc De Blancs ($35)
In the under-$20 category: I’ve had Brander’s wines in the past and they’ve been excellent, and I’ve always felt Qupe’s syrahs show remarkable consistency and great value. A to Z has impressed me with their whites, but I’m not sure I’ve tried their pinot. You?
In the $20-and-up, I can’t say I’ve tried many of these wines, although I have been blessed to taste earlier vintages of Harlan Estate and found it to be among the few California cult cabernets to be worth the hype (although perhaps not worth the current retail!).
What do you think of Food & Wine’s list?
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Make it a September to remember
The wine tastings and events list you’re about to read is a minor miracle. No, make that a major miracle. First, that the region’s wine shops and restaurants lay out such a lavish spread week after week, all just for l’il ol’ us, and second, that a Dayton-based wine listserv painstakingly (and sometimes, painfully) compiles all of this information into a single email for its members. Go ahead, click on “continue reading.” You’ll be as awed as I am
And for wine-related events in the Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky area — including information about a wine dinner at a new seafood restaurant that opened in downtown Cincinnati just a couple of months ago — go to Michelle’s My Wine Education blog. We’ll call her list a mini-miracle.
Dayton rules. Enjoy the wine events!
Jay’s Kitchen Door
Friday, Sep 5, 2008 4-8 pm 2005 Domaine Bouchard Pere & Fils Meursault 2007 Montaribalde Barbera di Asti 2005 Altos de Luzon 2003 La Gerla Brunello di Montalcino 2004 Campoleone Umbria
Saturday, Sep 6, 2008 1-6 pm 2007 Elk Cove Pinot Gris 2006 Siduri Rosella’s Vineyard Pinot Noir 2006 Clos de los Siete 2003 Chateau Branaire Ducru
RSVP 222-2892 for all Dinners and Luncheons
Saturday, September 27, 2008 Lobsterfest Luncheon 12:30 pm $65 Lobster-Ginger Bisque Lobster Risotto Cake with a Beet and Green Bean Salad Whole Steamed Maine Lobster with Local Corn and Roasted Redskin Potatoes Berry Basket
Arrow Wine & Spirits Far Hills - Kettering
Saturday, Sep 6, 2008 11-4 pm 2007 Orin Sift Veladora Napa Valley Sauvignon blanc 2006 Erales Eral Bravo Malbec 2005 Neyers Old Lakeville Road Syrah 2001 Domaine Du Joncier Lirac 2004 Luis Felipe Edwards Dona Bernarda
Dorothy Lane Market (DLM) Oakwood
Friday, Sep 5, 2008 6-8 pm Urban ‘07 Torrontes Chateau Philippe Le Hardi ‘05 Bourgogne Blanc Three Saints ‘06 Pinot Noir Trentadue ‘04 Petite Sirah D’Alessandro ‘03 Il Bosco Brown Bag
Saturday, Sep 6, 2008 2-6 pm Torbreck ‘04 Semillion Bruno Paillard Champagne Foxen ‘06 Pinot Noir Mitolo ‘06 Shiraz Remelluri ‘01 Rioja Bonus Bottle
DLM Washington Square
Thursday, Sep 4, 2008 5-8 pm 2006 Leon Beyer Riesling 2005 Chateau Phillipe Le Hardi 2006 Styring Pinot Noir 2005 Baumard Rouge Anjou 2001 Lealtanza Reserva Rioja Encore Wine!
Saturday, Sep 6, 2008 12-5 pm 2006 Edna Valley Chardonnay 2005 Davis Bynum Pinot Noir 2005 Quivira Zinfandel 2006 Novy Syrah 2005 Pina D’Adamo Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Encore Wine!
Dorothy Lane Springboro
Friday, Sep 5, 2008 Luis Felipe Edwards Sauvignon Blanc 2007 Luis Felipe Edwards Chardonnay 2007 Moccagatta Barbaresco 2003 Luis Felipe Edwards Dona Bernarda 2004 Tikal Jubele 2002 Mystery Wine
Saturday, Sep 6, 2008 12-5 pm Domaine Feuillat-Juillot Montagny 1er Cru 2005 Marc Kreydenweiss Perrieres 2006 Two Hands Bad Impersonator Shiraz 2005 Mitolo G.A.M. Shiraz 2006 D’Alessandro IL Bosco 2003
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 Sep 5 - Sep 11, 2008 Domaine de Nizas 2007 Rosé of Syrah, Grenache, Mourvedre Kris 2007 Pinot Noir Angeline 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon Coleccion N Q N Blend Patagonia Universe Odfjell Orzada Carmenere
Beer: Troeg’s Brewing DreamWeaver Wheat Saturday Food: Chef’s Away, but there are plenty of cheeses, salamis and crackers.
Arrow Centerville 937-433-6778
615 Lyons Rd Centerville Friday, Sep 5, 2008 5-7 pm… Beer Tasting Black Sheep Brewery Black Sheep Ale… Black Sheep Brewery Monty Pythons… Black Sheep Brewery Holy Grail Ale… St. Peters Brewery Old Style Porter St. Peters Brewery Cream Stout St. Peters Brewery English Ale
Saturday, Sep 6, 2008 11 am-5 pm Wine Tasting 2006 Dry Creek Vineyards Fume Blanc… 2006 Chateau Ste. Michelle Indian Wells Chardonnay… 2005 Oak Ridge Winery OZV Zinfandel… 2003 Chateau Ste. Michelle Indian Wells Merlot… 2004 Esca Syrah 2006 Norton Ridge Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon… 2002 Constant Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2003 St. Supery Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
Rue Dumaine
www.ruedumainerestaurant.com Tuesday, Sep 9, 2008 5-7 pm Each wine selection is paired with a bite sized sampling from the kitchen. CHATEAU LAMOTHE de HAUX BLANC Bordeaux, France 2007 CHATEAU LA PIERRE LEVEE Bordeaux, France 2005 ROCK & VINE THREE RANCHES North Coast, California 2005
Savona Restaurant & Wine Bar
Wednesday, Sep 10, 2008 5 pm Nora Albarino Galicia, Spain 100% Albarino Naia Verdejo Rueda, Spain 100% Verdejo Altos de Luzon Jumilla, Spain Monastrell, Tempranillo, & Cab. Sauvignon Sierra Cantabria Tinto Rioja, Spain 100% Tempranillo Lolita Pinot Noir Limoux, France 100% Pinot Noir Wellington Zinfandel Sonoma Valley, CA 100% Zinfandel
Therapy Cafe
East Third Street in the Cannery. Dayton
Sunday, September 7, 2008 5-8pm a sake tasting. $30 7 Japanese sakes and 2 shochus, and complimentary sushi sampling from Thai Nine. RSVP to info@therapy-cafe.com or to 937-470-2089 Ozeki sake -junmai Hakushika Kuromatsu Chokara Ozeki Karatamba Ozeki Osakaya Chobei Ozeki Nigori (unfiltered) Hakushika Snow Beauty (unfiltered) Ginza No Suzume Shochu Kapa No Sasoimizu Shochu Hana Awaka -sparkling sake
A Taste of Wine
90 S. Main St Miamisburg, OH 937.247-1120 www.atasteofwine.org This week’s wines: Baileyana Chardonnay Ventana Gewurtraminer Waterstone Pinot Noir Spann Mo Zin Midnight Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon
9/4 - Wine Tasting 9/8 -Monday - Fundraiser for Juvenile Diabetes Research 5 - 8pm $30 presales, $35 day of. 9/12 - Beer Tasting - Octoberfest Beers
Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar 937-320-9548
Wednesday, Sep 10, 2008 6:30 p.m. Maloy O’Neil Wine Dinner with Shannon O’Neil $65 per person not including tax and gratuity Maloy O’Neil Pinot Grigio, 2006 with Smoked Salmon and Crab Cake, topped with a Roasted Serrano Chili Buttermilk Sauce Maloy O’Neil Chardonnay, 2006 with Mixed Greens with Apples, Smoked Bacon, and Candied Walnuts Tossed in an Apple Cider Vinaigrette Maloy O’Neil Lexicon Red Wine, 2004 with Tri-Colored Peppercorn Crusted Pork Loin topped with a Plum Gastrique served with a corn and pepper ratatouilleMaloy O’Neil Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, 2004 with Roasted Kona Bean Rubbed Strip Loin topped with a Black Cherry Reduction served over Mushroom and Herbed Risotto Maloy O’Neil Gioi Red Wine, 2004 with Chocolate Covered Berries rolled in Macadamia Nuts Topped with Chantilly Cream
Bruning’s Wine Cellar
Friday, September 5,2008 from 5 - 8 pm Martini & Rossi Prosecco Kenwood Sonoma Sauvignon Blanc Red Guitar Tempranillo Chateau St. Michelle Cabernet Sauvignon
Hofbrau Munich Original Hofbrau Munich Dunkel Hofbrau Munich Oktoberfest
Wednesday, September 10, 2008 5 pm Louis Bernard Chateau Noel Saint Laurent Baileyana Chardonnay Ventana Pinot Noir Schild Shiraz Spann Cabernet
McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood Restaurant
RSVP Stephanie Clemens 937.431.9765 Monday, September 8, 2008 6:30 pm Sierra Nevada Beer Dinner $40, including gratuity Lee Hill from Sierra Nevada. Pale Ale, Porter, Stout, Wheat and Anniversary wiht five courses.
Tuesday, September 23, 2008 6:30 pm Rogue Beer Dinner $40, including gratuity 5 Rogue Beers with 5 Fall Food Courses
Bella Vino, Wine Merchant & Bar , Springboro,
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, September 5,2008 7 pm Fine Wine & Premium Cheese Pairing 5 wines paired with 5 cheeses
Saturday, September 6, 2008 3-6 pm (4) Pearls from Paso Robles, CA
Jungle Jim’s International Market
www.junglejims.com 513-674-6000 to RSVP Friday, September 12, 2008 7-9 pm $25 International Market Beer Tasting Event - Great Lakes Brewing Company
Saturday, September 13, 2008 1-3 pm $30 International Market Wine Tasting Event - Washington State Winners
La Petite France www.lapetitefrance.biz
Friday, September 12, 2008 6:30 pm $60 RSVP “Abundantly Alsacienne” Wine Dinner Tasting & Paintings Exhibit Aperitif - “One”, Pierre Sparr 1st. Course - Rainbow trout in Reisling sauce 2nd. Course - Alsacienne onion tart 3rd. Course - Civet de boeuf a l’alsacienne and fresh herb spaetzle 4th. Course - Flugnarde with prunes
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‘Wine-at-home’ company sues Ohio, succeeds in blocking law that would have stopped sales parties
Back in June, when I wrote an entry entitled “Governor vetoes ‘wine-at-home’ legislation”, suffice to say I did not anticipate the storm that followed.
Well, that storm has shifted venues — it’s now playing out in a federal courtroom. Here’s a story I’m writing for tomorrow’s editions of the Dayton Daily News:
COLUMBUS — A California company that arranges “wine-at-home” promotional parties in Ohio and several other states has filed a lawsuit against the Ohio Division of Liquor Control in federal court and has succeeded in blocking, at least temporarily, a law that would have banned the parties.
The company, Napa-based 1-800-WineShop.com, claims the law violates the company’s First Amendment rights of free speech and assembly and is therefore unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge Michael Watson agreed with the company’s argument in granting its request for a temporary restraining order prohibiting the state from enforcing the law that would have greatly restricted the wine-at-home parties as of Sept. 1.
The law, Watson wrote, is “so sweeping that it violates at least the First Amendment.”
The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court in Columbus on Aug. 26. The restraining order was granted Aug. 29. It is scheduled to expire after 10 days, but can be extended while the case moves forward.
In 1-800-WineShop.com wine parties, a “wine consultant” comes to another person’s home and introduces invited guests to samples of five or six of the company’s wines, then gathers and forwards wine orders to the company in exchange for a sales commission. Gov. Ted Strickland used a line-item veto in late June to ensure that language restricting wine-at-home parties remained part of a large state budget bill. Strickland’s office issued a press release saying his action “is in the public interest” because the wine-at-home parties escape regulation and oversight by the state’s liquor-control department, taxation department and local law enforcement. He signaled a “willingness to work with affected companies” to make the changes in state law that would allow them to continue to operate.
But in its lawsuit, 1-800-WineShop.com noted that the law would essentially block its 250 “Independent Wine Consultants” in Ohio who earn commissions for promoting WineShop wines from doing business.
In his Aug. 29 order, Judge Watson agreed with the assertion by 1-800-WineShop.com that the new law is “far more extensive than necessary” and said that the state’s interests in regulating alcohol “either already are or could be protected by less drastic means.”
The judge also appeared to dismiss the state’s objections that the wine-at-home parties could lead to wine being shipped to underage drinkers, noting that WineShop’s existing state permit requires it to use shipping companies that verify the age of the recipient of the wine.
Here’s perhaps the key paragraph of the judge’s decision:
“The public interest generally is served by regulation of the sale of alcoholic beverages by the states. Nonetheless, in this instance, the State of Ohio has, at the urging of the regulated community, according to defendants’ counsel, enacted a statute so sweeping that it violates at least the First Amendment. The Court does not mean to suggest the State cannot regulate plaintiffs’ in-home wine-tasting events. Indeed, counsel for the defendants has alluded to the State’s ability to fashion a permit for such activities. But a complete ban on such events does not pass constitutional muster. In this case, the public interest is best served by upholding the requirements of the U.S. Constitution.”
Ohio Division of Liquor Control spokesman Matt Mullins referred questions to the Ohio Attorney General’s office, which represents the division in legal disputes. A spokeswoman for attorney general’s office said the state’s attorneys are “reviewing the decision and considering all of their options.”
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New study shows red wine works magic with steak — in the mouth AND the stomach
Well well WELL, check out this Wine Spectator online piece entitled “Red Wine Aids Meat Digestion”.
Turns out a team of Israeli medical researchers have concluded through a study that “red wine helps the stomach remove potentially harmful substances found in red meats, which are released during digestion, before the chemicals can do the body harm.”
Yeah, but didn’t we carnivorous wine enthusiasts already sort of suspect that — you know, instinctively?
Pass the tempranillo. And I like mine medium rare.
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Marketers run amok, chapter 573: the making of ‘legal weed’
We do so like to poke fun on occasion at those who market wine, because …. because … well, just because.
But I can’t find anything to compete this morning with my colleague Alexis Larsen’s Lounge Lizards piece entitled Beer maker to market ‘Legal Weed’”. It’s based on this LA Times story that is, shall we say, sure to entertain.
Only in America.
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Tasting will take a detour — to the Far East
The following email from Chris Cochran, of Therapy Cafe, seemed worth sharing … not every day we have an opportunity like this!
“I would like to let you know about a special tasting at Therapy Cafe. On Sunday, September 7th from 5-8 p.m., as a special edition of our Sunday Wine Series, we will be holding a sake tasting. We will offer tastes of 7 Japanese sakes and 2 shochus, as well as a complimentary sushi sampling from Thai 9. The cost is $30. We are asking people to make reservations for this special event. They can RSVP to info@therapy-cafe.com or to 937-470-2089.”
Here’s a list of the sakes and shochus to be tasted:
1.Ozeki sake — junmai
2.Hakushika Kuromatsu Chokara
3.Ozeki Karatamba
4.Ozeki Osakaya Chobei
5.Ozeki Nigori (unfiltered)
6.Hakushika Snow Beauty (unfiltered)
7.Ginza No Suzume Shochu
8.Kapa No Sasoimizu Shochu
9.Hana Awaka — sparkling sake
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