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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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By Ann Boucher
November 5, 2009 10:50 AM | Link to this
Patty said that she now understands why I’ve been going on about The Count and Villa Calcinaia on Facebook for the last couple months. Good wines and a good person behind the wines. Thanks -Mark