Going Blanc- Chenin Blanc.
This week we visit a varietal that we pretty much universally agree here at Feast is tragically underappreciated: Chenin Blanc.
Wine
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Past Wine
Italia!
It may be the Greeks who brought winemaking with them to the Roman Empire, but doggone it if the Romans didn't raise the bar. This Saturday, Kevin is opening bottles from some of the winemaking regions with which you're abundantly familiar, but also from spots you may not already know well.
Empson USA wine dinner with Fabio Longano
Opportunity knocks once again when Fabio Longano comes to Tucson. He'll be bringing five truly exceptional Italian wines with him, and we'll be pairing a dish with each wine. It all promises to be pretty fabulous.
Loosen Brothers
This month's Last Sunday tasting offers up mostly German stuff, but not everyone knows that Loosen Brothers also has interests in French and domestic wineries as well, namely Roche de Bellene and J. Christopher.
California Chardonnay
Yeah. We know. There are seemingly two camps. There are those who like nothing more than the rich, opulent style of California Chardonnay as we've come to perceive it. And then there are those who cast a supercilious glance and are unwilling to acknowledge its worthiness. As it turns out, however, there are more styles of California Chardonnay than meet the eye.
¡Viva la España!
This Saturday's wine tasting is already beginning to fill up, as tastings with wines from Spain often do.
Oregon Pinot Noir
While the people of California are assuredly prideful over the Pinot Noir grown there, I don't think anyone would dispute the quality and beauty of Oregon terroir, and the quality and beauty with which it in turn imbues Pinot Noir.
Sauntering through Northern Italy
This week's wine tasting features two reds and two whites from the northerly end of the Italian boot, and they're each excellent food wines. It turns out they're tasty to sip on their own as well, but we'll let you decide for yourselves how you'll best put them to use.
Trust Your Importer- Kermit Lynch
If you're ever remotely in doubt about a bottle of Old World wine you're inspecting, but you've never tasted it, turn the bottle around. Does it say "Imported by Kermit Lynch?" You've just virtually guaranteed yourself an exceptional experience. Come find out why
Che Syrah Syrah
Wine fashions change frequently, but we at Feast always fall deeply for a classic grape of the Rhone: we love you, Syrah.