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Those of you who've been attending our monthly wine tastings for any significant length of time know that we periodically host a wine tasting designed to create trust. We call these tastings the "Trust Your Importer" series, the idea being that most of us can't possibly have tasted and familiarized ourselves with the massive selection of wines available to us all at any given moment.
I don't imagine you'll find anything particularly savage about these Sauvignon Blancs, but this Saturday, Kevin will be opening SB's from all over the place, so whether you're fond of the grapefruit-and-gooseberry style that hails from New Zealand or the dry, gravelly stuff from Cheverny, you'll find something interesting here.
You've tasted Cabernet Sauvignon with us, and Syrah and Pinot Noir and Sauvignon Blanc. But this week, the usual suspects have been kicked to the curb.
Nothing cuts through that monsoon season humidity like white wine, and more specifically like white Burgundy.
Maybe it's because you just don't have it in you that day, or maybe it's because that was already the second bottle, but whatever the reason, you cork it and come back to it only to discover that the fruit's fallen off, or it tastes like oxidized prunes now, or some such problem.
I know it seems like we're en train de battre un cheval mort, after all the Bastille Day food and drink and what with three of last week's four wines being French, but what can I say? There's a certain je ne sais quoi about the wines of France.
Somewhere, at some point, some undoubtedly supercilious person decided that the wines of northern Italy were infinitely superior to those of southern Italy. We dispute that theory, always, and offer the assertion that geography is simply geography, and while a region may impart a certain terroir, there is nothing inherently better or worse about any given region's flavors and subtleties than those of any other region.
When summer really gets going, we often find ourselves in the market for something a little less substantial; those wines that weigh in at 16% alcohol that supremely satisfied in the winter months have begun to hold less appeal. Now, we're reaching for clean, crisp, easy-drinking wines that pair well with sitting on the porch and watching the monsoons roll in.
This week's tasting features four wines that those of you who've been coming to the tastings will recognize, but you won't know what they taste like. Why? They're all brand new vintages.
Bonjour, Feastlings. With Bastille Day just around the corner, Kevin’s decided to open up four wines from France. You may recollect from history lessons that they helped us win the American Revolution, and what with Bastille Day being so close to our own Independence Day, we thought it fitting to remind everyone about the deliciousness […]