History Lesson
This Sunday’s end-of-the-month tasting features wines from our friend Luke Anable features wines from four intriguing winemakers, all of whom are doing their best to either revive all-but-lost varietals, styles and appellations.
Wine
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Past Wine
This Saturday’s wine tasting: Circumnavigating Sauvignon Blanc (Megan’s favorite grape varietal)
Kevin strolled into the office today and announced that I was required by someone very important to include a parenthetical note in the title of this week's tasting. You've already seen the note if you're here, but I somehow doubt that Megan wants that notoriety, or to be pigeonholed as narrow in her scope just because she's fond of Sauvignon Blanc.
The Ides of March: dinner with winemaker Stephen Hagen of Antiquum Farm
I've written to you before about Stephen Hagen- the guy who keeps his vineyards healthy through the meticulous use of tweezers and leaf blowers. Evidently, he's willing to tolerate the separation anxiety long enough to come to Tucson and do a wine dinner with us.
Country CouZins
While Zinfandel is the quintessentially American varietal, it has its roots in the Old Country. While its grandparent is a varietal called Plavac Mali, there's not enough in Arizona right now to include in the tasting. Our alternative? Zinfandel's literal cousin, Primitivo.
Italy, traveling North.
Two weeks ago, you may recall that we lauded the strengths of southern Italian wines. We stand by that assertion. That said, we wanted to remind you that the offerings of the North are nothing to sneeze at.
Old World and New World wines, vis a vis Bordeaux.
As wine lovers, we're often forced to choose a style or a winemaking tradition- we can only consume so much, so it behooves us to pick a style we like, whether it's the wine we want to accompany a particular dish, or whether it's our own "house preference."
Baja vs. the World
Sometimes we all feel like it's just us against the world, and this month, at our tasting at least, it's Baja, Mexico's turn. Fortunately for Baja, we think you'll agree that Baja fares pretty well.
The “Sole” of Italy
Ask any northern Italian about the south and you'll get an eyeroll, most likely, and a dismissive gesture. In the South, they refer to the northerners as nordici, which really just means someone from the north, but the northerners call the southerners sudici, a double entendre that means not only "the southern ones," but also "the dirty ones."
New to Us, so- New to You Too?
You're all certainly aware that we change our menu each month, but to be honest, the wine list is in a more constant state of flux than the food menu is.
This Saturday’s wine tasting: Rosés for Valentine’s Day
Valentine's Day is as often as not an excuse to drink Rosé wine, but quite frankly, we at Feast are fans of the pink stuff year-round. So whether it's finding something you want in your fridge for next week, or discovering what's going to own some of your valuable refrigerator real estate all summer long, this Saturday is the time to acquaint yourself with four tasty Rosés.