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October 2020
Virtual Tasting – Geeky Grapes: Piedmont
Cameron Abbott, The Piedmont Guy We have some wines we really love but I am sorry to say that unless we speak Italian, we cannot have a meaningful discussion with the owner-winemaker. Enter Cameron Abbott, the national rep for the importer of these wines who will talk with us about the Ezio Poggio, Timorasso, from the Terre di Libarna, a microscopic DOC (15 hectares total) in the mountains separating Piedmont from Liguria, and the Miraja, Ruche, an obscure grape from…
Find out more »Virtual Tasting- Federico Russo
Federico Russo, Crotin, Monferrato, organic Those of you who are wine club participants will recognize Crotin and will be familiar with Freisa, one of the grapes indigenous to and now almost exclusively confined to the Monferrato region of Piedmont. This is our first "only reds" tasting of the new season-- Freisa and Grignolino.
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Virtual Tasting – Troon Winery
Biodynamic series: Troon Winery, Applegate Valley-- Demeter Certified Nate Winters and Nate Wahl There is no better place to start our conversation than with Troon Winery. Nate Winters kicked off our 2019-2020 tasting season with the most informative, well-organized, comprehensive presentation of biodynamics we've heard to date. For this tasting, we may also have Nate Wahl, Troon's winemaker. We expect to taste together their Syrah and their Tannat.
Find out more »Virtual Tasting – Sincette
Biodynamic series: Sincette, Lake Garda-- Demeter certified with Giuseppe LoCasio and Andrea Salvetti Andrea's English is lots better than our Italian, but he is glad to have his importer, Giuseppe, to facilitate translation. We fell in love with the Sincette, Groppello that we'll be tasting together. We will also taste their Chiaretto, a rosé blend of Groppello, Marzemino and Barbera that we think will make a nice addition at the Thanksgiving table.
Find out more »Virtual Tasting – Les Clos Perdus
Biodynamic series: Les Clos Perdus, Corbiere and Rousillon-- Demeter certified with Paul Old, owner-winemaker The final producer in our biodynamic series is relatively new to the country and to Windham Wines. Les Clos Perdus (the lost enclosed vineyards) started with 1.5 hectares just outside Corbiere, and now farms 20 hectares of old vines in the Langueduc and Rousillon. We'll taste two reds: Project 108, a Mourvedre, Carignan blend and the Prioundo, a Grenache, Cinsault blend. We have lots to talk…
Find out more »December 2020
Biodynamic Roundtable
Biodynamic series: Biodynamic Roundtable with Nate Winters and Nate Wahl, Giuseppe and Andrea, and Paul Biodynamics is not "one size fits all." We'll get to talk with winemakers from three very different regions about how their practices vary. Of course we'll be tasting wine as well: Troon, Zinfandel; Sincette, Ronco del Garda (Marzemino and Merlot); and Clos Perdus, Project 161 (Carignan, Grenache, Mourvedre).
Find out more »Virtual Tasting – Luigi Giordano Winery
Biodynamic series: Luigi Giordano Winery, Barbaresco-- organic One of our very favorite sparkling wines, the Luigi Giordano, Brut Nature, was created by the young Matteo Rocco, Luigi's grandson, as an experiment during his time in enology school in Alba. We'll let Matteo tell that story as we sample his prize. The winery is located in the village of Barbaresco, a stone's throw away from its iconic clock tower. We'll be tasting a Barbaresco as well.
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