Event

Friday Tasting - Holiday Selections from The Country Vintner

Friday, December 19, 2014

Time: 05:00pm - 08:00pm

Type: Wine Tasting

Location: The Wine Cabinet

Event Free

Every weekend we have free tastings that give you a chance to explore the wide word of wines! 

Each Friday we try to start your weekend off with a sampling of fine wines and beers that will allow you to relax into your "days off" with a positive note. Always a gathering of friends and neighbors and good conversation.

Come in this weekend and visit with us!


The Wines!

 

Brooks Amycas White Table Wine $18.99

Cantaloupe, grapefruit, nectarine, lychee and white
peach aromas. Warm applesauce, bacon bits, prosciutto, basil and thyme. Such a complex nose and such an amazing, intriguing blend. I definitely get a smokiness on the nose, like the most perfect prosciutto and melon salad.
What nerve! What acid! A quick blast of richness and then an unexpected slap of precision and verve in the crisp punctuation of acidity on the finish. What fun! Almost like a roller coaster of comforting bacon, smoke and ripe fruit on the nose and then in the mouth a zippy brightness. Well as far as pairings, I think I’ve continued to say proscuitto and melon salad with basil, but any salad, light fish preparation or shellfish as a starter would do here.

 

Talbot "Kali Hart" Chardonnay Monterey $20.99

Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar:  Light gold. Aromas of fresh pear and melon, with a honeyed aspect adding depth. Juicy and open-knit, offering plump orchard fruit flavors braced by a touch of lemon curd. Closes with good sappy cling, an echo of bitter citrus zest and spicy persistence. This wine's balance of richness and energy makes it highly flexible with food; it's also quite easy to drink by itself.   

Talbott "Kali Hart" Pinot Noir Monterey $23.99

From the producer: "Talbott Pinot Noir, Kali Hart has a beautiful, deep ruby color with bright fruit aromas of cranberry, currant and plum, as well as hints of vanilla. The crisp red fruit flavors continue on the palate, where they are accentuated by soft, smooth tannins. The finish is long with lush fruit and hints of vanilla and French oak."

 

Honig Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley $45.99

Plenty of ripe, wild berry and plum aromas and flavors, framed by vanilla, spice, and toasty oak. Lush mid-palate tannins flow into a lengthy finish accented by bright fruit. Drink now through 2024.

 

Dow's Late Bottled Port 2007 $25.99

Over the last twenty five years the work done in the Dow’s vineyards and in the Dow’s wineries has resulted in constant improvement to the quality of all the house's premium Ports. Nowhere has this investment been more in evidence than in the quality of Dow’s Late Bottled Vintage Ports (LBV). Dow’s LBV is full-bodied, rich but perfectly balanced with soft peppery tannins and with a fine acidity that ensure perfect balance on the palate. The classic Dow’s dry finish is always present in the house’s LBV; it is one of the finest LBV Ports available.
Dow’s LBV has consistently won more awards that most other LBV Ports on the market and this wine has become recognized around the world as an industry standard for excellence, it is served in countless fine restaurants, on several major international airlines and most importantly it is widely appreciated by consumers in many countries around the world.