Red Wine & Chocolate 2012
Who needs romance when we’ve got Red Wine and Chocolate? And oh boy, do we have incredible red wines and delectable artisan chocolates lined up for two palate-rich, hedonistic weekends in February. On February 11th and 12th, we’ll have chocolate pairings by Rebecca Chatham of Tempurr Artisan Confections. She’ll bring her incredible truffles, creative mendiants and my personal favorites the chocolate salted caramels! Her chocolates are to die for and will be paired alongside a perfect selection of our red wines. We will be busting out some of our extremely limited stock of...
Read MoreLabel of the Month: LotM – March
March’s label of the month is inspired by an unbelievable discovery of cross-marketing techniques and the wine bottle. Say Hello to Hello Kitty wines. Pic can be found here. Our friends in Italy have released a Pinot Nero with licensed Sanrio labels featuring an angelic Hello Kitty and diabolic Hello Kitty. Interesting, what will those Italians think of next? Then, ridiculous meets the US federal TTB label approval process, which states that labels on alcoholic beverages may not target under-aged consumers including, but not limited to, cartoon graphics. So, if Hello Kitty is not...
Read MoreMoving wine around
This week, we took the time to rack some aging wines. Racking entails transfering the wine from the barrel, washing out the sediment (lees), returning the wine to the barrel and topping off the barrel with extra wine. We transfer the wine by pressurizing the barrel with inert gas and pushing the wine through the hose to the waiting vessel. This method is very gentle on the wine and limits unnecessary exposure to the air. It’s nice not to have to use the pump for this process. As much as I like our little pump, it requires priming which can be a chore, especially for this job. The...
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