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Time to open all those bottles we coravined for st

Time to open all those bottles we coravined for study tastings! Tonight this wine from @mattes.sabran in Corbieres. It is 60% Grenache, and 20% each Syrah and Mourvedre. Great with our sausage and fries tonight for a low key dinner! Tasty, not bossy. #corbieres
#youcansipwithus
#winestagram

Celebrating! The test is complete! Now, to just

Celebrating! The test is complete! Now, to just wait for the results! #WSET3
#thankgoodnessthatisdone
#studyingcomplete
#celebratewithbubbles

It's National Rosé Day People!!!!! #somesamples

It's National Rosé Day People!!!!! #somesamples Looking at the world (in this case Vegas) through rosé colored glasses. We have some rosés to tell you about coming up! One from our friends at @lecole41 another from @kindofwildwines that we received as samples! But tonight the rosé in my glass is the 2020 Dianthus from @tablascreek Okay! Tell me! What rosé is in your glass? _______ #thinkpink
#roséallday
#nationalroséday
#drinkpink

Today kicked off the Millésimes Alsace DigiTastin

Today kicked off the Millésimes Alsace DigiTasting! A fantastic virtual tradeshow with winemakers in Alsace. I was lucky enough to meet Lydie of @domainesohlerphilippe who graciously spoke with me in English, because my French is so poor. Tomorrow I will meet with @domainesaintremy and @sippmack.wines and Wednesday with @bursinagathe! I am looking forward to learning more about these wineries, their wines and stories!
_____ #millesimesalsacedigitasting #drinkalsace #vinsalsace

Cheers to Sunday hikes, amazing views and deliciou

Cheers to Sunday hikes, amazing views and delicious wine! Hope your Sunday is as happy! #roséinajamjar
#theviewforlunch
#mtcharleston
#whatsinthatglass

#LambruscoDay is coming up on June 21st and the #I

#LambruscoDay is coming up on June 21st and the #ItalianFWT group has you covered with suggestions for great wines and pairings to celebrate! 🍷🍷🍷 We opened 2 Lambrusco Mantovas from Bugno Martino. The 2018 Essentia is 100% Lambrusco Salamino and is made in the Ancestral Method and we paired it with Riso alla Pilota from Giuseppe’s own recipe!
_____ The Rosso Matilde is named for Matilde di Canossa who was very influential in this region in the middle ages. The wine is a blend of Lambrusco Salamino and Lambrusco Ancellotta and is made in the Charmant method. It spends 4 months in Stainless steel. We paired it with sausage pizza!
____ Both wines came from Vero, who imports them to the US.
They are well worth ordering to celebrate on Lambrusco Day or any day! (Sheila gave me a discount code for 10% off that she said I could share, so message me if you want that!) You can check out the full piece with videos and recipes on the Crushed Grape Chronicles, and feel free to join the Italian Food Wine and Travel group Saturday morning June 5th at 8 am Pacific time on Twitter to discuss All Things Lambrusco! Just use and follow #ItalianFWT to jump in! @verovinogusto
@cantinabugnomartino
#lambrusco
#Foodandwinepairing
#instawine

#Sample Lenné Estate 2018 Kill Hill Pinot Noir

#Sample Lenné Estate 2018 Kill Hill Pinot Noir
_____ This wine is the smallest production wine that they make at Lenné Estate,
sourced from the highest elevation block with the poorest of the poor soils on the site. When we talk about poor soils, these are soils that make the vines dig deep to find nutrients.
_____ The name Kill Hill is because many vines don’t make it. The mortality rate on this block is the highest on the estate. In the first year, they lost 30% of the vines.
_____ The 2018 Kill Hill Pinot Noir hit my nose with dusty cocoa powder, then black cherry, raspberry, and blackberry. There was a bit of bramble, a whiff of fresh
eucalyptus leaves on a tree, wet stone, and a bit of steaming coffee. Behind that was a bit of cedar then savory notes and a bit of tobacco.
In my mouth, I found black cherry and blackberry with more of those mocha notes. 125 Cases Produced - 14.1% abv - $60 SRP
_____ What to pair? Pinot Noir is often subjugated to lighter meats, chicken, pork, and fish. I knew this wine would have more body than a typical Pinot Noir, so we went with beef, but kept it light doing a bacon-wrapped filet, then doing a pan sauce with a bit of the wine and blackberries.
For our side, I wanted to play on the coffee notes in the wine. We roasted
carrots in salt and coffee…well, coffee, and coffee grounds (reduce reuse recycle people!).
We finished with a super simple salad of spring greens and sliced almonds that I dressed with olive oil, balsamic reduction, salt, and pepper.
_____ You can get the recipes and see the video in our post at CrushedGrapeChronicles.com #PinotNoir
#Oregonwine
#wineandfoodpairing
#Isnteverymonthoregonwinemonth? @LenneEstate
@YamhillCarlton
@wvwines
@oregonwineboard

A great afternoon of wine, cheese and study! Than

A great afternoon of wine, cheese and study! Thanks Eric, for answering all of our geeky wine questions!
@garagiste_lv

#Sample It’s #ChardonnayDay! Time to celebrat

#Sample It’s #ChardonnayDay! Time to celebrate with your favorite Chardonnay.
______ If you are part of the ABC club (Anything But Chardonnay) you have not been tasting Chardonnay lately!
____ We are celebrating with a beautiful bottle from Oregon!
After all it’s #OregonWineMonth This 2018 Scarlette’s Reserve Chardonnay comes from Lenné Estate, located in the Yamhill-Carlton AVA of the Willamette Valley.
____ Steve Lutz the owner and winemaker, brags on his poor soils. They make the vines struggle and dig deep for nutrients and as a result produce small concentrated berries, for concentrated flavor in his wines.
____ This is only the 2nd vintage for the Lenné Estate Scarlett’s Reserve Chardonnay. It ages 9 months in oak puncheons then does an additional 8 months “sur lie” in Stainless Steel. That “sur lie” aging gives a creaminess to the wine and a bit of
bread or brioche on the nose added to the underlying notes of pear, apple,
and something tart and tropical.
_____ The wine is clean, bright, and elegant. Not flashy, but casually poised, and
authentic, like a baby grand played in a cabin.
____ We paired it with basmati rice with apples and saffron and sea bass on white beans with cherry tomatoes and spinach.
_____ You can get the recipes and see the video in our post at CrushedGrapeChronicles.com
_____ @lenneestate
#ChardonnayDay
#OregonWineMonth

#samples Memorial Day is right around the corner

#samples Memorial Day is right around the corner, and we have some great ideas for wine and food pairing for you!
_____ We received these two wines from Bells Up Winery in Oregon’s Chehalem Mountain AVA. The 2020 Rhapsody is a Pinot Blanc named for George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue. The 2020 Prelude Rosé of Pinot Noir for Liszt’s Symphonic Poem #3: Les Preludes
_____ We paired them with a variety of amazing foods perfect for your Memorial Day Weekend, which happens to be the anniversary of their first vintage.
____ Oh and it’s also a great way to celebrate #OregonWineMonth!
____ Visit the post for the details on how the winery got its name and as wells as info on the wines and the pairings!
_____ And check out our stories all week for some of the pairings! @bellsupwinery
@chehalemmountains
@wvwines
@oregonwineboard #OregonWine
#ortruecharacter
#PinotBlanc
#RoseofPinotNoir

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Time to open all those bottles we coravined for st

Time to open all those bottles we coravined for study tastings! Tonight this wine from @mattes.sabran in Corbieres. It is 60% Grenache, and 20% each Syrah and Mourvedre. Great with our sausage and fries tonight for a low key dinner! Tasty, not bossy. #corbieres
#youcansipwithus
#winestagram

Celebrating! The test is complete! Now, to just

Celebrating! The test is complete! Now, to just wait for the results! #WSET3
#thankgoodnessthatisdone
#studyingcomplete
#celebratewithbubbles

It's National Rosé Day People!!!!! #somesamples

It's National Rosé Day People!!!!! #somesamples Looking at the world (in this case Vegas) through rosé colored glasses. We have some rosés to tell you about coming up! One from our friends at @lecole41 another from @kindofwildwines that we received as samples! But tonight the rosé in my glass is the 2020 Dianthus from @tablascreek Okay! Tell me! What rosé is in your glass? _______ #thinkpink
#roséallday
#nationalroséday
#drinkpink

Today kicked off the Millésimes Alsace DigiTastin

Today kicked off the Millésimes Alsace DigiTasting! A fantastic virtual tradeshow with winemakers in Alsace. I was lucky enough to meet Lydie of @domainesohlerphilippe who graciously spoke with me in English, because my French is so poor. Tomorrow I will meet with @domainesaintremy and @sippmack.wines and Wednesday with @bursinagathe! I am looking forward to learning more about these wineries, their wines and stories!
_____ #millesimesalsacedigitasting #drinkalsace #vinsalsace

Cheers to Sunday hikes, amazing views and deliciou

Cheers to Sunday hikes, amazing views and delicious wine! Hope your Sunday is as happy! #roséinajamjar
#theviewforlunch
#mtcharleston
#whatsinthatglass

#LambruscoDay is coming up on June 21st and the #I

#LambruscoDay is coming up on June 21st and the #ItalianFWT group has you covered with suggestions for great wines and pairings to celebrate! 🍷🍷🍷 We opened 2 Lambrusco Mantovas from Bugno Martino. The 2018 Essentia is 100% Lambrusco Salamino and is made in the Ancestral Method and we paired it with Riso alla Pilota from Giuseppe’s own recipe!
_____ The Rosso Matilde is named for Matilde di Canossa who was very influential in this region in the middle ages. The wine is a blend of Lambrusco Salamino and Lambrusco Ancellotta and is made in the Charmant method. It spends 4 months in Stainless steel. We paired it with sausage pizza!
____ Both wines came from Vero, who imports them to the US.
They are well worth ordering to celebrate on Lambrusco Day or any day! (Sheila gave me a discount code for 10% off that she said I could share, so message me if you want that!) You can check out the full piece with videos and recipes on the Crushed Grape Chronicles, and feel free to join the Italian Food Wine and Travel group Saturday morning June 5th at 8 am Pacific time on Twitter to discuss All Things Lambrusco! Just use and follow #ItalianFWT to jump in! @verovinogusto
@cantinabugnomartino
#lambrusco
#Foodandwinepairing
#instawine

#Sample Lenné Estate 2018 Kill Hill Pinot Noir

#Sample Lenné Estate 2018 Kill Hill Pinot Noir
_____ This wine is the smallest production wine that they make at Lenné Estate,
sourced from the highest elevation block with the poorest of the poor soils on the site. When we talk about poor soils, these are soils that make the vines dig deep to find nutrients.
_____ The name Kill Hill is because many vines don’t make it. The mortality rate on this block is the highest on the estate. In the first year, they lost 30% of the vines.
_____ The 2018 Kill Hill Pinot Noir hit my nose with dusty cocoa powder, then black cherry, raspberry, and blackberry. There was a bit of bramble, a whiff of fresh
eucalyptus leaves on a tree, wet stone, and a bit of steaming coffee. Behind that was a bit of cedar then savory notes and a bit of tobacco.
In my mouth, I found black cherry and blackberry with more of those mocha notes. 125 Cases Produced - 14.1% abv - $60 SRP
_____ What to pair? Pinot Noir is often subjugated to lighter meats, chicken, pork, and fish. I knew this wine would have more body than a typical Pinot Noir, so we went with beef, but kept it light doing a bacon-wrapped filet, then doing a pan sauce with a bit of the wine and blackberries.
For our side, I wanted to play on the coffee notes in the wine. We roasted
carrots in salt and coffee…well, coffee, and coffee grounds (reduce reuse recycle people!).
We finished with a super simple salad of spring greens and sliced almonds that I dressed with olive oil, balsamic reduction, salt, and pepper.
_____ You can get the recipes and see the video in our post at CrushedGrapeChronicles.com #PinotNoir
#Oregonwine
#wineandfoodpairing
#Isnteverymonthoregonwinemonth? @LenneEstate
@YamhillCarlton
@wvwines
@oregonwineboard

A great afternoon of wine, cheese and study! Than

A great afternoon of wine, cheese and study! Thanks Eric, for answering all of our geeky wine questions!
@garagiste_lv

#Sample It’s #ChardonnayDay! Time to celebrat

#Sample It’s #ChardonnayDay! Time to celebrate with your favorite Chardonnay.
______ If you are part of the ABC club (Anything But Chardonnay) you have not been tasting Chardonnay lately!
____ We are celebrating with a beautiful bottle from Oregon!
After all it’s #OregonWineMonth This 2018 Scarlette’s Reserve Chardonnay comes from Lenné Estate, located in the Yamhill-Carlton AVA of the Willamette Valley.
____ Steve Lutz the owner and winemaker, brags on his poor soils. They make the vines struggle and dig deep for nutrients and as a result produce small concentrated berries, for concentrated flavor in his wines.
____ This is only the 2nd vintage for the Lenné Estate Scarlett’s Reserve Chardonnay. It ages 9 months in oak puncheons then does an additional 8 months “sur lie” in Stainless Steel. That “sur lie” aging gives a creaminess to the wine and a bit of
bread or brioche on the nose added to the underlying notes of pear, apple,
and something tart and tropical.
_____ The wine is clean, bright, and elegant. Not flashy, but casually poised, and
authentic, like a baby grand played in a cabin.
____ We paired it with basmati rice with apples and saffron and sea bass on white beans with cherry tomatoes and spinach.
_____ You can get the recipes and see the video in our post at CrushedGrapeChronicles.com
_____ @lenneestate
#ChardonnayDay
#OregonWineMonth

#samples Memorial Day is right around the corner

#samples Memorial Day is right around the corner, and we have some great ideas for wine and food pairing for you!
_____ We received these two wines from Bells Up Winery in Oregon’s Chehalem Mountain AVA. The 2020 Rhapsody is a Pinot Blanc named for George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue. The 2020 Prelude Rosé of Pinot Noir for Liszt’s Symphonic Poem #3: Les Preludes
_____ We paired them with a variety of amazing foods perfect for your Memorial Day Weekend, which happens to be the anniversary of their first vintage.
____ Oh and it’s also a great way to celebrate #OregonWineMonth!
____ Visit the post for the details on how the winery got its name and as wells as info on the wines and the pairings!
_____ And check out our stories all week for some of the pairings! @bellsupwinery
@chehalemmountains
@wvwines
@oregonwineboard #OregonWine
#ortruecharacter
#PinotBlanc
#RoseofPinotNoir

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