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The Savory Grape Wine Shop Newsletter |
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Greetings!
With the weather just so this past holiday
weekend, we personally
couldn't have asked for a better one. We
hope you too had an enjoyable experience and
a great
weekend. Since this is a short week for most
of us, please join us in a couple of days for our
weekend wine tastings.
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Savory Grape Upcoming Events |
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Artist Showing and Wine Tasting.
Please join us on Saturday, June 9th to
welcome artist Erin Manchester whose photography
is now featured in the tasting room at The
Savory Grape. As a Returned Peace Corps
Volunteer, Manchester's works showcase her
travel excursions throughout the US and
Europe, allowing her to become part of a
culture that
taught her much about how to truly live
life and give back to those living with so
little. A portion of the sales from Manchester's
work is donated to the Rhode Island Community
Food Bank. For more information on
Manchester, please visit www.interpretations-ri.com.
Wines of Summer Tasting.
Please stay tuned for more information on our
Wines of Summer tasting at Main Street Coffee
on Monday, June 18th at 7 pm. Tickets will go
on sale shortly. This will be
our last monthly tasting of the season. We will
restart the casual, monthly wine tastings in
September.
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Weekend Wine Tastings |
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Friday, June 1 (5pm to 8 pm) Summer
Wine Selections
- 2005 Huber Hugo Grüner Veltliner,
Austria. Once seen, you will never forget
the Huber Hugo label - always donned with
bright, vertical-lined colors that change
from vintage
to vintage. The Huber Vineyards are situated
along the Traisen River in the Traisental
region of Austria, and they have
been producing wine for five generations.
Selection of only physiologically ripe grapes
are crushed and cooled, and then left in contact
with skins for three hours. The grapes are
pressed and fermented in stainless steel
tanks. The resulting wine
is crisp and fresh with green apple fruity
aromas.
The flavors displayed on the palate are of
lemon, lime and peaches with a solid fruit
core. This wine pairs wonderfully with
seafood, white meat, and light dishes such as
salads. The Huber Hugo is a refreshing
summer wine for a hot day. ($10.99)
- 2005 Castilla Con Class, Spain.
The Con Class Rueda white is a blend of
80% Verdejo, 10% Viura, and 10% Sauvignon
Blanc. The Verdejo grape, being the majority
of the blend, is the principal grape of
Spain's Rueda region, which is located 105
miles Northwest of Madrid. Harvest of the
grapes is completely done by hand and then
aged exclusively in stainless steel tanks for
6 months on its lees. There is a small
amount of lees stirring and by doing so
introduces a bit
more texture into the wine. This wine
produces wonderful aromas of luscious citrus,
passion and kiwi fruits. There are flavors
of tangy gooseberry, elderflower, and pears.
($10.99)
- 2005 Parducci Pinot Noir,
California. Parducci is "family farmed,"
locally owned and operated in California's
Mendocino County. The Parducci Pinot Noir
is one of many wines that they produce with
organically grown grapes. This wine
displays aromas of black cherry and plum
with a touch of clove spice. The mouth
flavors echo the nose
aromas and are a great match with ham
or lighter pasta dishes. A great Pinot for
the price. ($10.99)
Saturday, June 2 (3 pm to 7 pm)
New Zealand Summer Selections
- 2005 Spy Valley Sauvignon Blanc, New
Zealand. Another great wine from the
Marlborough Region of New Zealand. This
Sauvignon Blanc from Spy Valley was tank
fermented and then aged on full
lees for six weeks. Once the wine is
fermented and the lees (dead yeast cells)
fall to the bottom, many winemakers will not
filter
out the lees thereby adding structure, depth
and complexity to the wine because of their
presence. This resultant wine is full of
pungent passionfruit and grapefruit aromas.
Generous fruit flavors and enhanced textures
through lees aging have given this wine great
interest
across the palate. ($16.49)
- 2006 Matua Valley Pinot Noir, New
Zealand. This Pinot Noir also comes from
New Zealand's Marlborough Region. Although
the region has established
itself as the Sauvignon Blanc capital of the
world it also has produced many other great
wines, such as Pinot Noirs. This Pinot Noir
has been fermented in
a mix of seasoned French and American oak
along with stainless steel tanks. Vibrant
light cherry red in color, the nose exhibits
perfumed violet aromas, complementing sweet
cherry fruit. The palate displays soft, rich
strawberry and raspberry fruits, balanced
with integrated
lingering oak, resulting in a palate of
length and complexity. This wine would pair
well with a Thai-style lamb dish. ($13.99)
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