Wine Blogging Wednesday: French Cab Franc hosted by Gary Vaynerchuk
Cabernet Franc, Gary Vaynerchuk, WBW, Wine Blogging Wednesday, WLTV
Well, we didn’t participate in this edition of Wine Blogging Wednesday (#44). But we’re sure that despite our absence this will be the biggest turnout yet, no small part due to the designated host this month, Gary Vaynerchuk. You can see Gary’s special WBW episode of WLTV here (like this guy needs any more links to his show…):
However, we’re happy to report that we’ve participated by proxy, as several wine bloggers have reviewed wines from domaine547 in their WBW entries, and you can find some great tasting notes from Dr. Debs, Amy (aka SBWineAdvocate), Penny the Mustang Winemaker, and Tim from Winecast (we’ll try to ignore Tim’s “buy this wine” link that clicks to winezap, where our products aren’t listed but where he must have some sort of affiliate deal). UPDATE! Patrick (aka Oenophilus) from Iridesse Wines has also reviewed a wine from d547. Click here to read his take on the same wine that Penny drank…
Thanks to Lenn for creating this event, thanks to Gary for hosting, and thanks to all who tried wines from d547 for the occasion. Next month, there’s no way we’ll be sitting out.
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2007 Scholium Project Naucratis Verdelho
Abe Schoener strikes again, this time with a great Verdelho at a slightly lower price-point than the Gemella. This is 100% tank-fermented and a very dry, mineral-laden wine. This is one of the reasons why Schoener is earning status as a winemaker as a cult winemaker. It delivers. $28 for Scholium goodness.
2007 Skylark Cellars Alondra Chardonnay
I admit, I really don’t dig Chardonnay, so you don’t see many around these parts. I do, however, love this one. Not surpisingly, it’s unoaked. $18 of un-oaked, un-malo’ed goodness!
2007 La Fenetre “A Coté” Red Blend, Santa Barbara County from Timeless Palate Wines
This is astoundingly good for the money. It’s 60% Cabernet Sauvignon from the Santa Barbara Highlands Vineyard, and 40% Merlot from the Bien Nacido Vineyard. The winemaker, Josh Klapper, is a mere 29 years old and one to watch. This is red, juicy and lush but not over the top. $18 and worth every penny.
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Wine Store Design Continued: More Racks and Lights and Stuff:
Just a couple of images for the now…
Some of the single-depth racks, assembled (thanks again to Tim Krablin of Modern Cellar for the photo)…
And the interior of one of the lampshades, of which there will be 48, in three different shades of blue-ish purple. Keep in mind this is 36″ in diameter — as in three feet (the exterior is aluminum, non-powdercoated. I’ll let your imagination do the work).
Maybe one day I’ll post about the wines I’ve been tasting and stocking, and actually try to sell you something…which would possibly help me pay for all these neat things…ummmm, maybe next week…
Wine Store Design Continued: More Racks and Lights and Stuff
Wine Store Design Part 4: Wine Rack Construction
Wine Store Design Part 3: Urinal Defense Fund
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Frizzante
From Wikipedia: Frizzante is an Italian wine term term for semi-sparkling wine (as opposed to Spumante, which is generally used for fully sparkling wines). Frizzante wines generally owe their bubbles to a partial secondary fermentation in tank. You might notice a light fizz or tingly sensation on the tongue with a Frizzante wine, compared to the more carbonated sensation that more fully sparkling wines yield.
Scorekage
Okay, so we made up this word yesterday after a great restaurant experience. We brought a bottle of wine with us, expecting to pay a corkage fee. But the restaurant either forgot to charge us the $15, or decided to be nice to us. We scored! Hence, “scorekage” has entered our lexicon. This can also refer to BYO friendly restaurants that don’t charge for corkage under any circumstances.
grapewise
I recently stopped by Venokado, a new-ish shop in LA. I bought a Lirac imported by Kermit Lynch, and it was yummers. Last night I had the pleasure of spending some time with one of its owners, Susan Brink.
Fabulous & Frugal!
Our friends launched a new site and domaine547 is a featured wine columnist in their premiere edition! Go check out Fabulous & Frugal for some fantastic lifestyle tips for living the good life during what, for most of us, is an economically challenging time. There’s much more than wine there, and we’re thrilled to be a small part of the start of what will surely be a successful venture. Congrats to Brandi & Steph for their achievement!
Go to Venokado please!
Fabulous & Frugal!
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April 3rd, 2008 at 9:10 am
hey jill
i ordered my 3 pack, but too late - yay for procrastanation!! It should be here today so I hope to do a belated WBW #44 so I can compare notes to the others.
cheers
John
April 4th, 2008 at 12:21 pm
What? The linky-link directly to your WBW pack was not enough for you??
And, yes, those WineZap links help pay the bills, etc.
April 5th, 2008 at 6:53 pm
I watched my first video wine blog, “Freshly Pressed” tonight after tracking down Jill Bernheimer from an article in the April, 2008 issue of Entrepreneur magazine. What I got was not exactly what I expected, especially the video. Gary Vaynerchuk? How much experience has he had in the wine business, or where did he study wines? The video seemed to me like a basement studio production from a frat house, no offense. I don’t know, but maybe the reason, or at least part of the reason I wasn’t wild about Gary’s presentation, is because of our age differences. I’d guess he’s in his early 30’s, and I’m 57. I don’t have any sports spittoons, and when tasting, I use a commercial champagne bucket…something free from any liquor distributor. I’d appreciate seeing someone a little less perky, somewhat calmer and a little more informative…less personality, after all, the video is about wines, right? But that’s just me. I will be back to see more of Gary’s antics.
April 5th, 2008 at 7:02 pm
David,
Thanks for writing. I should clarify: Freshly Pressed is the blog portion of domaine547; Wine Library TV is actually something we posted a link to here, but is not affiliated with this blog or domaine547. It is fully owned and operated by the large New Jersey retailer, Wine Library, and has a huge and loyal audience. You can see many more of Gary’s antics at http://tv.winelibrary.com.
As for this blog, the content changes on a daily basis and my hope is that you’ll come back here for more. I try to make this a place that is comfortable for people of all ages and varying wine experience levels.
And for the record, I also spit into a commercial Champagne bucket. And sports are rarely referred to on this site!
Cheers,
Jill