The Obligatory Thanksgiving Wine Post - UPDATES!
I guess any wine blog worth its salt has (or will soon have) a post about the upcoming holiday, with some recommendations for wines to serve with turkey and the fixings, etc. Well, if you’ve come here for sound advice, you’ve come to the wrong place! I just haven’t had time to think about these things yet. So I thought I’d highlight a few posts I’ve seen recently which contain oodles of wine recommendations and holiday etiquette tips.
Serious Grape: Thanksgiving Wine Etiquette
Thanksgiving Wines Under $20
Lenndevours: The Perfect Thanksgiving Wine Myth
UDPATES:
Eric Asimov’s American Wine picks
Eric Asimov’s Thanksgiving picks in general
Wine Enthusiast says…drink beer on Thanksgiving?
The Wine Peeps try some unconventional menu items and wines to match
and…though Jesse Porter included it in the comments, we thought we should also add a link to the Young Winos’ Beaujolais Bonanza here as well…
I’m sure there will be many more over the next week, and perhaps I’ll keep a running tally here (see running tally above)…in the meantime, what libations will you be serving with your Thanksgiving meal? Please comment!
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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
wine jargon
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!
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November 18th, 2008 at 3:07 pm
Call me a traditionalist, but it’s Beaujolais for me all the way! However, this year the Winos are adhering to a strict “No on Prop ‘08″ policy — in other words, say no to Nouveau.
Here’s a roundup of our recent Beaujolais tasting:
http://youngwinosofla.com/?p=635
I noticed you’ve got the ‘07 Pierre-Marie Chermette Beaujolais for sale! (Now is that just the current vintage of the same Chermette Beaujolais that we tried in our tasting — the one with the cursive label — or is that a different tier? Because the label looks the same as the Fleurie, but obviously it’s not a cru. Thoughts?)
November 18th, 2008 at 4:41 pm
Jesse,
The Chermette that we have is a different bottling. While it’s also a lowly Beaujolais AC, it’s made from fruit from old vines - hence, the Vieilles Vignes designation. They’re both excellent!
I look forward to reading your write-up shortly. Wondering what else you drank. Anything from Dominque Piron, Jean Foillard or Marcel Lapierre? I shall find out in a moment!
Best,
Jill
November 18th, 2008 at 8:54 pm
I’m having Beaujolais. If I didn’t already have a bottle, I’d buy yours. Maybe I’ll have to buy a bottle of yours anyway…there’s more turkey in our future, I’m sure
November 19th, 2008 at 5:57 am
Though I’ll have several different wines on my table, one will be a Cabernet. Cabernet on Thanksgiving? Am I crazy? No, because we are not just having turkey but will also be having a tenderloin roast. I have not chosen the specific Cab yet. In addition, I might open one of the Fort Ross Pinots.
November 19th, 2008 at 2:05 pm
Tenderloin roast on Thanksgiving = crazy. If the French had thought we were going to be eating tenderloin roast, they would’ve invented “Bordeaux Nouveau.”
November 19th, 2008 at 2:07 pm
Jesse, clearly you don’t know Richard…crazy is the way he rolls!
What will I be drinking? Still trying to figure it out. But I see a bottle of Paul Lato Pinot Noir in my near future. Unfortunately I have only one, so that’s just a starter.
November 21st, 2008 at 9:36 am
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