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Sunday, 1 April 2007
6:00 p.m. Host: NKAB
The Romance of
Wine
Wines purchased during March vacation trip California.
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Three hard-to-get
wines, each from well-known wineries
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plus, three
hard-to-get wines from small vineyards
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Greystone
Cellars
2005 Chardonnay
Limited Release only to the Culinary
Institute of America - Napa Valley
http://www.ciachef.edu/california/
Greystone Cellars -- formally Christian Brothers Winery
$30
See also Greystone
Experience
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Beringer
Single Vineyard
2003 Petite Sirah
Red Hills Lake County- Tuttle Vineyard
(Clear Lake AVA) Notes of violet, blackberry, allspice,
vanillin, and toasty oak.
After fermentation, the wine is aged for almost 24 months in
100-percent new French oak barrels for the fleshy tannins and
massive fruit aromas and flavors.
http://www.Beringer.com
2003
Petit Sirah
$35 |
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Robert
Mondavi Winery
2002 Equilibrium- Red
Wine
Stags Leap District- Napa Valley
Blend of three Cabernet family grape
varieties: 46% Malbec, 43% Merlot, 7% Cabernet Franc and
3% Cabernet Sauvignon
$48
http://www.robertmondavi.com/
Available only through wine
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Kendall-Jackson
2000 Stature - Cabernet
Sauvignon
Limited Release - Napa Valley
Selection of
Bordeaux varieties - Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet
Franc, Petite Verdot and Malbec - handpicked from the family
Estates.
$65
http://www.kj.com/home.asp |
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Robert Pecota
(Closed 2007)
2001 Continuum- Cabernet
Franc
Limited Release only to the Culinary
Institute of America - Napa Valley
http://www.ciachef.edu/california/
http://www.robertpecotawinery.com/
$45 |
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V. Sattui Winery
Old Vintage
1998 Preston Vineyard - Cabernet
Sauvignon
From the Preston Vineyard located in
the the heart of Rutherford area, Napa Valley. Region
known for its cool microclimate and well-drained,
gravelly-loam soils.
$ 78
www.vsattui.com |
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