Re: [wine] Erte, the barn

Hi J, I would be interested for this Thursday. However, I won't be able to make the 18th - family conflict. I also cannot log into the barn website or get my password login updated. Can you help me with this? Cheers, Alicia On Mon, Jan 5, 2009 at 11:50 AM, Jim L. Ellingson &lt;jellings(a)me.umn.edu&gt;wrote: > Greetings, > > Hope everyone had a happy and safe holiday. > > Kallsen studio party was fantastic! Many thanks to Angella and Jason. > > > > I've penciled in Erte for Thursday. Cabs and/or Brdx style wines. > > What is the level of interest and participation? > Do we have a quorum? Alternative venue? > Sobolewskian wine designation.... "Cabs from producer's or regions > starting with the letters B, W, S, I or P." > > I'd like to make the reservation tomorrow (Tuesday) at the latest. > > > > ----- Forwarded message from The 30 Second Wine Advisor < > wine(a)wineloverspage.com&gt; ----- > > Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2009 12:14:06 -0500 (EST) > To: jellings(a)me.umn.edu > Subject: 30SecWineAdvisor: My best value wines of 2008 > From: The 30 Second Wine Advisor &lt;wine(a)wineloverspage.com&gt; > X-Sender: &lt;wine(a)wineloverspage.com&gt; > X-Greylist: IP, sender and recipient auto-whitelisted, not delayed by > milter-greylist-4.0 (smtp-relay.enet.umn.edu [128.101.142.227]); Mon, 05 > Jan 2009 11:12:33 -0600 (CST) > X-Spam-Score: 0 () > X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.57 on 128.101.142.227 > > > THE 30 SECOND WINE ADVISOR, Monday, Jan. 5, 2009 > ________________________________________________________________________ > TODAY'S SPONSOR > > * CONNOISSEURS' SERIES Looking for a very special gift for a close > friend, a special business associate ... or yourself? A subscription to > Connoisseurs' Series is a statement in elegance, taste and the finest in > California artisanal wine. Call 1-800-777-4443 to join or learn more. > http://www.cawineclub.com/connseries > > ________________________________________________________________________ > IN THIS ISSUE > > * MY BEST VALUE WINES OF 2008 Here's my annual New Year's report on the > best - and the best values - of the wines I've reviewed during the past > 12 months. > * CONNOISSEURS' SERIES A subscription to Connoisseurs' Series is a > statement in elegance, taste and the finest in California artisanal > wine. Call 1-800-777-4443 to join or learn more. Here is my tasting > reports on a recent offering, the top-tier "Hommage" Cabernet from Clos > Pegase. > * THIS WEEK ON WINELOVERSPAGE.COM WineLovers Discussion Group members > discuss a punitive fine on a New York wine shop for the "crime" of > selling a gift bag for wine. > * ADMINISTRIVIA Change E-mail address, frequency, format or unsubscribe. > > ________________________________________________________________________ > MY BEST VALUE WINES OF 2008 > > Happy New Year! As we move into the year 2008, here's my annual New > Year's year report on the best - and the best values - of the wines I've > reviewed during the past 12 months. > > As I do at the end of every year at this time, I've sorted all my wine- > tasting reports of the year to reveal the specific wines that I've rated > best for both quality and value. These are the wines that showed > exceptional value at all price points, earning the admiring moniker that > online wine "geeks" call "Quality-Price Ratio" or, for short, "QPR." > > Many of the recent trends that we've recorded last year and the year > before seemed to continue in 2008: Artisanal, small-farm wineries came > under some pressure as international corporations buy up properties and > write distribution agreements with producers around the world. The > combination of continued warm weather in many wine regions and a > perception that the public wants big, fruity, highly alcoholic wines > that win high ratings points continues to make "international" wines in > this style ever more available. > > Curiously, only 51 of the wines I tasted during 2008 made my "honor > roll" for top rank in quality and value; this is down from 56 top-QPR > wines in 2007 and 60 the year befor that. While this trend isn't large, > it's consistent enough to suggest that it's becoming more and more > difficult to find wines of true interest at "everyday" price points. > > A decade ago it was still easy to find interesting wines at $5; a few > years ago the dividing line had risen to $10. Now I find that most of my > wines for everyday consumption range from $12 to $20. Will prices > continue to rise in the face of a possible global recsssion? The year > 2009 should be an interesting time for wine consumers. > > Looking more closely at my top quality wines of the year, as noted, 51 > made the cut. Ten of those sold for $10 or less, the great value Cave de > Montagnac 2006 Picpoul de Pinet marking the low end at $7.99. > Surprisingly, I spent over $20 for only two of my top-value wines this > year; all the rest fell in the $10 to $20 range. > > Sorted by country or region, this year's QPR list includes 17 from > perennial winner France, 13 from Italy and - jumping up in the race this > year, perhaps because of the dollar's low valuation against the Euro, 13 > from the United States (including 11 from California and one each from > Oregon and Washington State). Filling out the list were Australia, 3; > and one each from Argentina, Austria, New Zealand, Portugal and Spain. > > Here are all the top-value wines that I tasted during 2007, ranked in > order of the actual retail price that I paid. You may click each link to > view a more detailed tasting note in our standard "shelf-hanger" format. > In most instances, I purchased these wines from retail shops in and > around Louisville, Ky.; a few came from California Wine Club or were > hand-carried back from New York City, most from the excellent Chambers > Street Wines. > > For your shopping convenience, click to our QPR 2009 Page on > WineLoversPage.com, > http://www.wineloverspage.com/qpr/index.phtml > where I have reproduced this list with specific links for each wine in > the databases at Wine-Searcher.com, to help you compare prices and check > availability at selected vendors online. > > ________________________________________________________________________ > WINES RETAILING FOR MORE THAN $20 > > Mosby 2005 "Ossessione" Marche Rosso (Italy), $26. > Emilio Lustau Palo Cortado "Peninsula" Sherry (Spain), $21.99. > > ________________________________________________________________________ > WINES RETAILING FROM $15 TO $20 > > Francine et Olivier Savary 2006 Chablis (France), $19.99. > Matteo Correggia 2004 "La Val dei Preti" Nebbiolo d'Alba (Italy), > $19.99. > Kunde Estate 2004 Sonoma Valley Cabernet Sauvignon (California), $18.99. > Hahn Estates 2006 Central Coast Meritage Red Table Wine (California), > $17.99. > Domaine Oratoire St. Martin 2005 C�tes du Rh�ne (France), $17.99. > Pedroncelli 2005 Dry Creek Valley Sonoma County "Mother Clone" Zinfandel > (California), $17. > A to Z 2006 Oregon Chardonnay (Oregon), $16.99. > d'Arenberg 2007 "The Hermit Crab" Adelaide Viognier Marsanne > (Australia), $16.99. > Ch�teau de Villeneuve 2006 Saumur (France), $15.99. > Domaine Alain Normand 2005 Macon La Roche Vineuse (France), $15.99. > Daniel Gehrs 2005 "Unoaked" Santa Barbara County Chardonnay > (California), $15. > > ________________________________________________________________________ > WINES RETAILING FOR LESS THAN $15 > > Bonterra Vineyards 2006 Mendocino County Zinfandel (California), $14.99. > Bonterra Vineyards 2006 Mendocino County Cabernet Sauvignon > (California), $14.99. > Omaka Springs 2007 Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc (New Zealand), $14.99. > Vicentini 2005 "Terre Lunghe" Soave (Italy), $13.99. > Fratelli Pala 2006 "Crabilis" Vermentino di Sardegna (Italy), $13. > Ch�teau les Eymeries 2006 Bordeaux Blanc (France), $13. > Huber 2006 "Hugo" Nieder�sterreich Gr�ner Veltliner (Austria), $13. > Mas de Gourgonnier 2005 Les Baux de Provence (France), $12.99. > Riondo non-vintage Veneto Prosecco (Italy), $12.99. > Maison Lafage 2006 "C�te Sud" Vin de Pays des C�tes Catalanes (France), > $12.99. > Mionetto Valdobbiadene Prosecco Brut (Italy), $12.99. > La Tour Bois�e 2006 "Plantation 1905" Vin de Table Rouge (France), > $12.99. > Hayman & Hill 2006 "Interchange" Santa Barbara County "Reserve No. 22" > White Blend (California), $12.99. > Charles Smith Wines 2006 "Holy Cow" Columbia Valley Chardonnay > (Washington State), $12.99. > Peachy Canyon 2006 "Incredible Red" Paso Robles Zinfandel (California), > $11.99. > Chateau La Freynelle 2006 Bordeaux (France), $11.99. > Montpezat 2005 Coteaux du Languedoc Palombi�res (France), $11.99. > Foppiano Vineyards "Lot 96" California Red Wine (California), $11.99. > Shoofly 2007 "Buzz Cut" Wine of Australia (Australia), $11.99. > Baciami 2006 Albana di Romagna (Italy), $11. > Cantine Riondo "Pink" Prosecco Raboso (Italy), $11. > Domaine des Terres Falmet 2006 Cinsault Vin de Pays d'Oc (France), $11. > Marchesi di Barolo 2006 "Mar�ia" Barbera Monferrato (Italy), $10.99. > Laurel Glen 2006 "REDS" Lodi Red Wine (California), $10.99. > Cellier des Dauphins 2005 "Prestige" Cotes du Rhone (France), $10.99. > Red Heads Studio 2006 South Australia "Yard Dog" (Australia), $10.99. > Michele Chiarlo 2006 "Le Orme" Barbera d'Asti (Italy), $10.99. > Tiziano 2005 Chianti (Italy), $10.99. > > ________________________________________________________________________ > WINES RETAILING FOR $10 OR LESS > > Domaine Andr� Brunel 2005 Vin de Pays de Vaucluse Grenache (France), > $10. > Domaine La Tour Bois�e 2005 Vin de Pays d'Oc Cabernet Sauvignon > (France), $9.99. > Bodegas Norton 2006 "Lo Tengo" Mendoza Malbec (Argentina), $9.99. > Le Pavillon du Ch�teau Beauch�ne 2006 C�tes du Rh�ne Ros� (France), > $9.99. > Catherine le Goeuil 2005 C�tes du Rh�ne Villages Cairanne "Cuv�e L�a > Felsch" (France), $9.99. > Jos� Maria da Fonseca 2007 "Twin Vines" Vinho Verde (Portugal), $9. > Vinum Cellars 2006 "CNW Chard-No-Way" Wilson Vineyards Clarksburg Chenin > Blanc (California), $8.99. > Villa Pozzi 2007 Nero d'Avola Sicilia (Italy), $8.99. > "Via Firenze" 2005 Chianti (Italy), $7.99. > Cave de Montagnac 2006 Picpoul de Pinet (France), $7.99. > > ________________________________________________________________________ > TODAY'S SPONSOR: CONNOISSEURS' SERIES > > Looking for a special gift for a close friend, a special business > associate ... or yourself? A subscription to Connoisseurs' Series is a > statement in elegance, taste and the finest in California artisanal > wine. > > These exceptional wines, selected each month by Connoisseurs' Guide > publisher Charlie Olken and California Wine Club Proprietor Bruce > Boring, give wine lovers the opportunity to sample the kind of rare, > limited-production California jewels that are often available only on > tightly allocated mailing lists. > > Connoisseurs' Series members may subscribe for monthly, alternate month > or quarterly packages. Each shipment includes two to four bottles of > California's top wines, with detailed background information. Monthly > shipments average $125-$175, including all shipping and handling. > There's no membership charge, no long-term commitment (cancel any time), > and every wine is guaranteed. > > Visit www.cawineclub.com/connseries or call 1-800-777-4443 to join or > learn more about Connoisseur's Series. Feel free to tell them that I > sent you ... and, if you join, please don't hesitate to contact me by E- > mail and tell me what you think. > > ________________________________________________________________________ > Now, here's a look at an outstanding recent offering from Connoisseurs' > Series: An outstanding Napa Cabernet from Clos Pegase. Wine maker Paul > Hobbs and viticulturist Tom Prentice joined Clos Pegase in 2006, > focusing on its Calistoga Vineyard, declaring it "flagship of our super > premium sites," expressing a bold goal "to make the best red wine > possible." Hommage is among the first fruits of that venture. > > ________________________________________________________________________ > CLOS PEGASE 2004 "HOMMAGE" NAPA VALLEY CABERNET SAUVIGNON ($81 retail; > $74 per bottle for half or full case orders by Connoisseurs' Series > members) > > Very dark in color, blackish-purple, with a dark garnet edge. An > appealing mix of berries, cherries and a whiff of blackcurrant - plays > the melody line over a ground bass of spicy oak. Although it sees a full > 19 months in French oak, 85 percent of it new, the wine's first-rate > fruit and appropriate extraction keeps the balance in favor of fruit. > Flavors follow the nose, big and mouth-filling, nicely balanced by > fresh-fruit acidity. Tannins are present but smooth and palatable; the > wine's heady 14.7% alcohol is kept well restrained. Overall, an > impressive Napa Cabernet, drinking nicely but certainly a candidate for > cellaring. It went well with red meat, Kentucky natural free-range lamb > from Dreamcatcher Farm. Winery Website: http://www.clospegase.com (Jan. > 2, 2009) > > FIND THIS WINE ONLINE: Both of these fine wines were included in a > recent shipment from Connoisseurs' Series and are available for > additional orders by Connoisseurs' Series members. 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