We are pleased to announce a wine dinner being held on Thursday evening, July 17th, 2008 at Fascino Restaurant in Montclair. This five-course menu prepared by Chef Ryan DiPersio, will be paired with some of the fabulous Rhone wines of the Alain Junguenet wine Portfolio. Alain and his son John will be in attendance and…
WINES OF FRATELLI CAVALLOTTO, PIEDMONT, ITALY
In an interview, which we did after tasting these wines with winemaker Alfio Cavallotto, he gave his impressions and comments about them. With his permission, we have paraphrased his thoughts and comments along with parker tasting notes to share with you. ‘Mahesh Lekkala, owner of Wine Legend with Alfio Cavallotto of Cavallotto winery’ CAVALLOTTO, DOLCETTTO…
The New Release Of JOLIE-PITT’S MIRAVAL ROSÉ 2014
The Perrin family, of Chateau Beaucastel, has been working with Jolie and Pitt on blending and strategy at Provence-based Miraval since 2012. French winemaker Marc Perrin of the famed Beaucastel estate produces the pink wine officially known as Jolie-Pitt & Perrin Côte de Provence Rosé Miraval. “Château Miraval” is recognized as one of Provence’s highest-quality organic…
FREDERICK WILDMAN 2007 BURGUNDY PORTFOLIO TASTINGIN THE BARREL AND WELL OVER IT TOO!
We recently had the pleasure of tasting numerous 2007 Burgundy wines from the Frederick Wildman portfolio. We were pleasantly surprised if not excited by the promise shown by many of these terrific wines. Though a somewhat difficult vintage, the end result happens to be wines, which are surprisingly user-friendly, approachable and in some cases-down right…
THEY JUST HAPPEN TO BE KOSHER!
First of all let’s throw the notion that kosher wines are not an enjoyable quaff right out the window! History has proven that these wines were not something to be savored, but a necessity at the holiday table. Let’s face it, they lacked the balance and in many cases the ‘fruit factor’ drinking astringent and “dried out.”…
2010 Brunello Di Montalcino
A very grand vintage has emerged from the Montalcino region of Tuscany Italy. With the releases of their 2010 Brunello wines, the critical ratings have been much higher than imaginable. More than 100 wines were rated 95 Points by James Suckling alone, not to mention the high scores awarded by other notable reviewers. This is a…
The 2005 Barolo Report
Making this very short and sweet, unlike the Barolos themselves, this is how we found the 2005’s, which we tasted upon their release in NYC. While tasting through these wines, the words, which came to mind were: “gripping, elegant and beautifully balanced.” “Gorgeous aromatics of classic violets and dried herbs, both on the nose and…
This is the stuff that WOW is made of!
There are many great things about being in the wine business. We get to meet interesting people, travel and taste great wines with the focus on making them accessible to our customers. Yesterday was one of those great wine days, because we had the opportunity to taste the new releases from the great Tuscan and Piedmont…