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  • Toasting September with Franck Besson Sparkling Rose Granit NV

    Franck Besson Sparkling Rose Granit is a wine with a great story and we love having a great wine story to enjoy along with the glass of wine as we toast the month of September. Happy New Month!

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    We'll let the importer Oz Wines tell the tale.

    "Franck's estate is located near the town of Jullié at the foothill of the Cru Juliénas and on the terroir of Beaujolais-Villages.  Since 2010, the estate has transitioned to organic farming in order to be coherent with work in the vines and in the cellar. Revolted by the bad image affecting the appellation Beaujolais-Villages, Franck decided to innovate and produce Rosé and Blanc de Noir sparkling wines in order to prove the potential of the Gamay grapes on our granitic slopes. Elaborated with the traditional method, as they do in Champagne, his sparkling wines are aged 12 months on wooden racks in the estate in order to get the fineness of a great Champagne!"

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    Here's a wine buying lesson we can share. Always read the back label. This one was on a rack at a favorites shop where we have often found hidden treasures. The front was unassuming, the price was good, but the decision to buy was made when we saw the OZ Wines name on the back.

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    Always notice the importer. Ask your server to show you the back of the bottle every time you enjoy a wine. Soon you'll find a few importers whose tastes are in line with yours and you'll have another way to select wines from a shelf or a wine list. If you are in a place that is staffed with knowledgeable servers, you can always ask, "Do you have something from Oz Wines that you can recommend?" Of course, you can insert any importer you like into that question.

     

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    Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
    Photos: ©2019 Penny & Ed Cherubino 

  • Toasting September with Franck Besson Sparkling Rose Granit NV

    Franck Besson Sparkling Rose Granit is a wine with a great story and we love having a great wine story to enjoy along with the glass of wine as we toast the month of September. Happy New Month!

    IMG_5628

    We'll let the importer Oz Wines tell the tale.

    "Franck's estate is located near the town of Jullié at the foothill of the Cru Juliénas and on the terroir of Beaujolais-Villages.  Since 2010, the estate has transitioned to organic farming in order to be coherent with work in the vines and in the cellar. Revolted by the bad image affecting the appellation Beaujolais-Villages, Franck decided to innovate and produce Rosé and Blanc de Noir sparkling wines in order to prove the potential of the Gamay grapes on our granitic slopes. Elaborated with the traditional method, as they do in Champagne, his sparkling wines are aged 12 months on wooden racks in the estate in order to get the fineness of a great Champagne!"

    IMG_5618 

    Here's a wine buying lesson we can share. Always read the back label. This one was on a rack at a favorites shop where we have often found hidden treasures. The front was unassuming, the price was good, but the decision to buy was made when we saw the OZ Wines name on the back.

    IMG_5627

    Always notice the importer. Ask your server to show you the back of the bottle every time you enjoy a wine. Soon you'll find a few importers whose tastes are in line with yours and you'll have another way to select wines from a shelf or a wine list. If you are in a place that is staffed with knowledgeable servers, you can always ask, "Do you have something from Oz Wines that you can recommend?" Of course, you can insert any importer you like into that question.

     

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    Our Sparkling Resolution is covered in this post : Join Us as We Toast…

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    Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
    Photos: ©2019 Penny & Ed Cherubino 

  • We’ll Toast August with 2013 Iron Horse Classic Vintage Brut, a Gift from West Coast Friends

    This month's choice for a Happy New Month toast is a bottle of 2013 Iron Horse Classic Vintage Brut that arrived at our wine rack thanks to our friends David and Peter. We will raise a glass to them and the fun we had over July 4th eating, drinking, catching up, and enjoying the fact that they have stayed friends despite the miles.

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    We have enjoyed many a bottle of wine with these guys and by sharing favorites and new discoveries we've all expanded all our knowledge and tastes. This one comes from one of their favorite vacation spots which makes it extra special to us. As King Solomon is quoted as having said, "As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend."

    Trying wines from different places, made with different grapes, and produced by different methods adds spice to our monthly ritual. Since 2007 we have raised a glass of sparkling wine to greet each new month!

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    Here's what we learned from the Iron Horse Vineyard:

    This is their flagship wine.

    Tasting Notes

    "By nose – rising dough, orange marmalade and baked apple. By mouth – ripe red apple, mandarin orange and hazelnut."
     
    Food Pairing Notes
    "A perfect wine with poached eggs, smoked salmon and toast, salade Niçoise, hard cheeses, classic roast chicken with Yukon gold potatoes, harvest pear crisp with candied ginger."
     
    The salade Niçoise is one of Ed's favorite meals and is a perfect summer supper. That will go on the menu!
     
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    Happy Update!!
     
    Peter & David know our taste well. This is a lovely pinot forward sparkler with the flavor profile like many of the very traditional Champagnes we love. We had asked one of our favorite wine mentors his thoughts on it a few days ago and he said, "Big, traditional, you'll love it." 

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    Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
    Photos: ©2019 Penny Cherubino 

  • We’ll Toast August with 2013 Iron Horse Classic Vintage Brut, a Gift from West Coast Friends

    This month's choice for a Happy New Month toast is a bottle of 2013 Iron Horse Classic Vintage Brut that arrived at our wine rack thanks to our friends David and Peter. We will raise a glass to them and the fun we had over July 4th eating, drinking, catching up, and enjoying the fact that they have stayed friends despite the miles.

    IMG_5120

    We have enjoyed many a bottle of wine with these guys and by sharing favorites and new discoveries we've all expanded all our knowledge and tastes. This one comes from one of their favorite vacation spots which makes it extra special to us. As King Solomon is quoted as having said, "As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend."

    Trying wines from different places, made with different grapes, and produced by different methods adds spice to our monthly ritual. Since 2007 we have raised a glass of sparkling wine to greet each new month!

    IMG_5118

    Here's what we learned from the Iron Horse Vineyard:

    This is their flagship wine.

    Tasting Notes

    "By nose – rising dough, orange marmalade and baked apple. By mouth – ripe red apple, mandarin orange and hazelnut."
     
    Food Pairing Notes
    "A perfect wine with poached eggs, smoked salmon and toast, salade Niçoise, hard cheeses, classic roast chicken with Yukon gold potatoes, harvest pear crisp with candied ginger."
     
    The salade Niçoise is one of Ed's favorite meals and is a perfect summer supper. That will go on the menu!
     
    IMG_5169
     
    Happy Update!!
     
    Peter & David know our taste well. This is a lovely pinot forward sparkler with the flavor profile like many of the very traditional Champagnes we love. We had asked one of our favorite wine mentors his thoughts on it a few days ago and he said, "Big, traditional, you'll love it." 

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    Our Sparkling Resolution is covered in this post : Join Us as We Toast…

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    Details:

    Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
    Photos: ©2019 Penny Cherubino 

  • Toasting July with Szigeti Grüner Veltliner Brut

    On a recent check of our wine rack, we remembered enjoying a few bottles of Szigeti Grüner Veltliner Brut  over the years. We first toasted with this back in 2011. It's time to share the remaining bottle with friends at our July 1st toast to a Happy New Month. 

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    This wine is from Austria and is made from 100% Grüner Veltliner grapes. This is a grape we turn to when we're eating foods that are difficult to pair with wine, like salads, asparagus, or artichokes. It's a food-friendly wine, also perfect with seafood, oysters, fried, salty, fatty dishes. As a grape we just enjoy, we often try any bottle we spot by a new producer on a wine list. 

    Trying wines from different places, made with different grapes, and produced by different methods adds spice to our monthly ritual. Since 2007 we have raised a glass of sparkling wine to greet each new month!

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    This is another wine from a trusted importer, Winebow.   If you ever see us shopping for wine, you'll notice us reading the back labels to see who selected this wine to import or distribute. When in doubt, we opt for someone who has introduced us to wonderful wines in the past.

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    Our Sparkling Resolution is covered in this post : Join Us as We Toast…

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    Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
    Photos: ©2019 Penny Cherubino 

  • Toasting July with Szigeti Grüner Veltliner Brut

    On a recent check of our wine rack, we remembered enjoying a few bottles of Szigeti Grüner Veltliner Brut  over the years. We first toasted with this back in 2011. It's time to share the remaining bottle with friends at our July 1st toast to a Happy New Month. 

    IMG_4561

    This wine is from Austria and is made from 100% Grüner Veltliner grapes. This is a grape we turn to when we're eating foods that are difficult to pair with wine, like salads, asparagus, or artichokes. It's a food-friendly wine, also perfect with seafood, oysters, fried, salty, fatty dishes. As a grape we just enjoy, we often try any bottle we spot by a new producer on a wine list. 

    Trying wines from different places, made with different grapes, and produced by different methods adds spice to our monthly ritual. Since 2007 we have raised a glass of sparkling wine to greet each new month!

    IMG_4549

    This is another wine from a trusted importer, Winebow.   If you ever see us shopping for wine, you'll notice us reading the back labels to see who selected this wine to import or distribute. When in doubt, we opt for someone who has introduced us to wonderful wines in the past.

    IMG_4553

     

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    Our Sparkling Resolution is covered in this post : Join Us as We Toast…

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    Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
    Photos: ©2019 Penny Cherubino 

  • Our Happy New Month Toast for March Will Be with a Prosecco…

    However, we have not decided which Prosecco, so we have chilled two of our favorites. 

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    On the left is Adami Bosco di Gica Brut Valdobbiadene DOCG Prosecco Superiore.

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    We have written more about that here.

    On the right is Bisson Glera Vino Frizzante Trevigiani. 

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    That one was covered in this post.

    We love both of them and have been going back and forth all week about which to have. They are both light and lively and perfect for the start of our favorite hospitality season. It is traditional in parts of Italy to greet guests with a glass of prosecco. 

    They are both just 11% alcohol by volume which is an important stat for the warmer months.

    We'll have to come back and let you know which one we opened or if we opened both and took the opportunity to taste them together.  

    Trying wines from different places, made with different grapes, and produced by different methods adds spice to our monthly ritual. Since 2007 we have raised a glass of sparkling wine to greet each new month!

    Related Posts:

    Our Sparkling Resolution is covered in this post : Join Us as We Toast…

    A Few of Our Favorite Gifts for Wine Lovers

    Here are all the wines we've covered. Since this is a category, this post may appear at the top. Just scroll down for more.

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    Details:

    Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
    Photos: ©2019 Penny & Ed Cherubino 

  • Our Happy New Month Toast for March Will Be with a Prosecco…

    However, we have not decided which Prosecco, so we have chilled two of our favorites. 

    IMG_3863

    On the left is Adami Bosco di Gica Brut Valdobbiadene DOCG Prosecco Superiore.

    6a00e54fc42bb8883401543419cdd3970c-800wi

    We have written more about that here.

    On the right is Bisson Glera Vino Frizzante Trevigiani. 

    6a00e54fc42bb8883401b8d2de5dc0970c-800wi

    That one was covered in this post.

    We love both of them and have been going back and forth all week about which to have. They are both light and lively and perfect for the start of our favorite hospitality season. It is traditional in parts of Italy to greet guests with a glass of prosecco. 

    They are both just 11% alcohol by volume which is an important stat for the warmer months.

    We'll have to come back and let you know which one we opened or if we opened both and took the opportunity to taste them together.  

    Trying wines from different places, made with different grapes, and produced by different methods adds spice to our monthly ritual. Since 2007 we have raised a glass of sparkling wine to greet each new month!

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    Our Sparkling Resolution is covered in this post : Join Us as We Toast…

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    Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
    Photos: ©2019 Penny & Ed Cherubino 

  • No Fooling! Our April 1st Toast Will Be with a Glass of Artomaña Txakolina

    Why Artomaña Txakolina? We wanted to pick a wine that would be fun and a bit of a surprise for our toast to April 1st. Txakolinas are just that. These wines from the Basque region are light, lively, low-alcohol, food-friendly, and the tiny supply that reaches our shores usually shows up this time of year.

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    We scanned our wine rack and grabbed a bottle we had picked up somewhere in our travels. As we tried to remember where, that star on the label brought back a special memory. We think this is the first Txakolina we ever tasted many years ago at Tinto in Philadelphia. This was before Chef/Owner Jose Garces was well known. If he's as gracious to his guests these days as he was to us back then he will always be a success.

    We'll add him to our toast as we pour a glass of this wine from on-high with the help of our special Txakoli pourer.

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    Tidbits you might want to know if you'd like to try this wine:

    • In the Basque language TX is pronounce CHA, so this wine is pronounced “chah-kuh-leena.”
    • And, if your server is in the know, the wine will be poured from high above the glass to aerate it and activate the fizz.
    • Finally, that glass may be a large tumbler rather than a stemmed wine glass.

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    Our Sparkling Resolution is covered in this post : Join Us as We Toast…

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    Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
    Photos: ©2019 Penny & Ed Cherubino 

  • No Fooling! Our April 1st Toast Will Be with a Glass of Artomaña Txakolina

    Why Artomaña Txakolina? We wanted to pick a wine that would be fun and a bit of a surprise for our toast to April 1st. Txakolinas are just that. These wines from the Basque region are light, lively, low-alcohol, food-friendly, and the tiny supply that reaches our shores usually shows up this time of year.

    AT-X

    We scanned our wine rack and grabbed a bottle we had picked up somewhere in our travels. As we tried to remember where, that star on the label brought back a special memory. We think this is the first Txakolina we ever tasted many years ago at Tinto in Philadelphia. This was before Chef/Owner Jose Garces was well known. If he's as gracious to his guests these days as he was to us back then he will always be a success.

    We'll add him to our toast as we pour a glass of this wine from on-high with the help of our special Txakoli pourer.

    IMG_3393

    Tidbits you might want to know if you'd like to try this wine:

    • In the Basque language TX is pronounce CHA, so this wine is pronounced “chah-kuh-leena.”
    • And, if your server is in the know, the wine will be poured from high above the glass to aerate it and activate the fizz.
    • Finally, that glass may be a large tumbler rather than a stemmed wine glass.

    Related Posts:

    Our Sparkling Resolution is covered in this post : Join Us as We Toast…

    A Few of Our Favorite Gifts for Wine Lovers

    Here are all the wines we've covered. Since this is a category, this post may appear at the top. Just scroll down for more.

     

    What's on your Food Lover's Shopping List?

    Details:

    Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
    Photos: ©2019 Penny & Ed Cherubino