TWITs Holiday Celebration
Wednesday, December 1st - 7pm-10pm
@ Abbie's house
Featuring Sparkling Wine*
Bring a bottle of something bubbly (perhaps that Prosecco you've been holding onto?)
*Spouses are welcome!
*Pregnant/Nursing TWITs also welcome (we will have non-alcoholic options available)
Come Mix and Mingle with us, refreshments and food provided.
Let's end the year with one last CHEERS before 2011! Hope to see you there.
Abbie's Tasting Notes:
1) Louis Roederer Champagne Brut Premier - Reims France - Maison Fondue en 1776 (gift from friend)
texture is full and generous, fruity and refreshing notes, a "fresh festive finesse" a full complex wine both modern and powerful, matured in oak casks, matured for 3 years in cellar, rested for 6 months after disgorgement to perfect maturity
2) Conde de Caralt - Semi-seco -Cava - Penedes Spain $8.99 at Total Wine
"elegant blend of Macabeo, Parellada, and Xarel-lo. has a brilliant light yellow color and a clean fresh nose with hints of yeast and peach blossoms. The supple palate is off-dry, carrying notes of apple, and creating a fresh, cleansing acidity. Off-dry, apple, peach, med-bodied."
3) Lamarca Prosecco
golden apple, white grape, honeysuckle flavors
4) Prosecco - blue bottle from Trader Joes $5.99
Grassy, flavor is fresh, green,
5) Prosecco - Rioudo Vue - Spago Nero
"is effusively fruity and light-bodied, and offers terrific floral notes, persistent effervescence, and a clean, delicate finish."
6) Rondel Pura Raza Brut - Cava from Spain - $7.99
More fruity than dry, "extreme brut" is filled with soft peach and nut flavors, their fragrances, lifted by white pepper and floral tones of white lilies. Briny, fresh, crisp, peach, light bodied.
7) Wolf Mountain - Dahlonega, GA - Blanc de Blanc Brut 2009
Meaning white from white this dry sparkling chardonnay expresses our signature style; light yet complex. crisp. fruity. and elegant. A light bread flavor was imparted by aging en tirage (on the yeast) for almost a year. This combined with hints of citrus. spice notes and crisp acidity
A Wine Club in Atlanta, GA, founded in 2008. We meet to taste wine, gab, snack, and learn. TWITs is all about having fun, trying wines, and growing your palate.
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Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Holiday Sparkling Wines - December 16th, 2009 - Ms. Sarah
Holiday Sparkling Wines - December 16th, 2009 - Ms. Sarah
Ms. Sarah, arranged for us to do a tasting at The Grape-Phipps Plaza. Thank you Sarah for setting this up!
Wikipedia: Sparkling Wine. White wine. Also Cava, Cremant, Champagne, Espumante (Spanish), Rose, Prosecco (Italian), Sekt (German), Pezsgo (Hungarian), Iskra (Bulgarian), Sovetskoye Shampanskoye (Russian), etc.
Pairings: smoked salmon, buttered popcorn, brie and gouda, shrimp and shellfish, stuffed mushrooms, sweetbread and marscapone cheese, shortbread cookies, fruit-based desserts. more pairings
About: Sparkling wine is fizzy wine
Tasting Notes:
1) Gruet, Blanc de Noirs, New Mexico
Said to have "creamy texture with great finesse." Blanc de Noirs means "White of Black" as it is a white sparkling wine produced by dark colored grapes. Gruet Blanc D Noirs is made from Pinot Noir.
Abbie thought it was perfectly dry with a delicate bit of sweet juiciness.
2)J, Rose Brut, Sonoma County
Said to have "delicate, pale pink sparkling wine with fresh fruit flavors of strawberry and rhubarb." This sparkling wine is made from Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, and Pinot Meunier.
Abbie thought it was a bit sour tasting (in a nice way), tart, and very bright & lively. Too cheeky for my preference in a sparkling wine though. Lovely pale rose color. Most of the TWITS seemed to love this one!
3) Jed Steele, Black Bubbles, Sparkling Syrah, Lake County
Said to be "100% Syrah, Fruity, playful, perfect for holiday parties"
Jed Steele's son practiced wine making in Australia and discovered this sparkling Shiraz. He brought his idea back home, to formulate this unique Syrah Blend.
Abbie thought it was a lovely dark maroon color, festive, and slightly sweeter than the others.
Other highlights of the evening:
Someone needs to make a "Caperberry Pizza" and we feel it would be a hit!
The Truffle Tremor Cheese, is TO DIE FOR!
My table ordered up some other red wines to taste (not sparkling though)
1) Mollydooker, The Scooter, Merlot (can get at Total Wine for ~ $25/bottle)
aromas of plum, chocolate, etc, velvety texture, amazing spice and smooth taste, and legs that go on and on like a Rockette!
Abbie recently fell in love with Mollydooker wines, on a trip to New York City over Thanksgiving. She tried The Boxer first, and then Two Left Feet. The Grape only had The Scooter and The Violinist on-hand, but being a true Red Wine Wino, Abbie insisted on The Scooter. It was absolutely worth it. The Total Wine at Perimeter carries "The Boxer" and "Two Left Feet" in stock.
Learn about the "Mollydooker Shake" also.
2) Martin Codax Ergo Rioja (Tempranillo)
dark, robust flavor, some fruit, and smooth yet dry.
3) MacMurray Ranch Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast
Delicious! The 2007 vintage is absolutely sold out! Yummy!
Ms. Sarah, arranged for us to do a tasting at The Grape-Phipps Plaza. Thank you Sarah for setting this up!
Wikipedia: Sparkling Wine. White wine. Also Cava, Cremant, Champagne, Espumante (Spanish), Rose, Prosecco (Italian), Sekt (German), Pezsgo (Hungarian), Iskra (Bulgarian), Sovetskoye Shampanskoye (Russian), etc.
Pairings: smoked salmon, buttered popcorn, brie and gouda, shrimp and shellfish, stuffed mushrooms, sweetbread and marscapone cheese, shortbread cookies, fruit-based desserts. more pairings
About: Sparkling wine is fizzy wine
Tasting Notes:
1) Gruet, Blanc de Noirs, New Mexico
Said to have "creamy texture with great finesse." Blanc de Noirs means "White of Black" as it is a white sparkling wine produced by dark colored grapes. Gruet Blanc D Noirs is made from Pinot Noir.
Abbie thought it was perfectly dry with a delicate bit of sweet juiciness.
2)J, Rose Brut, Sonoma County
Said to have "delicate, pale pink sparkling wine with fresh fruit flavors of strawberry and rhubarb." This sparkling wine is made from Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, and Pinot Meunier.
Abbie thought it was a bit sour tasting (in a nice way), tart, and very bright & lively. Too cheeky for my preference in a sparkling wine though. Lovely pale rose color. Most of the TWITS seemed to love this one!
3) Jed Steele, Black Bubbles, Sparkling Syrah, Lake County
Said to be "100% Syrah, Fruity, playful, perfect for holiday parties"
Jed Steele's son practiced wine making in Australia and discovered this sparkling Shiraz. He brought his idea back home, to formulate this unique Syrah Blend.
Abbie thought it was a lovely dark maroon color, festive, and slightly sweeter than the others.
Other highlights of the evening:
Someone needs to make a "Caperberry Pizza" and we feel it would be a hit!
The Truffle Tremor Cheese, is TO DIE FOR!
My table ordered up some other red wines to taste (not sparkling though)
1) Mollydooker, The Scooter, Merlot (can get at Total Wine for ~ $25/bottle)
aromas of plum, chocolate, etc, velvety texture, amazing spice and smooth taste, and legs that go on and on like a Rockette!
Abbie recently fell in love with Mollydooker wines, on a trip to New York City over Thanksgiving. She tried The Boxer first, and then Two Left Feet. The Grape only had The Scooter and The Violinist on-hand, but being a true Red Wine Wino, Abbie insisted on The Scooter. It was absolutely worth it. The Total Wine at Perimeter carries "The Boxer" and "Two Left Feet" in stock.
Learn about the "Mollydooker Shake" also.
2) Martin Codax Ergo Rioja (Tempranillo)
dark, robust flavor, some fruit, and smooth yet dry.
3) MacMurray Ranch Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast
Delicious! The 2007 vintage is absolutely sold out! Yummy!
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