23
Feb
2013
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Category: On the Road with the Grape Guy
Today we met with Alberto Zenato, a 3rd generation winemaker form Italy and the man behind the Zenato brand of wines. Today’s tasting centered around the company’s 20th Anniversary of their trademarked wine “Ripassa” – truth be known, Ripassa is the same wine as the famous Ripasso – the re-passed method invented by Masi in 1964 – but Zenato trademarked the name Ripassa as a marketing tool.
Since the 1960’s Zenato has been focused at making wine in the Lake Garda region of Veneto ... (read more about this Zenato tasting by clicking here)
To read about more interesting adventures thru the world of wine check out the On the Road With the Grape Guy blog.
22
Feb
2013
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Category: On the Road with the Grape Guy
A delightful dinner held at the Grand Victorian Mansion, which is directly next door to Reif Winery. Food by Robin Howe. Wines by Roberto Didomenico. Sadly Klaus Reif was under the weather so he did not attend, but winemaker Rob filled in very nicely.
It is funny to note that on the printed menu three of the five wine selections were off by one year – only two of the wines were listed correctly: 2010 Chardonnay Reserve and 2011 Vidal Icewine – as it turned out they were the best of the lot. As for the dinner itself, it was held in a cozy side room which seated 24 comfortable – the whole room lighted by candle, not a single light bulb was lit (see more pics of the room below – it truly was stunning). The dinner was created by Robin Howe, who I am told is the Reif chef of choice – and you can taste why, his food was spot-on delicious.
(to see the amazing pictures of the candlelit room, the food and wine reviews, click here)
To read about more interesting adventures thru the world of wine check out the On the Road With the Grape Guy blog.
