29
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2011
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Category: On the Road with the Grape Guy
It seems like forever since the G7 blew into town, but I bet if I looked it up its only been a couple of years at most (for the curious it was October 2009). A lot seems to have happened to this consortium in the interim - they no longer represent 7 wineries, due to attrition (some left some were bought out) only 5 wineries remain ... but they do represent 7 of Portugal's main regions: Douro, Vinho Verde, Bairrada, Dao, Lisbon, Alentejo and Terras do Sado. Five winery principals joined us for a presentation of the 7 regions, their wines, lunch and more wine - so let's get right down to it. (to learn about the regions, the wines and something called "Grand Noir", click here)
To read about more interesting adventures thru the world of wine check out the On the Road With the Grape Guy blog.
29
May
2011
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Category: On the Road with the Grape Guy
I've tasted quite a bit of Austrian wine, but never in a lunch setting (there are a number of reasons for that - which I will not get into here - but the availability (or lack thereof) of Austrian wines is probably number one on my reason-hit parade). But lunch pairing seems to be exactly what the Austrian's wanted to prove: their wines are a perfect match to some of your favourite dishes. Sure they can talk about "food friendly", "great acidity", "lovely wines for all seasons" - but when you get the food on the table and the glass is sitting there waiting to see if the pairing works, that's when the truth comes out.
The day started with a 9-wine seminar about a variety of Austrian wines: (find out the best wines of the seminar and the rest of the day 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.
