south african wine tasting

*all wine for this tasting purchased at astor wines

sincerely, neil ellis, sauvignon blanc, 2005 (stellenbosch region) - $10


kanu, chenin blanc, 2005 (stellenbosch region) - $7


limestone hill, danie de wet, chardonnay, 2005 (de wetshof winery, robertson) - $15


diemersdal, pinotage, 2002 (durbanville region) - $16


brampton, rustenberg wines, shiraz, 2003 (stellenbosch region) - $12


faithful hound, mulderbosch, red (bordeaux-style red blend of 45% merlot, 45% cabernet
sauvignon and 10% malbec), 2003 (stellenbosch region) - $22
goats do roam, red, (blend of primarily shiraz and pinotage, with cinsaut, mourvèdre, grenache, merlot, carignan, gamay and cabernet), 2005 (the grapes were harvested from vineyards in the paarl, perdeberg, piekenierskloof and malmesbury regions. this vintage has for the first time incorporated fruit from stellenbosch.) - $6

summer whites tasting

villa maria, sauvignon blanc, 2005 (NZ)
macon-lugny "les charmes", chardonnay, 2004 (burgundy, FR)
lost vineyards, trebbiano (IT)
kendall jackson, chardonnay, 2004 (napa, CA)
colline novaresi "il mimo", nebbiolo, 2005 (IT)
herederos del marques de riscal, rueda, 2004 (SP)
dr. l, loosen bros., reisling, 2004, (GER)
aveleda vinho verde branco, 2005 (portugal)
weingut. hofer, aursthal, gruner veltliner, 2005 (GER)
lameraux landing, chardonnay, 2001 (finger lakes, ny)

champagne alternatives

george gardet, cuvee saint flavy, champagne (FR) - $21
brut gruet, methode champagnoise (new mexico) - $15
carpene malvolti, prosecco di conegliano (IT) - @ $12-$15
cordoniu, pinot noir brut, metodo tradicional (cava) (SP) - $14
vixen, fox creek (australia) - $18
cantina gabriele, spumante rosso (port alternative) (IT) - $12
bugey cerdon, rosé sparkling wine, methode ancestrale (FR) - $17
taittinger, champagne (FR) - $33

holiday wine tasting

triennes, sainte fleur, viogner, 2004 (provence, FR) - $14
dalton canaan, blend of sauv blanc, chardonnay & reisling, 2003 (galilee region, israel) - $16 *kosher
gruener veltliner wogenrain, soellner, 2004 (austria) - $15
nine stones, hilltops, shiraz, 2004 (australia) - $12
burford & brown, zinfandel, 2003 (CA) - $13
ladybug red, old vines, red table wine cuvee V, blend of zinfandel, carignane, merlot, & cabernet (redwood valley, CA) - $13 *organic
martin ray angeline, pinot noir, 2004 (santa barbara, CA) - $11
chenas, cru du beaujolais, 2004 (FR) - $17

for the spiced wine we made, we used borsao, red wine, 2004 (borja, SP) - $5

reisling tasting

plantagenet, reisling, 2003 (australia)
meugenhof, wehlener sonnenuhr, spatlese, 2004 (GER)
nikki, reingau, auslese, 2004 (GER)
hermann j. weimer, reisling, 2004 (finger lakes, ny)
trimbach, alsace riesling, 2003 (FR)
la strada, auslese reisling, 2002 (NZ) - smelled like kerosene
la strada, auslese reisling, 2002 (NZ) - smelled like strawberry yogurt

shiraz/ syrah tasting

jabu, joy of africa, shiraz, 2002 (s. africa) - $11.99
justin, paso robles halter vineyard, syrah, 2000 (CA) - $27.99
wyndham estate, bin 555, shiraz, 2002 (australia) - $9.99
wild gaucho, mendoza, shiraz, 2002 (argentina) - $5.99
st. joseph "le grand pompée", paul jaboulet, 2001 (FR) - $24.99
jt, syrah, 2002 (CA) - $7.99

cabernet sauvignon tasting

cheapskate, cab, 2003 (CA)
cartlidge & browne, cab, 2002 (CA)
wyatt, cab, 2001 (CA)
sirita napa, cab, 2000 (CA)
cellar no. 8, cab, 2001 (CA - asti winery)

the very first tasting

smoking loon, cabernet sauvignon, 2002 (CA)
mark west, pinot noir, 2002 (edna valley, CA)
domaine de la buffette, bourgogne, pinot noir, 2001 (rhone FR)
bogle, merlot, 2002 (CA)
rock river, merlot, 2002 (CA)
chateau le preuil, merlot, 2001 (FR)