{"id":284895,"date":"2010-07-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-07-21T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sdnews.com\/taste-of-wine-06-13-10\/"},"modified":"2010-07-21T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2010-07-21T07:00:00","slug":"taste-of-wine-06-13-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/taste-of-wine-06-13-10\/","title":{"rendered":"Taste of Wine 06-13-10"},"content":{"rendered":"

Notes from the Wine Warehouse Spring Tasting I have reported several times this year on the extraordinary number of wine events and outreach that have been staged in an effort to get before the trade and public. \u00a0The pace has been dizzying ( no pun intended ) to keep up with all of them and bring you up to date on the newest and best releases. One of the most influential wine marketing and distribution companies in the world is Wine Warehouse. \u00a0For 30 plus years it has offered more 10,000 wines other beverages for sale to the retail trade in California. Retail and restaurant customers look to Wine Warehouse for \u00a0superior wine and related products. \u00a0 Over 500 new release wines were brought by recently by some 120 wineries from all over the world. \u00a0Many of the owners and winemakers were at this gathering at the Hilton Bayfront in San Diego, to engage first-hand with potential and current customers. \u00a0When I arrived, I went over right away to Temecula\u2019s Thornton Winery to visit with owners Steve and John Thornton with winemaker Enrico Ncoletta, Wine Warehouse representative for Italian Wines, pours a 2006 Chianti Classico from Felsina in Tuscany for Taste Of Wine columnist Frank Mangio. \u00a0 Don Reha. \u00a0They were excited about the 7 new Spring wines that have just been released that I will be reporting on in a future TASTE OF WINE. \u00a0Then I moved over to Enrico Nicoletta\u2019s booth. \u00a0He manages the Italian wine portfolio for Wine Warehouse and was anxious to have me taste the latest from Felsina and Barone Ricasoli, both Chianti Classico front-runners from Tuscany. \u00a0The Felsina 2007 “Beradenga” with 100% Sangiovese sells for $20. and is made by one of the master makers Guiseppe Mazzocolin. \u00a0Barone Ricasoli is a bigger winery that is just North of Felsina. \u00a0Its Chianti Classico 2006 was in the top 5 wines in the world awarded by Wine Spectator in 2009. \u00a0My TASTE OF WINE Top Ten Tastes for 2009 had the Brolio Ricasoli Chianti Classico Tuscany 2003 listed. Price is just $11. if you can find it. \u00a0Just a dash of Merlot and Cabernet adds great depth to the Sangiovese base. Finally I want to mention a strong, fruity find in Consilience from Santa Barbara County and its 2006 Syrah. \u00a0Brett Escalera is the owner-winemaker. \u00a0Brett also served at Byron and Fess Parker wineries. Normally I don\u2019t think much of wines with over 15% alcohol, but this one is balanced to perfection. \u00a0It\u2019s a true premium Syrah and one to watch for at just $18. Look it up at www.consiliencewines.com . \u00a0 \u00a0 Water in Wine is the Purest Most people know that wine is made up of mostly water but what they may not know is that the water in wine is the purest available. \u00a0As the wise and humble Ben Franklin once said: \u00a0“In wine there is wisdom, in beer there is freedom, in water there is bacteria.” \u00a0In the fermentation for wine, there is a process of boiling, filtering and fermenting. \u00a0So, enjoy that glass of wine. \u00a0Not only does it taste good and make you feel good, your body is getting the most healthy irrigation known to man. \u00a0 Wine Bytes \u2022\tVINZ \u00a0Wine Bar downtown Escondido is back with Vinnie Griffin as \u00a0owner with the wine bar and German beer garden linked up. \u00a0The V Lounge again has Friday \u00a0entertainment with guitarist Jimmy Patton from 7 to 9pm. \u00a0Details at \u00a0760-743-8466. \u2022\tWine \u00a0Steals in San \u00a0Diego, Hillcrest and \u00a0Cardiff now has a wine cask feature with \u00a0wine on tap! \u00a0They are offering \u00a0great low prices on wine by the glass. Call the location nearest you for \u00a0more. \u2022\tSt. \u00a0Germain\u2019s Caf\u00e9 in Encinitas has a “Yappy Hour” on Fridays and Saturdays with \u00a0special incentives for your dog and you from 4 \u2013 \u00a07pm. \u00a0\u00a0Sat. and Sun. June 18 and 19 \u00a0enjoy Pannini “Yappetizers” and a glass of local Poway \u00a0Old Coach Wines. \u00a0Local music and raffle drawings. Call \u00a0760-753-5411. \u2022\tLa \u00a0Costa Wine Company in Carlsbad has light and refreshing German \u00a0Riesling wines for tasting Fri. June 18 from 5 to 8:30pm. $15. ea. \u00a0\u00a0And on Fri. June 25, \u00a0Sonoma wines for tasting. $20. pp. \u00a0Call 760-431-8455. \u00a0 \u2022\tSan \u00a0Diego Wine Company on Miramar \u00a0Road is pouring ten terrific Pinots \u00a0for $10. Sat. June 19 from 11-4:30pm. \u00a0Erath is one of the featured wines. \u00a0Phone 858-586-WINE. \u2022\tIsland \u00a0Prime on Harbor Island in \u00a0San \u00a0Diego is hosting a Great Fathers Day \u00a0Wines sale Sat. June 19 from 11:30 to 2pm. \u00a0Sample select wines and hors d\u2019oeuvres \u00a0and win prizes with each purchase. \u00a0\u00a0Contact Maurice at 619-557-9441 ext 203 for the wine \u00a0list. \u2022\tCaf\u00e9 \u00a0Merlot in the Bernardo Winery in Rancho Bernardo extends an invitation to join \u00a0them for a TAPS benefit dinner and wine tasting to help troubled teens and \u00a0their families, Sat. June 26 from 6 to 9pm. \u00a0Cost is $75. per person or $120. per \u00a0couple. For tickets, call 858-668-2273. Frank Mangio is a renowned wine connoisseur certified by Wine Spectator. \u00a0He is one of the leading wine commentators on the web. \u00a0View his columns at www.tasteofwinetv.com . \u00a0Reach him at mangiompc@aol.com.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Notes from the Wine Warehouse Spring Tasting I have reported several times this year on the extraordinary number of wine events and outreach that have been staged in an effort to get before the trade and public. \u00a0The pace has been dizzying ( no pun intended ) to keep up with all of them and […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":726,"featured_media":284896,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"11560","_seopress_titles_title":"Taste of Wine 06-13-10","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[11560],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-284895","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-la-jolla-village-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/284895","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/726"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=284895"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/284895\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/284896"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=284895"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=284895"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=284895"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}