Tuesday Betsy made a favorite salad, fried calamari, mushroom, and lemon over greens; wine was the 2008 Savary "Fourchaume" Chablis 1er. Lemon fruit, a chalky minerality, pleasant midweight Chablis, B.

Wednesday was the final park concert of the summer. We were delighted a friend from the city was joining us, she had (unnecessarily) insisted on furnishng dinner as she felt we had entertained her. Unnecessary, but damn good! She started with a course of pitas topped with perfect summer tomatoes and mint, then roast duck over a bed of rice, watercress, and lentil, followed by poached pears with bacon, blue cheese, walnuts, and pear syrup. Yum.

2010 Oyster Bay Sauvignon Blanc
Sharp, gooseberry and a bit of pepper, very NZSB, a bit thin. C+

2008 Hamilton-Stevens Russian River Pinot Noir
Lighter style for RRV, good acids, strawberries and cherries, a little cola edge. Pleasant and not at all overbearing. B-

2010 Guion Bourgueil rose
Fresh berry fruit, a little green tobacco/herb, lively, fun. B/B+

2009 Schloss Lieser Riesling
Just offdry, white peaches and apple, pleasant spicy note. B/B+

Grade disclaimer: I'm a very easy grader, basically A is an excellent wine, B a good wine, C mediocre. Anything below C means I wouldn't drink at a party where it was only choice. Furthermore, I offer no promises of objectivity, accuracy, and certainly not of consistency

On Aug 18, 1:50*pm, DaleW > wrote:
> Tuesday Betsy made a favorite salad, fried calamari, mushroom, and lemon over greens; wine was the 2008 Savary "Fourchaume" Chablis 1er. Lemon fruit, a chalky minerality, pleasant midweight Chablis, B.
>
> Wednesday was the final park concert of the summer. We were delighted a friend from the city was joining us, she *had (unnecessarily) insisted on furnishng dinner as she felt we had entertained her. Unnecessary, but damn good! She started with a course of pitas topped with perfect summer tomatoes and mint, then roast duck over a bed of rice, watercress, and lentil, followed by poached pears with bacon, blue cheese, walnuts, and pear syrup. Yum.
>
> 2010 Oyster Bay Sauvignon Blanc
> Sharp, gooseberry and a bit of pepper, very NZSB, a bit thin. C+
>
> 2008 Hamilton-Stevens Russian River Pinot Noir
> Lighter style for RRV, good acids, strawberries and cherries, a little cola edge. Pleasant and not at all overbearing. B-
>
> 2010 Guion Bourgueil rose
> Fresh berry fruit, a little green tobacco/herb, lively, fun. B/B+
>
> 2009 Schloss Lieser Riesling
> Just offdry, white peaches and apple, pleasant spicy note. B/B+
>
> Grade disclaimer: I'm a very easy grader, basically A is an excellent wine, B a good wine, C mediocre. Anything below C means I wouldn't drink at a party where it was only choice. Furthermore, I offer no promises of objectivity, accuracy, and certainly not of consistency

So Dale and others. Are you as tired as I am of one dimensional NZSB?

lleichtman wrote:

> So Dale and others. Are you as tired as I am of one dimensional NZSB?

Yes, though there are a few I'll still drink. From a survey conducted
last year, our favorite proved to be from Drylands, which has a nice
herbal quality to it reminiscent of Grüner Veltliner. Many others taste
dilute, sweet or lacking in fruit, most of which I suspect is the result
of overcropping. Of course, we're focusing on those available at the
$10-20 price range.

Mark Lipton

"Mark Lipton" wrote:

>> So Dale and others. Are you as tired as I am of one dimensional NZSB?

> Yes, though there are a few I'll still drink. From a survey conducted
> last year, our favorite proved to be from Drylands, which has a nice
> herbal quality to it reminiscent of Grüner Veltliner. Many others taste
> dilute, sweet or lacking in fruit, most of which I suspect is the result
> of overcropping. Of course, we're focusing on those available at the
> $10-20 price range.

Mark, I understand a pipeline is being constructed from Blenheim to the US
West Coast, such us the volume of very basic SB being sent in bulk to the
States and sold under importers/marketers labels.

Dale is correct, there is a lot of lineal stuff around - of course, I am
lucky, I can seek out some very interesting stuff from the smaller artisan
styled winemaker.

And you are correct - spend a few $$ more, and there is some very good wines
around.

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st.helier

On 8/19/11 3:26 AM, Champagne Socialist wrote:

> Mark, I understand a pipeline is being constructed from Blenheim to the
> US West Coast, such us the volume of very basic SB being sent in bulk to
> the States and sold under importers/marketers labels.
>
> Dale is correct, there is a lot of lineal stuff around - of course, I am
> lucky, I can seek out some very interesting stuff from the smaller
> artisan styled winemaker.
>
> And you are correct - spend a few $$ more, and there is some very good
> wines around.

Mr. Fizzy Pinko,
Is the hotmail addy in your header a functional one? If not, could
you drop me a line from your current email addy? I must apprise you of
our plans.

Mark Lipton


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