In our sixth episode of In the Cellar, we listened to Miles from Sideway's and turned our head away from California Merlot, but instead of going to Pinot Country, Marquee turned North and the vineyards of Lake County to find two great single varietal bottlings of Sauvingnon Blanc and Zinfandel . With partner wine company, X-Winery we have two unique wines that show the terrior of the area and focus in on how simple, minimalistic winemakeing can have a true impact on highlighting vibrant wines!
The first wine is a Sauvignon Blanc from just vineyards that surround the largest freshwater lake in California, Clear lake. Two vineyards contributed the fruit to the Classy Sauvignon Blanc to balance natural acidity and peach flavors with a longer palate and juicy mouth-watering finish! Sauvignon Blanc in California (as opposed to other parts of the world that it is also grown in like France, New Zealand, Chile & South Africa), is medium to full bodied with interesting green notes intertwined. A great comparison to try, taste the racy acidity of a New Zealand Sav. Blanc that can make your mouth pucker next to its cousin from the USA where it gets more sunlight, warmth, etc... and you can even fool some experts!
For the second wine we showcase the grape that the USA has adopted as our own varietal, ZINFANDEL. No other place in the world produces as much of this single variety than the US and for today's tasting the Classy Zinfandel shows that great nuance between spicy, rich notes and medium to smooth soft tannins. A great pairing for a ton of the US food supply, Zinfandel can win you kudos as a pair with BBQ, Pizza, Hamburgers and more! Scientific tests have shown this grape to be the same as the Italian grape "Primitivo", another interesting comparison, taste these two side by side to take your wine education to a new level!
Marquee Selections has partnered up with the award-winning chef focused program "In The Kitchen with Bonnie" (and it's lovely host Ms. Bonnie Rabicoff) to produce an exciting new wine segment entitled "In the Cellar" with Marquee Selections ; view our list of topics and videos at the Marquee Selections - Wine Talk Channel on YouTube!. During each episode we will unravel the wine world one grape at a time! Each week we invite you to join us for an engaging conversation for our food and wine lovers to see why wine has been a worldwide tradition for centuries and how learning more about it can help bring the stories and flavors to life. Learn more about exciting regions, new wine types, varietals, how to pair wines with food, decanting, proper serving temperature, what wine goes best with pizza and more! A great 10 minute break from your day to learn and "wet" your taste buds for more"!
Please enjoy this web-episode of In the Cellar with Marquee and additional details are available below for more information on Marquee Selections! I am a bit new to the HD Camera, so please bear with me as I get my sea legs as an action reporter ( with today's technology you can find the grey hairs if you look) :) and thank you so much for tuning in and supporting Marquee Selections!
Check back next week for more exciting wine education from Marquee!
Cheers!
Christopher J. Cribb, CSW
cjcribb@marquee.com
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