Going Blanc- Chenin Blanc.
This week we visit a varietal that we pretty much universally agree here at Feast is tragically underappreciated: Chenin Blanc.
Saturday Wine Tastings
Each Saturday at 2:00 pm, we open four different wines and talk about them- where they come from, who makes them, and what makes them special. A couple of light hors d’oeuvres accompany the tasting and those who attend are eligible for discounts on the wines. Reservations are required, and web and email reservations will not guarantee you a seat, to please make your reservation by calling (520) 326-9363
Past Saturday Wine Tasting
Italia!
It may be the Greeks who brought winemaking with them to the Roman Empire, but doggone it if the Romans didn't raise the bar. This Saturday, Kevin is opening bottles from some of the winemaking regions with which you're abundantly familiar, but also from spots you may not already know well.
California Chardonnay
Yeah. We know. There are seemingly two camps. There are those who like nothing more than the rich, opulent style of California Chardonnay as we've come to perceive it. And then there are those who cast a supercilious glance and are unwilling to acknowledge its worthiness. As it turns out, however, there are more styles of California Chardonnay than meet the eye.
¡Viva la España!
This Saturday's wine tasting is already beginning to fill up, as tastings with wines from Spain often do.
Oregon Pinot Noir
While the people of California are assuredly prideful over the Pinot Noir grown there, I don't think anyone would dispute the quality and beauty of Oregon terroir, and the quality and beauty with which it in turn imbues Pinot Noir.
Sauntering through Northern Italy
This week's wine tasting features two reds and two whites from the northerly end of the Italian boot, and they're each excellent food wines. It turns out they're tasty to sip on their own as well, but we'll let you decide for yourselves how you'll best put them to use.
Che Syrah Syrah
Wine fashions change frequently, but we at Feast always fall deeply for a classic grape of the Rhone: we love you, Syrah.
Vinos tintos de Sudamerica
Gone are the days when the majority of wines from Chile and Argentina were strictly bargain bin plonk, and this tasting will offer you four reds- two from Argentina and two from Chile- who'll undoubtedly show you that firsthand.
Around the world in 80 minutes
Every now and again, we like to offer a smattering of wines from everyplace. Stylistically, the wines are everyplace: Old World, New World, red, white, crisp, rich- you name it, we'll be pouring it.
Bold, Red and Ready!
Now that winter is here and it's a brisk 75 degrees, Kevin is pulling out the big, bold reds.