Unless my schedule runs awry, I will not have to wait until Memorial Day week-end to pay a visit to Jersey shore.
At this time tomorrow I should be in good company for a sneak preview of Eat Drink Italy with Vic Rallo.
A cursory look at what will make it to the screen for first season which will start airing om PBS on July 6, 2013 shows Vic often drawn to wines and food of Aldo Adige.
I should have a few things to share about Eat Drink Italy with Vic Rallo on Thursday.
Doubt I will make it to dinner at Chateau de France, Pessac Leognan, one of the many evening activities I was invited to...that is if I made it to Bordeaux for Vinexpo 2013 (June 16-20).
My schedule will not allow for it to happen.
I can always visit Chateau de France any other time of the year.
(* Photo from Chateau de France website)
Is Natural Wine Pop Up presence on May 21 at London International Wine Fair 2013 (May 20-22) influenced by the fact that for a couple of days the event has to share the London wine stage with all natural wine all the time Raw Fair (May 19-20).
Some of the offerings:
"Les Caves de Pyrene will host this Pop-Up, with a selection of over 50 wines from its own portfolio as well as others, both available in the UK and also seeking distribution. Producers will include critically-acclaimed biodynamic Rhone estate, Domaine Gramenon; Pheasant's Tears from Georgia; Villalobos with their Carignan made from "wild vines" in Chile and Jura's Philippe Bornard, whose reds and whites are made without sulphur. There will also be wines made in qvevri and amphora; orange wines from extended skin contact; sparkling natural wines made in the ancestral (pre-Champenoise) style, and other gems from a multitude of different terroirs and rarely-seen indigenous grape varieties."
Heard it through the grapevine for Green Day # 250
Previously: Vacant Lot Turned Vegetable Garden, Newark, 8th Street and 11th Avenue
For past few weeks, my schedule has not left much time for book browsing so with a little time on my hands this evening i decided to pick up Popes, Peasants and Shepherds 'Recipes and Lore from Rome and Lazio' (University of California Press, March 2013) by Oretta Zanini de Vita for a quick browse.
It reminded me that in many regions of Italy as is case in France, most things can be turned into meals whether it's tripe, veal stomach or eel in Eel with Raisins and Pine Nuts and Tongue with Sweet and Sour Beef Tongue.
Some might be more comfortable with Gnocchi dolci alla romana ('Sweet Gnocchi') or'Maccheroni con le noci' (Sweet Pasta).
I met a delicious red yesterday,'Reserve des Vignerons' 2010 Saumur Champigny 2010, 100% Cabernet Franc.
A great buy at around $12.
You can explore the 'Saumur Champigny' appellation on May 26 (Biodiversity World Day) by foot, on horseback or riding your bike.
2011 Vintage of 'Reserve des Vignerons' is listed on sale for $8 at Astor Wines.
Few large cities around the world count vineyards within their vicinity.
Vienna is one of them.
Most famous of their offerings is Wiener Gemischter Satz included in Slow Food 'Ark of Taste', slightly skunky according to Alice Feiring.
Austrian National Tourist Office notes:
"Many are surprised to learn that urban Vienna is also a wine region. But within the city limits, 320 winemakers tend 1,680 acres of grapes – mostly in the river-flanking areas of Nussberg, Kahlenberg, Bisamberg and Mauer."
5 wineries from Vienna banded together and formed WienWein to share their offerings with the world.
Amongst them Weingut Cobenzl whose wines illustrate this piece.
Two weeks from today, the Grandi Langhe DOCG 2013 event near Alba will be in its second day.
I had planned to attend yet sponsor for my visit changed its mind so it's doubtful I will spend 3 to 4 days in Italy to start May 2013.
Registering for the event means that invitations to meet winemakers, visit cellars and do some barrel tasting have started to fall in my inbox.
Last one is from Emanuela Borgogno of Fratelli Borgogno who invited me to visit their cellar.
It would be great to take a walk on Cannubi hill.
(* Photo of Emanueala Borgogno above from Fratelli Borgogno site)
To the chagrin of my professeur de francais, L'ecume des jours (Mood Indigo) by Boris Vian was one of my favorite books in middle school.
He was more into poets Ronsard and du Bellais.
I am looking forward to see how Michel Gondry's film version of Mood Indigo brings to life the Pianocktail, a key element of the book.
In Pianocktail (October 2008), Florica Vlad describes this pianotender as "a piano that mixes drinks based on the combination of keys played. Each key corresponds to a different spirit or liquor and cocktails are produced appropriate to the mood of the song played so that the concerto can be internalized and the music can be drank in addition to being heard."
Florica also shares image (above) of Pianocktail created by Géraldine and Nicolas Schenkel.
You can find more about it on their Piano Coktail site (French only).
There are also a couple of videos of Geraldine playing-mixing the Pianocktail including this one fron 2007.
Movie is scheduled for release in France on April 24,2013.
With Vinexpo 2013 barely 2 months away, the event newsletter 'Vinexpo News' offers 4 Reasons Why American Wine Professionals Should Attend Vinexpo 2013 with 4 numbers culled from recent study.
"1) +55% : Projected increase in premium wine sales (above $10 a bottle) in the US between 2011 and 2016
2) 100 million: number ofcases of imported wine forecasted to be consumed in the US in 2016 (an 11.5% increase over 2012)
3) +25%: Projected increase in sparkling wine consumptionin the US between 2012 and 2016
4) $26.8 billion: projected retail sales of still wines in the US in 2016 (an 11.4% increase vs. 2012)"
((Source: 11th Global Study on Current Trends in the International Wine & Spirits Markets AND Outlook to 2016; Vinexpo/The IWSR; January, 2013). The complete study is available for purchase.)
Midway between Montelpulciano and Pienzo, one can find Cavalierino, a producer of organic grappa and Vino Santo and organic olive oil.
If you happen to visit the area, Cavalierino also offers to host you with a number of appartments available for rent.
Booking is available online.
Green olives and green wine for Green Day # 248
Previously: CCSW, in plain English, Certified California Sustainable Winegrowing, Another Label?
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