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Wine recommendations and comments from Dean and Lisa Foster, Vintage Connections Wine Educators and Consultants. Most wines are available in Southeastern Pennsylvania and are priced between $10 and $20. Up-coming "wine events" available in the Pottstown Tri-county area are listed.

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Greetings from Vintage Connections! 
This week's wine tips.


Cantina Zaccagnini Montepulciano d’Abruzzo -  Reprise

We reviewed this wine over a year ago and thought it would be good to re-review this excellent Montepulciano in case some of you didn’t get to read it back then.

We have used Cantina Zaccagnini Montepulciano d'Abruzzo from Italy for several events and find it to be an excellent, medium-bodied dry red wine. It has the distinctive fruity flavor of a good Montepulciano.  It has a nose of strawberries and ripe plums, with a hint of leather and flavors of cherries, peaches and plums and a hint of tobacco. Great with rich, flavorful cheeses, lasagne and other pastas with red sauce.  Each bottle is decorated with a small cutting from the vine. It sells for $13.99 at most PA Wine and Spirits stores. It's PLCB code is 4560.



Lake James Cellars Gewurztraminer NV
This excellent Gewurztraminer from Glen Alpine, NC just outside of the Yadkin Valley is a full, rich-bodied gewurztraminer.  It is a beautiful golden color with rich honeysuckle aromas.  The flavor of apricots was the first thing that came to mind at the first sip of this delicious white wine.  It has a wonderful long finish, making it a great summer sipper.  It is available not only at the winery, but at many retail stores in North Carolina.

Up-coming Events

Private Tasting of 6 USA Red Meritages (or similar red blends)

Sunday, July 11, 4-6 PM, we are hosting a private (blind) tasting of six USA Red Meritages.  Two seats are available at $25 each.  As we prepare for Bottle Shock Revisited on September 18, we are tasting wines that we may use for that event.  Join us and help determine what wines we will use as the finalists on 
September 18.

Please email us at VintageConnections@Comcast.net if you have questions or want to reserve these two remaining seats.


The Great PA WIne Toast
August 14
Across the Commonwealth
Let's Toast!
More Info Coming Soon


Bottle Shock Revisited!
USA vs. France blind wine tasting

Saturday

September 18
6:30 - 9:30 PM


Benefits the American Wine Society Educational Foundation


Wine and Appetizer pairing and
"blind tasting" 
of USA vs French wines.

Taste and vote for your favorites!

Perkiomen Valley Library, Schwenksville
$49 per person
$90 per couple
$350 per group of eight.
More details coming soon!
Visit the Perkiomen Valley Chapter of AWS.

Mom's House
Benefit Wine Dinner
 

Saturday, October 23 
Five course dinner, each course paired with a different wine.  
Kimberton Arts Center  6:30 PM
For more information about Mom's House, click HERE

Contact us to schedule an event in your home, at your business, or for your organization.

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