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Telling Outrageous Truths

Elisabet Alhambra — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 06:50:33 +0000

2007 Forlorn Hope Mil Amores

There seems to be no shortage of wine writers. But, day in and day out, the makers of wine taste their creations and put pen to paper to describe what they have created. It is what we long for from song writers and poets but seldom recieve: the explanation of the work — what it means to them. We have to come to conclusions about the work on our own. So it is with gratitude that we read these discriptions.

What is even more wonderful is the number of descriptions that make us want to stop everything and taste the wine. Sometimes even inspring us to kiss the person we are with! We are fortunate to enjoy a world of wine descriptions that weave a such a tapestry of tastes, smells and vivid imagery.

By the way, I had the pleasure of tasting Matthew Rorick’s “Forlorn Hope” wines at the sultry Portuguese Fado singer Ana Moura’s (click here for a video) show last Sunday evening. Mr. Rorick was pouring his wines in an ascot. He looked smashing.

Ana Moura

Following is an example of fine wine writing for Matthew Rorick’s wine Forlorn Hope – Mil Amores. Try the real thing!

Que aproveche!

Besos,

Elisabet

2007 Mil Amores

DeWitt Vineyard

by Matthew Rorick

In the centuries-old Portuguese tradition, the DeWitt Vineyard produces a field blend of classic Iberian varieties. Touriga Nacional, Tinta Cão, Tinta Roriz and Tinta Amarella combine the supple enchantment of a lover’s embrace with the savage artistry of the matador in each vintage of Mil Amores. Serve it with cuisine from coarse to classic, or stay up with friends or a lover until dawn drinking toasts, dancing to gypsy music and telling outrageous truths; this bottle will be as welcome an addition to your dinner table as it would be spinning empty on the floor in the midst of a late-night fandango.

2008 Sans Liege Cotes-du-Coast

Elisabet Alhambra — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 04:56:27 +0000

Roussane, Viognier, Marsanne

From the Winemaker:

A ripe yet finesse driven cuvée with
beautiful scents of honeydew,
7-Up, toasted coconut, pear skin,
whole roasted almonds, slate, a
touch of caramel and fresh rain.
The 2008 Cotes du Coast is a
powerful, multi-layered wine
that seamlessly directs your
attention from ripe fruit,
to rich spice to clean
minerality.

http://sansliege.com/

This is a kissing-in-the-fresh-rain wine. I drank it with a dessert course of dates, pecans, soft cheese cured Lomo and kissing. Delicioso. Elisabet

Soulful Syrah

Elisabet Alhambra — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 05:22:42 +0000

www.29songs.com My goal of 29 songs it to make a wine of intensity without allowing power to serve as a substitue for beauty.

Kelly Wheat, Owner and Winemaker

Kissing Is Such A Fine Art

Elisabet Alhambra — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:31:40 +0000

By Jim Morris of Michel-Schlumberger

Kissing is such a fine art. The anticipation, the nervousness, the sweaty palms, the chemistry, the place, time, the connection….each of these is experienced by winemakers as well. Their art is played out in the bottle. Each time a new release is made, they go through each of these experiences. And when it is good, it is very good. And when it is great, it curls your toes.