At-Home Tasting #1: No Place Like Rhone
Explore four amazing wines from the Rhone Valley!
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Package Includes:
• 2007 Côte-du-Rhone Blanc
•2007 Côte-du-Rhone Rouge
•2006 St. Joseph
•2007 Châteauneuf-du-Pape
• Lyn Farmer’s “No Place Like Rhone” DVD to guide you through an exciting at-home wine tasting.
(All bottles Delas 750 ml) |
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About “There’s No Place Like Rhone”
 The valley of the river Rhone in the South of France was first planted with grape vines by the Greeks in 600 BC and ever since, the area has been producing some of the greatest wines in France. Due to politics and changing tastes, Bordeaux and Burgundy (young upstarts, relatively speaking) took center stage in the wine world for a while, but we're in the midst of a Rhone resurgence, making this a very timely tasting. Lyn presents four wines to show the diversity of the Rhone, all from one producer, Delas Freres, so the focus stays on the region instead of varying styles of different winemakers. First, we taste a white Cotes du Rhone, a surprisingly versatile wine that works equally well as an aperitif on its own or as an engaging partner for food. Then we try the more widely encountered red Cotes du Rhone, an exceptional triumph at Delas in 2007. What makes this wine so appealing? Taste it with Lyn and you may come to some surprising conclusions. From Cotes du Rhone, we venture to the north of the Rhone Valley for a 100% Syrah from Saint-Joseph, sampling its particular combination of intensity and elegance before heading to the Southern Rhone for a classic Chateauneuf-du-Pape. In this wine the Grenache grape takes center stage and syrah plays a supporting role to delicious effect. Through the course of our tasting you'll not only hear, but taste, why there is no place like Rhone. |
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