Fun and Interesting Stuff

[SFJoe]

If you haven't had the chance, you might want to seek out a bottle of Eminence Road's 2010 Elizabeth's Vineyard Finger Lakes Cabernet Franc. It's real wine. Congrats to Jen and Andrew.

I know zip about Finger Lakes terroir, and the winery website isn't fully informative about Elizabeth's Vineyard. Does anyone have some insight for us?

PS, for those in the know, I listened to The Pizza Tapes as I tried this wine.

/wd inside story

 

[Don Rice]

Cab Franc and Gewurz are at Chambers St, btw

I'm planning to serve Eminence Road for our family gathering on Thursday (20 adults drinking Eminence Road- wow!) Probably the Acidalia and the Gewurz.

Saving the Cab Franc for my own enjoyment.

 

[Kay Bixler]

You guys are the best!

The terroir, briefly, is warm site, western slope on Seneca Lake, thin loam soil over shale.

 

[Jay Miller]

Acidalia and gewürztraminer are my favorites to date.

 

[Brad Kane]

originally posted by Jay Miller:
Acidalia and gewürztraminer are my favorites to date.

Whoah! Jay and I agree!

 

[David Erickson]

originally posted by Don Rice:
Cab Franc and Gewurz are at Chambers St, btw

$19.99, I'm on it...

 

[SFJoe]

How much skin contact on that gewurz, eh?

 

[Jeff Grossman]

originally posted by Brad Kane:

originally posted by Jay Miller:
Acidalia and gewürztraminer are my favorites to date.

Whoah! Jay and I agree!

Acidalia and Franc for me.

 

[Joel Stewart]

Well if it goes with the Pizza Tapes, it's gotta be at least half good....

 

[SFJoe]

Pizza Tapes were a gift of the winemakers, long ago.

 

[Kay Bixler]

originally posted by SFJoe:
How much skin contact on that gewurz, eh?

None, though some leave them for 24 hours. Would probably need a destemer.

Riesling gets all the press but gewurztraminer really does well up there in the FL.

 

[Joel Stewart]

originally posted by SFJoe:
Pizza Tapes were a gift of the winemakers, long ago.

Anything goes better with Pizza Tapes.

 

[MarkS]

One question: why not do this in the FL as opposed to deer-hunting country? Can't be cost differential, can it?

 

[Kay Bixler]

originally posted by MarkS:
One question: why not do this in the FL as opposed to deer-hunting country? Can't be cost differential, can it?

This is just how it all fell together.

 

[Sharon Bowman]

This was quite a hit at the Bowman Chinon-lovers' TG dinner. I agree that it is real wine.

Can we call it fine wine? Are we allowed to sling slang, rapper-style?

 

[Jeff Connell]

No, there is no permission - which is more than you need.