Asimov choices for Thanksgiving

[Peter Creasey]

Eric Asimov makes wine suggestions for Thanksgiving...

Reds:

★★★½ Domaine Duroché Bourgogne Pinot Noir 2013 $25

★★★½ Lioco Mendocino County Indica 2013 $24

★★★ Clarence Dillon Wines Bordeaux Clarendelle 2009 $19

Asimove Wines for T-Giving

. . . . . . Pete

 

[Brad Kane]

How awesome to see this! Way to go, Andrew and Jen!

"Pete chose our No. 2 white, a 2013 gewürztraminer from Eminence Road, a very good Finger Lakes producer. It was a bold choice. Gewürztraminer has a singular aroma that can be polarizing: grapefruit, roses and lychee if you like it, cold cream if you don’t. It can sometimes be heavy and flaccid. But this wine was lively and delicious; we all loved it.

★★★ Eminence Road Finger Lakes Gewürztraminer Elizabeth’s Vineyard 2013 $20

Floral, spicy, dry and refreshing, with lightly funky aromas; good depth and presence."

 

[Jeff Grossman]

Woo-hoo, Andrew and Jen! Time to buy some more grapes....

 

[MarkS]

I always wondered why people stress out about picking "the Right Wine" for T-day. Pretty much anything works, and if it fails, ply them with more and they'll be too drunk to care.

 

[Unknown]

originally posted by MarkS:
I always wondered why people stress out about picking "the Right Wine" for T-day. Pretty much anything works, and if it fails, ply them with more and they'll be too drunk to care.

The politburo sez Eminence Road.

This is a friendly warning.

 

[MarkS]

originally posted by .sasha:

originally posted by MarkS:
I always wondered why people stress out about picking "the Right Wine" for T-day. Pretty much anything works, and if it fails, ply them with more and they'll be too drunk to care.

The politburo sez Eminence Road.

This is a friendly warning.

Sorry, but I hate toting Party Lines, but if this is a root day, I'll gladly root for Emminence Road, Boss!

 

[Kay Bixler]

Whoo-hoo! Pouring at Chambers tonight, hope you all can drop by and taste the funky gewurztraminer.

 

[Jay Miller]

Oh, and in case you didn't see this thread:

Best Pinots

 

[Jeff Grossman]

originally posted by Jay Miller:
Oh, and in case you didn't see this thread:

Best Pinots

Most of those are Kay's sock puppets.

 

[Peter Creasey]

When Bobby Cox was running Pheasant Ridge, his Pinot Noirs often (especially 1989) rivaled Burgundy. I served it blind several times to knowledgeable Burgundy guys...the most common guess was Vosne Romanee. Bobby bottled it totally unfiltered/unfined so fans occasionally had to put up with a few twigs, leaves, etc. in the bottle.

More recent Pheasant Ridge Pinot Noirs have been good but I haven't had any since the recent change in ownership of that winery.

. . . . . Pete

 

[Sharon Bowman]

originally posted by Kay Bixler:
Whoo-hoo! Pouring at Chambers tonight, hope you all can drop by and taste the funky gewurztraminer.

Yay, team Eminence!

I'm on the wrong coast, but hope to taste soon.

 

[JasonA]

Credit where credit is due. Now just go and try and find a bottle of Eminence Road...