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Trapp Family Lodge Australian Shiraz tasting
September 3, 2009 (Thu)
from 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Stowe, VT
Cost: $15.00
Event ID #264378
Wine Tasting in the Trapp Family Lodge Wine Cellar
Thursday, September 3rd 4:00 to 6:00
We will be tasting new releases of Shiraz from Australia, for inclusion on our list. Anthony Wagner of G. Housen, will be on hand to discuss the wines and answer any questions. No other grape has such a uniquely Australian character. Try to copy they might but the rest of the world’s winemakers will never capture that mulberry, spicy, slightly ‘wild’ flavour that can only be Australia’s own. Shiraz (the same grape as Syrah in France’s Rhône Valley) was one of the first vine varieties to arrive in Australia in 1832. So at home was it on its new turf that plantings prospered and it wasn’t long before the local population began to take it for granted. However, by the 1980s people had begun to realise how versatile it could be, its character changed depending on the region in which it was grown. Every style emerged from elegant, peppery cool climate styles (Heathcote in Victoria) to more intensely flavoured spicy styles of Coonawarra and Margaret River to powerful and minty (Clare Valley), sweet and chocolaty (McLaren Vale), muscular, and ripe-fruited (Barossa), and leather and rich (Hunter Valley). Shiraz, which has traditionally been blended in both cool and warm climates with Cabernet Sauvignon is also blended with Grenache and Mourvedre in warm climates. In recent years, with the availability of increased plantings of Viognier in Australia, winemakers have increasingly blended Shiraz Viognier combinations. Typically, Shiraz Viognier blends have a perfumed aroma and softer tannins which make these wines suitable to enjoy while relatively young. The format will be casual, walk around with cheese and bread. The wines featured will be:
First Drop Wines, “Mothers Milk”, Barossa Valley 2004
Madcap Wines, “Pastor Fritz”, Barossa Valley 2005
Small Gully, “Mr. Blacks Concoction”, 96% Shiraz 4% Viognier, Barossa Valley 2004
Some Young Punks, “Passion has Red Lips”, 51% Cabernet Sauvignon 49% Shiraz, South Australia 2007
Shinas Estate, “The Guilty”, Victoria 2006
A sign-up sheet will be available at the front desk (253-5742 or 800-826-7000) and there will be a $15.00 fee per person.
Event Details
Wine OR Wine & Food
Thursday, September 3rd 4:00 to 6:00
We will be tasting new releases of Shiraz from Australia, for inclusion on our list. Anthony Wagner of G. Housen, will be on hand to discuss the wines and answer any questions. No other grape has such a uniquely Australian character. Try to copy they might but the rest of the world’s winemakers will never capture that mulberry, spicy, slightly ‘wild’ flavour that can only be Australia’s own. Shiraz (the same grape as Syrah in France’s Rhône Valley) was one of the first vine varieties to arrive in Australia in 1832. So at home was it on its new turf that plantings prospered and it wasn’t long before the local population began to take it for granted. However, by the 1980s people had begun to realise how versatile it could be, its character changed depending on the region in which it was grown. Every style emerged from elegant, peppery cool climate styles (Heathcote in Victoria) to more intensely flavoured spicy styles of Coonawarra and Margaret River to powerful and minty (Clare Valley), sweet and chocolaty (McLaren Vale), muscular, and ripe-fruited (Barossa), and leather and rich (Hunter Valley). Shiraz, which has traditionally been blended in both cool and warm climates with Cabernet Sauvignon is also blended with Grenache and Mourvedre in warm climates. In recent years, with the availability of increased plantings of Viognier in Australia, winemakers have increasingly blended Shiraz Viognier combinations. Typically, Shiraz Viognier blends have a perfumed aroma and softer tannins which make these wines suitable to enjoy while relatively young. The format will be casual, walk around with cheese and bread. The wines featured will be:
First Drop Wines, “Mothers Milk”, Barossa Valley 2004
Madcap Wines, “Pastor Fritz”, Barossa Valley 2005
Small Gully, “Mr. Blacks Concoction”, 96% Shiraz 4% Viognier, Barossa Valley 2004
Some Young Punks, “Passion has Red Lips”, 51% Cabernet Sauvignon 49% Shiraz, South Australia 2007
Shinas Estate, “The Guilty”, Victoria 2006
A sign-up sheet will be available at the front desk (253-5742 or 800-826-7000) and there will be a $15.00 fee per person.
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