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Wine Tasting in the Trapp Family Lodge Wine Cellar

Thursday, February 11th 4:00 to 6:00

 

We will be tasting new releases of Australian Cabernet Sauvignon, for inclusion on our list. Robert Boehme of Vermont Wine Merchants Company will be on hand to discuss the wines and answer any questions. Though the country is better known for Shiraz there's a lot of Cabernet in Australia: more than 71000 acres compared to about 77000 acres in California according to Wine Australia and the California Agricultural Statistics Service. Despite its prominence in the industry, the grape is a relatively new variety, the product of a chance crossing between Cabernet franc and Sauvignon blanc during the 17th century in southwestern France. Its popularity is often attributed to its ease of cultivation - the grapes have thick skins and the vines are hardy and resistant to rot and frost - and to its consistent presentation of structure and flavours which express the typical character, of the variety. Cabernet Sauvignon makes the most dependable candidate for aging, more often improving into a truly great wine than any other single varietal. With age, its distinctive black currant aroma can develop bouquet nuances of cedar, violets, leather, or cigar box and its typically tannic edge may soften and smooth considerably. The wide diversity of wine regions in Australia has meant that there has also arisen much diversity in the styles of Cabernet Sauvignon being produced. This is largely along the lines of wines requiring some cellaring coming from the cool-climate wine regions, while more accessible wines that can be drunk quickly derive from the warmer wine regions. The format will be casual, walk around with cheese and bread.  The wines featured will be:

 

Razor’s Edge, McLaren Vale 2006

Thorn-Clarke, Estate Grown, “Terra-Barossa” 2006 d’Arenberg, “The High Trellis”, McLaren Vale 2006 Penley Estate, “Phoenix”, Coonawarra 2007 Vinaceous, “Raconteur”, Padthaway 2007

 

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.