Girard Winery featured at Reno Peppermill Hotel WineMaker Dinner
(PRWEB) September 11, 2004
Recently selected as ÂÂArtisan Winery of the YearÂÂ by Wine & Spirits Magazine, Girard Winery is located in the heart of CaliforniaÂÂs Napa Valley wine country. According to GirardÂÂs winemaker, Marco DiGiulio, ÂÂAt Girard, [he works] with the kind of high quality grapes that most winemakers can only dream of. The same quality extends to what goes in [their] bottles.” GirardÂÂs award-winning wines reflect the rich flavor of Napa ValleyÂÂs best grapes.
Girard Winery features classic and richly flavorful wines, including Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Zinfandel, Napa Valley Red, Cabernet Franc and Petite Sirah. In the STARWINE Competition in March 2004, GirardÂÂs Sauvignon Blanc was the only Sauvignon Blanc from the U.S. selected by 63 of the worldÂÂs top sommeliers and wine tasters from 22 countries for a gold medal. According to the ConnoisseurÂÂs Guide to California Wine, GirardÂÂs Chardonnay ÂÂis at once full, rounded and pleasantly crisp with a long and satisfying finish, and it gets the nod for value too.ÂÂ In addition, GirardÂÂs 2001 Zinfandel was rated ÂÂOne of the Best 10 Zinfandels of the YearÂÂ from Wine Enthusiast and Wine & Spirits Magazine.
Pat Roney, owner of Girard, will host the dinner. White Orchid Chef de Cuisine Roger Morris created the wine dinner entrées to complement the Girard wines. The wine dinner begins at 6:30 p.m. with a reception, Amusement of the Chef, featuring Girard Sauvignon Blanc, 2002.
Dinner starts with mélange of seafood salad in gazpacho consommé (Girard Chardonnay, 2002). This is followed with thinly sliced Ahi tuna with fennel, Roma tomatoes, Mediterranean olives and goat cheese drizzled with basil vinaigrette (Girard Napa Valley Red, 2000). This is followed by Sicilian lemon sorbet with champagne-mint jus. The next course is petite filet mignon of beef with lobster potato puree, shiitake mushrooms and baby spinach cream (Girard Cabernet Franc, 2001).
The main course is coriander crusted tournedos of lamb with vegetable couscous and fennel-lamb jus (Girard Petite Syrah, 2002). This will be served with baby greens and garden vegetable salad with summer herb vinaigrette (Calistoga Sparkling Water).
The dessert course is a Godiva chocolate truffle torte with chocolate fudge sorbet and autumn berry coulis (Girard Zinfandel, 2002). To finish off the meal, guests may enjoy petite fours and freshly brewed coffee.
The dinner is per guest plus tax and gratuity. To make reservations or for more information, please call (775) 689-7300.
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Wine Guru presents his 23rd Taste of Barcelona Tour!
(PRWEB) March 2, 2002
Wine Guru presents his 23rd Taste of Barcelona Wine, Cuisine, Culture & Architecture Tour!
Wine Guru Barry Brown, President,The Spanish Wine Society and The Wine & Travel Company present his 23rd small group, deluxe emersion into this historic, colourful and vibrant city.
With a maximum of 20 people including Barry, the tour will take you to among others, The house of Torres for an unique tasting exposing the depth of one on Spains wine masters. Cava, Spain’s answer to Champagne will be tried at Codorniu and at the prestigious, boutique size Cavas Rovelettas. In the bold new makers, we will be visiting and tasting at the critically aclaimed Albet I Noya.
Past traveler Jim White had this to say about Barry’s special tours…
“Thank you for sharing your energy and vision and for originating the most fun trip that we have ever taken anywhere in this whole decade. Thank you for sharing your passion with us. ” (Spain)
Carol and Jim White – Wine Writers, Napa, CA
Join us and enjoy exclusive access to Barcelona at its best… where participants will explore seven wineries, dine at wine estates and select restaurants and visit the famous Dali, Miro and Picasso museums and art galleries.
Spain waits to welcome you with its air of grandeur at Perelada Castle where you will taste and dine in this 14th century treasure’s opulent salon.
The tour runs May 20 – 27. Cost is 24 USF per person (5 single supplement)- Four spaces still remain for this sumptuous taste of Spain!
Information: (416)531-4455 or http://www.thewineandtravelco.com
The Wine & Travel Company
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Rare Book About Winemaker Martin Ray Once Again Available
Aptos, CA (PRWEB) July 15, 2006
The third edition of Vineyards in the Sky: The Life of Legendary Vintner Martin Ray by Eleanor Ray and Barbara Marinacci, will be available for purchase at the end of July 2006. This high-demand book has been out of print since mid-2005. Evidence of its popularity include the facts that a review of the book previously published in Wines and Vines is for sale on Amazon.com and that the cost of used editions is about .
According to Anthony Dias Blue, a nationally syndicated wine columnist, “This small-press publication…is a gripping memoir that reads like a ‘major’ novel….Following Prohibition and under the tutelage of Paul Masson, Ray championed the varietal concept….Ray insisted on producing pure varietal wines from premium grapes.”
Martin Ray owned Paul Masson’s Mountain Winery in Saratoga, California from the mid 1930s to the early 1940s, creating pure varietal wines that received high world-wide acclaim. After selling the winery to Seagram, Ray purchased the land at the top of Table Mountain in Saratoga and began again. His winery, which he lost in a lawsuit to his partners, is now Mt. Eden winery. Ray died in 1976, leaving a legacy of quality and honesty in winemaking.
Published by Mountain Vines Publishing, LLC, which produces other fine books on regional wineries, this 456-page book contains black-and-white photographs of Martin Ray’s life, the wine business and the heritage of Paul Masson. Barbara Marinacci has updated the book since the last edition.
Books can be purchased on Mountain Vines Publishing’s website, http://www.MountainVinesPub.com, at outlets near the Santa Cruz Mountains in California, and at the Martin Ray Winery in Sonoma County, California. They will also be available on Amazon.com in the near future.
Contact Casey Dawes at 831-684-0522 for further information or to arrange an interview with Barbara Marinacci.
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