May 17, 2012

Montauk Club Wine Dinner March 26, 2009 Tasting Notes

Bisson Vermentino “Vignaerta” 2006 (paired with Marinated Wellfleet Clams with green chiles, lemon and herbs – delightful) It takes a heroic effort to cultivate vines on the steep slopes of the Ligurian coastline high above the Mediterranean Sea. Mechanization of vineyard tasks is out of the question; everything must be done by hand. The Vermentino [...]

Montauk Club Wine Class Completes World Tour

Ciao Italia again! This time we traveled to Piedmont and Veneto and then said goodbye to Italy. With this tasting on March 19, 2009 we completed the tastings laid out in Andrea Immer Robinson’s book, Great Wine Made Simple. We sampled three of the four major varietals grown in the Piedmont region – Dolcetto, Barbera [...]