Monthly Archive for August, 2009

Passport Food Pairings – Muscat

Published on August 28, 2009 in Passport to the World of Wine. 0 Comments

The food pairings for the September Passport to the World of Wine are listed below. Please join us as we sample five Muscat wines from around the world alongside a delicious culinary selection prepared specially for the tasting.

06 Trimbach Muscat Reserve, Ribeauville, Alsace France
Grilled Asparagus and Parmesan Streudel

08 Robert Hall Margaret’s Vineyard Orange Muscat, Paso Robles, CA
Crab Salad on Cucumber Discs with Saracha Jelly

07 Domaine Gardies Las Cabes Vin de Pays des Cotes, Catalanes France
Grilled Asparagus and Parmesan Streudel

06 Grof Degenfeld Muscat Lunel, Tokaji Hungary
Chickpea Blini with Spicy Sopressatta and Manchego Cheese

08 Santa Barbara Winery Orange Muscat, Santa Barbara County, CA
Grilled Prosciutto Wrapped Peach

Passport to the World of Wine

First Wednesday of each Month
Pierre Lafond Wine Bistro
516 State St.

September 2, 2009
Muscat
6-8pm
25.00 per person

Passport to the World of Wine – Muscat

Published on August 19, 2009 in Passport to the World of Wine. 0 Comments

The next Passport to the World of Wine Tasting will be held on Wednesday, September 2, 7:00pm

The theme will be Muscat from around the world, and each wine will be served alongside an appropriate food pairing. Here are the five wines that will be featured:

06 Trimbach Muscat Reserve, Ribeauville, Alsace France
08 Robert Hall Margaret’s Vineyard Orange Muscat, Paso Robles, CA
07 Domaine Gardies Las Cabes Vin de Pays des Cotes, Catalanes France
06 Grof Degenfeld Muscat Lunel, Tokaji Hungary
08 Santa Barbara Winery Orange Muscat, Santa Barbara County, CA

Also, if you would like to know a little bit more about Muscat, please read this description below of the 08 Santa Barbara Winery Orange Muscat:

“Winemaker Bruce McGuire looked to a cool climate pocket west of Los Alamos as a source for this captivatingly aromatic varietal. The ancient Muscat grape umbrellas over a family of varieties, three of the most common in California being Orange Muscat, Muscat Canelli, and Black Muscat.

Also known as Moscato Fior d’Arancio in Italy, Orange Muscat is not nearly as widely planted as the better known Muscat Canelli. Orange Muscat has been known to produce delicious dessert wines that play off of the wine’s inherently floral nose and orange tint in the glass.

Our Muscat was fermented dry in stainless steel tanks at cool temperatures to produce a very aromatic and crisp wine. The small vineyard site near Alisos Canyon Road where the fruit was sourced provided cool temperatures to nurture the varietal’s complex perfumed aromatics to full potential.

This wine is a pleasant apertif with its pronouced sweet floral and orange blossom nose. It has a refreshing crispness on the palate that lends itself to pair with seafood dishes and soft ripe cheeses. Also a nice match with spicy Asian cuisine and Thai Basil.”

Passport to the World of Wine, Muscat
Wednesday, September 2, 7:00pm
$25 per person includes wine and food pairings