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Wine festivals offer suggestions for fall
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November 15, 2007 – published in the Beacon News and Naperville Sun
By Bill Garlough
Fall food festivals and wine are an affordable way to experience a variety of wines. This helps to broaden your palate while discover their wine preferences. Indeed, many festivals, winemakers are experts available to answer questions, help you learn more about all aspects of wine. Here is a great example:
Kohler Food and Wine Experience
These programs were carried out by regional and national leaders cinematography. Featured Chicago chefs Rick Tramonto of Tru includes (and several other restaurants co-founded with Gale Gand) and Adam Siegel Bartolotta's Lake Bistro Park. For wine side, Andrea Immer Robinson, the first woman voted best sommelier in the U.S., was headlining with winemakers and winery owners from all over prestige the world.
The first program was recorded in the Grand Tasting on October 26 ($ 25 per person). This was carried out in a large tent heated and offers tastings more than 100 wines from around the world. Oregon Domaine Serene Pinot Noir and Port Wine Taylor Fladgate, Fonseca, Croft and show all caps. A pleasant surprise was discovering Local offers excellent wine stone's throw from Wisconsin, located in Door County.
The ticketed events included programs on chocolate, lamb dishes, kinds of cheese, Italian food, plentiful dishes of Alsace, delicious seafood dishes and amuse-bouche (appetizers). Sample wines including French Champagne, Sauvignon Blanc New Zealand, California Zinfandel, Tempranillo Spanish, Italian and Brunello Canadian ice wines. Some spirits show also includes programs tequila martinis, vodka, beer, brandy and whiskey.
As you can see, there are a multitude of options making this a fantastic experience. Of course, you should pace yourself and spit buckets provided conveniently used to ensure an experience quite lucid. Mark your calendar for late October next year to attend this event. The information was published in July and the popular programs book quickly. Www.destinationkohler.com Visit for more information.
Action Thanksgiving pairings
When planning to pair wine with Thanksgiving dinner, it is important to note that this food has many complex flavors that make pairing a challenge.
For a soup course, I prefer a Gewurztraminer or Viognier white wine as well with cream soups exotic and tasty. With the main dish of turkey, a supporter of Pinot Noir (the wine industry current connection is recommended).
Fruity Pinot Noir, low levels of tannins and earthy notes and a pair with turkey and classic flavors of savory stuffing recipes.
Bill Selections
Hugel (Alsace) Gewurztraminer, $ 22
Miner Family Vineyards Viognier $ 20
Rosenblum Viognier $ 17
Beaulieu Vineyard Carneros Pinot Noir $ 17
Mark West Pinot Noir $ 10
Castle Rock Mendocino Pinot Noir $ 13
A to Z Oregon Pinot Noir $ 18
Jigsaw Pinot Noir Oregon $ 17
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