Sublime Wine

Keep an eye (and an ear!) out for the next podcast coming your way…Suzanne and Kelly interview Danny Mantle, the National Sales Manager of Santino and Renwood Wineries. Danny explains why Zin is in, why their Zin is so delicioso, and he throws in a couple of great stories, to boot! So stay tuned…
Cheers!
Suzanne

Ok Party People,
If you haven’t listened to our last two podcasts on Sublime Wine Radio
you must go and listen RIGHT NOW! Kelly went to the Wine Cellar at the Rio in Las Vegas, and I was so jealous I decided to make a trip myself.

WOW. Kelly wasn’t kidding-this place is awesome! Although you are in the middle of a casino, you completely lose yourself as you descend down the stairs into a beautiful, cool, QUIET, and calm wine cellar. The high energy and stress of the casino melt away as you take a seat and begin pouring over the wine menu. (No pun intended.)

I was greeted by Peter Keegan, a wonderful, knowlegeable, and funny guy who knows his stuff when it comes to wine. Instead of ordering off the menu, I asked Peter if he would be so kind as to give us his own ideas of a great tasting. He set up our glasses and started pouring. Our favorite of all time (I bought a bottle) was an amazing bottle-D.R. Stephens 2003 Moose Valley Vineyard Cabernet from Napa Valley. It retails for around $110.00 a bottle, and boy is it worth every penny. This cabernet is smooth and chocolately with a little bit of berry at the end…sigh…as one of my guests that came with me said, “This is a F&#@! nice glass of wine!”
After you check out the winery’s website, be sure and check out their link to find where you can find their wines in your area.

Another great bottle we tried was Corte Riva ‘04 Merlot from St. Helena. At $50.00 a bottle, this would make a great gift (for me) or just something really awesome to have with a steak. Their website describes it as “It opens with a dense aroma of cedar cassis, black cherry and blackberry with a long powerful finish of coffee and dark chocolate. This huge expressive Merlot has good structure, supple integrated oak and great balance. ”

I couldn’t have worded it better. That is why I copied their description. Also, it was rated a 91 by Wine Advocate. Get your hands on a bottle and enjoy!

PLEASE get your butt down to the Wine Cellar ASAP and ask for Peter. He can answer any questions you may have about the wine you are drinking, and will turn you on to some fabulous new wines that you would have never experienced otherwise.
After you go to the Wine Cellar, let me know how much you loved it!
Cheers!
Suz

Sublime Wine Radio, our new wine Podcast is finally here. You can find it at www.SublimeWineRadio.com along with links so you can subscribe to the upcoming shows.

The first episode is all about The Wine Art of Rose, and includes an incredible interview with wine guru, “Dan The Man.”

Upcoming wine podcasts are “Wine Gadgets,” a two-part interview with the General Manager of “The Wine Cellar at The Rio Hotel and Casino,” and a great show with Nick Palumbo of “The Palumbo Family Winery.”

You can also get the Sublime Wine podcast at iTunes,Podcast Alley, or your favorite podcast directory.

Also — MOST IMPORTANT — we want to do shows that you want to listen to… so PLEASE comment and let us know what wine 411 you want. Please let us know how you like the show - our goal is to have fun while we all learn a little more about wine.

Cheers,

Suzanne & Kelly

Hi Party People,

Stemless wine glasses. Yes? No? Maybe so?

Have you seen the stemless wine glasses out there? Are you confused as I am? What the hell is the point? If I wanted to drink wine out of a tumbler like Tony Soprano, I could very well do that. But I LIKE my stems. Wine is a celebration that should remain fancy. So I did a bunch of research, and here is what I can up with comparing the stemless with our old-school stems:

Pros of stemless glasses:

1. Guilt free dish washing

2. Better bar space

CONS:

1. You can’t put your nose in the glass and maximize the aroma (especially a problem with young wines).

2. 98.6 degrees temperature of my hand affects the temperature of my wine.

3. FINGERPRINTS- can’t get a proper impression of the color of the wine or the legs since your hand is covering the whole damn glass.

4. LAST BUT NOT LEAST: you can’t swirl your wine without sloshing.

If this info has just irritated you, because you REALLY REALLY wanted to get them a set of stemless wine glasses, the highest rated one one on the internet right now is Riedel brand. People do swear by them. You can get them at The Wine Club.

I really need your feed back on this. Please post your pros and cons to stems versus no stems, brands, etc. I am new to wine and stemless wine glasses, so please educate me!