Rather conveniently I timed visiting
my sister with a wine tasting at the fantastic wine shop near her house,
Fairview Wines & Spirits. NYC transplants Lewis and Risa Dimm have for decades now been carefully
selecting a tantalizing scope of wines that highlight family owned vineyards,
along with sustainable, biodynamic and organic viticulture in their Hudson, NY
wine shop. From super affordable $7 Côte du Rhône gems to delectable $150 Napa
Valley Cabernets they offer a range of distinctive bottles for every budget. Their
Saturday tasting offered a selection of French, American and Spanish wines:
La Forét des Dames Vieilles Vignes Sancerre
Réserve 2011
La Forét des Dames is a family estate with old vines Sauvignon Blanc in Saint Satur in the Loire Valley. The
family are not winemakers, so they sell their entire production to négociant
Laurent Gerard.
Vibrant
lime, apricot and floral aromas, delightfully light and crisp, with flinty
minerals, zesty lemongrass, and bright peach and apricot flavours.
100%
Sauvingon Blanc
Sancerre/Loire
Valley
France
13%
Alcohol
$17
Enjoy now
thru 2015
Domaine
Desvignes Ainé & Fils Chablis 2011
Located
in the heart of Burgundy, Desvignes Ainé & Fils is a family run estate
passed down from generation to generation.
Pleasantly
dry with a bright acidity, nutty with stone minerals and a warm buttery finish.
100% Chardonnay
Chablis/Burgundy
France
12.5%
Alcohol
$15
Enjoy now
thru 2015
Robert
Sinsky Los Carneros Pinot Noir 2009
Robert
Sinsky has over 200 acres of premium vineyards in the Carneros and Stags Leap
areas of Napa and Sonoma Valleys. He farms organically and biodynamically
creating individualistic wines that leave a minimal footprint on the land. He
is on a stellar mission to make wines that “sneak up on you, seduce you, and
evolve in the glass and in the bottle”.
Fantastically
earthy and spicy, with complex layers of cherry, forest floor, violets, warm
baking spices and toasty oak.
100%
Pinot Noir
Napa
Valley
California
13.4%
Alcohol
$45
Enjoy now
thru 2017
Cesca Vicent Priorat 2010
A family
owned winery with vineyards dating back to the 1400’s, today the owner and
winemaker is Francesca Vicent. Her ancestors have been producing wine for centuries;
she practices organic viticulture and is focused on terroir and he expression of varietal character. She even has
created a detailed map of her entire estate with the 11 different types of soil
she has found.
Dense and
earthy, with ripe cherry and grape, green olives, tobacco leaf and sweet smoky vanilla
notes.
Cabernet
Sauvignon and Garnacha blend
Priorat
Spain
15%
Alcohol
$20
Enjoy now
thru 2017
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