ACORES: from Lava to Wine
Friday, November 4
9:00pm, $35
@ reBar in DUMBO
NY Wine Salon is proud to present a cinematic taste of Portugal. In Brooklyn. Filmmaker Ken Payton, known for his in-depth and incisive blog Reign of Terroir, will screen his documentary film AÇORES: FROM LAVA TO WINE. Ken Payton will be on hand for this one-hour screening, preceded by a reception of sympatico food and wine, provided by both the filmmaker and Esporão. Don’t miss this New York debut of one of wine’s most authentic voices.
Rosso for fowl and fall
Written by Richard Vayda Wednesday, 14 September 2011 23:04
Vigna del Melograno 2007 Santa Lucia, Castel de Monte, Apulia, Italy (14%)
$19 at De-Vino Wines
Sad to say that I probably had one of the last grilled chickens of the season this past weekend, but this interesting red made the lunch a bit more cheery. Crafted from a grape of probable Greek background, the Uva di Troia makes a rather rich red purple-robed wine that has an herby dark cherry and plum nose. Medium-bodied with moderate astringency, this food-friendly south Italian red has a rustic edge, just the thing with the grilled fowl.
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