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.
Napa Cab done right
Written by Sasha Smith Friday, 12 August 2011 01:04
Smith-Madrone 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon, Spring Mountain, Napa Valley (14.2%)
$43.99 at Heights Chateau
This economic turmoil has me hankering for simpler times, and I like to think that this is how they made Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon back in the day. Ripe but not too ripe, assertive but balanced, it’s like a little bit of Americana in a glass. You could spend some time unpacking the
aromas (licorice, plum and tobacco, for starters), but the best course of action here is just to drink the damn thing—preferably accompanied by a nice, juicy steak.
