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Ok, full disclosure; I did not taste every single wine at the High Museum Wine Auction’s Trade tasting today.  So, this short list of my personal faves is not all-inclusive.  My apologies to those of you out there whose fabulous, hand-crafted juice I missed.  The tasting is an exercise in restraint as one is overwhelmed by the dazzling buffet of boutique, artisanal producers. Imagine a candy-lover in Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory and you get the idea.  That said, I did do the following—which everyone should do when seriously tasting wine:

  • Skipped the perfume and smelly-good soaps in the morning shower.
  • Wore no makeup—none—lipstick makes wine taste funny, and you’ll get rosy lips from all the red wine anyway.
  • Ate hours before and kept the meal simple.

Smell free and ready to roll, this is what I enjoyed:

1.      Croze Cabernet Franc—I acre vineyard, small lot stuff. Sexy, just plain sexy wine.

2.      Croze Cabernet Sauvignon—aged for 55 months!  Silky, lush, good acidity for such a wine.  A very uncommon Cabernet S. from Napa’s Silverado Trail.

3.      Big Table Farm Syrah–Dang!  Elegant, ripe with loads of blue fruits, rich, and a serious crowd-pleaser.

4.      Cu’ello white blend—Georgia’s perfect summer wine, crisp friendly fruit, but some nice body too.  Lovely.

5.      The Scholium Project-—Petite Sirah.  Wow, what a wine…loaded with off-the-hook concentrated dark red fruits. Mostly Petite Sirah, but some Mouvedre, Cinsault, Merlot and Syrah for added panache.

6.      Stag’s Leap Fay Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon-–An exquisite example of how lush, complex and serious California wine can be.

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