One of our favorite areas of the wine world is The Rhone Valley in France. The Rhone has some very interesting white wine grapes planted there…. Roussanne, Marsanne, Viognier, etc. and some equally, (if not more), impressive red wine grapes….. Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre, Cinsault, Carignan, and many others.
The wines coming from The Rhone Valley can be very expressive, and very long lived. There are a number of good Negotiant Houses there and a number of the wines available are of very good to excellent quality….. but just recently we found a producer that we think has a line-up of outstanding Rhone wines that express the best of what The Rhone Valley has to offer, and we are going to debut them for the first time.
That producer is Maison Ferraton Pere & Fils, and next Wednesday we will be tasting 5 of those wines from Maison Ferraton.
Please be sure to join us next Wednesday, May 19th, for a Fireside Chat
with Nicholas Dufour of Maison Ferraton & Fils, and a showcase tasting of the wonderful wines of Maison Ferraton & Fils, from Tain Hermitage, France.
Our Fireside Chat and Tasting will start at 7:00 PM in the lounge and we’ll learn about and enjoy:
“Samorens” Cotes Du Rhone Blanc
“La Matiniere” Crozes Hermitage Blanc
“Plan de dieu” Cotes Du Rhone Villages Rouge
“La Matiniere” Crozes Hermitage Rouge
“Les Lauses” Tavel Rose
This tasting is limited to the first 20 people and the cost is $20 per person.
Please RSVP with name and phone number via email to Joe at
joelertch@gmail.com or phone 443-502-2551 to reserve your place
Hope to see you next Wednesday, May 19th
