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- dananne - 09-29-2002

My wife and I went to Wine South this weekend -- first time for both of us. Some general thoughts, comments:

Even liberally using the "dump buckets," an awful lot of wine gets consumed. We passed the tipsy stage at some point, leaving my late tasting notes reading "Valentine affirmative (unintelligible) argor woosh." Plus, my wife bought about $2,000 worth of art -- yes, we still liked it in the morning [img]http://www.wines.com/ubb2/smile.gif[/img]

Earlier notes, however, help me remember that I met John Brecher and Dorothy Gaiter from the WSJ. They were very nice, John suggesting that I try a KWV Pinotage and both excited when I told them that I had stumbled onto some Austrian reds located in the way-back. Later, I saw them ambling in that general direction.

Is there anyone NOT making a "super Tuscan" at this point? It seemed like every other wine was one. My favorite of those was a Banfi Cum Laude. Of other Italian wines was a nice Cal-Italia from Justin.

Bridlewood makes some yummy, fruity, peppery syrahs.

My wife and I, as well as several new friends we met there, were totally blown away by the quality of some Georgia wineries, most notably Tiger Mountain Vineyards. They make several reds, all unbelievably interesting and able to stand along side anything else that was there. They make particularly wonderful Mourvedre, Touriga National (Portugese grape used in ports, which makes a great table red), and a Tannat with smooth tannins and a great finish. Also notable were their Malbec (a bit simple, but fun) and a Norton (in my opinion, an under-appreciated American grape -- though I hear that some nice Nortons are coming out of Missouri and Virginia now).

Tried Prosecco for the first time, and my wife (who doesn't like Champagne) loved several -- her favorite being one from Mionetto.

A rioja of note was Finca Allende -- also tried a very nice, rustic Priorat that I'll have to sort out from my garbled tasting notes.

Finally, not sure if it was due to consumption affecting the palate, but my wife and I liked a nice $8 pinot from Morende (Chile).

Finally, perhaps a favorite from the whole day was a nice Rhone blend from Tom Beckman (Santa Ynez Valley, CA). If my notes are accurate, it's Mourvadre, Syrah, and Grenache.

Anyway, a whole lot of fun. As I sort out my notes, I'll try to post on a couple of the above in greater detail.

Anybody else out there attend?

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- wondersofwine - 09-30-2002

Thanks for the notes. Look forward to later postings.


- Auburnwine - 09-30-2002

We missed this year and will be going to the red festival at Seaside in early November (I'm not sure what to expect -- have you heard anything?). We went to Winesouth last year and found too many people.

I was glad to see your notes on the Tiger Mountain. We just had a 20 year old Mississippi muscadine wine (not considered "wine" by true believers), and I swear that it would stand up against any dessert wine in complexity.

I love Bridlewood syrah.

At a recent wine group tasting, one of our recorded comments was "Get breast cream." Meaning and context are lost forever, so I commiserate.

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