Paul Marcus Wines A tasting discussion via Twitter? Sounds a little strange, but who knows? There's a tasting of four German rieslings from Terry Theise Selections this Thursday at 5:00 PM PST. If anyone's interested, let me know and I'll make sure that we have all the wines in stock by Wednesday. -MM
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Join us on December 3rd at 8pm EST as folks across the world come together for a fabulous Riesling Tasting featuring four great value wines from Germany. This event will take place online at http://tastelive.com/winesofgermany">TasteLive.com/winesofgermany ...
Paul Marcus Wines Special Thanksgiving week hours: We close at 6:00 PM today and Saturday (Sunday as well, but that's normal this time of year).
Paul Marcus Wines Three beautiful Sierra Foothills wines just arrived: (1) Clos Saron Heart of Stone Syrah 2005 ($35/750ml; $21/375ml). (2) Clos Saron Home Vineyard Pinot Noir 2007 ($45). (3) Renaissance Cabernet Sauvignon 1999 ($35).
Paul Marcus Wines Thanksgiving bubbles: (1) Casteller Cava (Inexpensive - but not cheap! - Spanish, Brut-dry bubbles, $11.99). (2) Alice Spumante Tajad Brut (Prosecco plus other native Veneto varieties; a fascinating and delicious twist on Prosecco, $17). (3) Roederer Estate Brut (Anderson Valley vineyards and minimal malo = racy and re...freshing, $23). (4) Any of our two dozen grower Champagnes (drink farmer fizz!, $33-98).
Paul Marcus Wines Ryan S's Thanksgiving picks: (1) Robert Seról Côte Roannaise Les Vieilles Vignes 2008 (Minerally and charming gamay from the Loire, $15). (2) Donati Camillo Lambrusco dell'Emilia 2008 (A biodynamic, earthy, and serious--yes serious--Lambrusco, $21). (3) Domaine Faillenc Sainte Marie 'Pas des Louves' Corbières Blanc (Od...d-ball blend, odd-ball wine--delicious and elegant, nonetheless, $15).
Paul Marcus Wines Two excellent California whites for Thanksgiving: (1) Handley Anderson Valley Pinot Gris 2008 (Score another win for cool-climate California! Gris gives just enough richness to handle the Thanksgiving meal, and good acidity keeps the wine refreshing, $15) (2) Qupé Bien Nacido Hillside Estate Roussane 2006 (A remarkable... California rendition of white Rhône; serious, complex, and long, $30).
Cinzia Canzian Felice di far parte di Paul Marcus Wine! Cinzia Canzian - Le Vigne di Alice
Paul Marcus Wines An informative article about real Beaujolais... despite the hideously clunky lead sentence. In fact, just start with the fourth paragraph (Beaujolais Nouveau - the modern serva potio?).
Paul Marcus Wines Two red wine recommendations for Turkey Day: (1) Los Bayos Bierzo Roble 2006 (100% mencía from 60-year old vines, a screamin' Castilian deal for $7.99). (2) Château de Puligny Montrachet Bourgogne Rouge 2007 (100% pinot noir that captures the pretty elegance of the variety at a really reasonable price for red Burgundy, $25).
Paul Marcus Wines ...and while we're on the subject of Galician mencía: Los Bayos Bierzo Mencía Roble 2006: sixty-year old vines, $7.99.
Paul Marcus Wines Another article about Ribeira Sacra, this one by Gerry Dawes. It includes as interesting comparison of Ribeira Sacra and Priorat - both steep, forbidding landscapes whose winemaking traditions have been re-made in recent decades... but in very different ways.
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La Ribeira Sacra, a barely accessible, exquisitely rural wine region in northwestern Spain's vast, mountainous Galicia (some 350 miles northwest of Madrid), is exhibiting potential more exciting than any emerging region I have encountered over four decades of traveling Spain's wine roads. ...
Paul Marcus Wines Mountain-grown pinot noir from the Valle d’Aosta just arrived today: Frères Grosjean Pinot Noir 2008 ($25). It's spicy/earthy/fruity and just lots of high-altitude fun.
Paul Marcus Wines Attention Italian wine dweebs: Here's a good, long, in-depth article about Friuli. (And yes, that's Josko Gravner with his famous amphorae.)
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Friuli was arguably the "it" region of the Italian wine scene in the 1990s. Yet as the new millennia dawned, the spotlight that once shone so brightly on the appellation and its stunning whites instead ...
