Syrah: Just the Facts, Ma'am Seminar |
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THE SCHEDULE |
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Thursday, May 29, 2003 | |||||||||||
WCWN Offline at Alloro | |||||||||||
Friday, May 30, 2003 | |||||||||||
Cornas Masterclass Seminar | |||||||||||
Syrah: Just the Facts, Ma'am Seminar | |||||||||||
A Rhône Fête Feast - Lunch | |||||||||||
Library & Barrel Auction Preview Tasting | |||||||||||
Saturday, May 31, 2003 | |||||||||||
Torbreck: What's in a Name? Seminar | |||||||||||
The Wines of Kongsgaard Seminar | |||||||||||
Lunch by the girl & the fig | |||||||||||
Hospice du Rhône Barrel Auction | |||||||||||
The Grand Tasting | |||||||||||
Farewell Gala BBQ | |||||||||||
Our first seminar: Cornas
Masterclass. One of the Rhône Valley's most captivating expressions
of Syrah, Cornas has been enjoying a renaissance over the last
decade. Thierry Allemand provided a grower's perspective on the
appellation and its wine, while relative newcomers, Yes Cuilleron of Les
Vins De Vienne explained what drew him to this region as negociant.
Cornas grows all syrah and is east by south east facing. It has
granite soil and is the southern most area of the northern rhône
region. In Celtic, Cornas means burnt earth. Les Vins de Vienne buys four different wines and then blends to produce their wine. They use 50% new wood. Thierry grows their own grapes, bottles 3 different wines and uses no new wood. The seminar moderator was Ehren Jordan. |
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The wines we tasted in this seminar: |
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Photos from the Syrah Masterclass | |||||||||||
Our 4 samples | A little chatting before the seminar | ||||||||||
Updated: Monday, June 02, 2003 |