The DC Wine and Food Festival is over and my review is mixed. First, anyone who went and assumed that the word "Food" implied there would be plenty of food to sample was severely disappointed. There were crackers and bread, though the tables that had them were often empty, and there was not even a cheese table. Fortunately, Cabot iGourmet were both there with some really good cheeses.
I was also dissapointed that the Champagne table ran out about halfway through the first day and did not appear at all during the second.
I went with the wine club the first day, and it was definately more packed than Sunday. It was difficult to move around in some areas, though I am finding that is par for the course at most large wine festivals. Too many people just love wine :).
Cotes du Rhone was out in force, they had an excellent selection of Rhone wines, and they had three, for lack of a better term, Jagermeister girls, on the floor passing out pins and encouraging people to visit their booth.
There was an interesting wine from South Korea called Pomegranate Wine, made from Pomegranates and Apples. It was very sweet and an interesting combination -- I could not find a website for them, but it is distributed by IN Trading Inc.
Robert Wale had some great wines from Austrailia and New Zealand including their Hell Raiser Cabernet Merlot blend, which had a lot of taste for a $10 bottle of wine.
Bully Hill, a New York winery, had a good Cabernet Franc, it was dry without being too tannic.
Hunt Cellars had a good California Meritage, it was smoot and had aged very well.
Craftsman Wine, from Hungary had a very good selection, including a 2003 Cabernet Franc. The Cab Franc was a little bland, but still enough peppery taste to tell that it is a Cabernet Franc.
From Argentina, mil piedras had a variety of reds, but their Sangiovese and Tempranillo were excellent.
Back to California, the Jan Kris Winery had some unique blends, including Picaro which is a blend of 50% Zinfandel, 25% Merlot and 25% Cabernet Sauvignon and their Crossfire which is a blend of 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Syrah and 25% Merlot.
After the show on Saturday, I went to Matchbox with some people from the wine club including Leah and TravelGirl. The pizza and the burgers were excellent! A great place to go to fill up after a day spent drinking.
More on Sunday's visit later.
I was also dissapointed that the Champagne table ran out about halfway through the first day and did not appear at all during the second.
I went with the wine club the first day, and it was definately more packed than Sunday. It was difficult to move around in some areas, though I am finding that is par for the course at most large wine festivals. Too many people just love wine :).
Cotes du Rhone was out in force, they had an excellent selection of Rhone wines, and they had three, for lack of a better term, Jagermeister girls, on the floor passing out pins and encouraging people to visit their booth.
There was an interesting wine from South Korea called Pomegranate Wine, made from Pomegranates and Apples. It was very sweet and an interesting combination -- I could not find a website for them, but it is distributed by IN Trading Inc.
Robert Wale had some great wines from Austrailia and New Zealand including their Hell Raiser Cabernet Merlot blend, which had a lot of taste for a $10 bottle of wine.
Bully Hill, a New York winery, had a good Cabernet Franc, it was dry without being too tannic.
Hunt Cellars had a good California Meritage, it was smoot and had aged very well.
Craftsman Wine, from Hungary had a very good selection, including a 2003 Cabernet Franc. The Cab Franc was a little bland, but still enough peppery taste to tell that it is a Cabernet Franc.
From Argentina, mil piedras had a variety of reds, but their Sangiovese and Tempranillo were excellent.
Back to California, the Jan Kris Winery had some unique blends, including Picaro which is a blend of 50% Zinfandel, 25% Merlot and 25% Cabernet Sauvignon and their Crossfire which is a blend of 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Syrah and 25% Merlot.
After the show on Saturday, I went to Matchbox with some people from the wine club including Leah and TravelGirl. The pizza and the burgers were excellent! A great place to go to fill up after a day spent drinking.
More on Sunday's visit later.
Labels: Bully Hill, Cotes du Rhone, Hunt Cellars, Jan Kris, Matchbox, Pomegranate wine, wine club, wine festivals
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