Wine Tips - Manatawny Cabernet Franc and Bogle Sauvignon Blanc

Wine Tips of the Week!

Cheers from Vintage Connections!

Manatawny Creek Winery Cabernet Franc 2007  

This delicious Cabernet Franc is one of our favorites.  It has been consistently good year after year.  We have used it in many of our classes and benefit tastings and haven’t been disappointed yet.  It has won numerous awards at many wine competitions. 

It is rich, deep red in color with wonderful fruit aromas and flavors of ripe cherries and a hint of tobacco.  It is aged primarily in Pennsylvania oak barrels.  Available only at the winery, it sells for $14.95 a bottle.  Try it a grilled steak!  Great with a hamburger, too.

Joanne, the winemaker at Manatawny, also uses the Cabernet Franc to make her port.  Delicious!


Bogle Vineyards Sauvignon Blanc 2009  

Another excellent sauvignon blanc, this one from California!  It is very pale yellow, almost colorless.  It has aromas of citrus and lychee nuts, grass and a slight minerality.  The flavor is crisp and refreshing with hints of citrus and pineapple.

Aged exclusively in stainless steel.  It has a crisp acidity and a pleasantly long lasting finish.  It is everything you would hope a sauvignon blanc would be.

PLCB product code is 3472 and sells for $10.99 at most PA Wine and Spirit stores.  Alcohol is 12.9% by volume.  Great when paired with roasted chicken or fresh green salads or all by itself as a “summer sipper”.

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USA vs. France blind wine tasting

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Wine and Appetizer pairing and
"blind tasting" 
of USA vs French wines.

Taste and vote for your favorites!

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Five course dinner, each course paired with a different wine.  Kimberton Arts Center  6:30 PM

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Fun Fact

There are an estimated 49 million bubbles in a bottle of champagne.  Bubbles were viewed by early winemakers as an undesirable defect.

 

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