Wine Tips of the Week - Ehrhart Cremant d'Alsace and Trapiche Broquel Malbec

Cheers from Vintage Connections!

Ehrhart Cremant d'Alsace, NV

This wonderfully dry sparkling wine, made from 100% Chardonnay grapes, comes from the Alsace region of France.  It is clear, light yellow in color with numerous mid-sized bubbles.  With yeasty aromas of citrus, it boasts flavors of fruit with toasty overtones. 

A Cremant is the term the French use for any sparkling made outside of the Champagne region.  Cremants from Alsace tend to be excellent and affordable.  We will be using this Cremant for the upcoming Wines of the World tasting, part of Pottstown's Holiday Celebration series of events.

This wine is excellent when paired with any appetizer.

An excellent, affordable sparkling for the holidays.  It is available at many PA Wine and Spirit stores for $14.99 a bottle and is currently a Chairman's Selection.  The PLCB product  code is 30929.


Trapiche Broquel Malbec

Made from 100% malbec grapes from around the area of Mendoza, Argentina, this medium to full bodied dry red wine is rich, dark red in color with hints of purple and ruby.  The aroma is richly satisfying with hints of black currents, black cherries and smoke.  Flavors echo the aromas with a long satisfying finish.  Not at all tanniny or hot.  

We'll be using the 2005 Trapiche Broquel Malbec at the upcoming Wines of the World tasting as part of the Pottstown Holiday Celebration series.   

Excellent when paired with red meats and chocolate!  Available at many PA Wine and Spirit stores for $14.99.  PLCB product code is 7179.

Wines of the World

A hometown holiday wine tasting.  This fun event is sponsored by PDIDA (Pottstown Development Improvement District Authority).  It will be held on Friday, December 10, 2010 from 6 PM until 8 PM at the PDIDA office in Pottstown at 139 E. High Street and is part of Pottstown's "Hometown Holiday Celebration". 

We will be taking you on a tour of five different countries known for their wines. We will start in France with Ehrhart Crement d'Alsace, a sparkling wine, then "travel" to Marlborough, New Zealand to taste their Brancott Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc. 

Our next stop will be in South Africa where we will taste their signature wine Pinotage from Spice Route Vineyards.  Then on to Italy to sample Cantina Zaccagnini Montepulciano d'Abruzzo, ending in Argentina to taste their signature wine Malbec from Trapiche Broquel. 

These wines will be paired with food prepared especially for the event by "Panevino" and music will accompany your tasting by "Zach and Dan". 

Tickets are available for $45 per person.  Contact Leighton Wildrick at 610-323-5400 for more information and to purchase your tickets. 

We look forward to seeing you there!

Click here to link to the beautiful poster which includes more information.


Fun Facts are Back

Allowing a young tannic wine to "breathe" for a short time either in the open bottle or in a decanter lets the flavors open up and soften.  Allow approximately 1/2 hour "breathing" time.

There will be another quiz someday!