L.A. WINELINE ORIEL TRAVELS THE WORLD ... AFFORDABLY.Byline: LARRY LIPSON Can premium wines from many of the major wine-producing countries The following is a list of wine-producing countries and their volume of wine production for the year 2005 in metric tonnes. Data is reported from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), which is an agency of the United Nations. of the world be marketed under one brand name? Oriel -- with wines from Spain, Austria, Germany, Italy, France, California, Australia and Chile -- evidently believes so. With bottlings priced as low as $15 for a French Cotes du Rhone syrah and as high as $100 for an Australian shiraz, Oriel has something for just about every taste, every budget, every dinner table. Look for Oriel at Los Angeles-area wine merchants such as Wally's, Silverlake Wine and the Wine House. For more detailed information: (212) 242-6783 or www.orielwines.com. NEW RELEASES: A 15-bottle case of 10th-anniversary Stags Leap District cabernets (2002s and '03s) from Baldacci, Chimney Rock Chimney Rock can refer to one of the following sites in the United States:
Stags' Leap Winery is in the Stags Leap American Viticultural Area area of Napa Valley in California. , Steltzner and Taylor, can be purchased for $1,200 per case (plus tax and shipping). Buying information: (707) 255-1720 or www.stagsleapdistrict.com. ... Bubbly baggage from Ruinart called Ruinart Escapade is now available from the famous champagne firm for $200. You get a canvas travel trunk holding a bottle of blanc de blancs, four flutes, a linen table runner and a box for additional goodies of your choice. Purchase information: (800) 969-4637. ... A new premium tequila, La Certeza, will be available nationwide by the end of the year. Co-owners are the Beckmann family, who were previously co-owners of Jose Cuervo Jose Cuervo is a brand of tequila produced by Tequila Cuervo La Rojeña, S.A. de C.V. The Jose Cuervo Especial brand has the highest sales out of any tequila in the world. , and the Boissets from Burgundy, France. Blanco is $40, reposado $45, anejo $60. Information: www.lacerteza.com. ... The robust 2004 petite sirah from Guenoc ($9) is now on the shelves. Information: (800) 987-2385 or www.langtryestate.com. ... Four new releases from Washington state's Covey Run include three 2005 whites ($7.99 each), a dry riesling, a sweet riesling and a gewurztraminer, plus a cabernet-merlot ($8.99). Information: www.coveyrun.com. ... 2004's Edge cabernet sauvignon Cab·er·net Sauvignon n. 1. A variety of black grape used to make red wine, notably in Bordeaux and the Napa Valley. 2. A dry red wine made from this grape. [French. ($20) from Napa Valley Napa Valley, Calif.: see under Napa. Napa Valley greatest wine-producing region of the United States. [Am. Hist.: NCE, 2990] See : Wine is described by the winery as ``lush and complex.'' Information: www.edgewines.com. VINO OR VETO: California's chief executive is currently making his wine presence felt. First, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger (German pronunciation (IPA): [ˈaɐ̯nɔlt ˈaloɪ̯s ˈʃvaɐ̯ʦənˌʔɛɡɐ] has proclaimed September as California Wine Month. Second, the state Assembly decided on Aug. 10, by a 46-20 vote (SB 1253), to give zinfandel the legal honor of being known in the future as California's historic wine. Zin devotees were waiting and hoping to see his signature on the bill. For more information on events and special programs concerning California Wine Month, visit www.californiawinemonth.com or www.wineinstitute.org. TASTE WINNERS: Some 300 gold-medal winners from the Wines of the World competition at the L.A. County Fair can be tasted by attendees Wednesdays through Sundays at the fair's Vineyard Marketplace. The fair will take place Sept. 8 through Oct. 1. Fees and other information: (909) 623-3111 or www.fairplex.com. SIPS AND NIBBLES: Trinchero is getting bigger and bigger. With the Sutter Home, Trinchero, Montevina, Trinity Oaks, Folie a Deux fo·lie á deux n. A condition in which symptoms of a mental disorder occur simultaneously in two individuals who share a close relationship or association. and the nonalcoholic non·al·co·hol·ic adj. A beverage usually containing less than 0.5 percent alcohol by volume. Fre labels already in its fold, Trinchero Family Estates has announced its purchase of Napa Cellars. Information: www.tfewines.com. ...With the expansion of direct shipping to many states, winery-sponsored wine clubs are growing. Cakebread Cellars, for example, claims it has 10,000 members. Information: (707) 963-5221. ... Argentine's Andeluna Cellars has won 20 gold medals for its winemaker Silvio Alberto's first vintage, 2003, mostly of malbec, caernet sauvignon, merlot and blends. Information: www.andeluna.com. ... Mount Veeder wineries including Chateau Potelle, Hess Collection, Mayacamas, Mt. Veeder, Robert Craig and Rubissow-Sargent, hold their annual tasting event ($40 per person) Sept. 16 at the Napa Valley Museum in Yountville plus a winemaker dinner ($125) the previous night at Napa's Celadon celadon Chinese, Korean, Siamese, and Japanese stoneware decorated with glazes the colour range of which includes greens of various shades, olive, blue, and gray. The colours are the result of a wash of slip (liquefied clay) containing a high proportion of iron that is restaurant. Tickets and reservations: (707) 255-1144. Larry Lipson, (818) 713-3668 larry.lipson(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: A 15-bottle case of 10th-anniversary Stags Leap District cabernets is available for $1,200 per case, plus tax and shipping. For additional information, call (707) 255-1720 or go online to www.stagsleapdistrict.com |
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