L.A. WINELINE WINE, CHEESE DON'T ALWAYS PLAY NICELY.Byline: LARRY LIPSON Look for a lively discussion among wine lovers when the March issue of the American Journal of Enology and Viticulture publishes its report on a wine and cheese study conducted by the University of California, Davis The University of California, Davis, commonly known as UC Davis, is one of the ten campuses of the University of California, and was established as the University Farm in 1905. . Cheese dulls the taste of red wine, the study, already reported in the New Scientist, tells us. Yeah, but how about cheese and white wine? asks Northern California Northern California, sometimes referred to as NorCal, is the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. The region contains the San Francisco Bay Area, the state capital, Sacramento; as well as the substantial natural beauty of the redwood forests, the northern wine country chef-restaurateur-author John Ash This article is about John Ash. For other people named Ash, see Ash (surname). John Ash may refer to several people:
Ash also contends that certain cheeses and some reds do go well together, like creamy blues with big, tannic tan·nic adj. Of, relating to, or obtained from tannin. reds. But not everyone is surprised at the study's conclusion. Fiona Beckett, a respected wine and food writer and contributing editor A contributing editor is a magazine job title that varies in responsibilities. Most often, a contributing editor is a freelancer who has proven ability and readership draw. to Decanter magazine, says that what amuses her is that we need a scientific study to tell us all this. Meanwhile, I'll continue to end a good dinner with port and Stilton, no matter what any study or survey says. BLUSH-WORTHY NAMES: Wine names do not have to be dignified anymore. Some of the latest have been startling star·tle v. star·tled, star·tling, star·tles v.tr. 1. To cause to make a quick involuntary movement or start. 2. To alarm, frighten, or surprise suddenly. See Synonyms at frighten. ... and oh so successful. A new book titled ``Marilyn Merlot and the Naked Grape'' by Peter May (Quirk Books; $16.95), telling us about 100 or more odd wines, is due for a June release. Learn about such labels as White Trash (abuse, hardware) white trash - A pejorative term for Intel-based microcomputers, used by NeXT users at UK law firm Linklaters & Paines to contrast these machines with their black NeXT boxes. White, Up a Gum Tree gum tree, name for the eucalyptus (see myrtle) in Australia and for several other trees, e.g., the sweet gum, of the family Hamamelidaceae (witch hazel family), and the black gum or tupelo in North America. , Sex, Old Tart, Cleavage Creek, Big Ass Red and Screw Kappa Napa along with the title names, Marilyn Merlot and Naked Grape. How about the wine called Perfect With Pasta? Guess you wouldn't want to be caught drinking it with a steak, would you? NEW RELEASES: The just-released 2004 Valley of the Moon Carneros pinot noir ($20) spent a year in small French oak barrels before being bottled and marketed. ... Alice White has a new blend, 2005 cabernet-merlot with 65 percent of the former and 35 percent of the latter. It will be on shelves next month at under $10. ... The newly released 2003 Provenance bottlings of Napa Valley Napa Valley, Calif.: see under Napa. Napa Valley greatest wine-producing region of the United States. [Am. Hist.: NCE, 2990] See : Wine merlot ($35) and Rutherford 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. ($40) should appeal to collectors. They're touted as ``approachable yet cellar-worthy.'' Information: www.diageowines.com. SIPS & NIBBLES: As if the name for the first Thomas Fogarty meritage - 2002 Lexington Santa Cruz Mountains meritage - isn't long enough, the 2003 will be called Camel Hill Santa Cruz Mountains Lexington meritage. Information: www.fogartywinery.com. ... Sonoma's Castle Vineyards has new owners, John and Kathleen Sweazey. Former owner and winemaker Vic McWilliams stays in charge of winemaking and grape growing. Information: www. castlevineyards.com. ... Gold medal winner as top non-Italian barbera at the first International Conference of Barbera in Piedmont, Italy, is the 2002 vintage, its first, from Karmere Vineyards of Amador County. ... Three different 3-liter bottles of 2002 red wine from Napa's Gargiulo Vineyards were part of a $520,000 auctioned lot at the Naples, Fla., Winter Wine Festival that included a Mediterranean vacation trip for five couples on a private yacht and plane. $14 million was raised by the festival for charity. ... Featured wines at the Governors Ball that follows the Oscar awards are Sterling 2004 Gold Standard reserve chardonnay and its 2002 Red Carpet reserve cabernet sauvignon. This is Sterling's third consecutive year as the event's starring wine. ... It's surprising to see that several of the 2003 Bordeaux grand cru wines poured at a trade-press tasting at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Marina del Rey recently are priced in the low to mid-$20s. Information: www.ugcb.net. Larry Lipson, (818) 713-3668 larry.lipson(at)dailynews.com |
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