L.A. WINELINE.Byline: LARRY LIPSON Fleming's, the upscale steakhouse chain with some 42 locations in 22 states, has a solid wine commitment with its 100 wines by the glass list. It changes its list yearly, choosing 60 wines as a national selection while allowing local wine managers to pick each restaurant's remaining 40 with consideration for regional tastes. The price range remains fairly constant, running from $6.50 for the least expensive glass to around $25. Of the newly introduced annual 100 it is interesting to see some of the oldest wine names in California represented along with some rarities seldom found in such a widespread circumstance. The oldies Oldies is a generic term commonly used to describe a radio format that usually concentrates on Top 40 music from the '50s, '60s and '70s. Oldies are typically from R&B, pop and rock music genres. include labels from Beringer, Wente, Sebastiani and Simi. Rarities are such wines as Osoyoos Larose, a Bordeaux-style blend from Oakanagan Valley in Canada and a first-release 2003 shiraz from Hope in Western Australia Western Australia, state (1991 pop. 1,409,965), 975,920 sq mi (2,527,633 sq km), Australia, comprising the entire western part of the continent. It is bounded on the N, W, and S by the Indian Ocean. Perth is the capital. called The Ripper Software that extracts raw audio data from a music CD. See ripping and MP3. . There's also a riesling by Zilliken in Germany titled Butterfly, because it supposedly ``floats on the palate.'' You can easily understand why Zilliken didn't use the German name for butterfly, ``schmetterling.'' It just doesn't float in the ear. Information: www.flemingssteakhouse.com. FLUSH & BLUSH: Gambling gourmets are welcome to the latest local draw, a wine pairing five-course dinner and poker tournament A poker tournament is a tournament in which the winners are decided by playing poker, usually a particular style of poker. Contrast this to a ring game, where the game is ongoing with no formal structure to determine a single winner in a certain length of time. (inclusive fee $150) featuring a $5,000 prize at Commerce Casino Commerce Casino is a cardroom located in the Los Angeles suburb of Commerce. With over 240 tables on site, Commerce Casino is the largest cardroom in the world.[1] Established in 1983, the casino accounted for 38% of Commerce's tax revenues for the 2006-2007 fiscal year. , 6131 E. Telegraph Road Telegraph Road may refer to: In streets:
The July 29 (reception 5:30 p.m.) event is limited to 70 diners/tasters/players. The casino hopes to repeat this monthly. Reservations: (323) 838-3292. Information: www.commercecasino.com. ELITE CAB: Founder of Napa Valley's esteemed Diamond Creek Vineyards, Al Brounstein, 86, who died on June 26, was the first to ticket a regular-size bottle of red California wine at $100. That was Diamond Creek's 1978 Lake 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. , a cabernet dubbed by the Wine Spectator Wine Spectator is a lifestyle magazine that focuses on wine. Founded as a newsprint tabloid by Bob Morrisey in 1976, it was purchased three years later by publisher Marvin R. Shanken. In 2005, paid circulation was over 382,000 and the magazine reached an estimated 2. as ``One of the greatest from California.'' Brounstein's life will be celebrated at the Culinary Institute in St. Helena later this month. NEW RELEASES: As a dessert sparkler spar·kler n. 1. One, such as a highly polished metallic surface or a virtuoso performer, that sparkles. 2. Informal A diamond. 3. A firework that burns slowly and gives off a shower of sparks. Schramsberg's cremant demi-sec has around three times the residual sugar of most bubblies and is very often poured at White House functions. The 2003 vintage ($36.50) is now available. So is the dry, refreshing Schramsberg blanc de blancs ($34.50) made from 100 percent chardonnay grapes. Information: (707) 942-6668 or www.schramsberg.com. ... The word meaning ``good'' in an Aboriginal dialect gives Australia's Hardys its Oomoo label. Latest Oomoos out are a 2003 shiraz ($15) and a 2005 unwooded chardonnay ($15). Information: www.hardywines.com. ... Also from Australia and now available nationally at $15 per bottle are three 2005 whites (chardonnay, semillon-sauvignon blanc, chardonnay-verdelho) and two 2004 reds (shiraz and cabernet-shiraz-merlot) from Houghton, which describes itself as ``Western Australia's most awarded winery.'' Information: (866) 758-1164 or www.houghton-wines.com ... Tsingtao, the Chinese pilsner-style beer found in just about every Chinese restaurant with a beer license in America, has introduced a second product, a lighter brew, in this country called Tsingtao Pure Draft ($6.99 to $8.99 per six-pack). Information: www.tsingtaobeer.com. SIPS AND NIBBLES: Are Greek wines really getting better? Some experts who sampled them at the recent Aspen Classic event say they are. To find out more about them, visit www.allaboutgreekwine.com. ... Boru, an Irish vodka ($18), has founded the Boru Vodka Tastemaker taste·mak·er n. One that determines or strongly influences current trends or styles, as in fashion or the arts. Club for devotees. Information: www.boru.com. ... Bet you didn't know that Jordan Winery new CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. John Jordan, son of founder Tom Jordan, is a grad of L.A.'s Occidental College. Winery information: (800) 654-1213 or www.jordanwinery.com. ... I asked Washington state attorney and respected wine judge Coke Roth via e-mail what was going on with his projected vineyard in the tri-cities area. His modest reply: ``Planting now. It will be the most spectacular and innovative vineyard in Washington, maybe the West Coast, in some ways.'' I can't wait for the actual fruition of the ... Grapes of Roth! Larry Lipson, (818) 713-3668 larry.lipson(at)dailynews.com |
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