Please find below a list of the wines I showed during Wine School at the Fringe 2011. You would be very welcome to add your own comments.
Claire
Bianchi Late Harvest Semillon
Late harvest means the grapes were left to hang on the vines for a little bit longer than normal. This means they become riper with more flavours and more sugars. There is so much sugar in the grapes that the yeast, during fermentation, are unable to convert it all to alcohol and so they leave some unfermented. In fact there is 107 g/l unfermented sugar in this wine (a Sauternes might contain 150 g/l). The wine is therefore sweet and full-bodied and makes it the ideal match for puddings, although you could also match it with pates and cheeses. We serve it with a chocolate mousse. The fresh apricot, banana and pineapple makes a great contrast to the rich chocolatey mousse.
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Cantine di Valpantena Torre del Falasco Valpolicel
This is a Valpolicella. Valpolicella is a village in the Veneto region of North East Italy. The wine is a light and fruity red wine made from a blend of Corvina, Rondinella and Molinara grape varieties. Like many European wines it is named after the village where it comes from. Because it is light and fruity, it works very well with wines where you might normally serve a white wine and during Wine School at the Fringe we are serving it with a plum tomato salad. An unusual match but proving to be a good one. You could serve this wine on its own. You could even serve it slightly chilled. When you chill red wine you accentuate the tannins (the drying sensation you get on your gums) and because this wine is light in tannin it can work served at a cooler temperature, just 30 minutes in fridge would be enough.
Jansz Tasmania Premium Cuvee Brut
We start off with an aperitif. Sparkling wine makes a great aperitif, the bubbles and its refreshing acidity make it a great “livener” something to have at the end of a long day to give you a boost to help you push on through the evening. Sparkling wine is made in every wine-making country many copying Champagne by using the same grape varieties (Chardonnay and Pinot Noir) and same production method. The Jansz is one such wine from Tasmania.
Skilogalee Rose
Rosé wine is made from black grapes. The grapes are crushed and this causes the colour, which is contained in the skins, to leach into the grape juice. To make a deeply coloured red wine the skins are left in contact with the juice for about 2 weeks to make a rose the skins are left in contact with the juice for about 48 hours, hence the lighter pink colour. Rosés are a great match with spicy foods. Chilli tends to take away the sweetness or fruitiness from a wine leaving it tart and sour so you need something with a higher level of sweetness or fruitiness to compensate. Rosés tend to be very fruity, particularly New World rosés. This wine is made from a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Malbec.
The Soloist Shiraz Coriole Vineyards
This wine is made from just one grape variety, Shiraz (the same as Syrah). It’s from Australia and because of its hot, dry climate Australia produces some of the world’s best Shiraz. This wine is full-bodied and rich and is served with either steak or deep fried, cheddar cheese risotto balls. This wine is also high in tannin. The tannin is responsible for the drying sensation you will get on your gums when you swirl this around your mouth. It’s also responsible for black teeth and red lips. Nice. The protein in the meat or the fat in the cheese coats the mouth and softens the effect of the tannin. This is a classic match.
Weingut Schmelz TOM Gruener Veltliner Federspiel
The first thing you notice about this wine is its acidity. Swirl it around your mouth and you should feel a mouth watering sensation on the sides of your tongue. This is acidity. It's what makes a wine refreshing. Because of it's acidity it will work well with salty foods so during Wine School at the Fringe we are serving it with marinated olives. It's a wine full of flavour, green apples, lemon and stones. It's pronounced flavour helps it stand up to the strong flavour of the olives. Similar styles of wine would be Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Grigio, Muscadet, Chablis, Albarino and Vinho Verde. Gruner Veltliner is a grape variety almost exclusive to Austria.
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