Join us Saturday, August 21 for the last Production Tasting of the year!
The theme is Bordeaux / Meritage reds. The wines are selected for their inclusion of varieties that feature prominently in Virginia (Cabernet Franc and Merlot). Here is the lineup:
Update May 31:
Only two seats remaining
Please join us for a tasting of the finest Viogniers of the world here at Rappahannock Cellars. A “production” tasting is one in which your own wines are put up against benchmark wines for the purpose refining your house style. This year I have selected four foreign wines that I will pit against my 2007 and 2008 Rappahannock Cellars Viognier. These are no ordinary wines, these Viogniers come from the most highly regarded producers in the world. Here’s the lineup:
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UPDATE 3/3/10
This event is now full.
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Our Production Tastings have begun again for 2010. We’re starting off with Cabernet Franc on Sunday, March 7.
Update 6/24: Taking requests for the waitlist
Viognier Production Tasting
Saturday, June 27 at 3:00 p.m. here at the winery
Viognier is a variety that almost fell into extinction only 40 years ago. Its native home is France, at the northern end of the Rhone Valley called Condrieu. It began to be planted in other areas of the world in the 1980s, particularly in California, but also in Virginia at Horton Vineyards.
The next Production Tasting will be held on Saturday, July 18 at 3:00 p.m. at the winery. This month’s theme is Port. Here is the lineup:
Another great production tasting took place this past Saturday here at the winery. I unveiled for the first time the 2006 “Super” Meritage, and together with the 2006 Meritage, we tasted some of the best red Bordeaux blends on the market.
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Our next production tasting will be on Saturday, May 30, here at the winery at 3:00 pm. Here is the lineup:
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Had another great tasting on Saturday, April 25 here at the winery. We tasted ten Chardonnay wines from France (4), California (4), and of course our examples from Rappahannock Cellars (2). Opinions were all over the place as far as favorites went. For me, it was the 2006 William Fevre Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos.
Update 4/9/09: Event is full, but I will take reservations for the wait list. Be on the lookout for the next month’s announcement. The May production tasting theme is Meritage / Bordeaux reds.
Our next Production Tasting will occur on April 25, at 3:30 pm at the winery. This time we are looking at Chardonnay. This variety has not received much attention lately, but it is the most popular wine in the U.S. and is the most planted grape variety in California. It’s also the number one white wine variety in Virginia, far out-selling Viognier. We will taste ten wines, some of which are considered the best examples of Chardonnay in the world.
We had a very successful tasting this past Saturday at the winery. I think we all expanded our ideas of what Cabernet Franc can taste like. The French Loire Cab Francs exhibited typical austere and extracted (and somewhat vegetal) character. The California examples had characteristic ripe and tannic dispositions, though with less “Cab Franc” character. Surprises included the 100% Cab Franc example from Tusacany, from the Super Tuscan producer Le Macchiole.
