![]() Medium to dark red, stewed red fruit on the nose with juicy cherry fruit balanced with firm tannin on the finish.Ģ013 Penfolds Cabernet Sauvignon “Bin 407” (Australia). Light red, cherry nose, tight with smoky, cherry fruit.Ģ014 The Prisoner Wine Co. 50th anniversary bottling, Bordeaux blend, primarily Merlot, medium red, green herbs on the nose, tight with mouth filling tannin.Ģ013 La Crema Pinot Noir (Russian River Valley). ![]() Medium to dark red, green herbs on the nose, tight and concentrated, medium to long finish.Ģ013 Robert Mondavi “Maestro” (Napa Valley). Medium red with warm, smoky dark berries on the nose, jammy and juicy.Ģ014 Robert Mondavi Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley). Medium red with crushed black fruit on the nose with spicy red fruit.Ģ013 Chloe N° 249 (North Coast). Toasted oak on the nose with toasty, lime notes on the fruit.Ģ013 Renwood Old Vine Zinfandel (Amador County). Light yellow, lime and slate on the nose, clean and crisp with lime notes on the finish.Ģ014 Domaine Ferret Pouilly Fusse (Burgundy). Yellow with green tints, toasty tropical fruit on the nose with toast and tropical fruit, crisp finish.Ģ015 Famille Perrin Cotes du Rhone Blanc (Rhone). Light pink, strawberry on the nose, tart strawberry fruit.Ģ013 La Crema Chardonnay (Russian River Valley). Not as many Cali wines as I would have liked but Italy provided a nice selection.Ģ015 Chateau D’Esclans “Whispering Angel’ Rosé (Provence). The event had plenty of wines to keep everyone busy for the night along with a live band and a buffet table. But on this Saturday night, the city and the casinos were alive with gamblers and partiers. This year the event was changed to an international wine fest with wines from several new and old world countries.Ītlantic City has been going through some tough times lately with several casinos closing down and the city on the verge of bankruptcy. They have held a wine fest in August for the past several years the theme of which was Cal-Ital which showcased wines from Italy and Italian heritage wines from California. The Golden Nugget is one of a handful of casinos in the marina district a couple of miles off the boardwalk in Atlantic City New Jersey. ![]() On Saturday August 27th I attended the International Wine Festival at the Golden Nugget casino. Only available at the tasting room, partially barrel fermented, yellow with greenish tints, bubblegum and tropical fruits on the nose, mango notes followed by toast on the fruit with firm acids on the finish. Old school Chard, gold in color, honey-peach on the nose, spicy cinnamon and mouth filling buttery fruit, oak notes throughout the finish.Ģ014 Bedell Cellars Chardonnay (North Fork) 36225 Main Road, Cutchogue, NYīarrel fermented and steel aged, yellow with greenish tints, lemon-lime custard on the nose, medium fruit with clean, tart lime notes on the finish.Ģ012 Lieb Cellars “No Label” Chardonnay (North Fork) 13050 Oregon Road, Cutchogue, NY It was a beautiful day with moderate temperatures and no humidity, the perfect day to be at a winery sitting on the deck with a glass of wine in hand while looking at a sea of vines with a blue sky above.Ĭhardonnays are the star of the whites out on the island and my focus this afternoon was to sample Chardonnay that had saw some oak treatment to it whether during fermentation or aging.Ģ013 Laurel Lake Vineyards Chardonnay “Reserve” (North Fork) 3165 Main Road, Laurel, NYĮstate bottled and 100% fermented and aged in oak. This past Sunday afternoon I took a drive out to the wineries on the North Fork of Long Island.
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