Rosé Challenge

Martin Ranch Winery

Martin Ranch Winery

It is on!!!   October 20th we will be hosting  The Santa Clara Valley Rosé Challenge.  We will be pouring rosés from six selected Santa Clara Valley Wineries.  A lot of research went into selecting the six competitors for this challenge.  I must admit I enjoyed every minute of this rigorous endeavor.  Some of the rosés are from single variatals and some are blends.  We will see how they stack up.  There are only a few seats left. So, if you want to attend, register and we will send you a invitation with the location.

On a recent trip to France, a good friend introduced me to Rosés.  I have developed a fond appreciation for them and I can’t wait to share that with you all.  See you soon.

Santa Clara County Region Rosé Throw Down

Wine Throw DownRosé’s here US have had a very bad reputation. While respected and popular in other parts of the world, most oenophiles here have thought of this varietal as the sticky sweet cough syrup that teenybopper would drink, until recently. Rosé has had a surge in popularity in the last several years and while still not on my favorite list it is one of Brax’s. What I do find interesting about Rosé is it has a wide variety in interpretation and thus it has essentially become the grab bag, or “box-of-chocolate” for each winery, you never know what you are going to get. Some lean towards the sweet side, some are light and crisp, some a little bitter, and some can be big and bold, yet they all look alike. So with all of this in mind Brax decided that we should hold the first Santa Clara County Rosé Throw Down and try to determine who makes the best Rosé in the SCC region. On October 20th, 2013 we are going to invite some wine enthusiast and neophytes as well as a couple of our local sommeliers and try to crown the SCC Rosé King (or queen). Interested in joining us? We may have a few tickets available for this event, just email, tweet or respond on facebook and we will let you know.

Morgan Hill Brew Crawl

Morgan Hill downtown association

Morgan Hill downtown association

When I’m not drinking wine, I like to fill my glass with a good beer or tequila.  Saturday September 14th was the Morgan Hill brew  crawl.  There were 22 breweries pouring for this sold out event.  I met up with some of my beer enthusiast friends and spent a beautiful day beer tasting.  If you are a fan of craft beers, IPA’s, pale ales and double bocks, I highly recommend this event.

 

 

Personally I am a fan of largers, pilsners and ales.  My favorites were Spaten, Stella Artois, Red Tail and Mendocino Brewing Company.  Unfortunately we were not able to get to all 22 before time ran out.  We took our time and enjoyed the event.

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If you are not familiar with Morgan Hill, I invite you to check out  The Taste of Morgan Hill September 28th and 29th.

 

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