What is Ribolla?
Ribolla is also known as Ribolla Gialla, a white grape variety grown in Friuli. In Slovenia it is referred to as Rebula. The wines are high in acidity, light bodied, and floral in nature.
What is the soil content in Coonawarra, Australia?
Answer: Terra Rossa
What is the primary grape used in Cahors?
Malbec. Producers from this AOC will typicaly blend in small amounts of Tannat and Merlot.
Tempranillo is one of my favorite grapes. Undoubtedly the one which firmly roots Spain in the world of fine wines and can travel as well. It has the strength of cabernet, can have the complexity of a syrah and a nose reminiscent of a Medoc bordeaux. The Mapema is an Argentine version and comes across as casual and serious, bold and easygoing. Nice density of fruit, harmony, tobacco leaf laced aromas and a number of impressions to debate and converse over. Matched up with a household favorite of mine, enchiladas verdes, with ease. Smoky tomatillo sauce pulsed with roasted garlic and jalapeno baked over steamed corn tortilla filled with white cheddar cheese and zucchini; a dish which can often hit a wall against the wrong red. This is a great under $20 bottle which reflects the range of this wonderful grape and is lightly accented by the Argentine handling of it (12 months in french and american oak), which could fit in with any Spanish rendition which seem to have as many styles as names for the grape (cencibel, tinta del toro, ull de llebre, tinta del pais, etc) depending on the region in which it is cultivated. When well vinified, this grape can have as much complexity as any blend could strive for and such elegant restraint that is entirely seductive… there are an abundance of great examples, this bottle from Mendoza is only one.
RF
Sounds good. We’re bottling on the 10th - 14th, so there will be plenty to do. May be picking a bit of sauvignon blanc as well, you never know….. The winds have been on our side, so the fire seems to be headed out into no man’s land and not towards any vineyards or populated areas. Jeff says that there’s no ashes or debris anywhere, which was a worry for me as our cars were covered in ash even here in SB! Talk to you soon.
S.
On Jul 23, 2007, at 12:50 PM, Kevin Furtado wrote:
Seth-
Good to hear from you. My plan is to be out in SBC the first week of September…my obligation to (L) is finished at the end of August. With a good wind I should be able to make it out there by the 7th. I will have a better idea in a couple of weeks.
How is the fire? Have you been out to Westerly?
Kf.
Kevin Furtado
Kevin Furtado Wine Consulting, LLC.PO BOX 3602
Eagle, Co. 81631
970-376-1720
kevinfurtado.com
From: Seth Kunin [mailto:seth@kuninwines.com]
Sent: Monday, July 23, 2007 12:17 PM
To: Kevin Furtado
Subject: Your schedule
Hey man,
How’s things?? When are you planning on coming out? I’m starting to get a tiny bit stressed about harvest prep and bottling, and don’t want to get into another situation like you found when you arrived last year…. Just want to plan appropriately. Hope all is well.
Seth
Seth Kunin,
Kunin Wines/Westerly Vineyards
PH: (805) 689-3545
FX: (805) 564-4172
www.kuninwines.com
the WOTN was indeed the ‘90 Bienvenue-Batard-Montrachet
7/20/07
-appetizers-
jumbo lump crab
“mini caprese”
osetra caviar with traditional garnish
cashews, pistachios and marinated olives
edamame with red pepper relish
96 dom perignon
-salad-
“market salad” with foraged mushrooms, summer squash blossom and balsamic brown butter vinaigrette
90 dom perignon
-entrée-
lobster “pot pie” with corn, morels and fennel onion confit
90 domaine ramonet bâtard- montrachet
&
90 domaine ramonet bienvenues- bâtard- montrachet
-cheese-
ewephoria
&
d’affinois
85 domaine de la romanée conti la tâche
-dessert-
peach and cherry éclairs with lemon cream and caramel sauce
’89 château d’yquem sauternes
What is Puisseguin-St-Emilion?
Answer: One of the satellite appellations of St. Emilion in Bordeaux. The other satellites are Lussac St. Emilion, Montagne St. Emilion, and St. George St. Emilion. Someday I will figure out how to get the accented French letters into this post but until that day you will have to envision it 
“…given my high praise for this wine, I would have hoped for more, but performances such as this are further proof that Burgundy is indeed the wine for free-spending masochists.”
…the 23 premier crus in Puligny Montrachet.
bonus question- what are the 5 grand crus on the Puligny Montrachet border?