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WINE & VINYL WEDNESDAY AT BARRAMUNDI

Drink a glass tonight, pick up a bottle for the feast tomorrow..

Two wines for Thanksgiving Dinner: California Chardonnay, and Cabernet Franc from France..

It's the day before the Holiday Season gets going, and what is on my mind? Wine. Of course. As in what will we drink with our turkey, ham, buttery root vegetables, gravy and cranberry sauce? I think these two wines will fit very well with the vast array of rich goodies waiting to be consumed tomorrow.

California Chardonnay
Why? Well, most people know it, like it, and it's easy to pick up at the local liquor store, to say the least. Ask for a full bodied version with some acidity. This will stand up to those buttered biscuits, gravy, and the different textures and flavors we will (happily) be facing. Other good white choices are Riesling,  a rich Pinot Gris, or even Gewurztraminer..

Cabernet Franc
This wine will be light to medium bodied, with less tannin than many red wines, making it a good choice for turkey. Cabernet Franc will show flavors of cherry, even cranberry, with hints of leather or tobacco. There's often a good balance of fruit and fleshiness, smoke or spice. A wonderful Autumn wine, and one of my favorites.

Don't show up for dinner tomorrow empty handed- let Wine & Vinyl help... Taste both for free tonight at Barramundi! Ridiculously under-priced at $8 a glass.


DJ Ilmo spins eclectic vinyl to get you in the spirit, Cheese is from our friends at Saxelby's in the Essex Market.




at Barramundi
67 Clinton St

NYC

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Lisa presents the results of Monday's Wine & Vinyl at the lower East Side's infamous Barramundi. This week "Battle of the Pinot Noirs"!

Barramundays, Wine & Vinyl Presents:

Red Wine Battles: Languedoc-Roussillon

Battle of the Blends

An evening of fine, deeply discounted wine and artisanal cheese, with groovy, eclectic lounge by DJ Ilmo.

About Languedoc-Roussillon:

The largest wine producing region in the world is an area which spans the Mediterranean coastline from the French border with Spain to the region of Provence, and whose first vineyards were planted by the Greeks in the fifth century BC.

An area with a long and tumultuous winemaking history, during the Middle Ages the Languedoc was known for its high quality wines, only to shift focus in latter years to high yields and prolific, lower grape varieties. The remaining quality vines were decimated by the phylloxera epidemic in the 19^th century. In modern times, the Languedoc wine industry has reinvented itself, refocusing on quality winemaking.

This should be a fascinating battle. The combatants:

St Chinian Jougla 2009, a traditional blend, Mourvedre (40%), Grenache (30%), Syrah (30%), food friendly and benefiting from excellent soil, (schist, clay and limestone), and close to the Mediterranean Sea.

Chateau de Pennautier Cabardes 2009, a non-traditional blend, Cabernet Franc (20 %), Cabernet Sauvignon (20%), Merlot (20 %), Grenache (20%), Cot (10%), Syrah (10%). Cabardes is the only formal appellation which permits this many classic varieties in the same wine.

Cheese by Saxelby’s Cheesemongers, our neighbors in the Essex Market.

6pm - Midnight

Monday, Nov 7^th

Barramundi

67 Clinton Street

(between Santon & Rivington)
NYC