Wine of the Week: December 12, 2007

Greetings, I hope everyone is enjoying this beautiful day. The dirty little rumor that Joe has been spreading about me (Ben Giacchino) returning to my beloved Gosford Wine is true! I am officially back on the job here three days a week (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday)- and I hope that you all will come by and see me soon- I will be doing the seminars again as well and I am very excited. I will still be at the 5&10 on Friday nights; I love Hugh and all of my friends there too much to give it up all the way…

The selection for Wine of the Week is 2003 Domaine Magellan, “Ponant” Vin de Pays des Côtes de Thongue, France $9.99

This wine has been a mainstay here at Gosford since the day we opened. I love it- I have recommended it 500 times and now we have decided to honor it as the wine of the week. The Côtes de Thongue(located in the middle of the Languedoc) terroir is marked by irises and olive trees with most of the hillside vineyards facing southeast. The Mediterranean sea is a stones throw away, so you can imagine the flavor of this beauty- plum, dark red berry, tobacco spice and garrigue. It is a delicious red that has four years in the bottle and is really hitting a stride, as I sit here now glass in hand, sipping, I wonder why anyone would ever look anywhere other than the south of France for bargain wine. I mean- TEN CLAMS- for this wine is a crime against Sylvie Legros, the owner of Domaine Magellan.

The seminar will be a grab bag of things that I select for your ultimate tasting and drinking pleasure, it will be a ode to some of my favorite wines and regions- I will have stories and information about the wine and Lukas will be here to back me up if I need some heavy guns… you all know the drill 6pm-8pm, $5 dollars gets you in the door.

What to get the person who has everything?  It’s been on a rare occasion that I’ve heard someone lament that they have too much wine.  Who’d feel sorry for them anyway?  Let us help you pick the perfect bottles or make them happy with a gift certificate.  Happy Holidays!

Cheers,

Ben