Reverie Dinner a Big Success!

Tuesday Sept 21st: We welcomed Reverie Winery to the state of Ohio for the first time with a fantastic four course dinner prepared by Chef Richard Hargy and his staff! Joining us was Andrew Kiken, whose parents founded and own the winery, who entertained us with stories from the winery and the history!

Reception

Sjoeblum Chauvignon Crystal Sparkling

Daydream Sauvignon Blanc

Gourmet Cheese and Canape Assortment

First Course

Daydream Chardonnay

Sauted Sea Scallops in Normandy Sea Salt Butter

Second Course

Reverie Cabernet Franc

Reverie Cabernet Sauvignon

Maple Glazed Pork Tenderloin with Pecans and Wild Rice Blend

Third Course

A.S. Kiken Diamond Mountain Red

Reverie Special Reserve

Petite Fillet with Caramelized Onion Sauce;

Garlic Mashed Poatatoes, and Carrots with Fig Syrup

Dessert

JC Cellars Late Harvest Viognier

Apricot Almond Bread Pudding

This was the last event of an incredibly busy three week period, but what a capper! Reverie Winery is on Diamond Mountain, with some very good (and expensive) neighbors, such as Von Strasser, Diamond Creek, and the famous Three Palms Vineyard. They are getting great 90+ point reviews from Parker, and getting better! Ohio is only the tenth state to receive distribution of Reverie wines (thanks to us, but that's another story), and we are one of the only outlets in Ohio for Reverie wines!

Daydream is the label for their white wines (Reverie is French for fantasy daydream - get it?), and the whites are made from purchased fruit. Both are excellent, with a balanced forward style and vivid varietal flavors. They're also well priced at $17.99!

Reverie reds are all estate wines, meaning they are grown, made and bottled at the Reverie Winery on Diamond Mountain. The 2001 Cabernet Franc (~$43) is a star in the line-up, beautifully aromatic, wonderful with food (it matched the maple glazed pork perfectly), and we put it in the top three of Napa Cab Francs, along with Pride and Lang & Reed. The 2000 Cabernet Sauvignon (~$54) is more muscular, with a deeper, earthier frame, but great fruit concentration and balance for so big a wine.

The sleeper star is the 2000 A.S. Kiken Diamond Mountain Red! Named after Andrew, this is truly an ass kicken' (get it?) full bodied bordelais blend, again with seductive aromatics you can sniff for hours and concentration you can stir with a spoon. And at $33, it's the bargain of the red line-up! Which brings us to the 2000 Special Reserve - rarely do we taste a wine that combines strength and brawn with such elegance and balance. At $70, it's certainly not cheap, but we like it better than it's neighbor at Diamond Creek, and they sell for over $200!

Keep in mind that these very special wines are (except for the Franc) from the oft-maligned 2000 vintage, but we keep finding excellent wines from that year. If they're this good now, we can hardly wait for next year!

Reverie wines are in very short supply - it's a small operation and we're the new guys on the block! If you want some (and I humbly suggest that you do), get with us and order them up! To the swift go the spoils!