My Wine Guarantee
I am well aware what happens at 99% of wine tastings' in Minnesota and that is why I serve only the best wines for the money. Many restaurant tastings are run by distributors who want to sell you wine not provide the best wine for the money.
Since I don't sell wine your next event can experience any wine producer in the world.
Wineglas Signature Event $80 vs. Corporate America's $85 event.
I am not sure who would attend the $85 event but if you would then check out my new wine and dine events at Muffuletta's in St. Paul.
WINEGLAS WINES VS. A RESTAURANT
If we need to ship wines in from another state (legal only) then that is what I will do to save you the consumer money and time. Since I don't sell wine for a living, I don't have any pressure to serve wines I represent.
My research is the best in the business and my pricing can't be beat at any corporate function. I challenge anyone to come up with a better line up of wines for the money.
It is actually cheaper to hire me to plan your corporate event then to attempt to do it on your own. I am the best at negotiating wine pricing in the Twin Cities.
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Under $25 Gems
Wines at some of the recent tastings:
2006 Dr. Loosen Wehlner Sonnenuhr Spatlese Riesling
Color: Medium gold
Nose: Mineral, honey, apple
Taste: Slate, honey, nice acidity, crisp
Finish: Medium with slate, honey, sour apples
Evaluation: Slate as in Terroir here. A great before dinner sipper or try with some fresh fish. 92 points
2004 Jeff Runquist “R” Petite Sirah
Color: Dark Purple
Nose: Plum, cherry, smoke, earth tones
Taste: Spice, violets, smoke, pepper
Finish: A lot going on in the finish with floral notes, pepper, cinnamon, and moving into a buttery finish. The finish is pushing two minutes and is multi layered.
Evaluation: This is one of the more interesting wines I have had this year with so much complexity going on it is incredible that I paid around $25 for this wine. One of the best values of the year! 94 points
2005 Conquista Mendoza Reserva Malbec
Color: Medium purple
Nose: Toasted oak, plum, cherry, vanilla, the fruit is intense
Taste: Toasted oak, spice, floral, plum, and earth
Finish: Spice, floral, crushed rock, earth, vanilla, buttery finish. This is a solid medium finish.
Evaluation: The best Malbec I have had to date. Extremely complex! 91 points
2006 Marquis Philips Shiraz
Color: Dark purple
Nose: Blackberry, plum, spice, black pepper, crushed rock
Taste: Blackberry, plum, spice, black pepper, crushed rock, flavor, tannins smooth
Finish: Long and impressive. Totally balanced wine with all of the above.
Evaluation: Number one wine under $15 of all time. 93 points
Over $25 Gems
2003 Leeuwin Artist Series Margaret River Chardonnay
Color: Medium gold
Nose: Big with apple, oak, vanilla, pear, and noticeable alcohol
Taste: Wow with oak, vanilla, apple, pear, spice
Finish: Long with a nice buttery finish. Spice, oak, pear, vanilla on this multi layered effort.
Evaluation: Third best Chardonnay I have ever had! 93 points
2002 Shafer Relentless Napa Valley Syrah
Color: Dark purple
Nose: Big with pepper, spice, plum, cherry, oak
Taste: Wow. Best US Syrah to date with pepper, spice, plum, cherry, oak, vanilla
Finish: Long and satisfying. Complexity is amazing.
Evaluation: This wine will improve with age and is a great value at $55. 95 points
2004 Domaine du Pegau Cuvee Reservee Chateauneuf du Pape
Color: Dark purple (darkest wine)
Taste: Medium tannic structure with plum, mineral, cherry, crushed rock, violets, and raspberry. I had to analysis this one very carefully as there was a lot going on here.
Finish: LONG with raspberry, mineral, crushed rock, violets, and cherry. No funk on this wine.
Evaluation: Buy and cellar. Drinking great tonight after 4 hours decanting but ten plus years will do this justice. 94 points
2004 Joh. Jos Prum Graacher Himmelreich Auslese $$$$
Color: Medium gold
Nose: Honey, tropical fruit, mineral, Intense!
Taste: Wow. Honey, slate, peach, pear, and really balanced
Finish: Long and intense.
Evaluation: A treat to say the least. 94 points