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The ABC Fine Wine & Spirits Wine Journal is a bimonthly publication of ABC Fine Wine & Spirits. Copyright 2014 ABC Liquors, Inc. All rights reserved. Not all products are available in all stores. If the product you’re looking for isn’t available, ask us to order it for you! Hannah Grantz Editor hannahg@abcfws.com Meghan Guarino Contributing Editor meghang@abcfws.com Lorena Streeter Contributing Editor lorenas@abcfws.com OUR WINE EXPERTS: Ken Amendola kena@abcfws.com @abcwinekena Kathleen Anderson kathleenr@abcfws.com @abcwinekat Jim Greeley jamesg@abcfws.com @abcwinejimg Shayne Hebert shayneh@abcfws.com @abcwineshayne Atanas Nechkov atanasn@abcfws.com @abcwineatanas Paul Quaglini paulq@abcfws.com @abcwinepaulq Bill Stobbs wstobbs@abcfws.com @abcwinebills If you would like to ensure you’re receiving the Wine Journal each time it’s published, send an email to Lorena Streeter (lorenas@ abcfws.com) and we’ll add you to the “always mail” list. Follow us on Twitter @abcwinecountry. We’re also blogging daily at blog.abcfws.com. Travel with us to Italy, France, Germany and California Enjoy your summer with the latest selections recommended by ABC’s wine team 3 DOES POP CULTURE HAVE AN INFLUENCE OVER YOUR WINE CHOICES Kathleen takes a look at iconic drinks mentioned in well-known films and music 5 WE CAN’T ALL TAKE A SUMMER TRIP TO BORDEAUX But Jim did. Travel along with him as he tastes his way through one of France’s most well-known regions 6 WHITEHALL LANE WINERY IS A FAMILY BUSINESS THROUGH AND THROUGH Hannah spoke to the father and son duo behind one of our favorite Napa Valley wineries 8 LOOKING FOR GREAT WINES THAT WON’T BREAK YOUR BUDGET THIS SUMMER Atanas shares his picks for top wines under $15 10TRAVELING IS PART OF LIFE FOR ABC’S WINE TEAM…LUCKY THEM, RIGHT Paul most recently took a trip to the Valtellina region of Verona, Italy, to meet with the Rainoldi family 11WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO MAKE A “GREAT VINTAGE” WINE Shayne has the California harvest report for 2014 12IF YOU’VE EVER WONDERED WHAT IT’S LIKE TO ATTEND A EUROPEAN WINE TRADE SHOW… ABC’s director of wine sales, Brad Lewis, visited three in a row this year and has some stories to tell 14WHETHER YOU’RE OUTSIDE BARBEQUING OR LOUNGING BY THE POOL, Ken offers his recommendations for top summertime wines you should be enjoying 15TASTING FROM 45 COUNTRIES AND FIVE CONTINENTS IN THREE DAYS Bill attended ProWein 2014 in Düsseldorf, Germany, and made a few winery stops, too 16WINE TO WATCH It’s crisp; it’s fresh… try Château Tanunda Dry Riesling wine journal | | 22 On the cover: Domaine de Pellehaut Rosé ($10) This delicious blend of Merlot, Cabernet, Tannat and Syrah exhibits a raspberry-pink color with aromas and flavors of strawberries, raspberries and lavender. Enjoy Domaine de Pellehaut Rosé this summer with grilled meats, grilled vegetables, fish and mixed salads.Cheers!
POP CULTURE IN WINE KATHLEEN ANDERSON,NORTHWEST FLORIDA WINE SUPERVISOR Istarted thinking the other day about how we listen to others about what to drink when we can’t decide for ourselves. One of the best places to look to for suggestions is pop culture. All sorts of characters are known for a particular drink or two in song, movies and/or literature. How many times have you heard your favorite artist sing about a drink and you race out to see if it is any good Or novelists discuss a particular wine in depth We even have a recipe for butter beer, don’t we As we delve into history, we see all sorts of characters drinking and discussing what they drink. I can go as far back as before Shakespeare, but for this little space in time, I will take us back to the 70s. How many of us have listened to rock music and fallen in love with a lyric Here is one that mentions a bottle outright—“Killer Queen” (Queen, 1974): “She keeps her Moët et Chandon in a pretty cabinet...” This is the first line of the song. You have to wonder how many bottles were sold off that one line “mirrors on the ceiling and pink Champagne on ice” from “Hotel California” (The Eagles, 1977). And that’s just to name two. Through the years there are mentions of single varietals, “It’s a black fly in your Chardonnay” (Alanis Morisette, 1995), to specific names throughout history—“I’m getting better with time. I’m like Opus One young, ”(Jay-Z, 2006). I mean, even the Beastie Boys found a rhyme for Châteauneuf du Pape. Nowadays it is brand managing; pretty much all we ever see Jay-Z drink now is Ace of Spades Champagne, and then there is Rick Ross, who prefers Belaire Rosé. It seems like no matter what you like, there is a song about it somewhere. You just have to look, or try something new that you hear on the radio today. so by drinking the wines like it would be a main character. But besides that, he is actually still out marketing his book, and he does so with a great idea of drinking the wines his character drinks in the book! Next month in Ohio he is doing a whole night of wine and literature. What better way to find out if you enjoy the same wines as a character you have fallen for So no matter how you find your wines, either through music, movies or books, the pop culture references also reference our life in some way. I want you to find a wine you love and figure out how to make it jump out in this tech savvy world of ours. Tweet it! Facebook it! Pinterest it! Movies are no exception here either. When Bond, James Bond, isn’t drinking a martini “shaken not stirred,” you can see him in the discussion of fine Champagne. Depending on the movie, he seems to drink mostly Bollinger and Dom Perignon. Lately in Casino Royale (2006) we get to see Bond and Vesper Lind drink a bottle of 1982 Chateau Angelus on the train to Montenegro. Who can forget the line in Silence of the Lambs (1991) where Hannibal talks of his wine pairing of human liver, fava beans and “a nice Chianti” (Side note: in the book he paired it with an Amarone.) Over the years there have been many movies in the mainstream that focus on wine, drinking, sales and production. After Sideways (2004), look what happened to Merlot and Pinot Noir sales! Bottle Shock (2008) was just a reminder of the humble beginnings of the fine wine explosion that was Napa Valley. This past year I found Somm (2012), a documentary following four friends through the Master Sommelier Certification exam. Just watch to see how difficult that is! And finally, we end with Red Obsession (2013), a film released last year about the Bordeaux first growths, trading Bordeaux futures and the will of China to own it all. Now we enter into literature; I could go on for days, but will mention only the latest book I am reading, Vengeance Follows by Scott Lax (2013). He is still out marketing his book, and he does
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