No words. No tasting notes. Just the wines. What happens at WineAlign‘s #waxmas14 stays at Waxmas14. I will say this. There was music.
Waxmas Whites
Domaine Long-Depaquit Chablis Grand Cru La Moutonne 1996, Burgundy, France
Vergelegen G.V.B. White 2012, Stellenbosch, South Africa
René Muré Riesling Clos Saint-Landelin 2008, Alsace, France
R. López de Heredia Viña Tondoni Reserva 1999, Rioja, Spain
Four More Whites
Domaine de Beaurenard Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc 2009, Rhône Valley, France
Mendel Sémillon 2013, Mendoza, Argentina
Quinta de Soalheiro Alvarinho 2012, Vinho Verde, Portugal
Pelle Pince Szt. Tamás Furmint 2012, Hungary
Eclectic Blancs
Exultet Estates The Blessed 2009, VQA Prince Edward County, Ontario
Le Clos Jordanne Le Clos Jordanne Vineyard 2003, VQA Niagara Peninsula, Ontario
Pierre Frick Pinot Blanc de Noir 2006, Alsace, France
Hedesheimer Hof Weingut Beck Grauer Burgunder Kabinett Trocken 2012, Prädikatswein, Germany
The Stealth Reds
Domaine Alary, Cairanne L’Exclus d’Alary 2012, Cairanne, Rhône Valley, France
Bodega Chacra Pinot Noir Cincuenta y Cinco 2012, Patagonia, Argentina
Bodegas Poesia 2010, Mendoza, Argentina
Thibault Liger-Belair Moulin a Vent, Vieilles Vignes 2011, Beaujolais, Burgundy, France
Big Red Movements
Colinas De São Lourenço Principal Reserva 2007, Bairrada, Portugal
Brodie Estate Pinot Noir 2010, Martinborough, New Zealand
Re Manfredi Aglianico Del Vulture 2000, Campania, Italy
Domaine Jean Foillard Morgon Côte de Py 2011, Beaujolais, Burgundy, France
Seriously Red
Azienda Agricola Cos Cerasuolo Di Vittorio Classico 2008, DOCG Sicily, Italy
Penfolds Cabernet Shiraz Bin 389 1995, South Australia, Australia
Clos Pegase Cabernet Sauvignon 1997, Napa Valley, California
Argiano Brunello Di Montalcino 2004, Tuscany, Italy
The Grace of Transition
Domaine Baud Crémant du Jura Brut Sauvage, Jura, France
Vidonia Listan Blanco Vinas Viejas 2012, Valle de la Orotava, Spain
Pazo Pondal Albariño 2012, D.O. Rias Baixas, Spain
Hidden Bench Pinot Noir Felseck Vineyard 2011, VQA Beamsville Bench, Ontario
Chef Michael Pataran’s Paella
And in the End
Domaine Hatzidakis Assyrtiko de Mylos Vieilles Vignes 2011, Santorini, Greece
Cave de Tain l’Hermitage Hermitage Gambert de Loche 1998, Northern Rhône, France
Suertes del Marques El Esquilon 2012, Valle de la Orotava, Spain
Azienda Agricola Brezza Giacomo & Figli Cannubi 1989, Piedmont, Italy
“The love you take is equal to the love you make.”
Good to go!