Comments on: A Taste For The Esoteric

By: Jerry Horner

Jerry Horner — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 01:40:09 +0000

There are many wonderful Swiss wines almost unknown anywhere else. We ate at Rochat (formerly Girardet) in Crissier and discovered wines of superb quality, especially Syrah in the Valais (this is the Rhone after all). And there are many others! Really worth a trip.

By: Brittany

Brittany — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 04:43:23 +0000

Vin de paille, straw wine, golden dessert wine from the Jura. It must be the recipe for ambrosia, hidden among a mat of straw. Difficult to find in the US, found it at a festival celebrating vin jaune in the Jura.

By: Lynn

Lynn — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 00:34:55 +0000

One that comes to mind I recently tasted is from our own Santa Clara Valley. Kirigin Cellars has been around since 1916, started by a man from Croatia. They make a dessert wine called Vino de Mocca infused with coffee, chocolate and a tad of orange. I’m not sure I would truly classify this as a wine due to the additions, but when mixed 50/50 with their Champagne (they can call it Champagne as they were grandfathered in), it is a satisfying dessert.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 22:33:40 +0000

Ah, Tony Rice. Good stuff! Wines… most of the esoteric wines I’ve were during a trip to Spain. Really unique and interesting stuff. We had one particular rose that I simply could not classify. It was not red, wine or rose in style, just way different (and esoteric!). Too bad we don’t get more Spanish wines around Berkeley.