{"id":6220,"date":"2012-04-27T23:38:00","date_gmt":"2012-04-28T04:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/?p=6220"},"modified":"2012-04-28T08:24:32","modified_gmt":"2012-04-28T13:24:32","slug":"drink-local-wine-conference-kicks-off-with-media-welcome-dinner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/2012\/04\/27\/drink-local-wine-conference-kicks-off-with-media-welcome-dinner\/","title":{"rendered":"Drink Local Wine Conference Kicks off with Media Welcome Dinner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/042712b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-6221\" style=\"border-width: 5px; border-color: transparent; border-style: solid;\" title=\"042712b\" src=\"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/042712b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"322\" height=\"216\" srcset=\"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/042712b.jpg 322w, http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/042712b-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 322px) 100vw, 322px\" \/><\/a>The 2012 Drink Local Wine Conference opened on Friday evening with a media welcome dinner at the Governor\u2019s Residence at the Boettcher Mansion. Media, wine growers, winemakers and state officials mingled as we drank a Bookcliff Vineyards 2010 Muscat Blanc and\/or a Cottonwood Cellars 2008 Lemberger. We had the Muscat Blanc and paired it with a dandelion greens (pictured right) and Windsor Dairy Glendevey Tart. The Muscat Blanc was refreshing and the dandelion greens made me wonder if I could use the dandelion greens at my house rather than casting them out. They were quite delicious.<\/p>\n<p>Six wines were served with the dinner (the first four pictured left). The first course was a salad that had some unusual items in it such as English pea and mascarpone gelato and watermelon radish. Paired with the salad was a Settembre Cellars 2009 Chardonnay and a Creekside Cellars Ros\u00e9. <a href=\"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/042712c.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6222\" style=\"border-width: 5px; border-color: transparent; border-style: solid;\" title=\"042712c\" src=\"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/042712c.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"224\" height=\"216\" \/><\/a>The main course was a tasting of Black Cat Farm pork done three ways. This was paired with Guy Drew Vineyards 2010 Riesling and an Anemoi Zephyrus. For dessert we had an Ovaltine chocolate pudding and some Black Star chocolates. The desserts were paired with a Whitewater Hill Vineyards Riesling Icewine and The Winery at Holy Cross Abbey Divinity.<\/p>\n<p>As in previous posts while at conferences, my wine notes are in the form of a Haiku<\/p>\n<p>Settembre Cellars 2009 Chardonnay Haiku:<br \/>\n<em>Chardonnay light pear<br \/>\n<\/em><em>Smooth vanilla salad greens<br \/>\n<\/em><em>Gelato\u00a0 pairing.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/042712d.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-6223\" title=\"042712d\" src=\"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/042712d.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"288\" height=\"216\" \/><\/a>Creekside Cellars Ros\u00e9 Haiku (pictured right):<br \/>\n<em>Rose sweet pairing<br \/>\n<\/em><em>Adds fruit to greens and radish<br \/>\n<\/em><em>Red berries candy.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Guy Drew Vineyards 2010 Riesling\u00a0 Haiku:<br \/>\n<em>Riesling paired with pork<br \/>\n<\/em><em>Floral and fruity meet fat<br \/>\n<\/em><em>Acid cleans palate.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Whitewater Hill Vineyards Riesling Icewine\u00a0 Haiku:<br \/>\n<em>A Riesling ice wine<br \/>\n<\/em><em>The strings in an orchestra<br \/>\n<\/em><em>Sweet acid dessert.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Winery at Holy Cross Abbey Divinity\u00a0 Haiku:<br \/>\n<em>Divinity a Port<br \/>\n<\/em><em>Oh we can not call it Port<br \/>\n<\/em><em>Smooth dessert ending.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Cheers,<br \/>\nTerry<\/p>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" class=\"owbutton\" src=\"http:\/\/www.onlywire.com\/button\" title=\"Drink Local Wine Conference Kicks off with Media Welcome Dinner\" url=\"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/?p=6220\"><\/script>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2012 Drink Local Wine Conference opened on Friday evening with a media welcome dinner at the Governor\u2019s Residence at the Boettcher Mansion. 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