It's the informative and surprisingly entertaining VINE TALK, and your Fairway Market is one of the premier sponsors. Hosted by the highly respected actor and wine-lover Stanley Tucci, Vine Talk each week features a non-wine geek guest along with two prominent wine experts, and the result is this very program everyone is talking about. Our two free-standing Fairway Wines & Spirits stores, one at Pelham Manor and the other at the Stamford location, have an enormous selection of wines, as you might imagine. Each week we love to brag that some of the wines poured and talked about on Vine Talk are actually on sale in our very own stores. You can read about them right here.
Be sure to tune in Thursdays at 10:30PM on WNET Channel 13 or Mondays at 8:30PM on WLIW Channel 21 to see the show.
For more than half a century, the Robert Mondavi name has been synonymous with quality and progress in the Napa appellation, and this marvelous Cabernet Sauvignon falls right into that model. Truly a great value! Intense, dark fruit intermingled with graphite notes and a solid, tannic backbone gives this lovely structure that finishes perfectly long and balanced.
Wine Advocate (90pts)
From the estate vineyards of the winery to produce the first perfect 100 point score ever bestowed on an American winery by Robert Parker, this monumental '07 is drinking like a champion already and should continue to perform for another 10-15 years! Classically styled for the Oakville AVA, the '07 is big and lush with huge gobs of fruit in the aroma and flavor while holding on to a soft and pleasing structure that creates a harmony that will only improve with age.
Wines & Spirits (92pts)
Silver Oak has long been a staple on steakhouse wine lists and among expense-account diners, and for good reason. Justin Meyers vision to create a high-end Napa Cab that could be consumed early in its life has set the industry standard for restaurant top of the list Cab's! Complex and concentrated, with a dark garnet color and deep purple edge. Blackberry jam, dark chocolate, rose petal, black pepper and cedar on the nose open up to rich, expressive notes of brown sugar and nutmeg on the palate.
Argentina, Mendoza, Quality and value? No brainer as usual! This gem from Zuccardi is just what Dr. BBQ ordered! Plush fruit with a solid backbone of tannins make this a meat-lovers delight!! A perfect example of power and balance working in harmony are on display here. Nice minerality and a generous helping of berry and cassis on the nose. On the palate, coffee, spice and a nice helping of mocha dominate.
Wine Advocate (91pts)
Inexpensive Pinot Noir with class, character and the balance and finesse of an old world Burgundy? Impossible right? WRONG! Welcome to Oregon friends. This Pinot will over deliver like you wouldn't believe, trust us! The '08 A to Z nicely combines ripe red cherry fruit and raspberry notes that define a new world Pinot with the Asian spice and earth tones of an old world Burgundy in a seamless manor.
Wine Spectator (92pts)
Another staple on wine lists of the very best restaurants around, this classic Chardonnay is made to deliver elegance and balance that is un-paralleled in the business. always one of the most consistent performers and truly a Chard that wants to be included in your next meal! A balanced and complex Chardonnay that leans stylistically more towards Burgundy than a heavily-oaked Californian. Good concentrations of pear and mild citrus fruits balance perfectly with the wines nice levels of acidity and just the right touch of minerality.