Paso Robles, California
Hospice Du Rhone
Hospice is the wine festival celebrating Syrah, Grenache, Mourvedre, Roussanne, Viognier and the other 17 varietals from the Rhone. Whole cluster fermentation, de-stemming completely, barrel programs, vineyard designates and vineyard block designates, cheese pairings, swirling, aromatics, terroir expression.
The key take aways are endless, and surely Winemaker Pete will have more technical information for you.
My take away? What did I learn?
I learned that I need to travel with secret weapon Ginger more often. She's 4 years old and is already planning to be a "scary minnie mouse" for halloween. She is sassy and gorgeously cute. She's also the daughter of one of the wine wizards behind the curtain. She's pretty much a mini-wizard. Pure magic.
She loves to dance. We danced to fast songs, slow songs, 50s songs and hip hop. And she owns a dancefloor like a supreme Vegas Showgirl meets Burlesque Pussy Cat. Her signature dance move is the floor slap and she means it. When she slaps the floor you best move out of her way. She is about to unleash a hurricane of twirls that generate enough wind to make your bouffant blow.
She helped me sniper all the pop rocks, pixie sticks, candy lipgloss and candy matchsticks from all the tables. And she did it with sashay style.
Wine events come and go. Vintages wow and disapoint.
But I am pretty sure this Hospice Du Rhone was my most favorite and will stand out for years to come.
1 comment:
that's a pretty awesome secret weapon. i have a similar one but it's a 5 year old model. you can get away with a lot when you have your pint sized secret agent with you :)
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