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Both Gideon Owen wines and Guest List wines are covered here, but I tried to include more info for G. O. wines, for obvious reasons. Updated 1/6/25

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Where are the grapes for Gideon Owen wines grown?

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All the wines are made from 100% Lake Erie AVA grapes! As the vines on the property mature, more and more of these will be grown specifically by Gideon Owen Winery.

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List the five white Gideon Owen wines available by the glass, from dry to sweet.

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Chardonel
Pinot Grigio
Riesling
Vidal Blanc
Traminette

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List the two red Gideon Owen wines available by the glass.

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Red blend
Cabernet Franc

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What is the only Gideon Owen rose available by the glass?

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Rose of Pinot Noir.

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What three Gideon Owen wines are available only by the bottle?

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Chardonnay, Meritage, and Rose of Cabernet Sauvignon.

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Are any of the Gideon Owen reds sweet?

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Nope, they’re all pretty dry.

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Are any of the Gideon Owen wines barrel aged?

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Only the Meritage is barrel aged, in French, neutral, and Hungarian oak.

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Give some taste notes for the Chardonnay Reserve.

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Honeysuckle, Apricot, Vanilla.

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What is a chardonel, anyway?

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A white grape hybrid. It is a result of a cross between Chardonnay and Seyval (which is, itself, a hybrid). It is late-ripening and cold tolerant.

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Is the Chardonel dry or sweet?

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Chardonel is a dry white wine.

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Give some taste notes for the Chardonel.

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Citrus, honeydew melon, banana.

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What food could pair well with Chardonel?

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Salmon, Poultry, Seafood, Soft cheese.

Lemon Ricotta Ravioli.

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How dry or sweet is the Pinot Grigio?

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Pinot Grigio is an off-dry white wine. (In practice, our Pinot Grigio is sweeter than most.)

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Give some taste notes for the Pinot Grigio.

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Lemon, Tropical fruit, Toffee.

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What food could pair well with Pinot Grigio?

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Seafood, Poultry, Green veggies, Soft cheese.

Bang Bang Shrimp, Seared Scallops

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How dry or sweet is the Riesling?

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Riesling is a semi-sweet white wine.

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Give some taste notes for the Riesling.

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Orange blossom, Passionfruit, Almond butter.

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What foods could you pair with Riesling?

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Spicy foods, Proscuitto, White fish, Soft cheese.

Lemon Ricotta Ravioli.

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Is Vidal Blanc dry or sweet?

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Vidal Bland is an off-dry white wine.

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Give some taste notes for Vidal Blanc.

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Tropical fruit, Peach, Mango.

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What foods could pair well with Vidal Blanc?

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Shrimp, Poultry, Pasta, Soft cheese.

Shrimp cocktail, Yellowfin Tuna, Sweet and Sour Mussels, Beet salad, Tuna poke bowl.

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What is Vidal Blanc anyway?

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A hybrid white grape produced in the 1930s by Jean Louis Vidal. Because of its cold tolerance, it is very popular across the northern U.S., and in Canada. As it is both cold tolerance and high in sugar content, it is often used to make ice wine.

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Is Traminette a dry or sweet wine?

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Traminette is a semi-sweet white wine.

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What is a Traminette, anyway?

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Traminette is a hybrid grape of Joannes Seyve and Gewurtztraminer, first produced in 1965.

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Give some taste notes for the Traminette.

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Honeysuckle, Peach, Tangerine.

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What food would pair well with Traminette?

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Spicy foods, Pork, Poultry, Mild cheese.

Chicken Pomodoro, Beet Salad, Italian Meat Lovers Pizza, Blackened Salmon, Spicy Pepper Burger.

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How dry or sweet is the Red Blend?

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Red blend is a dry red wine.

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What blend makes up the Red Blend?

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Cabernet Franc (40%)
Malbec (40%)
Merlot (15%)
Cabernet Sauvignon (5%)

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Give some taste notes for the Red Blend.

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Dried flowers, raspberry, mocha.

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What foods might pair well with the Red Blend?

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Red meats, pasta, burgers, Gouda cheese.

For the Table: Charcuterie board, Brie, Brussels sprouts.

Entrees: Short ribs, Prime rib, Filet.

Handhelds: Burgers, Italian meat lovers pizza.

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How dry or sweet is the Cabernet Sauvignon?

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Cabernet Sauvignon is a dry red wine.

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Give some taste notes for the Cabernet Sauvignon.

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Carnation, Cranberry, Clove.

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What food could pair well with the Cabernet Sauvignon?

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Cured meats, Prime rib, Burgers, Bleu cheese.

Prime Rib, Filet Mignon, Steak Frites.

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How dry or sweet is the Cabernet Franc?

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Cabernet Franc is a dry red wine.

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Give some taste notes for the Cabernet Franc.

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Pomegranate, sandalwood, mint.

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What foods could pair well with the Cabernet Franc?

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Red meats, pasta, burgers, red meats.

Chicken Pomodoro, any pizza

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What blend of wines makes up the Meritage?

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48% Merlot
34% Cab Franc
12% Cab Sauv
6% Malbec

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Give some taste notes for Meritage.

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Black currant, black cherry, violet.

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Guest List: Which Sauvignon Blanc is offered by the glass and bottle?

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Saint Clair Sauvignon Blanc (New Zealand)

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Guest List: Which Sauvignon Blanc is offered by bottle only?

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Cakebread Cellars Sauvignon Blanc (California)

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Guest List: Which Chardonnay is offered by both the glass and the bottle?

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La Crema Chardonnay (Sonoma, California)

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Guest List: Which Chardonnay is offered by the bottle only?

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Rombauer Carneros Chardonnay (California)

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Guest List: Is there a white blend wine on the menu?

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Yes, Hermann J. Wiemar Vineyard Field White and La Solitude Côtes du Rhône Blanc are both white blends.

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Guest List: What region is the Field White from?

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Finger Lakes, New York.

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Guest List: What three wines make up the Field White blend?

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Gruner Veltliner, Riesling, and Chardonnay.

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Guest List: What’s a Gruner Veltliner, anyway?

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It’s a grape variety grown mostly in Austria. It can be made into a variety of wine styles, but is usually dry and high in acidity.

(Note: yes, there’s supposed to be an umlaut over the first U. Sorry.)

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Guest List: Which two Sauvignon Blancs are available? By the bottle, or by the glass?

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St. Clair Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc is available by both the bottle and glass.

Cakebread Cellars Sauvignon Blanc is available by the bottle only.

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Guest List: Describe the St. Clair Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc.

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Intense tropical aromas of passionfruit, grapefruit & green apple w/ a hint of jalapeño pepper. Herbaceous, rich, weighty with flavors of stone fruit, grapefruit and currant. The palate has a generous mouthfeel w/salty minerality and a clean fresh finish.

(Pulled from their web site.)

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Guest List: What does the “Marlborough” in the St. Clair Sauvignon Blanc mean?

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It’s the region in which it is grown and produced. In general, Marlborough sauvignon blancs have a grassy, green character, with medium body. They are typically a high-acid wine, and the flavors are more tropical or fruity, with herbacious aromas.

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Guest List: Describe Cakebread Cellars Sauvignon Blanc.

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Aromas of pink grapefruit, lemon curd, fresh pear, melon, and passionfruit.

Flavors of citrus, kiwi, and lemon zest.
Subtle hints of mango, guava, and pineapple.

Crisp and refreshing, Light-bodied
wine balances concentrated fruit flavors and lively acidity with a gently textured mineral finish.

(Pulled from the winery’s tech sheet.)

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Guest List: Where’s the Cakebread Sauvignon Blanc from?

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North Coast, California.

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Describe the La Crema Chardonnay.

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Aromas of Meyer lemon, pear, and white flowers with subtle hints of oak.

Flavors of crisp apple, golden peach, and pineapple.

On the palate, flavors of graham cracker pie crust.

Balanced acidity, lingering finish.

53
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Where is the La Crema Chardonnay from?

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Sonoma Coast, California.

The appellation is known for its cool climate and high rainfall relative to other parts of Sonoma County.

54
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Do we carry any oaked Chardonnays?

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Yes. The Gideon Owen Chardonnay reserve is aged in steel casks, so it is not oaked.

However, the La Crema chardonnay is aged 6 months in oak barrels.

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Guest List: What’s the new Cotes du Rhone Blanc on the menu?

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Domaine de la Solitude is a French Cotes du Rhone Blanc available by the glass and by the bottle.

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Guest List: Where is the Cotes du Rhone Blanc from?

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France! This type of wine is names for the region it is from. Therefore, it will always be from the Cotes du Rhone in France.

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Guest List: What is a Cotes du Rhone Blanc, anyway?

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“Cotes du Rhone” is the name of the region that this wine is produced in. “Blanc,” means that it is a white wine.

By law, this wine must contain a minimum blend of 80% Clairette, Grenache blanc, Marsanne, Roussanne, Bourboulenc, and Viognier.

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Guest List: Which three varieties of grape make up the La Solitude Cotes du Rhone?

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60% Viognier
20% White Grenache
20% Rousanne

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Guest List: Describe the La Solitude Cotes du Rhone.

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Taste: Lemon blossoms, white peaches, Asian pears.

Medium bodied, dry, but not extremely dry.

Saline finish, giving it a crisp and fresh taste.

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Guest List: Is there a pinot noir available by the glass?

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Technically: No, there is not. Belle Glos Clark & Telephone is bottle-only, and there are no other pinot noirs on the menu.

For now: we still have some Elouan from the previous wine menu, which can be sold by the glass. Ring it in as Austin Hope Cab Sauv, and item note the actual wine needed. Elouan can be sold by the bottle in the same way.

However, there is a machine in Tirage that is only for pinot noir, so exclusive drinkers of this type of wine can always use a wine card and get a glass.

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Guest List: Which Pinot Noir is offered by the bottle only?

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Belle Glos, Clark & Telephone Pinot Noir (California)

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Describe the taste of the Belle Glos Pinot Noir.

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Deep ruby red in color with lush aromas of ripe cherry, nutmeg, dark chocolate and holiday baking spices.

Bold and complex flavors of black plum, crushed raspberry and blueberry pie linger on the palate.

The texture is rich and lively, and leads into a warm and structured finish.

(Description copied from their web site. If you check reviews on other sites, it has mixed reception, and is noted as a very unusual pinot noir, being much bolder, thicker in texture, and much sweeter than other examples. Seems like a love it or hate it wine.)

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What’s with the wax seal on this Belle Glos Pinot Noir? How do I serve it?

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Wax seals are just another way to protect the cork. Some say that wax seals are more environmentally friendly than foil, as foil is expensive to produce and harder to recycle.

If you look up this type of seal, the internet says you don’t need to cut through the wax: stick the end of your corkscrew through it, and open it normally. However, the wax on top of this one is really thick, so that one hasn’t worked for me, yet. I’d say, cut through at least a little of the wax to thin it before trying this trick.

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Guest List: Which Cabernet Sauvignon is available? By the glass, or bottle only?

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Austin Hope Barrel No. 22 (California) is available by both the glass and bottle.

Caymus and Nickel and Nickel are both Cab Sauvs, but are bottle only.

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Describe the Stag’s Leap Petite Sirah.

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Floral, aromatic. Notes of fresh violet, candied floral blossom and black raspberry.

On the palate, these notes are echoed, with layers of creamy blueberry, ripe Bing cherry, raspberry gelato, and black cherry liquor. Secondary notes of roasted coffee bean, dark chocolate, and cocoa-nibs.

Full bodied, long finish.

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Where is the Stag’s Leap Petite Sirah from?

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Napa Valley, California.

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What’s a Petite Sirah, anyway?

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A red wine grape originating in France, but also grown commonly in Australia, California, and, Israel. In the U.S., the grape is referred to as Petite Sirah, just line the resulting wine, but in other parts of the world, the grape is called Durif.

The resulting wine is tannic, with a spicy, plummy flavor.

Note: Syrah and Petite Sirah are not the same. Syrah is one of Petite Sirah’s parents, and the wine it produces is lighter in both body and color.

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So, Petite Sirah and Syrah: are they the same kind of wine?

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Although Petite Sirah bears a similar name to Syrah, they are not the same. Petite Sirah originated as a result of cross between Syrah and another grape called Peloursin.

Syrah is lighter in color and body, and less tannic as a general rule.

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Describe the Austin Hope Cabernet Sauvignon.

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Fruit forward Cabernet Sauvignon

Aromas of dark fruit, fresh vanilla bean and hints of coffee.

On the palate: dark brooding fruit flavors are balanced with savory notes of
black pepper, baking spices along with a touch of tobacco. Notes of sweet oak, lively acidity & fine dusty tannins.

(Pulled from their web site. In practice, this wine is great for anyone who likes a bold, California-style cab.)

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What’s a Paso Robles?

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Paso Robles is an AVA (American Viticultural Area – a specific region in which wine grapes are grown) in southern California. Though previously mostly known for growing Zinfandels, inthe 1960s, the growers there began to plant varieties like Cabernet Sauvignon.

Today, over 40 varieties of grapes are grown here, and the region is known for Zinfandel, Cab Sauv, and Rhone-style wines.

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Guest List: What other Cabernet Sauvignons do we offer by the bottle?

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Both Caymus 2022 and Nickel and Nickel are Cab Sauvs offered by the bottle only.

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Describe the Caymus Cabernet Sauvignon.

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The wine is rich and round on the palate, with textural tannins that are non-bitter. Evidence of French oak, but not overplayed. Acidity for balance, but not tart.

(Pulled from their web site.)

This wine is often in Tirage, and is very popular.

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Guest List: Where is the Caymus Cab. Sauv. grown?

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Napa Valley, California.

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Guest List: What’s so special about Caymus wines, anyway?

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Caymus is a large producer in Napa Valley, California, owned by the Wagner family. They make a variety of wines under other labels: Caymus-Suisun, Emmolo, Conundrum, and Bonanza to name a few.

In general, Caymus wines are sought after and very enjoyed, but wine enthusiasts often believe that they are overproduced, higher in residual sugars, and aren’t good examples of the varietals they produce.

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Describe the Nickel and Nickel Cab Sauv

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Bouquet of blackberry, cassis,
and subtle hints of violet.

On the palate, it reveals layers of dark fruit complemented by notes of cocoa, graphite, and a touch of vanilla.

Well-structured tannins provide a firm backbone, while its balanced acidity adds freshness, culminating in a long finish.

(Pulled from the tech sheet.)

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What does the “Rutherford” on the Nickel and Nickel mean?

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Rutherford is the AVA, the region in which the grapes are grown. Rutherford is a specific area in Napa Valley. This region is home to some of Napa Valley’s most historic wineries, and in particular, grows mostly Cabernet Sauvignon.

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Guest List: Which two sweet wines are offered? By the glass, or bottle only?

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Both sweet wines, Stella Rosa Pink, and Quady Winery Electra Moscato, are available by the glass and by the bottle.

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Guest List: Describe Stella Rosa Pink.

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Stella Rosa Pink is a lightly carbonated wine with flavors of strawberry and rose petals.

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Guest List: Describe Quady Winery Electra Moscato.

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Red Electra Moscato is a sweet red wine made in a frizzante style that’s bubbling with fruity aromas and flavors of ripe cherry, juicy red berries, sweet peach and tart pomegranate.

(Copied from their web site. In practice, recommend this wine to anyone who asks for a sweet wine, or tries Summer Blush and finds it too dry.)

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What does “frizzante style” mean, anyway? Which Guest List wines have this quality?

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Basically, lightly sparkling.

Frizzante is an Italian term, and the next step down from a “truly” sparkling wine, or spumante. Frizzante is legally defined as a wine having between 1 and 2.5 bars of pressure at 20˚C. Essentially, it’s carbonated, but not so carbonated that it’s unsafe to sell with a screw-top cap.

Both Stella Pink and Electra Moscato are frizzante wines.

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Guest List: is there a Moscato on the menu?

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Yes! Quady Winery Electra Moscato is a red Moscato. It is available by the bottle and by the glass.

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Guest List: Can guests buy a Guest List wine by the bottle to take home with them?

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Mostly no. Ohio liquor laws prohibit selling sealed guest list wines. However, if the wine is opened, it can be re-sealed and sent home with the guest.

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Can a guest purchase a Gideon Owen wine to take home?

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Yes! You can ring them up for a retail wine in Toast, and get it from the Tirage room.

Otherwise, you can send them to the Tirage room to purchase any Gideon Owen wine.

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What if someone wants to sample a Gideon Owen wine?

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They can! Ring in a wine sample under G.O. Wines, and special request the type they want to try.

Wine samples are $.50 each.

Note: try to limit them to 3 samples per table.

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What if someone wants to sample a Guest List wine?

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Sorry, no luck. Guests can only sample Gideon Owen wines for $.50. If the wine they want to try is in the Tirage room, they can buy a card and try it there.

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Do we offer wine flights?

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Not in the chalet. In the Tirage room, there are three prebuilt flights available, all featuring Gideon Owen wines. Guests can also buy a Napa wine card, and get a 1.5 ounce pour of any wine in the machines, and use that to build their own flight.

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Are all Gideon Owen wines available by the glass?

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Almost all of them! However, the Meritage, Chardonnay, and Rose of Cabernet Sauvignon are Reserve wines, and are only available by the bottle.

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Are all Gideon Owen wines available by the bottle?

Can someone order a full bottle in the restaurant?

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Yes! They are all available for purchase in the Tirage room by the bottle (ie, retail price).

However, all the wines that are “on tap” behind the bar will be served in the restaurant as a “full carafe,” which is the same size. (Wines on tap are mostly whites, but also the red blend.)

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Guest List: does Gideon Owen still carry Pink Catawba?

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No, though Mon Ami wines are still in production through Firelands Winery, Gideon Owen doesn’t carry any of them.

However, Stella Pink is a pretty close match for someone looking for a similar style of wine.

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