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Welcome to The Cork Board, your site for information on the wines featured at our events (conveniently filed as “Events”) and for general ramblings by me, your humble Wine Education Officer, on interesting wines I've recently tried (filed as "What I am Thinking & Drinking").

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John

Entries from April 1, 2007 - May 1, 2007

Monday
23Apr

Wine List for Mediterranean Wines at Croma

The following are the wines we'll be tasting at Croma Wednesday evening April 25th beginning at 7:00PM:

Rioja

2005 Cortijo Rose
2001 Montecillo Crianza
2000 El Coto Reserva
2003 Ondalan Crianza
2003 Conde de Valdemar Crianza
2003 Bodegas Beronia

Sicily

2006 Inzolia
(indigenous grape from Sicily)

2006 Nero D’Avola
(indigenous grape from Sicily)

2006 Inzolia-Chardonnay
(60% Inzolia, 40% Chardonnay)

2005 Nero D’Avola – oak barrel aged

Greece

2004 Anastasi Dry White – Messinia Region
(Roditis, Fileri and Chardonnay grapes)

2003 Anastasi Estates Chardonnay
aged 6 months in oak

2003 Anastasi Estates Dry Red – Messinia Region. (blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Mandilaria, and Agiorgitiko)

2002 Anastasi Estates Cabernet Sauvignon
aged in oak barrels two years

2000 Anastasi Estates Reserve
aged in oak for two years and held two years before release. (blend of Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Agiorgitiko)