Vérité Winemakers Dinner, with Pierre Seillan

Vérité is one of the iconic wines of California, and even though the focus this evening should be one different wines, from different regions, then the star of the evening was Vérité! The official theme for the evening was a Winemakers Dinner with Pierre Seillan, an amazing character and amazing winemaker in three different regions; Tuscany, Bordeaux and Sonoma. Pierre Seillan is definitely a very interesting man, with a huge passion for the wines he make!! The dinner was held at Restaurant Victorian and considering 1 Michelin star, they didn’t perform at best.

Pierre has been making wine in many regions, for a lot of years, but in 1998 he moved to Sonoma…

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TN: Fontodi, Vigna del Sorbo, Riserva, Chianti Classico 2007

Fontodi er af mange regnet for én af de bedste producenter i Toscana. Jeg mødte Giovanni Manetti, manden bag navnet, på årets udgave af Prowein og fik en snak om hvorfor hans vine er niveauet over så mange andre. Høflig som en gentleman, ville han da gerne indrømme at hans vine er nogle af de bedre fra Toscana.
Fontodi ejendommen, og markerne, ligger i Panzano i midten af Chianti Classico. …

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