Wine of the Day: Layer Cake Shiraz
Mmm. Mocha.
Layer Cake Shiraz ($19): Produced in Australia by Jayson Woodbridge, renowned proprietor of “Cult Cab” Hundred Acre Vineyards, Calif. Be prepared to be blown away by this dark, dense and inky textbook-style Shiraz, with abundant dark fruit without being overtly lush. Intense mocha undertones accentuate a weighty mid-palate and gorgeous mouth feel, yet the wine is shockingly light on its feet and finishes clean and pure.
Michael Grossberg of The Grape Exchange in New Rochelle will be providing the wines for our wine festival this year, and to get everybody excited, he’s written descriptions of many of the more than 200 wines you can taste there.
I’ll post one a day here on Small Bites. Do let me know if you’ve had it before, and what you think!
I’ll be at The Greater New York Wine & Food Festival May 15-17 at the Doubletree Hotel Tarrytown. There’s a Chefs Uncorked! Big Talent-Small Bites kick off party on Friday, two grand tastings, cooking demos and wine seminars Saturday and a casino night Saturday night. Sunday brunch is for VIP guests. Tickets for most events are $75-$100. Visit lohud.com/wine for more information.
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Grape Expectations, in Tarrytown, NY, has Layer Cake Shiraz for $17.99 per bottle AND it discounts 10% on a case!
Grape Expectations also works with many of the distributors that will be part of the Food and Wine Festival @ the Doubletree Hotel in Tarrytown.
Stop by Grape Expectations after the tasting and let them know what you liked!
92 North Broadway, Tarrytown (approximately ONE mile north on RT 9 from the Doubletree). 914.332.0294 Open EVERY day!