Kris Chislett

Pairings April 16, 2011

Lemongrass-Grilled Chicken with Field Recordings Unfiltered Chenin Blanc

I first tasted the Field Recordings Chenin Blanc back toward the earlier part of the year. It’s imported into Florida by a good friend of mine that decided to start a wine distributor business: Vingevity. The Field Recordings is a single-vineyard, unfiltered, unfined, 285 case production, “old vine” Chenin Blanc from Santa Ynez, and sells for around $18 retail. If you’re a true wine geek, by this point you should be____________. I’ll let you fill…

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Funny, Giveaway April 14, 2011

Facebook Caption Competition to Win a Soiree Wine Aerator!

  A nice and easy competition for you, although you may have to be a little creative, and potentially get your Facebook friends involved! I have posted the below photo on the Facebook Pages for Blog Your Wine and Jacksonville Wine Guide, the funny caption with the most Facebook likes by 10pm tonight wins a Soiree Wine Decanter! Trust me this is a prize worth winning! I use a Soiree myself and swear by it,…

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Facts April 13, 2011

How Long Does Open Wine Last?

Sometimes (but admittedly not that often for most), you run into the issue that you have an open bottle of wine that you just can’t seem to finish. Sure, you can flip on the TV, fill your glass and go to town on a bottle or two, but your boss may not appreciate you showing up late the next morning with a raging hangover! What exactly is the problem? Why can’t you just stick the…

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Interview April 11, 2011

Lunch with Victoria Ordonez.

  On Tues April 5th 2011, I got the chance to meet with Victoria Ordonez, sister to Spanish wine importer Jorge Ordonez. After an always amazing lunch at Taverna, I got a few minutes to ask her a little more about the Jorge Ordonez import company, and her role within it.     So how long has the Jorge Ordonez import company been around? About 23 years now.   And how long have you been…

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News April 9, 2011

This Week in Wine…

  Trump buys Kluge winery operation for $6.2 million The Trump Organization, headed by business mogul and potential presidential candidate Donald Trump, bought the bulk of the Kluge Estate Winery & Vineyard at auction. So it seems that The Donald wants to get into winemaking! It’s nice to see that he wants to restore Kluge to its former glory, only time will tell how that works out for him! No word on whether he’s going…

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Reviews April 6, 2011

Bernard Baudry Chinon Les Granges 2008

  Grape 100% Cabernet Franc. Studies suggest that Cabernet Sauvignon is a cross between Cabernet Franc and Sauvignon Blanc.   Facts Cabernet Franc is the most important red grape of the Loire, and was thought to have been brought from there from the Bordeaux region. Sauvignon Blanc and Chenin Blanc are (arguably, as always) the most important white grapes in the region.

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Facts April 5, 2011

Short Answers to the 5 Most Commonly Asked Wine Questions

Should this wine be decanted? Yes, it probably should. I’m a big advocate for decanting / aerating, I try and do it as much as possible in my home; but then again I use a Soiree (saves washing-out a full decanter). Generally speaking, full-bodied and aged-reds are the only wines which are nominated for promotion to the decanter; this in order to either remove it from its sediment, or to increase its surface area, therefore…

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News April 4, 2011

Keeping It Kosher!

I had the chance last night to taste a couple of extremely impressive Kosher wines, and I thought it was worth sharing. But first, a little background info… My wife works for Underwood Jewelers here in Jacksonville, and this is the second time I have attended a company Kosher BBQ hosted by Moshe and Joel Klein. My fingers are crossed that this is going to be a permanent fixture on the Underwood’s event calendar!   Moshe…

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News April 3, 2011

This Week in Wine

Fake Jacob’s Creek sold in London Hundreds of bottles of fake Jacob’s Creek have flooded the market in northeast London. Of all the wines they could have chosen to counterfeit, why would they choose Jacob’s Creek? Isn’t that like faking $1 bills?     Survey finds most wine not consumed with meals A new survey of top wine drinkers confirms suspicions that the majority of wine is drunk without food. Why did it take a…

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