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CASCINA DELLE ROSE - BEAUTIFUL, SENSUOUS BARBARESCO |
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On a plot of land that shares space among hazelnuts, vines, and a small forest, Giovanna Rizzolio and Italo Sobrino, with sons Davide and Riccardo, grow the grapes to make their haunting Barbarescos, Barberas, and Dolcettos. Situated between the Rio Sordo and Tre Stelle appellations of Barbaresco, and surrounded by the alps, the estate produces ethereal wines with sophistication and aromatic intensity.
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Cream & Vine Connections present
The New Chile
It's about roots and rocks. It's about elevation and latitude.
Did you know the length of Chile is roughly the width of the USA. Surely all Chilean wines can't be the same. Chileans are realizing this and a revolution is upon us. Enjoy hearing these passionate mavericks tell their stories this week.
These producers have planted their vineyards along the Chilean coast or the Andes (no more hot flatlands); cool climate generates fresh, acid driven wines while granite soils (with some limestone and clay spots) enhances minerality. From North to South, this portfolio is an expression of the natural, honest, distinct wines of place.
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Abe Schoener of Scholium Project featured in NYTimes |
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Unorthodox wines? Yes. Abe's philosophy background has spilled into his winemaking, where wine is a question of what ifs and ideas. Abe is an experimenter, and although mistakes are made and some wines are hard on the palate, it is his quest that we admire and envy. Like an artist trying out new techniques, going through different "periods," he shows his customers and the world his evolution; sometimes it is more about the process than the result. Then we get to explore in thought about why they taste the way they do.
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Traditional Alsace: Domaine Paul Blanck |
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This phenomenal Alsace estate, tracing its history back to the 17th Century, produces a stunning and diverse lineup of wines.
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Legendary German Estate Wines |
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Cream welcomes Rudi Wiest Selections Portfolio! Rudi Wiest Selections is a leading importer of German fine wines, which was evident two weeks ago when we tasted through the new portfolio. The wines are insane in an overly excited "omg Bill Murray just asked you to join him for a game of kickball" kind of way, and we're not exaggerating!
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Montenidoli, one of the best producers in San Gimignano |
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Elisabetta Fagiuoli and her husband Sergio (passed away in 2011) founded Montenidoli in 1965, on their hillside property across a valley from the picturesque Tuscan town of San Gimignano. (The Vernaccia di San Gimignano DOC (first DOC awarded by Italian Government) was created a year later and has since been upgraded to DOCG.) When Sergio, Elisabetta and their nine children arrived at Montenidoli, the land had been abandoned with vines overgrown by brambles and olive trees gone wild. Without ever flaunting it, Sergio was the pillar who gave new life to Montenidoli. With his love and his hard work, he reawakened the abandoned fields, the vines and olive trees. He chose to remain in the shadows, leaving Elisabetta the task of bringing Montenidoli’s wines to the world. Elisabetta is both the viticulturist and the winemaker, and ultimately the keeper of the soul of Montenidoli and its wines. She is widely revered with singlehandedly elevating Vernaccia di San Gimignano to a new level of quality, and continues to make some of Tuscany's most distinct wines, now from vines that are 40 plus years old.
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Let's Talk Jura's Champ Divin |
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Relatively new to Cream’s Portfolio is Domaine Champ Divin from southern Jura. The goal of Domaine Champ Divin is to give a "human" character to the wines, by the work in the vineyards, the small size of the domaine, and the drinkability of the wines. Owners Valérie and Fabrice Closset-Gaziaux bought the 5 hectares (2 ha Chardonnay, 2 ha Pinot Noir, 1 ha Savagnin) domaine from the Delay family in 2008. It is located in Gevingey, on silty-clay and limestone soils.
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TENUTE SELLA - NEW TO CREAM |
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The Sella family has been producing wine in the Lessona DOC area since 1671, making it one of the oldest Italian wineries still in operation. Tenute Sella has been dedicated to small-scale, high-quality production since its inception, and maintains its original artisan size.
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Etna Eruption in Chicago! Welcome Frank Cornelissen |
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Frank Cornelissen is one of the most enigmatic and controversial figures in the natural wine movement. He pulls no punches and spares no expense when it comes to making real wine from his home on the active volcano of Mt. Etna, Sicily. He uses amphorae for maturation and feet for crushing, and he works without SO2 or any other treatments. His wine’s are like none we've have ever tasted. These wines express the absolutely unique land of Mt. Etna in a way that no other wine has. Yields are extremely low, and the US allocation is extremely small. The good news is that we currently have a limited amount of these wines in stock. Please inquire about pricing and availability with your sales representative.
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Introducing Royal Rose Simple Syrups |
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Dedicated to enhancing the already vibrant Illinois cocktail culture, we've added Royal Rose simple syrups to our portfolio.
Emily Butters and her fiancé, Forrest Butler, start with organic, fair trade sugar and filtered water, then steep fruit and spices in 25-pound-kettle batches. The finished products have intense, clean flavors (and lack of preservatives, colors and artificial flavors) that set them apart from other syrups. They hand-make every ounce of their syrup in small batches, using whole ingredients.
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