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The name Hugel is as entrenched in the hillsides of Alsace as the vines they grow. Hugel is a member of the famed Primum Familiae Vini; a group of 12 family run wineries including: Chateau Mouton Rothschild, Antinori, Vega Sicilia, and Champagne Pol Roger amongst others. The estate consist of 65 acres of predominantly Riesling and Gewurztraminer with a large percentage of holdings in the Grand Cru vineyards of Sporen and Schoenenbourg.
We are incredibly excited to have Etienne Hugel joining us for Twitter Taste LIVE for August. Etienne will be tweeting with us live from his home in Alsace and we have no doubt his keyboard will be on fire! If you haven't visited the Hugel site, check it out at www.hugel.com to see one of the most advanced producer sites out there! Be sure to visit the "Hugel Earth" vineyard map for a cool look at the vineyards. Click Here
For the second event we'll be adding a new member to our group of blog hosts. Co-hosting this month, we'll have Tim Elliot from the top wine blog Winecast.net. Winecast was launched in 2004 and is the top wine podcaster on the web. Tim will be joining our panel of bloggers who include Catavino (I know Hugel is NOT in Spain!), 1winedude, Dale Cruse from drinksareonme.net, Richard from apassionatefoodie and bloviatrix. I'm sure this list will grow before we pop corks on the 21st!
As always, to take part in the tasting be sure to follow binendswine and all of the other blogging hosts on twitter. All wines will be available at www.binendswine.com at least 3 weeks prior to the event.
Click here to listen to Winecast #75 with Tim Elliott, Etienne Hugel and Craig Drollett
Tasting Selections: (Click on the wine for pricing details) (Times WILL vary)
Gentil 2006 ...7:10pm
Pinot Blanc 2005 ...7:30pm
Gewurztraminer 2006 ...7:50pm
RIesling Jubilee "Grand Cru" 2004 ...8:10pm
Gewurztraminer VT 2001 ...8:30pm
BEST VALUE FOR THE TASTING:
Hugel 6 Bottle Pack containing 2 bottles each Gentil, Pinot Blanc, Gewurztraminer! This pack has a value of $104 not including shipping!!
Only $85!!! Including all Shipping!!! (Riesling Jubilee and Gewurztraminer VT sold separately)
Hugel 12 Bottle Pack containing 3 bottles Gentil, 3 bottles Pinot Blanc, 3 bottles Gewurztraminer, 2 bottles Riesling Jubilee and 1 bottle Gewurztraminer VT! This pack has a value of $355 not including shipping!!
Only $285!!! Including all Shipping!!!
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July 17th
"The Name of Eric Solomon On A Bottle of Wine Is Synonymous With High Quality" --Robert Parker
Bin Ends and www.binendswine.com are pleased to announce our premier Twitter Taste LIVE event scheduled for Thursday July 17th. Our special "tweeter" for the evening will be Eric Solomon from European Cellars, Eric will be joined for the evening by bloggers Ryan and Gabriella Opaz from www.catavino.net.
Below is the listing of wines and the tasting schedule:
Pazo de Monterrey Monterrei 2006 7:05pm
Pazo de Senorans Albarino 2007 7:15pm
Rafael Palacios Louro do Bolo Godello 2006 7:25pm
Burgans Bierzo "Cuatros Pasos" 2005 7:35pm
Bodegas Mustiguillo "Mestizajes" 2005 7:45pm
Castano Yecla "Solanera" 2005 7:55pm
6 bottles including shipping $100: Click Here
12 Bottles inlcuding Shipping $195: Click Here
European Cellars has been importing hand crafted wines from France, Spain and Portugal since 1989. They're Spanish portfolio has been at the forefront of the influx of extremely high quality Spanish wines that having been making they're way to market over the past 10 years. For our premier Twitter Taste LIVE event Eric will join the world on Twitter to taste through 6 of his top Spanish selections. This is a unique opportunity to not just taste and comment on terrific wines along with the famous name behind them, but to do it along side fellow wine aficionados across the world!
Formed in 2005 and based in Barcelona, Catavino is the brain child of Ryan and Gabriella Opaz. The website focuses entirely on wines from Spain and Portugal and has quickly become one of the top blogs in the online community.
Update 7/16/2008: This event is quickly turning into a wine bloggers virtual round table! We've got bloggers on board from all over the world including 1winedude, apassionatefoodie, drinksareonme, culination.mobi, 365daysofwine, and bloviatrix amongst many others.
See the links to the left for details on how Twitter Taste LIVE works.