That time of year again where we have the Good Food and Wine show....
On the plus side...A couple of new makers that were a bit interesting...
Sticks, The Pawn and Handpicked.
With sticks that had a nice mix of different Chardonnays and Pinot Noir....With Pinots that were actually medium bodied, good acidity, nice depth of flavor....They even had a couple of Cabernet Sauvignons that were quite medium bodied, good acid, nice red and dark fruits...really quite an elegant style.
I expect to see more of them later.
One other very interesting place was Handpicked wines. They basically take what they think is the best region or regions for specific varietals and make wines with grapes from those regions. You end up with things like Riesling from Eden Valley, Shiraz from the Barossa, Cabernet from Coonawarra, Cab Merlot from Margaret River...and Chardonnay from MR and Yarra Valley...
A pretty interesting mix of wines and a really good price point (everything was 25 or below). I've seen Vintage Cellars do their own thing like this..and I've seen stuff like this before but I actually thought most of their wines were pretty decent....with the Riesling and MR Chardonnay probably standing out as the best examples...and their reds probably being on the weaker end of the spectrum...Still, an interesting concept....I'm not sure it has the same soul as a place specialized into a couple of different types of wine..but still, probably a very good business concept.
This years show was probably the best run out of all the last 4 or 5 I've been to. Best layout, best options as far as what you can do and when....but at the same time, I'm not sure I'll be going back or if I do it'll be more centered around the food.
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