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Tappas Tasting Recap
Viader & Caymus Cabernet
Sauvignon Vertical Tasting
Date: Saturday, September 11th
Time: 7:00pm
Location: Joey's place in the West Village
close to downtown Dallas
Cost: $25.00
Max # of Guests: 20
R.S.V.P. Click Here to R.S.V.P.!
Joey and I have apparently lost our minds and will be
sharing several vintages from two major Napa Cult
Wineries. Joey is providing the Viader wines spanning
from 1997 thru 2002 and I am providing the Caymus
cavering the 2001 thru the 2007 vintages. Not that you
need any added incentive to come to this tasting, but the
1997 Viader Cabernet was the Wine Spectator's No. 2
Wine of the Year in 2000 & the 1998 was the No. 3 wine
the following year. As for the Caymus Cabs, not one
single one ever rated below 91 points in the seven
straight years. I've tried most of the Caymus's cabs at
one point in time or another and have always been really
impressed. In addition to the wines, Joey and I will come
up with some creative appetizers to serve along with the
wines. You better RSVP soon for this, it will sell out very
fast. If you do RSVP, but can't make it, please let me
know as soon as possible so that I may find someone to
replace your spot. To RSVP, click the RSVP link above.
Field Trip to a Texas Winery
Date: TBD (A Saturday)
Time: TBD by the Winery
Location: TBD (maybe Crossroads in Frisco)
Cost: TBD
Max # of Guests: TBD by the Winery
I will arrange for a group of us to take a little trip and
meet with the winemaker/owner of a local Texas Winery.
What we do will be determined by what the owner
suggests, but ideally we would get to try and possibly buy
their wines if we wanted to.
2nd Food & Wine Pairing
Dinner - Fruit of the Sea
Date: TBD
Time: 6:00pm
Location: My House in Plano
Cost: $50.00
R.S.V.P. Click Here to RSVP
If you don’t care for seafood, don’t bother
reading the rest of the details for this wine &
food pairing dinner. This dinner is all about the
fruit and bounty that comes from the big ocean
blue! Seafood is my favorite and cooking it is so
much fun. I have picked out a few of my
favorite recipes to pair with some great wines.
Here is the line-up for dinner:
Le Convole (Clams steamed in a white wine
sauce) paired with a Pinot Grigio
Seared Tuna Salad w/Hot Asian Mustard
Dressing paired with a Sauvignon Blanc & a
Pinot Noir
Herb Crusted Salmon w/Asparagus Beurre Blanc
paired with a Chardonnay & a Pinot Noir
White Chocolate Hazelnut Tartlets paired with a
Tawny Port.
During the dinner, I will explain the wine choices
and give alternate choice suggestions as well as
answer any questions you might have about the
food and the wine. I will also have copies of the
recipes available for everyone. And again, the
cost is $50.00 a person limited to the first six
people to RSVP.
Learning How to Taste
Date: TBD
Time: TBD
Location: TBD
Cost: $20.00
R.S.V.P. shane@dallassecretwine.com
This wine class will feature a variety of fun
exercises and activities that are designed to help
you learn to decipher tastes using the senses. As
a result, you will become more in tune with your
overall impressions when you taste wines. The
class will be for twenty people at a time and
there will be a variety of wines and food to
sample. This class is designed for the beginner
and wine connoisseur alike. Some of the topics
that we will cover are listed below:
1. What effect does sight have on Taste?
2. What effect does smell have on Taste?
3. How do you detect sweet, sour, bitter, salty &
tannins when you taste?
4. How do you detect different levels of alcohol
in wine and what is body weight and mouthfeel?
5. How does the glass we drink from effect
wine?
6. What is the finish on a wine?
7. How do wines from different regions contrast
from one another?
8. How does serving temperature effect wine?
9. What does oak in wine taste and smell like?
10. How do you detect a fault in a wine?
11. Which wines go with which cheeses?
Tappas Tasting Recap
Viader & Caymus Cabernet
Sauvignon Vertical Tasting
Date: Saturday, September 11th
Time: 7:00pm
Location: Joey's place in the West Village
close to downtown Dallas
Cost: $25.00
Max # of Guests: 20
R.S.V.P. Click Here to R.S.V.P.!
Joey and I have apparently lost our minds and will be
sharing several vintages from two major Napa Cult
Wineries. Joey is providing the Viader wines spanning
from 1997 thru 2002 and I am providing the Caymus
cavering the 2001 thru the 2007 vintages. Not that you
need any added incentive to come to this tasting, but the
1997 Viader Cabernet was the Wine Spectator's No. 2
Wine of the Year in 2000 & the 1998 was the No. 3 wine
the following year. As for the Caymus Cabs, not one
single one ever rated below 91 points in the seven
straight years. I've tried most of the Caymus's cabs at
one point in time or another and have always been really
impressed. In addition to the wines, Joey and I will come
up with some creative appetizers to serve along with the
wines. You better RSVP soon for this, it will sell out very
fast. If you do RSVP, but can't make it, please let me
know as soon as possible so that I may find someone to
replace your spot. To RSVP, click the RSVP link above.
Field Trip to a Texas Winery
Date: TBD (A Saturday)
Time: TBD by the Winery
Location: TBD (maybe Crossroads in Frisco)
Cost: TBD
Max # of Guests: TBD by the Winery
I will arrange for a group of us to take a little trip and
meet with the winemaker/owner of a local Texas Winery.
What we do will be determined by what the owner
suggests, but ideally we would get to try and possibly buy
their wines if we wanted to.
2nd Food & Wine Pairing
Dinner - Fruit of the Sea
Date: TBD
Time: 6:00pm
Location: My House in Plano
Cost: $50.00
R.S.V.P. Click Here to RSVP
If you don’t care for seafood, don’t bother
reading the rest of the details for this wine &
food pairing dinner. This dinner is all about the
fruit and bounty that comes from the big ocean
blue! Seafood is my favorite and cooking it is so
much fun. I have picked out a few of my
favorite recipes to pair with some great wines.
Here is the line-up for dinner:
Le Convole (Clams steamed in a white wine
sauce) paired with a Pinot Grigio
Seared Tuna Salad w/Hot Asian Mustard
Dressing paired with a Sauvignon Blanc & a
Pinot Noir
Herb Crusted Salmon w/Asparagus Beurre Blanc
paired with a Chardonnay & a Pinot Noir
White Chocolate Hazelnut Tartlets paired with a
Tawny Port.
During the dinner, I will explain the wine choices
and give alternate choice suggestions as well as
answer any questions you might have about the
food and the wine. I will also have copies of the
recipes available for everyone. And again, the
cost is $50.00 a person limited to the first six
people to RSVP.
Learning How to Taste
Date: TBD
Time: TBD
Location: TBD
Cost: $20.00
R.S.V.P. shane@dallassecretwine.com
This wine class will feature a variety of fun
exercises and activities that are designed to help
you learn to decipher tastes using the senses. As
a result, you will become more in tune with your
overall impressions when you taste wines. The
class will be for twenty people at a time and
there will be a variety of wines and food to
sample. This class is designed for the beginner
and wine connoisseur alike. Some of the topics
that we will cover are listed below:
1. What effect does sight have on Taste?
2. What effect does smell have on Taste?
3. How do you detect sweet, sour, bitter, salty &
tannins when you taste?
4. How do you detect different levels of alcohol
in wine and what is body weight and mouthfeel?
5. How does the glass we drink from effect
wine?
6. What is the finish on a wine?
7. How do wines from different regions contrast
from one another?
8. How does serving temperature effect wine?
9. What does oak in wine taste and smell like?
10. How do you detect a fault in a wine?
11. Which wines go with which cheeses?
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