Tasty Selections from Louis Dressner Flight Night

Here at Ferry Plaza Wine Merchant, we are grateful for importers that push the limits and Louis Dressner is no exception. This past Tuesday it was our pleasure to present a flight of wines from this extraordinary book. This flight featured eight different wines (which is more than usual!); Dressner brought with him four of his all-star producers including Johannes Lochner of Pfalz, Germany, Evelyne de Jessey of the Loire Valley, Frank Peillot from the Savoie, and Francesca Padovani from Tuscany...

This detailed account of this special tasting is from one of our merchants, Kylie-Ayn Kennedy. Click below for the tasting notes.

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Lovely Sparklers from Around the World

It’s no secret that we love sparkling wines. They are festive and appropriate for every holiday. On the evening before Valentine’s Day last week, we started celebrating a day early with five sparkling wines from around the world.

Deena Smith of the Henry Wine Group was on hand to tell us more about the amazing line-up of bubbles featuring Italian Prosecco; Cava Rosé; sparkling Gavi from Piedmont, Italy; and two Champagnes. Here are tasting notes of the sparklers we fell in love with…
 

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Flight Night wines from Charles Neal Selections

The wines included in the Charles Neal Selections flight took our tastebuds from Switzerland to France. Charles Neal was on hand to describe the nuances of these intriguing wines.

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Demystifying Champagne and Sparkling Wine Class

The last FPWM wine class of 2012 went out with a bang—or, more accurately, a pop!

On November 14th, we had a full house for the “Demystifying Champagne and Sparkling Wine” seminar. It was lead by Peter Granoff, Master Sommelier and FPWM Owner/Partner.

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