{"id":5952,"date":"2014-01-02T19:49:50","date_gmt":"2014-01-03T03:49:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lesliedinaberg.com\/wordpress\/?p=5952"},"modified":"2014-01-02T11:53:00","modified_gmt":"2014-01-02T19:53:00","slug":"thacher-winery-winemaker-tasting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lesliedinaberg.com\/wordpress\/?p=5952","title":{"rendered":"Thacher Winery Winemaker Tasting"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Thacher Winery (Mike Larson photo)<\/p><\/div>\n

Enjoy the\u00a0hand-crafted, dry-farmed,\u00a0Rhone blends and Zinfandels from\u00a0award-winning Thacher Winery<\/a>\u00a0from the westside of Paso Robles with Sherman and Michelle Thacher <\/a>on January 16 at 6 p.m. at Blush<\/a>, 630 State St.<\/div>\n

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“Not only are their wines terrific, but they are a wonderful, engaging couple that radiate the hospitality that makes their winery a must-visit in Paso,” say Inside Wine Santa Barbara<\/a> organizers who have created this event.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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“We will have the back patio of Blush to ourselves–tented, heated, with the outdoor fireplace lit. Blush will be providing tasty appetizers\u00a0to pair with the Thacher wine selections.” Wine selections include:<\/div>\n
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\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a02011 CONTROLLED CHAOS,\u00a0Paso Robles (usual retail $42) 47% Mourvedre, 33% Zinfandel, 20% Grenache\u2014each part is equally represented without anyone of them outdoing the other. This wine is delicious and approachable, a true crowd pleaser.<\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a02010 GSM,\u00a0\u00a0Central Coast (usual retail $42)\u00a0\u00a0A pure, supple blend of 38% Grenache, 31% Syrah and 31% Mourvedre, the 2010 GSM dishes out loads of pleasure with a seamless, upfront and fruit-loaded personality. Exhibiting ripe black raspberry, toast, spice cabinet and plenty of licorice aromas and flavors, this plush, textured, medium to full-bodied, beauty should be enjoyed over the coming 4-5 years.\u00a0WINNER!\u00a02013 LA International Wine Competition<\/i>\u00a0\u201cBest of Class\u201d<\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a02011 ZINFANDEL,\u00a0Paso Robles\u00a0(usual retail\u00a0$36) Five different Westside Paso Robles’ vineyards make up this blend, one of them being our own Kentucky Ranch Vineyard. This wine is ruby in color with notes of cherry, coffee, cinnamon, and molasses on the nose. The front of the palette has hints of vanilla that give way to a flavor of ripe strawberries.\u00a0Becomes spicier with air and finishes with silky tannins, strong persistence and a bright jolt of cracked pepper.<\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a02011 ViN ROUGE, Paso Robles (usual retail $38) A favorite blend of 74% Syrah and 26% Grenache — very balanced and\u00a0approachable. This is the perfect cocktail hour wine. Not over-powering or loaded with astringency. Medium bodied, fruity and a crowd pleaser. No fork needed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

For more information, please click here<\/a>.<\/div>\n
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\u2014Leslie Dinaberg<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Originally published in\u00a0Santa Barbara SEASONS<\/a>\u00a0on January 1, 2014.<\/div>\n

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