Think about it a minute, we said.
We wanted you to taste the wines (Old World Malbecs from Cahors, France).
We wanted you to hear from the winery owner (Philippe Lejeune of Chateau Chambert).
We wanted you to go home with a better handle on Malbecs than you did when you arrived.
That's where we started. And that's where we'll end. What happens in between, was for you to tell us.
And so you did.
Quite the opinionated lot you are.
Conduct a blind (blindfold-optional!) tasting of Malbecs versus other wines, you said. Multiple winners allowed. (Naturally, we said.)
Give me a recipe so I could use Malbec in my kitchen, you said.
Tell me how the owner of the winery prefers to drink his wine, you said.
Make it fun, practical and personal, you said. And invite a starving artist musician to play.
All good, good, and good. (Especially for the contest winner, who submitted the best entry and won two free tickets to the tasting.)
We are already doing our best to use as many of your suggestions as possible, beginning with the time frame (you preferred earlier in the evening), the venue (central Boston location), the reasonable price (RWB readers get a special discount), and the post-tasting dinner (at Sel de la Terre in the Back Bay).
What's left is for you to grab your tickets, show up, and see your ideas in action.
Oh, and taste some killer Malbecs -- the original version -- while you're at it.
WHAT: Tasting of Old World Malbecs with Philippe Lejeune of Chateau Chambert
WHERE: Bulthaup Designer Showroom, 200 Boylston Street, Boston
WHEN: Saturday, March 6 from 5 to 7 p.m.
COST: Normally $25. $20 for Red White Boston readers with the Discount Code RWBCAHORS.
ALSO: Post-Tasting Dinner with Philippe Lejeune
WHERE: Sel de la Terre Back Bay, 774 Boylston Street, Boston
RSVP: Just let us know.
DAILY TIDBIT:
Old World Malbec is a little bit like the Marlboro Man, but without the nicotine. It's rugged. Long-lasting. Original. It does its own thing, current tastes be damned. "Current tastes," if you're a Malbec drinker, likely means the Argentinian iteration of the grape. Old World Malbec wines from Cahors, France, however, have been known since the thirteenth century as "the wine of popes, kinds, and czars."
Oh, and taste some killer Malbecs -- the original version -- while you're at it.
WHAT: Tasting of Old World Malbecs with Philippe Lejeune of Chateau Chambert
WHERE: Bulthaup Designer Showroom, 200 Boylston Street, Boston
WHEN: Saturday, March 6 from 5 to 7 p.m.
COST: Normally $25. $20 for Red White Boston readers with the Discount Code RWBCAHORS.
ALSO: Post-Tasting Dinner with Philippe Lejeune
WHERE: Sel de la Terre Back Bay, 774 Boylston Street, Boston
RSVP: Just let us know.
DAILY TIDBIT:
Old World Malbec is a little bit like the Marlboro Man, but without the nicotine. It's rugged. Long-lasting. Original. It does its own thing, current tastes be damned. "Current tastes," if you're a Malbec drinker, likely means the Argentinian iteration of the grape. Old World Malbec wines from Cahors, France, however, have been known since the thirteenth century as "the wine of popes, kinds, and czars."
