Saturday 27th April 2013
3pm-4pm
The Tasting Room, Crossgar
Tickets £10.00 for Two

There is no better way to spend a Saturday afternoon than with one of South Africa's most charismatic and passionate winemakers. Adi Badenhorst from A.A Badenhorst wines will be bringing his native warmth and humour to our tasting room in Crossgar. He will be filling us in on life as a winemaker in Swartland, the joys of Chenin Blanc, blending reds, leading revolutions, and of course we will be doing some tasting too.

Get the shopping done early and reward yourself with some good-humoured, informal, quality wine time.  You never know - you might discover your new favourite wine.  

New to JN, Tasty Tastings, this is the first in a series of informal winemaker tastings due to take place on Saturday afternoons.

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The Cookery School at James Street South with JN Wine will host a Taste of Italy: a tasting tour of the Italian Wine Regions and a light Italian themed forked supper. After a sparkling aperitif, Jane Boyce Master of Wine and Fine Wine Manager at JN Wine will guide you through 6 specially selected wines from Italy. These have been specially chosen to showcase the best of Italy – the classic and the new-wave of winemaking Italian style. This will be followed by a fork supper.

Date: - 29 March 2012
From: - 7.30pm - 10pm
To Book Tel: - 028 90 434310
Email: cook@jamesstreetsouth.co.uk

Tasting at JSS Cookery School with Renae Hirsch of Henrys Drive

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Wednesday 2nd November 7.30 for 8.00 pm

5 courses & wine €60 pp
Accommodation and breakfast at €55 per person (Booking recommended)

Georgetta - from Rocca delle Macie vineyard, Chianti, Italy will guide you through a selection of wines carefully selected to compliment the fine foods served at Ghan House, Carlingford.

Canapés on arrival

James Nicholson Sparkling

Starter

Scallop - with sweet pepper terrine, garden herb salad and lemon foam

Wine - Organic Vermentino 2010, Maremma Toscana, Morisfarms

ANTRIM APPLE SORBET

Main Course

Cooley beef - chargrill rib eye, steak and Guinness pie, slow cooked short rib, shitake and girolle mushroom and foam

Wine - Chianti Sant' Alfonso 2008, Rocce delle Macie

Dessert

Cashel blue cheese & Chianti soaked prunes with salted homemade biscotti biscuit
Pead and Chianti jelly with homemade hazelnut ice cream

Wine - Vin Santo 2002, Rocca delle Macie

Tea / Coffee

To book visit www.ghanhouse.com
or Telephone + 353 (0) 42 937 3682

Rocca delle Macìe was established in 1973, when Italo Zingarelli – producer of Ettore Scola’s We All Loved Each Other So Much, and also of the wildly popular series of films featuring comedy duo Bud Spencer and Terence Hill– decided to realize his lifelong dream by acquiring the “Le Macìe” estate – extending across 85 hectares in all, of which only two were under vine – in order to create a winery in the heart of the Chianti Classico zone.

Love and passion for the Tuscan land are handed on from Italo to his sons Sergio and Fabio and to his daughter Sandra. In 1985, Sergio, Italo's youngest son, became personally responsible for the worldwide distribution network and in 1989, with his wife Daniela at his side, was appointed Company President.

As part of Sergio's long term business strategy and of his determination to achieve quality, he consolidates and developes , together with the collaboration of his sister Sandra, the paternal company which becomes popular worldwide, gaining many prizes and recognitions for his wines. Sergio's elder brother Fabio, which in the meantime became architect, follows personally the restoration works of the Fizzano village and of the new wine cellar.

Today Sergio and Daniela are making use of their children’s help: in fact Andrea, which is soon graduating from college, is collaborating with his father during his trips abroad, while Giulia is already active at her mather’s side in taking care of the hospitality branch of the company business.

The company estate now extends to more than 600 hectares with, in total, more than 200 used as vineyards and 80 as olive groves, subdivided across the company's six estates: Le Macìe, Sant'Alfonso, Fizzano e le Tavolelle in the Chianti Classico zone, in addition to the recently purchased Campomaccione and Casamaria in the Morellino di Scansano zone.

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Saturday 18th and 25th June at James Nicholson Wine Merchant

For many people visiting NZ, touring around some of the wineries and tasting the wines in the place they were made and meeting the people behind the wines is one of the most enjoyable and memorable parts of their trip. Here at JN Wine we are going to try to create a little of that experience right here in Crossgar. For 2 Saturdays in June (the 18th and 25th) we will have a selection of wines available to taste from 2 featured wineries each week as well as some videos and pictures from the featured wineries. On Saturday 18th June we will be showcasing wines from Forrest Estate in Marlborough and the new to us Neudorf wines from Nelson.

The main event will be on the 25th between 3 and 4pm when we are delighted to have an online skype chat with Matt Sutherland of Dog Point winery. Matt will be talking about the wines we have available to taste and ready to answer any questions you may have about his family winery or the wines themselves. We will also have Mud House wines open for tasting on that day. These occasions always help bring the wines to life and the events will be completely informal and relaxed – the authentic kiwi experience! And who would want to pass up the opportunity to try before you buy?

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Times wine critic Jane MacQuitty recommends the following wines available at James Nicholson in her list of 50 best white wines for summer (25 June 2011):

2007 Domaine Bott Geyl Riesling, Les Éléments, France

Jean-Christophe Bott is the man behind this arrestingly scented Alsace riesling.Made from grapes grown in the two communes of Riquewihrand and Zellenberg. Les Éléments is an organic wine, certified by Agriculture Biologique; it just doesn't say so on the label. If your idea of the perfect summer day is to sip a seductive, rich, fruit-and-flower garden white whose waxy appley, floral, verdant flavours echo those of your surroundings, this is the bottle for you.

JN Visit to Domaine Bott Geyl
Bott Geyl wines available at JN Wine

2009 Sancerre, Les Celliers Saint Romble, André Dezat, France

The Dezat family has been making wine in in the lush green hamlet of Chaudox since the 1550s. André is aided by his two sons, so the future of this vibrant, scented, grassy sancerre with a nip of lemon zest on the finish is assured.

2009 Sancerre, André Dezat

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