1st International Syrah Symposium
A Solid Success: An International Audience Gathers to Discuss Syrah
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On the evening of Friday, September 7th, 2007, Aulden Cellars-Sotheby’s will feature a single-owner sale, The Cellar of Thomas O. Ryder. The sale is comprised of 487 lots, which includes 5,477 bottles — with a focus on Bordeaux, Rhône and California, featuring the best wines from the best years. Once publisher of Food & Wine magazine where he founded the Food & Wine Classic in Aspen — which celebrated its 25th anniversary this year — Ryder’s passion for both food and wine extends to his ownership interest in a number of esteemed restaurants, including Danny Meyer’s Tabla and Eleven Madison Park in New York. Ryder, who has enjoyed a long and distinguished career in the publishing industry, was previously Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Reader’s Digest Association, Inc. A Louisiana native, Ryder plans to donate a portion of the proceeds from the sale, which is expected to bring $1/1.5 million*, to Louisiana-based charitable organizations and schools.
Index to this issue:
Bordeaux less than $50 including James Suckling’s Top-Scoring Bordeaux values.
Tasting Report: 2004 Bordeaux.
Tasting Report: California Rhônes.
Tasting Report: Profile of Four Vines- a Paso Robles label.
Travel: A guide to Miami Beach hotels and restaurants.
Northern Rhône tastings of 2005/2006
Fighting over Foie Gras. Investigation into this food and the animal rights perspective.
Upfront: Investment pressures in Châteauneuf-du-Pape. Kentucky to allow direct shipments. Woine and health (heart attacks and hypertension).
Dining Out: San Francisco
Tastes: black pepper, cheese knives and milk chocolate.
TCA: the trouble with taint
Inside Wine: Grape clones
Collecting: Top 10 charity auctions; 1995 Bordeaux vs 1996.
Wine Talk: chef Daniel Boulud.
Top scoring wine: Colgin Syrah Napa Valley IX Estate.
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