I just got an email telling me that Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort's Blue Zoo restaurant will soon be pouring six, count em six, New York wines.
So, now you can take your kids to meet Mickey and Minnie Mouse...and then enjoy some some delectable Finger Lakes and Long Island wines with dinner.
The wines chosen by Blue Zoo's team are:
- Atwater Estate Cabernet Franc
- Heron Hill Ingle Vineyard Riesling
- Heron Hill Semi-Dry Riesling
- Sheldrake Point Riesling (my review)
- Raphael La Fontana
- Wolffer Estate Selection Chardonnay
I've had all of these wines with the exception of Atwater's cab franc (I'm a big fan of their riesling though). All nice choices, though I'd think a Long Island merlot or cabernet franc would fit in there too.
FYI- The Raphael La Fontana is predominantly Merlot
Posted by: Ben | January 17, 2007 at 08:36 AM
Right...but it's not a varietal merlot :)
But, I guess it's probably cost-effective for them.
Posted by: Lenn | January 17, 2007 at 09:26 AM
Ask Rich, but I think in most years the La Fontana contained a high enough percentage of merlot to be varietally labeled, and if not, it was well over 65% merlot. My point being,of course, it IS a LI merlot, with or without that name.
Posted by: Ben | January 17, 2007 at 10:03 AM
Who at Blue Zoo made this happen? They must be from L.I. How bout some investigative journalism? :)
Posted by: WaterintoWino | January 17, 2007 at 03:19 PM
Actually, there is a wine distributor in Florida that focuses on NY wines...that's how it happened :)
Posted by: Lenn | January 17, 2007 at 03:26 PM