Oh no! My friends, I have been poisoned! Or Poizin-ed!
How can I be sure? Well, before even drinking from my glass of wine, I was confronted by the aromas of fresh plum, bing cherry, spicy peppercorn and zinberry! Then, upon taking my first sip, I was immediately overtaken by the flavors of milk chocolate and sweet oak. The long vanilla finish confirmed my fears. These are the very tasting notes of death, my friends! So, please, act now, for I have little time left! Which of you will come hold me and speak sweet nothings into my ear as I pass into the afterlife? Which of you will confess your undying love to me? Who will be the first to admit that, despite pretending to dislike it, you are secretly envious of my goatee?
Anyone? No?
Fine, then just give me the Antidote! That’s right, nothing but a forty-five-day steel-tank-fermented dry Pinot Gris can help me now! Yes, I require a glass of beautifully complex wine with a nose of cantaloupe and Meyer lemon and a creamy mouthfeel like pear flambé! No, but don’t just hand it to me! Pour it gently into my mouth, maybe even drink some yourself, and then kiss me.
Brenda? Laura? Anyone? C’mon, ladies! I’m dying here!
2009 Zinfandel – Poizin – Sonoma County
This wine is a dry Pinot Gris that is the perfect “Antidote” to our poizin. This wine was steel tank fermented for 45 days, then left on the lees until bottling. The extended lees (dead yeast cells) contact helped to create a beautifully complex wine with a bright nose of cantaloupe and meyer lemon, and a creamy mouthfeel reminiscent of pear flambé. Drink this wine alone as an aperitif, or pair with your favorite aged cheeses.
Bruce and Steve Cousins: Hello folks! We purchased controlling interest in Armida Winery from Robert Frugoli in 1994. Wow, it is difficult to believe more than 15 years have gone by since we began this grand adventure. On little more than hope, faith, and a little help from our local friendly bank, we jumped into the “family owned and operated” wine business with both feet. Bruce arrived having just sold his super successful home furnishings business in San Jose, and Steve brought his experience including stints as President of Buena Vista Winery and COO of Freemark Abbey Winery. Bruce’s entrepreneurial spirit combined with Steve’s wine industry knowledge, and a whole lot of hard work, has transformed Armida Winery from a sleepy little winery producing pretty good wines to a much more lively place focusing on ultra premium, hand crafted, single vineyard wines from the top vineyards of neighboring Dry Creek, Russian River and Alexander Valleys.
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