Lisa Donneson came by the restaurant Wednesday to show off the inaugural release of her wines, the 2007 Bouké white and the 2007 rose.
As the name suggests (bouquet), the aroma of the wine is emphasized and, in the two she’s showing now, is fresh and aromatic.
I bought five cases of the white and will be pouring it by the glass starting this weekend. I wish they had screwcaps.
Lisa earned her Diploma in Wine and Spirits from the Wine & Spirits Education Trust in 2006. And the achievement has led her to the time-honored tradition of selling wine, which reminds me: One day is class at the International Wine Center the teacher asked what is wine about. A student with some years in the trade said, “It’s something to sell.” Everyone kind of nodded.
But it’s fun buying wine in a wine region. I said I’ll take five cases and she, the owner of the company, got in her car, drove to Cutchogue, picked the wine up at Long Island Wine Transport and 40 minutes later it was in the cooler.
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